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

Riders

Mick Doohan

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Nationality: Australia
Bike: Honda
Born: June 4, 1965(age 61)
Birthplace: Brisbane

Photos (3)

2011
Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0
2015
Matt Buck from London, United Kingdom · CC BY-SA 2.0
2015
Matt Buck from London, United Kingdom · CC BY-SA 2.0

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 500cc at Suzuka in 1989.

In 500cc (1989–1999): 98 starts, 42 wins, 69 podiums.

First podium: Hockenheim 1989 (500cc). First win: Hungaroring 1990 (500cc). World champion: 1994 500cc, 1995 500cc, 1996 500cc, 1997 500cc, 1998 500cc.

In all, 98 Grand Prix starts, 42 wins and 69 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
1993	Japanese GP	500cc	4

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: 1993 500cc (JPN)

Season by season

500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1989–1999 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

500cc1989–1999 ★ 5 titles (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)

Win rate39.7%

Podium rate69.9%

Average finish (when classified)avg P2.5

2298 pts · Poles 58

Includes 9 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

1989	Suzuka	grid 6	DNF
1989	Phillip Island	grid 12	8 +8
1989	Laguna Seca		8 +8
1989	Jerez	grid 11	DNF
1989	Misano	grid 9	DNF
1989	Hockenheim	grid 6	3 +15
1989	Salzburgring	grid 10	8 +8
1989	Rijeka	grid 10	6 +10
1989	Assen	grid 12	9 +7
1989	Spa	grid 3	8 +4
1989	Le Mans	grid 8	8 +8
1989	Goiânia	grid 8	4 +13
1990	Suzuka	grid 5	DNF
1990	Laguna Seca	grid 5	2 +17
1990	Jerez	grid 1	4 +13
1990	Misano	grid 3	3 +15
1990	Nürburgring	grid 2	DNF
1990	Salzburgring	grid 3	3 +15
1990	Rijeka	grid 5	4 +13
1990	Assen	grid 7	4 +13
1990	Spa	grid 4	6 +10
1990	Le Mans	grid 5	4 +13
1990	Donington	grid 7	4 +13
1990	Anderstorp	grid 6	4 +13
1990	Brno	grid 5	9 +7
1990	Hungaroring	grid 1	1 +20
1990	Phillip Island	grid 1	2 +17
1991	Suzuka	grid 2	2 +17
1991	Eastern Creek	grid 3	2 +17
1991	Laguna Seca	grid 4	2 +17
1991	Jerez	grid 3	1 +20
1991	Misano	grid 5	1 +20
1991	Hockenheim	grid 1	3 +15
1991	Salzburgring	grid 1	1 +20
1991	Jarama	grid 3	2 +17
1991	Assen	grid 4	DNF
1991	Paul Ricard	grid 2	2 +17
1991	Donington	grid 6	3 +15
1991	Mugello	grid 2	3 +15
1991	Brno	grid 2	2 +17
1991	Le Mans	grid 2	2 +17
1991	Shah Alam	grid 3	3 +15
1992	Suzuka	grid 5	1 +20
1992	Eastern Creek	grid 1	1 +20
1992	Shah Alam	grid 1	1 +20
1992	Jerez	grid 1	1 +20
1992	Mugello	grid 1	2 +15
1992	Catalunya	grid 1	2 +15
1992	Hockenheim	grid 1	1 +20
1992	Assen		Did not start
1992	Interlagos	grid 14	12
1992	Kyalami	grid 3	6 +6
1993	Eastern Creek	grid 8	DNF
1993	Shah Alam	grid 5	4 +13
1993	Jerez	grid 7	4 +13
1993	Salzburgring	grid 2	2 +20
1993	Hockenheim	grid 2	DNF
1993	Assen	grid 1	2 +20
1993	Catalunya	grid 1	2 +20
1993	Mugello	grid 1	1 +25
1993	Donington	grid 3	DNF
1993	Brno	grid 2	3 +16
1993	Misano	grid 5	2 +20
1993	Laguna Seca	grid 1	DNF
1994	Eastern Creek	grid 3	3 +16
1994	Shah Alam	grid 4	1 +25
1994	Suzuka	grid 2	2 +20
1994	Jerez	grid 3	1 +25
1994	Salzburgring	grid 1	1 +25
1994	Hockenheim	grid 1	1 +25
1994	Assen	grid 1	1 +25
1994	Mugello	grid 3	1 +25
1994	Le Mans	grid 1	1 +25
1994	Donington	grid 1	2 +20
1994	Brno	grid 2	1 +25
1994	Laguna Seca	grid 1	3 +16
1994	Buenos Aires	grid 2	1 +25
1994	Catalunya	grid 2	2 +20
1995	Eastern Creek	grid 1	1 +25
1995	Shah Alam	grid 1	1 +25
1995	Suzuka	grid 1	2 +20
1995	Jerez	grid 1	DNF
1995	Nürburgring	grid 1	DNF
1995	Mugello	grid 1	1 +25
1995	Assen	grid 2	1 +25
1995	Le Mans	grid 1	1 +25
1995	Donington	grid 1	1 +25
1995	Brno	grid 2	2 +20
1995	Rio	grid 1	2 +20
1995	Buenos Aires	grid 2	1 +25
1995	Catalunya	grid 2	4 +13
1996	Shah Alam	grid 3	5 +11
1996	Sentul	grid 1	1 +25
1996	Suzuka	grid 7	6 +10
1996	Jerez	grid 1	1 +25
1996	Mugello	grid 1	1 +25
1996	Paul Ricard	grid 2	1 +25
1996	Assen	grid 3	1 +25
1996	Nürburgring	grid 2	2 +20
1996	Donington	grid 1	1 +25
1996	Red Bull Ring	grid 1	2 +20
1996	Brno	grid 2	2 +20
1996	Imola	grid 1	1 +25
1996	Catalunya	grid 1	2 +20
1996	Rio	grid 1	1 +25
1996	Eastern Creek	grid 3	8 +8
1997	Shah Alam	grid 2	1 +25
1997	Suzuka	grid 2	1 +25
1997	Jerez	grid 2	2 +20
1997	Mugello	grid 1	1 +25
1997	Red Bull Ring	grid 1	1 +25
1997	Paul Ricard	grid 1	1 +25
1997	Assen	grid 1	1 +25
1997	Imola	grid 1	1 +25
1997	Nürburgring	grid 1	1 +25
1997	Rio	grid 1	1 +25
1997	Donington	grid 1	1 +25
1997	Brno	grid 1	1 +25
1997	Catalunya	grid 1	1 +25
1997	Sentul	grid 1	2 +20
1997	Phillip Island	grid 1	DNF
1998	Suzuka	grid 4	DNF
1998	Johor	grid 1	1 +25
1998	Jerez	grid 5	2 +20
1998	Mugello	grid 1	1 +25
1998	Paul Ricard	grid 1	2 +20
1998	Jarama	grid 1	Out on lap 1
1998	Assen	grid 1	1 +25
1998	Donington	grid 2	2 +20
1998	Sachsenring	grid 3	1 +25
1998	Brno	grid 1	DNF
1998	Imola	grid 3	1 +25
1998	Catalunya	grid 4	1 +25
1998	Phillip Island	grid 1	1 +25
1998	Buenos Aires	grid 1	1 +25
1999	Sepang	grid 7	4 +13
1999	Motegi	grid 2	2 +20

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); excludes 1 races with no official result data

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.

Eddie Lawson 4 world titles
43 races together: ahead 23, behind 18, both out 2
Max Biaggi 4 world titles
16 races together: ahead 13, behind 3, both out 0
Luca Cadalora 3 world titles
72 races together: ahead 54, behind 16, both out 2
Wayne Rainey 3 world titles
61 races together: ahead 17, behind 43, both out 1

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)

500cc 136 races · 1989–1999

By grid position

From Grid 4–6, they move up from an average grid of 4.9 to an average finish of 3.1

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.6 → 1.8	50 wins / 100 races
Grid 4–6	4.9 → 3.1	4 wins / 20 races
Grid 7–9	7.6 → 4.9	0 wins / 9 races
Grid 10–15	11.5 → 8.6	0 wins / 6 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Imola (average P1.0, 3 races)

Imola3 racesavg P1.0

Buenos Aires3 racesavg P1.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P1.0

Johor1 racesavg P1.0

Hungaroring1 racesavg P1.0

Rio3 racesavg P1.3

Mugello8 racesavg P1.4

Paul Ricard4 racesavg P1.5

Nürburgring4 racesavg P1.5

Red Bull Ring2 racesavg P1.5

Sentul2 racesavg P1.5

Jerez10 racesavg P2.0

Donington8 racesavg P2.0

Catalunya7 racesavg P2.0

Hockenheim5 racesavg P2.0

Misano4 racesavg P2.0

Jarama2 racesavg P2.0

Motegi1 racesavg P2.0

Shah Alam7 racesavg P2.3

Suzuka9 racesavg P2.3

Assen9 racesavg P2.5

Brno8 racesavg P2.9

Eastern Creek6 racesavg P3.0

Salzburgring5 racesavg P3.0

Le Mans5 racesavg P3.2

Phillip Island4 racesavg P3.7

Laguna Seca5 racesavg P3.8

Goiânia1 racesavg P4.0

Sepang1 racesavg P4.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P4.0

Rijeka2 racesavg P5.0

Kyalami1 racesavg P6.0

Spa2 racesavg P7.0

Interlagos1 racesavg P12.0

500cc: 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, 1989–1999 (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)108 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 8,746 miles
0.4× around the Earth · 3,096 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 263,514 miles
10.6× around the Earth · at least 23.9 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

94.4%Start rate (134/142)

4Longest run of absences (races)

71Longest run of starts (races)

97.7Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1989 500cc P9 · 81 pts

1990 500cc P3 · 179 pts

1991 500cc P2 · 224 pts

1992 500cc P2 · 136 pts

1993 500cc P4 · 156 pts

1994 500cc P1 · 317 pts

1995 500cc P1 · 248 pts

1996 500cc P1 · 309 pts

1997 500cc P1 · 340 pts

1998 500cc P1 · 260 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, 1989–1999 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data