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

Riders

R. Eskelinen

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Nationality
Finland Finland
Number
19

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Brno in 1981.

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In 350cc (1981–1982): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 2 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)

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 1 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1980 350cc (NAT)

Season by season

350cc250cc ★ Champion

11020301977197819791980198119821981 350cc: P25 / 4 pts / 0 wins1982 350cc: P32 / 1 pts / 0 wins350cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1977–1982 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1978–1980
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P18.0

0 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1977–1982
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P14.6

5 pts · Poles 0

5 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); excludes 1 races with no official result data

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.

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 12 races · 250cc / 350cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Assen350cc 1avg P10.0
Salzburgring350cc 1avg P13.0
Brno350cc 2avg P13.5
Imatra350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P16.0
Karlskoga350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P17.0
Silverstone250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P18.0
Spa250cc 2avg P19.5

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.

350cc 7 races · 1977–1982

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Assen1 racesavg P10.0
Salzburgring1 racesavg P13.0
Brno2 racesavg P13.5
Imatra1 racesavg P15.0
Karlskoga1 racesavg P17.0
Silverstone1 racesavg P20.0

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

250cc 5 races · 1978–1980

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Silverstone1 racesavg P16.0
Imatra1 racesavg P17.0
Spa2 racesavg P19.5
Karlskoga1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; 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); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Every race

No season as a regular (starting at least half of the races)

? 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); excludes 1 races with no official result data

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