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

Riders

Alan Patterson

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Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bike
Honda

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Eastern Creek in 1991.

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In 125cc (1991): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1994): 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 6 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

125cc250cc ★ Champion

12468101988198919901991199219931994

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Scope: official results DB, 1988–1994 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1988–1991
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P26.0

0 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1994–1994
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P22.0

0 pts · Poles 0

3 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, 1988–1994 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1988. Of the 55 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 11 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Salzburgring250cc 1avg P20.0
Shah Alam250cc 1avg P22.0
Eastern Creek125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P25.0
Donington125cc 2avg P26.0
Suzuka250cc 1—
Jerez250cc 1—
Mugello250cc 1—
Assen250cc 1—
Hockenheim250cc 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.

250cc 8 races · 1994

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Salzburgring1 racesavg P20.0
Shah Alam1 racesavg P22.0
Eastern Creek1 racesavg P24.0
Suzuka1 races—
Jerez1 races—
Mugello1 races—
Assen1 races—
Hockenheim1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

125cc 3 races · 1988–1991

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Donington2 racesavg P26.0
Eastern Creek1 racesavg P26.0

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, 1988–1994 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)9 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 365 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 136 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 14,745 miles
0.6× around the Earth · at least 1.3 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

57.1%Start rate (8/14)
6Longest run of absences (races)
8Longest run of starts (races)
0Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1994 250cc

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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, 1988–1994 (the rider's racing years)

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