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

Riders

Chris Burns

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Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bike
Harris WCM
Born
June 12, 1980(age 46)
Birthplace
Newcastle
Height / weight
170 cm / 62 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Brno in 1997.

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In 125cc (1997–1999): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In MotoGP (2003–2004): 13 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 15 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)

Starts with no race result

The official records keep only the qualifying order and the starting grid for these races; the race result is missing (the official site has none either).

YearEventClassGridQualifying
2004RIO GRAND PRIXMotoGP231'54.092

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: 2004 MotoGP (RIO)

Season by season

125ccMotoGP ★ Champion

124681019971998199920002001200220032004

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

Scope: official results DB, 1997–2004 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1997–1999
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)—

0 pts · Poles 0

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

MotoGP2003–2004
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P17.8

0 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1997–2004 (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 1997. Of the 73 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 17 races · 125cc / MotoGP

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

SachsenringMotoGP 1avg P16.0
AssenMotoGP 1avg P17.0
Catalunya125cc 1 · MotoGP 1avg P18.0
Phillip IslandMotoGP 1avg P20.0
Donington125cc 2 · MotoGP 2—
Brno125cc 1 · MotoGP 1—
RioMotoGP 1—
Le MansMotoGP 1—
MotegiMotoGP 1—
SepangMotoGP 1—
ValenciaMotoGP 1—
EstorilMotoGP 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.

MotoGP 13 races · 2003–2004

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Sachsenring1 racesavg P16.0
Assen1 racesavg P17.0
Catalunya1 racesavg P18.0
Phillip Island1 racesavg P20.0
Donington2 races—
Rio1 races—
Le Mans1 races—
Brno1 races—
Motegi1 races—
Sepang1 races—
Valencia1 races—
Estoril1 races—

MotoGP: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

125cc 4 races · 1997–1999

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Donington2 races—
Brno1 races—
Catalunya1 races—

125cc: 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, 1997–2004 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)3 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 517 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 181 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 41,216 miles
1.7× around the Earth · at least 3.8 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

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, 1997–2004 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

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