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

Riders

Maik Stief

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Nationality
Germany Germany
Bike
Honda
Born
September 26, 1972(age 54)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 80cc at Hockenheim in 1989.

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In 80cc (1989): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1992–1999): 19 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 22 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

80cc125cc ★ Champion

15101520199019921994199619981993 125cc: P23 / 21 pts / 0 wins125cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1989–1999 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

80cc1989–1989
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P24.0

0 pts · Poles 0

125cc1992–1999
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P14.3

21 pts · Poles 0

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

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1989–1999 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1989. Of the 72 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 30 races · 80cc / 125cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Assen (average P9.5, 3 races)

Assen80cc 1 · 125cc 2avg P9.5
Kyalami125cc 1avg P11.0
Donington125cc 1avg P11.0
Salzburgring125cc 1avg P12.0
Magny-Cours125cc 1avg P12.0
Catalunya125cc 3avg P13.0
Interlagos125cc 1avg P13.0
Suzuka125cc 2avg P18.0
Eastern Creek125cc 2avg P18.5
Jerez125cc 2avg P19.0
Hockenheim80cc 1 · 125cc 2avg P20.0
Sachsenring125cc 2avg P21.0
Brno80cc 1avg P28.0
Shah Alam125cc 2—
Nürburgring125cc 2—
Buenos Aires125cc 1—
Mugello125cc 1—
Laguna Seca125cc 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.

125cc 27 races · 1992–1999

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

15101520Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 9.0 → average finish 4.0 (1 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 13.2 → average finish 13.3 (8 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 21.1 → average finish 16.1 (17 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 7–99.0 → 4.00 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–1513.2 → 13.30 wins / 8 races
Grid 16〜21.1 → 16.10 wins / 17 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Assen2 racesavg P9.5
Kyalami1 racesavg P11.0
Donington1 racesavg P11.0
Salzburgring1 racesavg P12.0
Magny-Cours1 racesavg P12.0
Catalunya3 racesavg P13.0
Interlagos1 racesavg P13.0
Suzuka2 racesavg P18.0
Eastern Creek2 racesavg P18.5
Jerez2 racesavg P19.0
Sachsenring2 racesavg P21.0
Shah Alam2 races—
Nürburgring2 races—
Hockenheim2 races—
Buenos Aires1 races—
Mugello1 races—
Laguna Seca1 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

80cc 3 races · 1989

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hockenheim1 racesavg P20.0
Brno1 racesavg P28.0
Assen1 races—

80cc: 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, 1989–1999 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)21 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 981 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 351 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 43,356 miles
1.7× around the Earth · at least 3.9 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

66.7%Start rate (22/33)
6Longest run of absences (races)
10Longest run of starts (races)
35.3Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1989 80cc

1990〜1991 no Grand Prix starts

1992 125cc
1993 125cc P23 · 21 pts

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? 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, 1989–1999 (the rider's racing years)

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