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

Riders

Marco Simoncelli

Nationality: Italy
Number: 58
Team (2011 MotoGP): San Carlo Honda Gresini
Bike: Honda
Born: January 20, 1987(age 39)
Birthplace: Cattolica
Height / weight: 183 cm / 76 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Photos (4)

2011
Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 3.0
2014
Nicholas Gemini · CC BY-SA 3.0
2016
Poigne · Public domain
2017
F1fans · CC BY-SA 4.0

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 125cc at Brno in 2002.

In 125cc (2002–2005): 46 starts, 2 wins, 7 podiums. Teams: Nocable.it Race. In 250cc (2006–2009): 63 starts, 12 wins, 22 podiums. Teams: Squadra Corse Metis Gilera, Metis Gilera. In MotoGP (2010–2011): 34 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. Teams: San Carlo Honda Gresini.

First podium: Jerez 2004 (125cc). First win: Jerez 2004 (125cc). World champion: 2008 250cc.

In all, 143 Grand Prix starts, 14 wins and 31 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
2002	Portuguese GP	125cc	32	1'50.338
2008	INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX	250cc	1	1'45.168
2009	Japanese GP	250cc	1	1'53.093
2011	Malaysian GP	MotoGP	5	2'02.105

Season by season

125cc250ccMotoGP ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 2002–2011 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc2002–2005

Win rate4.1%

Podium rate14.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P10.2

290 pts · Poles 2

Includes 3 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

250cc2006–2009 ★ 1 titles (2008)

Win rate19.0%

Podium rate34.9%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.0

701 pts · Poles 11

MotoGP2010–2011

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate5.9%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.0

264 pts · Poles 2

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2002–2011 (the rider's racing years)

Strongest and weakest circuits

1.2 places better on left-corner heavy tracks than on right-corner heavy tracks

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 2002. Of the 40 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
30 races together: ahead 8, behind 22, both out 0
Jorge Lorenzo 5 world titles
99 races together: ahead 15, behind 78, both out 6
Dani Pedrosa 3 world titles
46 races together: ahead 9, behind 36, both out 1
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
28 races together: ahead 21, behind 7, both out 0

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 146 races · 125cc / 250cc / MotoGP

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Phillip Island (average P4.3, 9 races)

Phillip Island125cc 3 · 250cc 4 · MotoGP 2avg P4.3

Le Mans125cc 3 · 250cc 4 · MotoGP 2avg P5.3

Estoril125cc 2 · 250cc 4 · MotoGP 2avg P5.3

Shanghai125cc 1 · 250cc 3avg P5.3

Valencia125cc 3 · 250cc 4 · MotoGP 1avg P5.4

Motegi125cc 3 · 250cc 3 · MotoGP 2avg P5.5

AragónMotoGP 2avg P5.5

Sachsenring125cc 3 · 250cc 4 · MotoGP 2avg P5.8

Jerez125cc 3 · 250cc 4 · MotoGP 2avg P6.0

Indianapolis250cc 1 · MotoGP 2avg P6.7

Catalunya125cc 3 · 250cc 4 · MotoGP 2avg P6.8

SilverstoneMotoGP 2avg P7.0

Mugello125cc 3 · 250cc 4 · MotoGP 2avg P7.1

Sepang125cc 4 · 250cc 4 · MotoGP 1avg P7.1

Donington125cc 3 · 250cc 4avg P7.2

Lusail125cc 1 · 250cc 3 · MotoGP 2avg P7.2

Misano250cc 3 · MotoGP 2avg P8.0

Istanbul125cc 1 · 250cc 2avg P8.7

Assen125cc 3 · 250cc 4 · MotoGP 2avg P9.3

Brno125cc 4 · 250cc 4 · MotoGP 2avg P10.0

Rio125cc 3avg P12.7

Welkom125cc 2avg P20.0

Suzuka125cc 1avg P21.0

Laguna SecaMotoGP 2—

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 34 races · 2010–2011

Dry / wet

Podium rate: 6.3% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate

Dry32 races0%(0 wins)

Wet2 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Dry32 races6%(2 podiums)

Wet2 races0%(0 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry32 racesavg P7.0

Wet2 races—

By grid positionSmall sample

Starting Grid 7–9: average finish 8.5

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.0 → 5.5	0 wins / 8 races
Grid 4–6	4.9 → 4.6	0 wins / 9 races
Grid 7–9	8.3 → 8.5	0 wins / 10 races
Grid 10–15	12.0 → 8.8	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 16〜	16.0 → 11.0	0 wins / 1 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Phillip Island2 racesavg P4.0

Estoril2 racesavg P4.0

Motegi2 racesavg P5.0

Aragón2 racesavg P5.5

Catalunya2 racesavg P6.0

Sachsenring2 racesavg P6.0

Valencia1 racesavg P6.0

Mugello2 racesavg P7.0

Brno2 racesavg P7.0

Silverstone2 racesavg P7.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P7.5

Lusail2 racesavg P8.0

Sepang1 racesavg P8.0

Assen2 racesavg P9.0

Misano2 racesavg P9.0

Indianapolis2 racesavg P9.5

Jerez2 racesavg P11.0

Laguna Seca2 races—

MotoGP: all in the Bridgestone era.

250cc 63 races · 2006–2009

Dry / wet

More podiums in the wet (60.0% wet, 31.4% dry)

Win rate

Dry51 races18%(9 wins)

Wet10 races30%(3 wins)

Podium rate

Dry51 races31%(16 podiums)

Wet10 races60%(6 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry51 racesavg P5.5

Wet10 racesavg P2.8

2 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 11.9 to an average finish of 8.3

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.0 → 2.2	11 wins / 25 races
Grid 4–6	5.1 → 6.6	1 wins / 12 races
Grid 7–9	8.1 → 7.2	0 wins / 11 races
Grid 10–15	11.9 → 8.3	0 wins / 14 races
Grid 16〜	17.0 → 6.0	0 wins / 1 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Jerez (average P3.0, 4 races)

Indianapolis1 racesavg P1.0

Jerez4 racesavg P3.0

Sachsenring4 racesavg P3.0

Le Mans4 racesavg P4.3

Estoril4 racesavg P4.3

Brno4 racesavg P4.3

Mugello4 racesavg P4.8

Assen4 racesavg P4.8

Phillip Island4 racesavg P4.8

Catalunya4 racesavg P5.0

Shanghai3 racesavg P5.0

Donington4 racesavg P5.3

Sepang4 racesavg P5.5

Motegi3 racesavg P5.7

Valencia4 racesavg P6.0

Misano3 racesavg P6.0

Lusail3 racesavg P8.5

Istanbul2 racesavg P10.0

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era.

125cc 49 races · 2002–2005

Dry / wetSmall sample

Podium rate: 38.5% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate

Dry13 races8%(1 wins)

Wet2 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Dry13 races38%(5 podiums)

Wet2 races0%(0 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry13 racesavg P6.1

Wet2 racesavg P5.0

34 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid positionSmall sample

Starting Grid 10–15: average finish 12.0

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.7 → 8.0	1 wins / 3 races
Grid 4–6	4.7 → 6.2	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 7–9	8.3 → 4.5	0 wins / 3 races
Grid 10–15	12.8 → 12.0	0 wins / 12 races
Grid 16〜	21.2 → 13.7	0 wins / 11 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Phillip Island (average P3.0, 3 races)

Phillip Island3 racesavg P3.0

Lusail1 racesavg P3.0

Valencia3 racesavg P4.5

Le Mans3 racesavg P5.0

Jerez3 racesavg P5.3

Motegi3 racesavg P6.0

Shanghai1 racesavg P6.0

Istanbul1 racesavg P6.0

Estoril2 racesavg P8.0

Catalunya3 racesavg P8.3

Sachsenring3 racesavg P8.3

Sepang4 racesavg P10.0

Donington3 racesavg P10.0

Rio3 racesavg P12.7

Assen3 racesavg P15.7

Brno4 racesavg P15.8

Mugello3 racesavg P17.0

Welkom2 racesavg P20.0

Suzuka1 racesavg P21.0

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 2002–2011 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 34,213 miles
1.4× around the Earth · 11,932 laps

Time on the bike: at least 366 hours (15.2 days)
Average 143.4 km/h, top 327.7 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2011, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 452,141 miles
18.2× around the Earth · at least 40.9 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

95.3%Start rate (141/148)

2Longest run of absences (races)

65Longest run of starts (races)

37.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

2003 125cc P21 · 31 pts

2004 125cc P11 · 79 pts

2005 125cc P5 · 177 pts

2006 250cc P10 · 92 pts

2007 250cc P10 · 97 pts

2008 250cc P1 · 281 pts

2009 250cc P3 · 231 pts

2010 MotoGP P8 · 125 pts

2011 MotoGP P6 · 139 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, 2002–2011 (the rider's racing years)

2002	Brno		27
2002	Rio	grid 25	21
2002	Sepang		DNF
2002	Phillip Island	grid 18	Out on lap 1
2002	Valencia	grid 24	DNF
2003	Suzuka	grid 15	21
2003	Welkom		20
2003	Jerez	grid 10	14 +2
2003	Le Mans	grid 25	DNF
2003	Mugello	grid 15	17
2003	Catalunya	grid 22	16
2003	Assen	grid 15	20
2003	Donington	grid 24	16
2003	Sachsenring	grid 20	12 +4
2003	Brno	grid 23	14 +2
2003	Estoril	grid 6	Did not start
2003	Rio	grid 16	11 +5
2003	Motegi	grid 14	DNF
2003	Sepang	grid 15	11 +5
2003	Phillip Island	grid 11	DNF
2003	Valencia	grid 3	4 +13
2004	Welkom		DNF
2004	Jerez	grid 1	1 +25
2004	Le Mans	grid 9	DNF
2004	Mugello	grid 16	DNF
2004	Catalunya	grid 13	7 +9
2004	Assen	grid 14	7 +9
2004	Rio	grid 20	6 +10
2004	Sachsenring	grid 6	10 +6
2004	Donington	grid 10	DNF
2004	Brno	grid 1	19
2004	Estoril	grid 5	6 +10
2004	Motegi	grid 11	6 +10
2004	Lusail	grid 7	Did not start
2004	Sepang	grid 4	DNF
2005	Jerez		1 +25
2005	Estoril		10 +6
2005	Shanghai		6 +10
2005	Le Mans		5 +11
2005	Mugello		DNF
2005	Catalunya		2 +20
2005	Assen		20
2005	Donington		4 +13
2005	Sachsenring		3 +16
2005	Brno	grid 4	3 +16
2005	Motegi		DNF
2005	Sepang	grid 5	9 +7
2005	Lusail	grid 7	3 +16
2005	Phillip Island	grid 4	3 +16
2005	Istanbul	grid 9	6 +10
2005	Valencia	grid 11	5 +11

2006	Jerez	grid 8	DNF
2006	Lusail	grid 13	8 +8
2006	Istanbul	grid 7	11 +5
2006	Shanghai	grid 17	6 +10
2006	Le Mans	grid 11	8 +8
2006	Mugello	grid 6	7 +9
2006	Catalunya	grid 10	DNF
2006	Assen	grid 6	7 +9
2006	Donington	grid 9	10 +6
2006	Sachsenring	grid 9	DNF
2006	Brno	grid 13	9 +7
2006	Sepang	grid 12	8 +8
2006	Phillip Island	grid 5	10 +6
2006	Motegi	grid 15	9 +7
2006	Estoril	grid 3	7 +9
2006	Valencia	grid 5	DNF
2007	Lusail	grid 12	9 +7
2007	Jerez	grid 6	Out on lap 1
2007	Istanbul	grid 5	9 +7
2007	Shanghai	grid 10	DNF
2007	Le Mans	grid 7	6 +10
2007	Mugello	grid 13	9 +7
2007	Catalunya	grid 10	9 +7
2007	Donington	grid 7	DNF
2007	Assen	grid 8	6 +10
2007	Sachsenring	grid 8	7 +9
2007	Brno	grid 14	DNF
2007	Misano	grid 9	DNF
2007	Estoril	grid 11	7 +9
2007	Motegi	grid 12	7 +9
2007	Phillip Island	grid 5	7 +9
2007	Sepang	grid 11	8 +8
2007	Valencia	grid 4	11 +5
2008	Lusail	grid 6	DNF
2008	Jerez	grid 9	DNF
2008	Estoril	grid 1	2 +20
2008	Shanghai	grid 5	4 +13
2008	Le Mans	grid 3	2 +20
2008	Mugello	grid 3	1 +25
2008	Catalunya	grid 4	1 +25
2008	Donington	grid 2	2 +20
2008	Assen	grid 3	3 +16
2008	Sachsenring	grid 1	1 +25
2008	Brno	grid 1	3 +16
2008	Misano	grid 2	6 +10
2008	Motegi	grid 1	1 +25
2008	Phillip Island	grid 1	1 +25
2008	Sepang	grid 3	3 +16
2008	Valencia	grid 1	1 +25
2009	Jerez	grid 3	3 +16
2009	Le Mans	grid 2	1 +25
2009	Mugello	grid 2	2 +20
2009	Catalunya	grid 3	DNF
2009	Assen	grid 4	3 +16
2009	Sachsenring	grid 1	1 +25
2009	Donington	grid 2	4 +13
2009	Brno	grid 1	1 +25
2009	Indianapolis	grid 3	1 +25
2009	Misano	grid 3	DNF
2009	Estoril	grid 3	1 +25
2009	Phillip Island	grid 2	1 +25
2009	Sepang	grid 8	3 +16
2009	Valencia	grid 1	DNF

2010	Lusail	grid 15	11 +5
2010	Jerez	grid 16	11 +5
2010	Le Mans	grid 13	10 +6
2010	Mugello	grid 11	9 +7
2010	Silverstone	grid 9	7 +9
2010	Assen	grid 8	9 +7
2010	Catalunya	grid 8	DNF
2010	Sachsenring	grid 8	6 +10
2010	Laguna Seca	grid 9	DNF
2010	Brno	grid 12	11 +5
2010	Indianapolis	grid 8	7 +9
2010	Misano	grid 9	14 +2
2010	Aragón	grid 9	7 +9
2010	Motegi	grid 8	6 +10
2010	Sepang	grid 11	8 +8
2010	Phillip Island	grid 4	6 +10
2010	Estoril	grid 10	4 +13
2010	Valencia	grid 3	6 +10
2011	Lusail	grid 4	5 +11
2011	Jerez	grid 5	DNF
2011	Estoril	grid 2	Out on lap 1
2011	Le Mans	grid 2	5 +11
2011	Catalunya	grid 1	6 +10
2011	Silverstone	grid 2	DNF
2011	Assen	grid 1	9 +7
2011	Mugello	grid 3	5 +11
2011	Sachsenring	grid 4	6 +10
2011	Laguna Seca	grid 5	DNF
2011	Brno	grid 5	3 +16
2011	Indianapolis	grid 7	12 +4
2011	Misano	grid 5	4 +13
2011	Aragón	grid 6	4 +13
2011	Motegi	grid 6	4 +13
2011	Phillip Island	grid 2	2 +20