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

Riders

Pablo Nieto

Nationality: Spain
Team (2008 125cc): Onde 2000 KTM
Bike: KTM
Born: June 4, 1980(age 46)
Birthplace: Madrid

Photos (8)

2017
Diario de Madrid · CC BY 4.0
2017
Diario de Madrid · CC BY 4.0
2017
Diario de Madrid · CC BY 4.0
2017
Diario de Madrid · CC BY 4.0
2017
Diario de Madrid · CC BY 4.0
2017
cristina cifuentes · CC BY 2.0
2017
Diario de Madrid · CC BY 4.0
2022
Junta de Andalucía · CC BY-SA 2.0

Freely licensed photos from Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for its source page (photographer, licence). The year is when it was taken.

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

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

In 125cc (1998–2008): 148 starts, 1 wins, 8 podiums. Teams: Caja Madrid - Derbi Racing, Multimedia Racing, Blusens Aprilia, Onde 2000 KTM.

First podium: Mugello 2002 (125cc). First win: Estoril 2003 (125cc).

In all, 148 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 8 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

125cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1998–2008 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1998–2008

Win rate0.6%

Podium rate5.1%

Average finish (when classified)avg P10.5

746 pts · Poles 3

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

1998	Catalunya	grid 27	22
1999	Sepang	grid 25	22
1999	Motegi	grid 29	19
1999	Jerez	grid 27	DNF
1999	Paul Ricard	grid 26	18
1999	Mugello	grid 26	22
1999	Catalunya	grid 17	DNF
1999	Assen	grid 18	16
1999	Donington	grid 24	12 +4
1999	Sachsenring	grid 24	Out on lap 1
1999	Brno	grid 27	22
1999	Imola	grid 26	17
1999	Valencia	grid 3	DNF
1999	Phillip Island	grid 18	17
1999	Welkom	grid 13	12 +4
1999	Rio	grid 23	DNF
1999	Buenos Aires	grid 21	9 +7
2000	Welkom		15 +1
2000	Sepang	grid 17	11 +5
2000	Suzuka	grid 21	11 +5
2000	Jerez	grid 9	Out on lap 1
2000	Le Mans	grid 25	DNF
2000	Mugello	grid 14	11 +5
2000	Catalunya	grid 5	6 +10
2000	Assen	grid 13	19
2000	Donington	grid 19	18
2000	Sachsenring	grid 19	7 +9
2000	Brno	grid 15	16
2000	Estoril	grid 19	12 +4
2000	Valencia	grid 4	4 +13
2000	Rio	grid 13	10 +6
2000	Motegi	grid 18	9 +7
2000	Phillip Island	grid 10	14 +2
2001	Suzuka	grid 22	10 +6
2001	Welkom	grid 12	15 +1
2001	Jerez	grid 17	DNF
2001	Le Mans	grid 20	Did not start
2001	Mugello	grid 16	DNF
2001	Catalunya	grid 15	6 +10
2001	Assen	grid 8	Out on lap 1
2001	Donington	grid 7	DNF
2001	Sachsenring	grid 12	DNF
2001	Brno	grid 19	18
2001	Estoril	grid 20	DNF
2001	Valencia	grid 14	14 +2
2001	Motegi	grid 27	16
2001	Phillip Island	grid 26	20
2001	Sepang	grid 18	Out on lap 1
2001	Rio	grid 28	14 +2
2002	Suzuka		DNF
2002	Welkom		5 +11
2002	Jerez	grid 1	DNF
2002	Le Mans		6 +10
2002	Mugello		3 +16
2002	Catalunya		8 +8
2002	Assen	grid 11	7 +9
2002	Donington		Out on lap 1
2002	Sachsenring		5 +11
2002	Brno		DNF
2002	Estoril	grid 21	4 +13
2002	Rio	grid 7	5 +11
2002	Motegi	grid 7	4 +13
2002	Sepang		5 +11
2002	Phillip Island	grid 6	3 +16
2002	Valencia	grid 3	3 +16
2003	Suzuka	grid 11	7 +9
2003	Welkom		5 +11
2003	Jerez	grid 1	DNF
2003	Le Mans	grid 17	5 +11
2003	Mugello	grid 4	3 +16
2003	Catalunya	grid 1	17
2003	Assen	grid 11	2 +20
2003	Donington	grid 11	6 +10
2003	Sachsenring	grid 13	5 +11
2003	Brno	grid 6	DNF
2003	Estoril	grid 5	1 +25
2003	Rio	grid 14	5 +11
2003	Motegi	grid 6	8 +8
2003	Sepang	grid 7	9 +7
2003	Phillip Island	grid 13	DNF
2003	Valencia	grid 2	7 +9
2004	Welkom		4 +13
2004	Jerez	grid 4	9 +7
2004	Le Mans	grid 10	7 +9
2004	Mugello	grid 12	6 +10
2004	Catalunya	grid 4	3 +16
2004	Assen	grid 2	8 +8
2004	Rio	grid 8	7 +9
2004	Sachsenring	grid 5	3 +16
2004	Donington	grid 14	Out on lap 1
2004	Brno	grid 26	4 +13
2004	Estoril	grid 11	4 +13
2004	Motegi	grid 9	Did not start
2004	Lusail	grid 6	6 +10
2004	Sepang	grid 8	DNF
2004	Phillip Island	grid 13	15 +1
2004	Valencia	grid 14	4 +13
2005	Jerez		12 +4
2005	Estoril		12 +4
2005	Shanghai		8 +8
2005	Le Mans		7 +9
2005	Mugello		22
2005	Catalunya		DNF
2005	Assen		11 +5
2005	Donington		5 +11
2005	Sachsenring		10 +6
2005	Brno	grid 19	16
2005	Motegi		8 +8
2005	Sepang	grid 23	13 +3
2005	Lusail	grid 19	DNF
2005	Phillip Island	grid 25	18
2005	Istanbul	grid 20	20
2005	Valencia	grid 24	10 +6
2006	Jerez	grid 9	10 +6
2006	Lusail	grid 7	5 +11
2006	Istanbul	grid 8	14 +2
2006	Shanghai	grid 12	DNF
2006	Le Mans	grid 7	5 +11
2006	Mugello	grid 6	12 +4
2006	Catalunya	grid 3	7 +9
2006	Assen	grid 10	9 +7
2006	Donington	grid 21	DNF
2006	Sachsenring	grid 8	DNF
2006	Brno	grid 12	9 +7
2006	Sepang	grid 13	DNF
2006	Valencia	grid 19	7 +9
2007	Lusail	grid 11	9 +7
2007	Jerez	grid 9	6 +10
2007	Istanbul	grid 12	13 +3
2007	Shanghai	grid 13	16
2007	Le Mans	grid 17	15 +1
2007	Mugello	grid 25	DNF
2007	Catalunya	grid 20	20
2007	Donington	grid 7	9 +7
2007	Assen	grid 15	DNF
2007	Sachsenring	grid 17	9 +7
2007	Brno	grid 9	DNF
2007	Misano	grid 28	DNF
2007	Estoril	grid 21	DNF
2007	Motegi	grid 20	7 +9
2007	Phillip Island	grid 16	DNF
2007	Sepang	grid 9	12 +4
2007	Valencia	grid 5	7 +9
2008	Lusail	grid 16	18
2008	Jerez	grid 13	5 +11
2008	Estoril	grid 14	DNF
2008	Le Mans	grid 25	Not restarted
2008	Mugello	grid 27	DNF
2008	Catalunya	grid 20	DNF
2008	Donington	grid 8	Out on lap 1
2008	Assen	grid 20	20
2008	Sachsenring	grid 18	14 +2
2008	Brno	grid 28	16
2008	Misano	grid 34	DNF
2008	Indianapolis	grid 20	DNF
2008	Motegi	grid 28	18
2008	Phillip Island	grid 16	13 +3
2008	Sepang	grid 17	14 +2
2008	Valencia	grid 18	9 +7

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1998–2008 (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.

Marc Marquez 9 world titles
12 races together: ahead 3, behind 8, both out 1
Jorge Lorenzo 5 world titles
45 races together: ahead 28, behind 16, both out 1
Dani Pedrosa 3 world titles
44 races together: ahead 12, behind 31, both out 1
Manuel Poggiali 2 world titles
75 races together: ahead 19, behind 51, both out 5

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)

125cc 157 races · 1998–2008

Dry / wet

Podium rate: 0.0% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate

Dry55 races0%(0 wins)

Wet5 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Dry55 races0%(0 podiums)

Wet5 races0%(0 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry55 racesavg P11.7

Wet5 racesavg P10.0

97 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.5 to an average finish of 9.5

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.0 → 8.4	0 wins / 8 races
Grid 4–6	5.1 → 5.4	1 wins / 13 races
Grid 7–9	7.9 → 7.8	0 wins / 18 races
Grid 10–15	12.5 → 9.5	0 wins / 33 races
Grid 16〜	21.8 → 14.2	0 wins / 63 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Estoril (average P6.6, 8 races)

Estoril8 racesavg P6.6

Valencia10 racesavg P7.2

Le Mans8 racesavg P7.5

Sachsenring10 racesavg P7.6

Rio6 racesavg P8.2

Jerez10 racesavg P8.4

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P9.0

Welkom6 racesavg P9.3

Suzuka4 racesavg P9.3

Lusail5 racesavg P9.5

Donington10 racesavg P10.0

Catalunya11 racesavg P11.1

Motegi8 racesavg P11.1

Mugello10 racesavg P11.3

Assen10 racesavg P11.5

Shanghai3 racesavg P12.0

Sepang10 racesavg P12.3

Phillip Island9 racesavg P14.3

Brno10 racesavg P14.4

Istanbul3 racesavg P15.7

Imola1 racesavg P17.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P18.0

Misano2 races—

Indianapolis1 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1998–2008 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)1 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 19,656 miles
0.8× around the Earth · 6,788 laps

Time on the bike: at least 180 hours (7.5 days)
Average 131.4 km/h, top 237.2 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2008, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 474,017 miles
19.0× around the Earth · at least 42.9 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

96.3%Start rate (156/162)

3Longest run of absences (races)

55Longest run of starts (races)

21.7Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1999 125cc P23 · 15 pts

2000 125cc P13 · 67 pts

2001 125cc P24 · 21 pts

2002 125cc P6 · 145 pts

2003 125cc P7 · 148 pts

2004 125cc P6 · 138 pts

2005 125cc P13 · 64 pts

2006 125cc P13 · 66 pts

2007 125cc P15 · 57 pts

2008 125cc P21 · 25 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, 1998–2008 (the rider's racing years)