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

Riders

Riccardo Chiarello

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Nationality: Italy
Bike: Aprilia
Born: May 4, 1982(age 44)
Birthplace: Montecchio Vicenza
Height / weight: 177 cm / 65 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Imola in 1998.

In 125cc (1998): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (2001): 15 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 16 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

125cc250cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1998–2001 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1998–1999

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)—

0 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc2001–2001

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P17.1

15 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1998–2001 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1998. Of the 47 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 / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Assen250cc 1avg P8.0

Phillip Island250cc 1avg P13.0

Rio250cc 1avg P14.0

Sachsenring250cc 1avg P14.0

Sepang250cc 1avg P17.0

Valencia250cc 1avg P19.0

Le Mans250cc 1avg P20.0

Brno250cc 1avg P20.0

Catalunya250cc 1avg P23.0

Motegi250cc 1avg P23.0

Mugello125cc 1 · 250cc 1—

Welkom250cc 1—

Suzuka250cc 1—

Imola125cc 1—

Estoril250cc 1—

Donington250cc 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.

250cc 15 races · 2001

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	14.0 → 14.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 16〜	25.1 → 17.4	0 wins / 14 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Assen1 racesavg P8.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P13.0

Rio1 racesavg P14.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P14.0

Sepang1 racesavg P17.0

Valencia1 racesavg P19.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P20.0

Brno1 racesavg P20.0

Catalunya1 racesavg P23.0

Motegi1 racesavg P23.0

Welkom1 races—

Suzuka1 races—

Mugello1 races—

Estoril1 races—

Donington1 races—

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

125cc 2 races · 1998–1999

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Imola1 races—

Mugello1 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, 1998–2001 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 952 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 325 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 50,799 miles
2.0× around the Earth · at least 4.6 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

93.8%Start rate (15/16)

1Longest run of absences (races)

13Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

2001 250cc P23 · 15 pts

Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points

? 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, 1998–2001 (the rider's racing years)

2001	Suzuka	grid 29	DNF
2001	Welkom	grid 30	DNF
2001	Le Mans	grid 24	20
2001	Mugello	grid 26	DNF
2001	Catalunya	grid 26	23
2001	Assen	grid 23	8 +8
2001	Donington	grid 24	DNF
2001	Sachsenring	grid 24	14 +2
2001	Brno	grid 26	20
2001	Estoril	grid 26	DNF
2001	Valencia	grid 22	19
2001	Motegi	grid 30	23
2001	Phillip Island	grid 26	13 +3
2001	Sepang	grid 16	17
2001	Rio	grid 14	14 +2