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

Riders

Arie Molenaar

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Nationality: Netherlands
Number: 29
Born: March 1, 1965(age 61)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Hockenheim in 1991.

In 125cc (1991–1993): 25 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 25 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

125cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1991–1993 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1991–1993

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P19.9

8 pts · Poles 0

14 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, 1991–1993 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1991. Of the 34 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
39 races together: ahead 5, behind 32, both out 2
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
12 races together: ahead 0, behind 12, both out 0
Kazuto Sakata 2 world titles
38 races together: ahead 7, behind 27, both out 4
Fausto Gresini 2 world titles
38 races together: ahead 3, behind 32, both out 3

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)

125cc 39 races · 1991–1993

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	13.3 → 17.5	0 wins / 3 races
Grid 16〜	22.5 → 20.2	0 wins / 24 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Shah Alam (average P15.3, 3 races)

Hungaroring1 racesavg P14.0

Shah Alam3 racesavg P15.3

Magny-Cours1 racesavg P16.0

Suzuka3 racesavg P18.5

Donington3 racesavg P18.7

Interlagos1 racesavg P19.0

Jerez3 racesavg P20.0

Catalunya2 racesavg P20.0

Brno2 racesavg P20.0

Eastern Creek2 racesavg P20.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P20.0

Assen3 racesavg P20.5

Misano2 racesavg P20.5

Laguna Seca1 racesavg P21.0

Hockenheim3 racesavg P21.7

Mugello3 racesavg P22.0

Jarama2 racesavg P24.5

Salzburgring2 racesavg P27.0

Kyalami1 races—

125cc: 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, 1991–1993 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)34 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,933 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 702 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 49,140 miles
2.0× around the Earth · at least 4.6 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

97.5%Start rate (39/40)

1Longest run of absences (races)

38Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1991 125cc P32 · 7 pts

1992 125cc

1993 125cc P35 · 1 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, 1991–1993 (the rider's racing years)

1991	Suzuka		20
1991	Jerez		19
1991	Misano		20
1991	Hockenheim		22
1991	Salzburgring		DNF
1991	Jarama		26
1991	Assen		25
1991	Paul Ricard		20
1991	Donington		11 +5
1991	Mugello		23
1991	Brno		18
1991	Shah Alam		14 +2
1992	Suzuka	grid 26	DNF
1992	Eastern Creek	grid 24	24
1992	Shah Alam	grid 12	17
1992	Jerez	grid 21	21
1992	Mugello	grid 22	DNF
1992	Catalunya	grid 15	DNF
1992	Hockenheim	grid 23	25
1992	Assen	grid 17	16
1992	Hungaroring	grid 17	14
1992	Magny-Cours	grid 16	16
1992	Donington	grid 20	20
1992	Interlagos	grid 17	19
1992	Kyalami	grid 19	DNF
1993	Eastern Creek	grid 18	16
1993	Shah Alam	grid 20	15 +1
1993	Suzuka	grid 26	17
1993	Jerez	grid 24	DNF
1993	Salzburgring	grid 27	27
1993	Hockenheim	grid 13	18
1993	Assen	grid 17	Out on lap 1
1993	Catalunya	grid 24	20
1993	Mugello	grid 27	21
1993	Donington	grid 27	25
1993	Brno	grid 27	22
1993	Misano	grid 30	21
1993	Laguna Seca	grid 22	21
1993	Jarama	grid 29	23