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

Riders

Ivan Palazzese

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Nationality: Venezuela
Bike: Aprilia
Born: January 2, 1962(age 64)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at San Carlos in 1977.

In 125cc (1977–1982): 12 starts, 2 wins, 6 podiums. In 250cc (1983–1989): 30 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: San Carlos 1977 (125cc). First win: Anderstorp 1982 (125cc).

In all, 42 Grand Prix starts, 2 wins and 7 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Season by season

125cc250cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1977–1989 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1977–1982

Win rate8.7%

Podium rate34.8%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.1

151 pts · Poles 1

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

250cc1983–1989

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate2.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P11.9

89 pts · Poles 0

20 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, 1977–1989 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1977. Of the 90 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Angel Nieto 13 world titles
24 races together: ahead 5, behind 13, both out 6
Anton Mang 5 world titles
31 races together: ahead 4, behind 25, both out 2
Stefan Dörflinger 4 world titles
10 races together: ahead 6, behind 3, both out 1
Luca Cadalora 3 world titles
24 races together: ahead 4, behind 17, 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)

All classes 73 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Spa (average P6.0, 4 races)

Imatra125cc 1avg P1.0

San Carlos125cc 2avg P3.0

Buenos Aires125cc 2avg P5.0

Spa125cc 1 · 250cc 3avg P6.0

Rijeka125cc 3 · 250cc 3avg P6.8

Misano125cc 2 · 250cc 3avg P7.0

Paul Ricard125cc 1avg P7.0

Jarama125cc 2 · 250cc 5avg P7.8

Anderstorp125cc 2 · 250cc 4avg P8.2

Silverstone125cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P8.3

Assen125cc 2 · 250cc 4avg P8.7

Brno125cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P8.8

Kyalami250cc 3avg P10.7

Donington250cc 2avg P11.0

Laguna Seca250cc 1avg P11.0

Salzburgring250cc 3avg P13.5

Monza250cc 3avg P14.0

Le Mans250cc 2avg P14.0

Mugello250cc 2avg P14.0

Jerez250cc 2avg P16.0

Phillip Island250cc 1avg P18.0

Hockenheim250cc 3—

Suzuka250cc 2—

Nürburgring250cc 1—

Nogaro125cc 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.

250cc 50 races · 1983–1989

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 4–6	6.0 → 12.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 7–9	8.7 → 10.0	0 wins / 3 races
Grid 10–15	13.8 → 9.0	0 wins / 8 races
Grid 16〜	22.6 → 14.6	0 wins / 11 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Spa (average P6.0, 3 races)

Spa3 racesavg P6.0

Rijeka3 racesavg P8.0

Misano3 racesavg P9.5

Assen4 racesavg P10.3

Kyalami3 racesavg P10.7

Donington2 racesavg P11.0

Laguna Seca1 racesavg P11.0

Anderstorp4 racesavg P12.3

Brno2 racesavg P12.5

Jarama5 racesavg P13.5

Salzburgring3 racesavg P13.5

Monza3 racesavg P14.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P14.0

Mugello2 racesavg P14.0

Jerez2 racesavg P16.0

Silverstone1 racesavg P16.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P18.0

Hockenheim3 races—

Suzuka2 races—

Nürburgring1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

125cc 23 races · 1977–1982

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Imatra1 racesavg P1.0

Jarama2 racesavg P2.0

Anderstorp2 racesavg P2.0

San Carlos2 racesavg P3.0

Silverstone2 racesavg P4.5

Misano2 racesavg P4.5

Buenos Aires2 racesavg P5.0

Brno2 racesavg P5.0

Rijeka3 racesavg P5.5

Assen2 racesavg P5.5

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P7.0

Spa1 races—

Nogaro1 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1977–1989 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)33 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 2,167 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 765 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 51,817 miles
2.1× around the Earth · at least 4.9 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

67.8%Start rate (59/87)

3Longest run of absences (races)

22Longest run of starts (races)

90.2Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1980 125cc P7 · 28 pts

1981 125cc P7 · 37 pts

1982 125cc P3 · 75 pts

1983 250cc P13 · 20 pts

1984 250cc P15 · 16 pts

1985〜1986 no Grand Prix starts

1987 250cc P16 · 9 pts

1988 250cc P18 · 25 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, 1977–1989 (the rider's racing years)

1977	San Carlos		3 +10
1978	Nogaro		DNF
1979	San Carlos	grid 1	DNF
1980	Misano		6 +5
1980	Jarama		2 +12
1980	Rijeka		DNF
1980	Silverstone		4 +8
1980	Brno		8 +3
1981	Buenos Aires		DNF
1981	Paul Ricard		7 +4
1981	Jarama		2 +12
1981	Rijeka		6 +5
1981	Assen		5 +7
1981	Anderstorp		3 +10
1982	Buenos Aires		5 +6
1982	Misano		3 +10
1982	Assen		6 +5
1982	Spa		DNF
1982	Rijeka		5 +6
1982	Silverstone		5 +6
1982	Anderstorp	grid 2	1 +15
1982	Imatra	grid 2	1 +15
1982	Brno		2 +12

1983	Kyalami		10 +1
1983	Le Mans		14
1983	Monza		8 +3
1983	Hockenheim		DNF
1983	Jarama		10 +1
1983	Salzburgring		18
1983	Rijeka		DNF
1983	Assen		2 +12
1983	Spa		8 +3
1983	Silverstone		16
1983	Anderstorp		15
1984	Kyalami		8 +3
1984	Misano		DNF
1984	Jarama		DNF
1984	Nürburgring		DNF
1984	Rijeka		6 +5
1984	Assen		20
1984	Spa		4 +8
1984	Anderstorp		16
1984	Mugello		12
1985	Kyalami		14
1985	Jarama		17
1985	Hockenheim		DNF
1985	Mugello		16
1986	Monza		20
1987	Monza		DNF
1987	Salzburgring	grid 20	DNF
1987	Rijeka	grid 8	10 +1
1987	Assen	grid 17	6 +5
1987	Le Mans	grid 18	DNF
1987	Donington		DNF
1987	Anderstorp	grid 15	DNF
1987	Brno	grid 13	8 +3
1987	Misano	grid 6	12
1987	Jarama	grid 14	DNF
1988	Suzuka	grid 30	DNF
1988	Jarama	grid 19	DNF
1988	Jerez	grid 25	21
1988	Salzburgring	grid 9	9 +7
1988	Assen	grid 14	13 +3
1988	Spa	grid 11	DNF
1988	Donington	grid 9	11 +5
1988	Anderstorp	grid 13	6 +10
1988	Brno	grid 17	17
1989	Suzuka	grid 31	DNF
1989	Phillip Island	grid 24	18
1989	Laguna Seca	grid 15	11 +5
1989	Jerez	grid 25	11 +5
1989	Misano	grid 15	7 +9
1989	Hockenheim	grid 23	DNF