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

Riders

Fonsi Nieto

Nationality: Spain
Number: 10
Team (2010 Moto2): Holiday Gym G22
Bike: Chassis Moriwaki / Engine Honda
Born: December 2, 1978(age 47)
Birthplace: Madrid
Height / weight: 175 cm / 70 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Photos (5)

2007
Smudge 9000 · CC BY 2.0
2007
Robvonk at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
2009
Vïctor J. Tornet · CC BY 2.0
2010
At this race · TOM · CC BY-SA 3.0
2013
Alberto-g-rovi · CC BY-SA 3.0

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 Jerez in 1998.

In 125cc (1998): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1999–2004): 91 starts, 5 wins, 18 podiums. In MotoGP (2007): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Kawasaki Racing Team. In Moto2 (2010): 15 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Holiday Gym G22.

First podium: Valencia 2001 (250cc). First win: Jerez 2002 (250cc).

In all, 109 Grand Prix starts, 5 wins and 18 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).

Year	Event	Class	Grid	Qualifying
1999	Malaysian GP	250cc	24	2'14.792
1999	German GP	250cc	26	1'31.616
2010	INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX	Moto2	40	1'46.900

Season by season

125cc250ccMotoGPMoto2 ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1997–2010 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1997–1998

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P16.0

1 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1999–2004

Win rate5.4%

Podium rate19.4%

Average finish (when classified)avg P8.1

771 pts · Poles 11

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

1999	Motegi	grid 19	14 +2
1999	Jerez	grid 25	18
1999	Paul Ricard	grid 22	12 +4
1999	Mugello	grid 25	17
1999	Catalunya	grid 23	Out on lap 1
1999	Assen	grid 24	19
1999	Donington	grid 21	17
1999	Brno	grid 25	17
1999	Imola	grid 26	18
1999	Valencia	grid 30	15 +1
1999	Phillip Island	grid 19	16
1999	Welkom	grid 21	15 +1
1999	Rio	grid 20	17
1999	Buenos Aires	grid 16	14 +2
2000	Welkom		DNF
2000	Sepang	grid 22	DNF
2000	Suzuka	grid 26	22
2000	Jerez	grid 19	16
2000	Le Mans	grid 25	16
2000	Mugello	grid 22	9 +7
2000	Catalunya	grid 25	18
2000	Assen	grid 26	16
2000	Donington	grid 14	18
2000	Sachsenring	grid 16	12 +4
2000	Brno	grid 15	DNF
2000	Estoril	grid 11	6 +10
2000	Valencia	grid 10	17
2000	Rio	grid 15	11 +5
2000	Motegi	grid 14	14 +2
2000	Phillip Island	grid 8	9 +7
2001	Suzuka	grid 12	11 +5
2001	Welkom	grid 5	5 +11
2001	Jerez	grid 4	5 +11
2001	Le Mans	grid 4	5 +11
2001	Mugello	grid 12	5 +11
2001	Catalunya	grid 3	5 +11
2001	Assen		Did not start
2001	Donington	grid 9	6 +10
2001	Sachsenring	grid 5	10 +6
2001	Brno	grid 5	4 +13
2001	Estoril	grid 4	7 +9
2001	Valencia	grid 1	3 +16
2001	Motegi	grid 6	4 +13
2001	Phillip Island	grid 5	5 +11
2001	Sepang	grid 2	3 +16
2001	Rio	grid 1	4 +13
2002	Suzuka	grid 1	13 +3
2002	Welkom		3 +16
2002	Jerez	grid 2	1 +25
2002	Le Mans	grid 1	1 +25
2002	Mugello	grid 4	3 +16
2002	Catalunya	grid 1	3 +16
2002	Assen	grid 3	5 +11
2002	Donington	grid 1	2 +20
2002	Sachsenring	grid 1	4 +13
2002	Brno	grid 1	4 +13
2002	Estoril	grid 3	1 +25
2002	Rio	grid 5	DNF
2002	Motegi	grid 1	4 +13
2002	Sepang	grid 1	1 +25
2002	Phillip Island	grid 1	2 +20
2002	Valencia	grid 6	DNF
2003	Suzuka		6 +10
2003	Welkom		7 +9
2003	Jerez	grid 5	7 +9
2003	Le Mans		4 +13
2003	Mugello		2 +20
2003	Catalunya	grid 6	2 +20
2003	Assen	grid 4	DNF
2003	Donington		1 +25
2003	Sachsenring		2 +20
2003	Brno		6 +10
2003	Estoril	grid 8	9 +7
2003	Rio	grid 5	DNF
2003	Motegi		8 +8
2003	Sepang		3 +16
2003	Phillip Island	grid 5	3 +16
2003	Valencia	grid 7	5 +11
2004	Welkom		7 +9
2004	Jerez	grid 7	3 +16
2004	Le Mans	grid 7	7 +9
2004	Mugello	grid 9	5 +11
2004	Catalunya	grid 6	5 +11
2004	Assen	grid 9	8 +8
2004	Rio	grid 10	5 +11
2004	Sachsenring	grid 8	8 +8
2004	Donington	grid 9	5 +11
2004	Brno	grid 2	DNF
2004	Estoril	grid 6	DNF
2004	Motegi	grid 11	DNF
2004	Lusail	grid 8	5 +11
2004	Sepang	grid 7	7 +9
2004	Phillip Island	grid 6	Out on lap 1
2004	Valencia	grid 16	6 +10

Moto22010–2010

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P13.5

45 pts · Poles 0

MotoGP2007–2007

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P11.0

5 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1997–2010 (the rider's racing years)

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.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
16 races together: ahead 1, behind 15, both out 0
Dani Pedrosa 3 world titles
17 races together: ahead 1, behind 16, both out 0
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
14 races together: ahead 3, behind 11, both out 0
Manuel Poggiali 2 world titles
30 races together: ahead 11, behind 19, 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 112 races · 125cc / 250cc / Moto2 / MotoGP

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Sepang (average P6.6, 6 races)

Sepang250cc 5 · Moto2 1avg P6.6

Sachsenring250cc 5 · Moto2 1avg P6.7

Welkom250cc 6avg P7.4

Le Mans250cc 5 · MotoGP 1 · Moto2 1avg P7.4

Phillip Island250cc 6 · Moto2 1avg P7.8

Mugello250cc 6 · Moto2 1avg P8.0

Donington250cc 6avg P8.2

Catalunya125cc 1 · 250cc 6 · Moto2 1avg P8.3

Brno250cc 6 · Moto2 1avg P8.8

Motegi250cc 6 · Moto2 1avg P8.8

Lusail250cc 1 · Moto2 1avg P9.0

Valencia250cc 6 · Moto2 1avg P9.2

Rio250cc 6avg P9.3

Estoril250cc 5 · Moto2 1avg P9.4

SilverstoneMoto2 1avg P11.0

Jerez125cc 2 · 250cc 6 · Moto2 1avg P11.3

Assen250cc 5 · Moto2 1avg P12.0

Paul Ricard250cc 1avg P12.0

Suzuka250cc 4avg P13.0

Buenos Aires250cc 1avg P14.0

Imola250cc 1avg P18.0

AragónMoto2 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.

Moto2 15 races · 2010

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 4–6	5.0 → 8.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–15	12.8 → 12.0	0 wins / 4 races
Grid 16〜	24.2 → 14.9	0 wins / 9 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Sachsenring1 racesavg P4.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P8.0

Catalunya1 racesavg P8.0

Silverstone1 racesavg P11.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P12.0

Brno1 racesavg P13.0

Lusail1 racesavg P13.0

Mugello1 racesavg P15.0

Sepang1 racesavg P19.0

Jerez1 racesavg P21.0

Estoril1 racesavg P24.0

Assen1 races—

Aragón1 races—

Motegi1 races—

Valencia1 races—

Moto2: all in the Dunlop era; Dry races only.

MotoGP 1 races · 2007

MotoGP: all in the Multiple suppliers era; Wet races only; always on the grid Grid 16〜; one circuit only.

250cc 93 races · 1999–2004

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 7–9, they move up from an average grid of 8.0 to an average finish of 6.4

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.5 → 3.5	4 wins / 17 races
Grid 4–6	5.1 → 5.0	0 wins / 19 races
Grid 7–9	8.0 → 6.4	0 wins / 12 races
Grid 10–15	12.4 → 10.9	0 wins / 10 races
Grid 16〜	22.3 → 15.4	0 wins / 23 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Sepang (average P3.5, 5 races)

Sepang5 racesavg P3.5

Lusail1 racesavg P5.0

Estoril5 racesavg P5.8

Catalunya6 racesavg P6.6

Le Mans5 racesavg P6.6

Mugello6 racesavg P6.8

Phillip Island6 racesavg P7.0

Sachsenring5 racesavg P7.2

Welkom6 racesavg P7.4

Brno6 racesavg P7.8

Donington6 racesavg P8.2

Jerez6 racesavg P8.3

Motegi6 racesavg P8.8

Valencia6 racesavg P9.2

Rio6 racesavg P9.3

Assen5 racesavg P12.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P12.0

Suzuka4 racesavg P13.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P14.0

Imola1 racesavg P18.0

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

125cc 3 races · 1997–1998

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Jerez2 racesavg P15.5

Catalunya1 racesavg P17.0

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1997–2010 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)2 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 10,128 miles
0.4× around the Earth · 3,520 laps

Time on the bike: at least 47 hours (2.0 days)
Average 139.4 km/h, top 276.6 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2007–2010, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 354,405 miles
14.2× around the Earth · at least 31.9 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

95.6%Start rate (108/113)

2Longest run of absences (races)

66Longest run of starts (races)

27Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1999 250cc P23 · 10 pts

2000 250cc P14 · 35 pts

2001 250cc P5 · 167 pts

2002 250cc P2 · 241 pts

2003 250cc P5 · 194 pts

2004 250cc P7 · 124 pts

2005〜2009 no Grand Prix starts

2010 Moto2 P18 · 45 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, 1997–2010 (the rider's racing years)