As of round 17 Race · updated 10/13/2026, 07:18 PM (Japan time)

Riders

Seppo Rossi

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Nationality: Finland
Number: 16

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Imola in 1979.

In 500cc (1979–1982): 10 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 10 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 0 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Season by season

350cc250cc500cc ★ Champion

The strip shows each year's team (team colour). Tap for team and machine

Scope: official results DB, 1977–1982 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1978–1978

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P19.0

0 pts · Poles 0

2 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

350cc1977–1978

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P11.5

4 pts · Poles 0

2 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

500cc1979–1982

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P12.2

15 pts · Poles 0

10 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1977–1982 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1977. Of the 90 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Kork Ballington 4 world titles
18 races together: ahead 2, behind 15, both out 1
Kenny Roberts 3 world titles
16 races together: ahead 2, behind 13, both out 1
Barry Sheene 2 world titles
17 races together: ahead 3, behind 14, both out 0

Greats: 2+ world titles or 30+ MotoGP / 500cc wins. Up to 4 who shared 10+ races, most titles first. A finisher counts as ahead of a non-finisher.

Results by condition (races)

All classes 24 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Imatra (average P9.3, 4 races)

Imatra350cc 1 · 250cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P9.3

Anderstorp500cc 2avg P9.5

Le Mans500cc 1avg P11.0

Assen500cc 1avg P11.0

Rijeka500cc 2avg P11.5

Paul Ricard500cc 2avg P12.5

Karlskoga350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P13.0

Spa500cc 1avg P13.0

Jarama500cc 1avg P14.0

Salzburgring500cc 3avg P14.3

Imola500cc 2avg P14.5

Brno250cc 1avg P19.0

Silverstone500cc 1—

Hockenheim500cc 1—

Average finish across classes (Moto3, Moto2, MotoGP and so on together). See each class below for class-only figures. Only circuits with 3+ races count as a best track.

500cc 20 races · 1979–1982

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	13.7 → 9.0	0 wins / 3 races
Grid 16〜	18.0 → 14.0	0 wins / 2 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Anderstorp2 racesavg P9.5

Karlskoga1 racesavg P10.0

Imatra2 racesavg P10.5

Le Mans1 racesavg P11.0

Assen1 racesavg P11.0

Rijeka2 racesavg P11.5

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P12.5

Spa1 racesavg P13.0

Jarama1 racesavg P14.0

Salzburgring3 racesavg P14.3

Imola2 racesavg P14.5

Silverstone1 races—

Hockenheim1 races—

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

250cc 2 races · 1978

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Brno1 racesavg P19.0

Imatra1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

350cc 2 races · 1977–1978

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Imatra1 racesavg P7.0

Karlskoga1 racesavg P16.0

350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1977–1982 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)9 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,371 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 578 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 1,521 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.2 days

From 1949. Every session in the seasons with the lap analysis documents, races only before. Tests not included. Laps × that year's lap length.A minimum, calculated from straight-line distances between circuits. Connections, tests and trips home are not included, so the real figures are longer.

Every race

63.6%Start rate (7/11)

2Longest run of absences (races)

3Longest run of starts (races)

2Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1981 500cc P15 · 9 pts

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? How the estimate is made

Estimate = average of the last 3 races before each absence

Seasons in which at least half of the races were started | Scope: official results DB, 1977–1982 (the rider's racing years)

1979	Salzburgring		22
1979	Imola		15
1979	Karlskoga		10 +1
1979	Silverstone		DNF
1979	Le Mans		11
1980	Jarama		14
1980	Paul Ricard		14
1980	Imatra		13
1981	Salzburgring		15
1981	Paul Ricard		11
1981	Rijeka	grid 15	8 +3
1981	Assen		11
1981	Imola		14
1981	Imatra	grid 11	8 +3
1981	Anderstorp		8 +3
1982	Salzburgring		6 +5
1982	Spa	grid 18	13
1982	Rijeka	grid 18	15
1982	Anderstorp	grid 15	11
1982	Hockenheim		DNF