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

Riders

Martin Cardenas (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 2013 · Wikimedia Commons

Martin Cardenas

Nationality
Colombia Colombia
Number
10
Team (2011 Moto2)
Blusens-STX
Bike
Chassis FTR / Engine Honda
Born
January 28, 1982(age 44)
Birthplace
Medellin

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Jerez in 2005.

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In 250cc (2005–2006): 25 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Aprilia Germany, Wurth Honda BQR, Repsol Honda. In Moto2 (2011): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Blusens-STX.

In all, 26 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

250ccMoto2 ★ Champion

151015202520052006200720082009201020112005 250cc: P25 / 9 pts / 0 wins2006 250cc: P15 / 37 pts / 0 wins250cc

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Scope: official results DB, 2005–2011 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc2005–2006
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P14.1

46 pts · Poles 0

Moto22011–2011
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P28.0

0 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2005–2011 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 2005. Of the 49 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 26 races · 250cc / Moto2

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Jerez250cc 2avg P8.0
Lusail250cc 2avg P12.0
Brno250cc 2avg P13.0
Istanbul250cc 2avg P13.0
Le Mans250cc 1avg P13.0
Valencia250cc 1avg P13.0
Shanghai250cc 1avg P13.0
Catalunya250cc 2avg P13.5
Sachsenring250cc 2avg P15.0
Sepang250cc 2avg P15.0
Estoril250cc 1avg P15.0
Mugello250cc 2avg P17.0
Motegi250cc 1avg P17.0
Phillip Island250cc 1avg P17.0
Assen250cc 2avg P21.0
IndianapolisMoto2 1avg P28.0
Donington250cc 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.

Moto2 1 races · 2011

Moto2: all in the Dunlop era; Dry races only; always on the grid Grid 16〜; one circuit only.

250cc 25 races · 2005–2006

Dry / wetSmall sample

Podium rate: 0.0% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate
Dry22 races0%(0 wins)
Wet1 races0%(0 wins)
Podium rate
Dry22 races0%(0 podiums)
Wet1 races0%(0 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Dry22 racesavg P13.8
Wet1 races—

2 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

15101520Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 11.5 → average finish 7.0 (2 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 19.7 → average finish 13.2 (14 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 10–1511.5 → 7.00 wins / 2 races
Grid 16〜19.7 → 13.20 wins / 14 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Jerez2 racesavg P8.0
Lusail2 racesavg P12.0
Brno2 racesavg P13.0
Istanbul2 racesavg P13.0
Le Mans1 racesavg P13.0
Valencia1 racesavg P13.0
Shanghai1 racesavg P13.0
Catalunya2 racesavg P13.5
Sachsenring2 racesavg P15.0
Sepang2 racesavg P15.0
Estoril1 racesavg P15.0
Mugello2 racesavg P17.0
Motegi1 racesavg P17.0
Phillip Island1 racesavg P17.0
Assen2 racesavg P21.0
Donington1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 2005–2011 (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 7,866 miles
0.3× around the Earth · 2,656 laps

Time on the bike: at least 90 hours (3.8 days)
Average 140.5 km/h, top 274.7 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2011, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 68,575 miles
2.8× around the Earth · at least 6.3 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

78.1%Start rate (25/32)
4Longest run of absences (races)
20Longest run of starts (races)
15Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
2005 250cc P25 · 9 pts
2006 250cc P15 · 37 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, 2005–2011 (the rider's racing years)

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