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

Riders

Max Biaggi

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Nationality: Italy
Number: 3
Team (2005 MotoGP): Repsol Honda Team
Bike: Honda
Born: June 26, 1971(age 55)
Birthplace: Roma
Height / weight: 170 cm / 64 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 250cc at Jarama in 1991.

In 250cc (1991–1997): 51 starts, 15 wins, 29 podiums. In 500cc (1998–2001): 61 starts, 8 wins, 27 podiums. In MotoGP (2002–2005): 64 starts, 5 wins, 29 podiums. Teams: Repsol Honda Team.

First podium: Mugello 1992 (250cc). First win: Shah Alam 1994 (250cc). World champion: 1994 250cc, 1997 250cc.

In all, 176 Grand Prix starts, 28 wins and 85 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
2004	RIO GRAND PRIX	MotoGP	2	1'48.572

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

250cc500ccMotoGP ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1991–2005 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1991–1997 ★ 4 titles (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)

Win rate33.3%

Podium rate60.9%

Average finish (when classified)avg P2.9

1268 pts · Poles 30

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

1991	Jarama		DNF
1991	Paul Ricard	grid 12	13 +3
1991	Donington	grid 12	DNF
1991	Mugello		12 +4
1992	Suzuka	grid 34	DNF
1992	Eastern Creek	grid 9	8 +3
1992	Shah Alam	grid 8	DNF
1992	Jerez	grid 13	10 +1
1992	Mugello	grid 10	3 +12
1992	Catalunya	grid 1	3 +12
1992	Hockenheim	grid 1	2 +15
1992	Assen	grid 1	DNF
1992	Hungaroring	grid 8	DNF
1992	Magny-Cours		Did not start
1992	Donington	grid 2	DNF
1992	Interlagos	grid 1	2 +15
1992	Kyalami	grid 5	1 +20
1993	Eastern Creek	grid 2	3 +16
1993	Shah Alam	grid 5	17
1993	Suzuka	grid 10	DNF
1993	Jerez	grid 3	2 +20
1993	Salzburgring	grid 4	5 +11
1993	Hockenheim	grid 6	4 +13
1993	Assen	grid 7	DNF
1993	Catalunya		1 +25
1993	Mugello	grid 6	5 +11
1993	Donington	grid 7	6 +10
1993	Brno		2 +20
1993	Misano	grid 1	DNF
1993	Laguna Seca	grid 3	DNF
1993	Jarama	grid 9	3 +16
1994	Eastern Creek		1 +25
1994	Shah Alam	grid 1	1 +25
1994	Suzuka	grid 1	4 +13
1994	Jerez	grid 2	DNF
1994	Salzburgring	grid 1	2 +20
1994	Hockenheim	grid 3	2 +20
1994	Assen	grid 1	1 +25
1994	Mugello	grid 1	DNF
1994	Le Mans	grid 2	3 +16
1994	Donington	grid 2	DNF
1994	Brno	grid 1	1 +25
1994	Laguna Seca	grid 2	2 +20
1994	Buenos Aires		2 +20
1994	Catalunya	grid 1	1 +25
1995	Eastern Creek		3 +16
1995	Shah Alam	grid 1	1 +25
1995	Suzuka	grid 2	9 +7
1995	Jerez	grid 4	2 +20
1995	Nürburgring	grid 1	1 +25
1995	Mugello	grid 1	1 +25
1995	Assen	grid 1	1 +25
1995	Le Mans	grid 1	2 +20
1995	Donington	grid 1	1 +25
1995	Brno	grid 1	1 +25
1995	Rio	grid 1	2 +20
1995	Buenos Aires	grid 5	1 +25
1995	Catalunya	grid 2	1 +25
1996	Shah Alam	grid 1	1 +25
1996	Sentul	grid 2	2 +20
1996	Suzuka	grid 2	1 +25
1996	Jerez	grid 1	1 +25
1996	Mugello	grid 1	1 +25
1996	Paul Ricard	grid 1	1 +25
1996	Assen	grid 2	3 +16
1996	Nürburgring	grid 2	4 +13
1996	Donington	grid 2	1 +25
1996	Red Bull Ring		DNF
1996	Brno	grid 1	1 +25
1996	Imola	grid 1	DNF
1996	Catalunya	grid 1	1 +25
1996	Rio		DNF
1996	Eastern Creek		1 +25
1997	Shah Alam	grid 1	1 +25
1997	Suzuka	grid 14	7 +9
1997	Jerez	grid 4	3 +16
1997	Mugello	grid 3	1 +25
1997	Red Bull Ring	grid 3	3 +16
1997	Paul Ricard	grid 2	2 +20
1997	Assen	grid 6	Excluded
1997	Imola	grid 2	1 +25
1997	Nürburgring	grid 4	4 +13
1997	Rio	grid 4	5 +11
1997	Donington	grid 6	DNF
1997	Brno	grid 2	1 +25
1997	Catalunya	grid 2	2 +20
1997	Sentul	grid 1	1 +25
1997	Phillip Island	grid 1	2 +20

500cc1998–2001

Win rate12.9%

Podium rate45.2%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.0

791 pts · Poles 8

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

MotoGP2002–2005

Win rate7.8%

Podium rate45.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.4

833 pts · Poles 8

Includes 20 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1991–2005 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Strongest and weakest circuits

1.4 places better on clockwise tracks than on anticlockwise tracks

Strong

Motegi 2.9 places better than usual (3 finishes)
Sepang 1.2 places better than usual (5 finishes)
Assen 0.8 places better than usual (3 finishes)

Weak

Phillip Island 2.6 places worse than usual (5 finishes)
Catalunya 2.3 places worse than usual (6 finishes)
Welkom 1.4 places worse than usual (4 finishes)

Each finish here compared with the rider's usual finish that season (average without this circuit): how many places better or worse on average. Same layout only; retirements counted separately

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1991. Of the 34 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
96 races together: ahead 21, behind 74, both out 1
Mick Doohan 5 world titles
16 races together: ahead 3, behind 13, both out 0
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
146 races together: ahead 90, behind 53, both out 3
Luca Cadalora 3 world titles
28 races together: ahead 10, behind 14, both out 4

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 213 races · 250cc / 500cc / MotoGP

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Sachsenring (average P2.3, 8 races)

Kyalami250cc 1avg P1.0

Sentul250cc 2avg P1.5

Interlagos250cc 1avg P2.0

Sachsenring500cc 4 · MotoGP 4avg P2.3

Imola250cc 2 · 500cc 2avg P2.3

Buenos Aires250cc 2 · 500cc 2avg P2.5

Brno250cc 5 · 500cc 4 · MotoGP 4avg P2.6

Hockenheim250cc 3avg P2.7

Assen250cc 6 · 500cc 4 · MotoGP 4avg P3.0

Laguna Seca250cc 2 · MotoGP 1avg P3.0

Nürburgring250cc 3avg P3.0

Red Bull Ring250cc 2avg P3.0

Johor500cc 1avg P3.0

Le Mans250cc 2 · 500cc 2 · MotoGP 4avg P3.1

Sepang500cc 3 · MotoGP 4avg P3.2

Eastern Creek250cc 5avg P3.2

Rio250cc 3 · 500cc 3 · MotoGP 2avg P3.3

Mugello250cc 7 · 500cc 4 · MotoGP 4avg P3.5

Salzburgring250cc 2avg P3.5

Motegi500cc 3 · MotoGP 4avg P3.8

Suzuka250cc 6 · 500cc 3 · MotoGP 2avg P3.9

Catalunya250cc 6 · 500cc 4 · MotoGP 4avg P4.0

Estoril500cc 2 · MotoGP 4avg P4.0

Jerez250cc 6 · 500cc 4 · MotoGP 4avg P4.1

Shah Alam250cc 6avg P4.2

Donington250cc 7 · 500cc 4 · MotoGP 4avg P4.4

Jarama250cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P4.5

Welkom500cc 3 · MotoGP 3avg P4.6

Valencia500cc 3 · MotoGP 4avg P5.0

ShanghaiMotoGP 1avg P5.0

Paul Ricard250cc 3 · 500cc 2avg P5.3

Phillip Island250cc 1 · 500cc 4 · MotoGP 4avg P5.6

LusailMotoGP 2avg P6.0

IstanbulMotoGP 1avg P12.0

Misano250cc 1—

Hungaroring250cc 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 64 races · 2002–2005

Dry / wetSmall sample

Podium rate: 23.1% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate

Dry13 races0%(0 wins)

Wet3 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Dry13 races23%(3 podiums)

Wet3 races0%(0 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry13 racesavg P5.3

Wet3 racesavg P5.0

48 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 7–9, they move up from an average grid of 7.8 to an average finish of 6.2

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.0 → 2.3	5 wins / 24 races
Grid 4–6	4.7 → 5.4	0 wins / 18 races
Grid 7–9	7.8 → 6.2	0 wins / 12 races
Grid 10–15	12.2 → 6.0	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 16〜	19.0 → 6.5	0 wins / 2 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In MotoGP, best at Motegi (average P1.5, 4 races)

Motegi4 racesavg P1.5

Suzuka2 racesavg P2.0

Sachsenring4 racesavg P2.3

Mugello4 racesavg P2.5

Brno4 racesavg P3.0

Sepang4 racesavg P3.0

Rio2 racesavg P3.0

Jerez4 racesavg P3.7

Estoril4 racesavg P3.7

Valencia4 racesavg P3.8

Le Mans4 racesavg P4.0

Assen4 racesavg P4.0

Laguna Seca1 racesavg P4.0

Welkom3 racesavg P4.7

Donington4 racesavg P5.0

Shanghai1 racesavg P5.0

Lusail2 racesavg P6.0

Catalunya4 racesavg P8.0

Phillip Island4 racesavg P10.0

Istanbul1 racesavg P12.0

MotoGP: all in the Multiple suppliers era.

500cc 62 races · 1998–2001

By grid positionSmall sample

Starting Grid 1–3: average finish 3.8

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.9 → 3.8	4 wins / 25 races
Grid 4–6	4.7 → 4.0	0 wins / 14 races
Grid 7–9	7.5 → 4.0	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 10–15	12.2 → 3.5	1 wins / 4 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Suzuka (average P2.0, 3 races)

Le Mans2 racesavg P1.0

Suzuka3 racesavg P2.0

Sachsenring4 racesavg P2.3

Assen4 racesavg P3.0

Imola2 racesavg P3.0

Johor1 racesavg P3.0

Phillip Island4 racesavg P3.3

Rio3 racesavg P3.3

Catalunya4 racesavg P3.5

Buenos Aires2 racesavg P3.5

Mugello4 racesavg P4.0

Brno4 racesavg P4.0

Sepang3 racesavg P4.0

Welkom3 racesavg P4.5

Estoril2 racesavg P4.5

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P5.0

Donington4 racesavg P5.3

Jerez4 racesavg P5.3

Motegi3 racesavg P6.0

Jarama1 racesavg P6.0

Valencia3 racesavg P6.7

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

250cc 87 races · 1991–1997

By grid position

Starting Grid 1–3: average finish 1.8

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.5 → 1.8	24 wins / 52 races
Grid 4–6	4.9 → 4.7	2 wins / 12 races
Grid 7–9	8.0 → 5.7	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 10–15	11.8 → 8.3	0 wins / 6 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Brno (average P1.2, 5 races)

Imola2 racesavg P1.0

Kyalami1 racesavg P1.0

Brno5 racesavg P1.2

Catalunya6 racesavg P1.5

Buenos Aires2 racesavg P1.5

Sentul2 racesavg P1.5

Assen6 racesavg P1.7

Laguna Seca2 racesavg P2.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P2.0

Interlagos1 racesavg P2.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P2.5

Donington7 racesavg P2.7

Hockenheim3 racesavg P2.7

Nürburgring3 racesavg P3.0

Red Bull Ring2 racesavg P3.0

Jarama2 racesavg P3.0

Eastern Creek5 racesavg P3.2

Rio3 racesavg P3.5

Salzburgring2 racesavg P3.5

Jerez6 racesavg P3.6

Mugello7 racesavg P3.8

Shah Alam6 racesavg P4.2

Suzuka6 racesavg P5.3

Paul Ricard3 racesavg P5.3

Misano1 races—

Hungaroring1 races—

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1991–2005 (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)87 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 18,101 miles
0.7× around the Earth · 6,323 laps

Time on the bike: at least 64 hours (2.7 days)
Average 148.1 km/h, top 336.3 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2005, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 550,873 miles
22.1× around the Earth · at least 49.7 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

99.5%Start rate (209/210)

1Longest run of absences (races)

200Longest run of starts (races)

5Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1992 250cc P5 · 78 pts

1993 250cc P4 · 142 pts

1994 250cc P1 · 234 pts

1995 250cc P1 · 283 pts

1996 250cc P1 · 274 pts

1997 250cc P1 · 250 pts

1998 500cc P2 · 208 pts

1999 500cc P4 · 194 pts

2000 500cc P3 · 170 pts

2001 500cc P2 · 219 pts

2002 MotoGP P2 · 215 pts

2003 MotoGP P3 · 228 pts

2004 MotoGP P3 · 217 pts

2005 MotoGP P5 · 173 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, 1991–2005 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1998	Suzuka	grid 1	1 +25
1998	Johor	grid 2	3 +16
1998	Jerez	grid 4	3 +16
1998	Mugello	grid 3	2 +20
1998	Paul Ricard	grid 4	5 +11
1998	Jarama	grid 10	6 +10
1998	Assen	grid 4	2 +20
1998	Donington	grid 3	6 +10
1998	Sachsenring	grid 1	2 +20
1998	Brno	grid 2	1 +25
1998	Imola	grid 4	3 +16
1998	Catalunya	grid 2	Disqualified
1998	Phillip Island	grid 2	8 +8
1998	Buenos Aires	grid 14	5 +11
1999	Sepang	grid 2	DNF
1999	Motegi	grid 5	9 +7
1999	Jerez	grid 4	2 +20
1999	Paul Ricard	grid 1	DNF
1999	Mugello	grid 13	2 +20
1999	Catalunya	grid 2	DNF
1999	Assen	grid 5	5 +11
1999	Donington	grid 3	4 +13
1999	Sachsenring	grid 6	DNF
1999	Brno	grid 3	4 +13
1999	Imola	grid 7	3 +16
1999	Valencia	grid 2	7 +9
1999	Phillip Island	grid 5	2 +20
1999	Welkom	grid 2	1 +25
1999	Rio	grid 6	2 +20
1999	Buenos Aires	grid 4	2 +20
2000	Welkom		DNF
2000	Sepang	grid 3	4 +13
2000	Suzuka	grid 2	DNF
2000	Jerez	grid 1	DNF
2000	Le Mans	grid 1	DNF
2000	Mugello	grid 2	9 +7
2000	Catalunya	grid 8	5 +11
2000	Assen	grid 5	4 +13
2000	Donington	grid 5	9 +7
2000	Sachsenring	grid 3	4 +13
2000	Brno	grid 1	1 +25
2000	Estoril	grid 5	4 +13
2000	Valencia	grid 2	3 +16
2000	Rio	grid 1	5 +11
2000	Motegi	grid 1	3 +16
2000	Phillip Island	grid 12	1 +25
2001	Suzuka		3 +16
2001	Welkom		8 +8
2001	Jerez		11 +5
2001	Le Mans		1 +25
2001	Mugello		3 +16
2001	Catalunya		2 +20
2001	Assen		1 +25
2001	Donington		2 +20
2001	Sachsenring		1 +25
2001	Brno		10 +6
2001	Estoril		5 +11
2001	Valencia		10 +6
2001	Motegi		DNF
2001	Phillip Island		2 +20
2001	Sepang		DNF
2001	Rio		3 +16

2002	Suzuka	grid 5	DNF
2002	Welkom	grid 4	9 +7
2002	Jerez	grid 7	Excluded
2002	Le Mans	grid 3	3 +16
2002	Mugello	grid 2	2 +20
2002	Catalunya	grid 1	4 +13
2002	Assen	grid 2	4 +13
2002	Donington	grid 5	2 +20
2002	Sachsenring	grid 3	2 +20
2002	Brno	grid 1	1 +25
2002	Estoril	grid 5	6 +10
2002	Rio	grid 1	2 +20
2002	Motegi	grid 2	DNF
2002	Sepang	grid 2	1 +25
2002	Phillip Island	grid 8	6 +10
2002	Valencia	grid 1	3 +16
2003	Suzuka	grid 2	2 +20
2003	Welkom	grid 3	3 +16
2003	Jerez	grid 3	2 +20
2003	Le Mans		5 +11
2003	Mugello	grid 4	3 +16
2003	Catalunya	grid 9	14 +2
2003	Assen	grid 2	2 +20
2003	Donington	grid 1	1 +25
2003	Sachsenring	grid 1	DNF
2003	Brno	grid 3	5 +11
2003	Estoril	grid 2	2 +20
2003	Rio	grid 4	4 +13
2003	Motegi	grid 1	1 +25
2003	Sepang	grid 4	3 +16
2003	Phillip Island	grid 6	17
2003	Valencia	grid 6	4 +13
2004	Welkom	grid 3	2 +20
2004	Jerez	grid 4	2 +20
2004	Le Mans	grid 3	3 +16
2004	Mugello		3 +16
2004	Catalunya	grid 4	8 +8
2004	Assen	grid 12	4 +13
2004	Sachsenring	grid 1	1 +25
2004	Donington	grid 8	12 +4
2004	Brno	grid 8	3 +16
2004	Estoril	grid 4	Out on lap 1
2004	Motegi	grid 4	Out on lap 1
2004	Lusail	grid 22	6 +10
2004	Sepang	grid 7	2 +20
2004	Phillip Island	grid 7	7 +9
2004	Valencia	grid 2	2 +20
2005	Jerez	grid 16	7 +9
2005	Estoril	grid 8	3 +16
2005	Shanghai	grid 14	5 +11
2005	Le Mans	grid 8	5 +11
2005	Mugello	grid 3	2 +20
2005	Catalunya	grid 4	6 +10
2005	Assen	grid 9	6 +10
2005	Laguna Seca	grid 7	4 +13
2005	Donington	grid 8	DNF
2005	Sachsenring	grid 6	4 +13
2005	Brno	grid 10	3 +16
2005	Motegi	grid 5	2 +20
2005	Sepang	grid 12	6 +10
2005	Lusail	grid 13	DNF
2005	Phillip Island	grid 6	Out on lap 1
2005	Istanbul	grid 12	12 +4
2005	Valencia	grid 5	6 +10