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

Riders

Jochen Schmid

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Nationality: Germany
Bike: Yamaha
Born: August 16, 1963(age 63)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Nürburgring in 1986.

In 250cc (1986–1993): 59 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 59 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

250cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1983–1993 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1983–1993

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P12.6

338 pts · Poles 0

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

1983	Hockenheim		15
1986	Nürburgring		31
1987	Jerez		12
1987	Hockenheim	grid 12	DNF
1987	Monza		21
1987	Salzburgring	grid 26	20
1987	Rijeka	grid 19	24
1987	Assen	grid 16	18
1987	Le Mans	grid 19	DNF
1987	Donington		22
1987	Anderstorp	grid 32	25
1987	Misano	grid 30	DNF
1988	Jerez	grid 28	23
1988	Nürburgring	grid 17	24
1988	Salzburgring	grid 26	27
1988	Assen	grid 29	22
1988	Spa	grid 30	20
1988	Rijeka	grid 28	22
1988	Paul Ricard	grid 30	24
1988	Donington	grid 23	19
1988	Anderstorp	grid 25	DNF
1988	Brno	grid 14	10 +6
1988	Goiânia	grid 7	DNF
1989	Suzuka	grid 25	23
1989	Phillip Island	grid 27	16
1989	Laguna Seca	grid 20	13 +3
1989	Jerez	grid 21	13 +3
1989	Misano	grid 21	19
1989	Hockenheim	grid 14	10 +6
1989	Salzburgring	grid 15	11 +5
1989	Rijeka	grid 16	7 +9
1989	Le Mans	grid 22	DNF
1989	Donington	grid 28	14 +2
1989	Anderstorp	grid 15	11 +5
1989	Brno	grid 17	21
1989	Goiânia		13 +3
1990	Suzuka	grid 17	11 +5
1990	Laguna Seca	grid 9	8 +8
1990	Jerez	grid 14	6 +10
1990	Misano	grid 7	5 +11
1990	Nürburgring	grid 5	5 +11
1990	Salzburgring	grid 17	12 +4
1990	Rijeka	grid 15	10 +6
1990	Assen	grid 11	6 +10
1990	Spa	grid 10	10 +6
1990	Le Mans	grid 14	17
1990	Donington	grid 16	10 +6
1990	Anderstorp	grid 18	DNF
1990	Brno	grid 14	10 +6
1990	Hungaroring	grid 14	14 +2
1990	Phillip Island	grid 13	9 +7
1991	Suzuka		13 +3
1991	Eastern Creek	grid 10	8 +8
1991	Laguna Seca	grid 12	10 +6
1991	Jerez	grid 13	7 +9
1991	Misano	grid 11	8 +8
1991	Hockenheim	grid 8	8 +8
1991	Salzburgring	grid 10	7 +9
1991	Jarama	grid 7	8 +8
1991	Assen	grid 10	DNF
1991	Paul Ricard	grid 9	8 +8
1991	Donington	grid 5	DNF
1991	Mugello	grid 13	10 +6
1991	Brno	grid 7	7 +9
1991	Le Mans	grid 9	6 +10
1991	Shah Alam	grid 9	12 +4
1992	Suzuka	grid 10	12
1992	Eastern Creek	grid 10	11
1992	Shah Alam	grid 3	5 +8
1992	Jerez	grid 8	8 +3
1992	Mugello	grid 9	11
1992	Catalunya	grid 4	5 +8
1992	Hockenheim	grid 11	12
1992	Assen	grid 8	6 +6
1992	Hungaroring	grid 10	8 +3
1992	Magny-Cours	grid 2	4 +10
1992	Donington	grid 8	5 +8
1992	Interlagos	grid 8	5 +8
1992	Kyalami	grid 4	7 +4
1993	Eastern Creek	grid 12	12 +4
1993	Shah Alam	grid 12	DNF
1993	Suzuka	grid 17	14 +2
1993	Jerez	grid 13	9 +7
1993	Salzburgring	grid 14	14 +2
1993	Hockenheim	grid 17	13 +3
1993	Assen	grid 17	DNF
1993	Catalunya		12 +4
1993	Mugello	grid 10	15 +1
1993	Donington	grid 10	7 +9
1993	Brno		9 +7
1993	Misano	grid 10	10 +6
1993	Laguna Seca	grid 11	DNF
1993	Jarama	grid 17	11 +5

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1983–1993 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1983. Of the 76 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Anton Mang 5 world titles
17 races together: ahead 2, behind 14, both out 1
Max Biaggi 4 world titles
30 races together: ahead 11, behind 16, both out 3
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
15 races together: ahead 14, behind 0, both out 1
Luca Cadalora 3 world titles
76 races together: ahead 12, behind 62, both out 2

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)

250cc 93 races · 1983–1993

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.1 to an average finish of 10.1

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.5 → 4.5	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 4–6	4.5 → 5.7	0 wins / 4 races
Grid 7–9	8.1 → 7.5	0 wins / 14 races
Grid 10–15	12.1 → 10.1	0 wins / 32 races
Grid 16〜	22.2 → 17.9	0 wins / 32 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Shah Alam (average P8.5, 3 races)

Magny-Cours1 racesavg P4.0

Interlagos1 racesavg P5.0

Kyalami1 racesavg P7.0

Shah Alam3 racesavg P8.5

Catalunya2 racesavg P8.5

Jarama2 racesavg P9.5

Laguna Seca4 racesavg P10.3

Eastern Creek3 racesavg P10.3

Misano5 racesavg P10.5

Hungaroring2 racesavg P11.0

Jerez7 racesavg P11.1

Brno5 racesavg P11.4

Le Mans4 racesavg P11.5

Hockenheim6 racesavg P11.6

Mugello3 racesavg P12.0

Phillip Island2 racesavg P12.5

Donington7 racesavg P12.8

Assen6 racesavg P13.0

Goiânia2 racesavg P13.0

Suzuka5 racesavg P14.6

Spa2 racesavg P15.0

Salzburgring6 racesavg P15.2

Rijeka4 racesavg P15.8

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P16.0

Anderstorp4 racesavg P18.0

Nürburgring3 racesavg P20.0

Monza1 racesavg P21.0

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, 1983–1993 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)70 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 4,594 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 1,629 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 147,071 miles
5.9× around the Earth · at least 13.4 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

89.2%Start rate (91/102)

6Longest run of absences (races)

62Longest run of starts (races)

13.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1987 250cc

1988 250cc P34 · 6 pts

1989 250cc P16 · 36 pts

1990 250cc P8 · 92 pts

1991 250cc P8 · 96 pts

1992 250cc P7 · 58 pts

1993 250cc P14 · 50 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, 1983–1993 (the rider's racing years)