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

Riders

Ian Mcconnachie

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Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bike
Honda
Born
January 10, 1965(age 61)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 50cc at Hockenheim in 1983.

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In 50cc (1983): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1984): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 80cc (1985): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1985): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 80cc (1985–1987): 14 starts, 0 wins, 3 podiums. In 125cc (1987): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 80cc (1987–1988): 5 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1988–1991): 9 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Misano 1985 (80cc).

In all, 33 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 5 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).

YearEventClassGridQualifying
1988Portuguese GP80cc9

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: 1988 80cc (POR)

Season by season

50cc125cc80cc ★ Champion

11020301983198419851986198719881989199019911988 125cc: P28 / 10 pts / 0 wins1991 125cc: P34 / 5 pts / 0 wins125cc1985 80cc: P6 / 33 pts / 0 wins1986 80cc: P6 / 50 pts / 1 wins1987 80cc: P5 / 53 pts / 0 wins1988 80cc: P23 / 6 pts / 0 wins80cc

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

Scope: official results DB, 1983–1991 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1983–1983
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P18.0

0 pts · Poles 0

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

80cc1984–1988
Win rate3.7%
Podium rate25.9%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.7

142 pts · Poles 1

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

125cc1984–1991
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P19.2

15 pts · Poles 0

10 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, 1983–1991 (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 1983. Of the 76 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 55 races · 50cc / 80cc / 125cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Misano (average P5.8, 4 races)

Misano80cc 3 · 125cc 1avg P5.8
Nürburgring80cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P6.5
Assen50cc 1 · 80cc 3 · 125cc 2avg P8.0
Rijeka50cc 1 · 80cc 3 · 125cc 1avg P8.3
Le Mans80cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P9.0
Mugello80cc 2avg P9.0
Donington80cc 1 · 125cc 2avg P10.5
Silverstone125cc 1 · 80cc 1avg P11.0
Salzburgring80cc 2 · 125cc 2avg P11.7
Jarama50cc 1 · 125cc 2 · 80cc 3avg P13.0
Imola50cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P13.0
Jerez80cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P13.5
Hockenheim50cc 1 · 80cc 3 · 125cc 2avg P14.8
Brno80cc 1 · 125cc 2avg P15.7
Paul Ricard125cc 1avg P16.0
Spa125cc 1avg P25.0
Monza50cc 1 · 80cc 2—
Anderstorp125cc 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 22 races · 1984–1991

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

151015Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 4.0 → average finish 16.0 (1 races, 0 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 12.8 → average finish 18.7 (5 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 18.0 → average finish 10.0 (3 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 4–64.0 → 16.00 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–1512.8 → 18.70 wins / 5 races
Grid 16〜18.0 → 10.00 wins / 3 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Nürburgring1 racesavg P10.0
Misano1 racesavg P11.0
Paul Ricard1 racesavg P16.0
Brno2 racesavg P18.0
Donington2 racesavg P19.0
Jerez1 racesavg P20.0
Jarama2 racesavg P21.0
Silverstone1 racesavg P21.0
Salzburgring2 racesavg P24.0
Spa1 racesavg P25.0
Hockenheim2 racesavg P27.0
Assen2 races—
Imola1 races—
Le Mans1 races—
Rijeka1 races—
Anderstorp1 races—

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

80cc 27 races · 1984–1988

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

1510Starting Grid 1–3: average grid 1.0 → average finish 1.0 (1 races, 1 wins)Grid 1–3Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 8.0 → average finish 10.0 (1 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9
Grid 1–31.0 → 1.01 wins / 1 races
Grid 7–98.0 → 10.00 wins / 1 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 80cc, best at Hockenheim (average P4.0, 3 races)

Silverstone1 racesavg P1.0
Donington1 racesavg P2.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P3.0
Hockenheim3 racesavg P4.0
Misano3 racesavg P4.0
Rijeka3 racesavg P4.7
Salzburgring2 racesavg P5.5
Jerez1 racesavg P7.0
Jarama3 racesavg P7.5
Assen3 racesavg P8.0
Mugello2 racesavg P9.0
Le Mans1 racesavg P9.0
Brno1 racesavg P11.0
Monza2 races—

80cc: no track-condition records.

50cc 6 races · 1983

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Imola1 racesavg P13.0
Jarama1 racesavg P16.0
Rijeka1 racesavg P19.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P24.0
Assen1 races—
Monza1 races—

50cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1983–1991 (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)8 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 436 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 150 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 15,276 miles
0.6× around the Earth · at least 1.7 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

86%Start rate (49/57)
2Longest run of absences (races)
25Longest run of starts (races)
0Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1983 50cc

1984 no Grand Prix starts

1985 80cc P6 · 33 pts
1986 80cc P6 · 50 pts
1987 80cc P5 · 53 pts
1988 125cc P28 · 10 pts

1989〜1990 no Grand Prix starts

1991 125cc P34 · 5 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, 1983–1991 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

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