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

Riders

Chris Vermeulen (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Tom Reynolds from Melbourne, Australia · CC BY 2.0 · 2006 · Wikimedia Commons

Chris Vermeulen Wins only in the wet

Nationality
Australia Australia
Number
7
Team (2012 MotoGP)
NGM Mobile Forward Racing
Bike
Suter
Born
June 19, 1982(age 44)
Birthplace
Brisbane
Height / weight
177 cm / 68 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Photos (25)

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in MotoGP at Phillip Island in 2005.

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In MotoGP (2005–2012): 73 starts, 1 wins, 7 podiums. Teams: Camel Honda, Rizla Suzuki MotoGP, NGM Mobile Forward Racing.

First podium: Phillip Island 2006 (MotoGP). First win: Le Mans 2007 (MotoGP).

In all, 73 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 7 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

MotoGP ★ Champion

15101520200520062007200820092010201120122005 MotoGP: P21 / 10 pts / 0 wins2006 MotoGP: P11 / 98 pts / 0 wins2007 MotoGP: P6 / 179 pts / 1 wins2008 MotoGP: P8 / 128 pts / 0 wins2009 MotoGP: P12 / 106 pts / 0 winsMotoGP

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Scope: official results DB, 2005–2012 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

MotoGP2005–2012
Win rate1.4%
Podium rate9.6%
Average finish (when classified)avg P8.9

521 pts · Poles 3

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2005–2012 (the rider's racing years)

Strongest and weakest circuits

1.3 places better on slow tracks than on fast tracks

Strong
  1. Laguna Seca 4.5 places better than usual (4 finishes)
  2. Catalunya 1.1 places better than usual (4 finishes)
  3. Sepang 0.5 places better than usual (4 finishes)
Weak
  1. Valencia 3.0 places worse than usual (3 finishes)
  2. Lusail 1.9 places worse than usual (3 finishes)
  3. Motegi 1.9 places worse than usual (3 finishes)

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 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)

MotoGP 73 races · 2005–2012

By tyre era

No podium yet in the Bridgestone era

Win rate
Multiple suppliers55 races2%(1 wins)
Bridgestone18 races0%(0 wins)
Podium rate
Multiple suppliers55 races13%(7 podiums)
Bridgestone18 races0%(0 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Multiple suppliers55 racesavg P8.5
Bridgestone18 racesavg P10.2

Dry / wet

All 1 wins came in the wet

Win rate
Dry59 races0%(0 wins)
Wet12 races8%(1 wins)
Podium rate
Dry59 races5%(3 podiums)
Wet12 races33%(4 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Dry59 racesavg P9.2
Wet12 racesavg P7.3

2 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.6 to an average finish of 9.7

average grid average finish (classified)

151015Starting Grid 1–3: average grid 1.9 → average finish 8.9 (7 races, 0 wins)Grid 1–3Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 4.5 → average finish 8.0 (4 races, 0 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 7.9 → average finish 6.0 (15 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 12.6 → average finish 9.7 (41 races, 1 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 17.3 → average finish 10.7 (6 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 1–31.9 → 8.90 wins / 7 races
Grid 4–64.5 → 8.00 wins / 4 races
Grid 7–97.9 → 6.00 wins / 15 races
Grid 10–1512.6 → 9.71 wins / 41 races
Grid 16〜17.3 → 10.70 wins / 6 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In MotoGP, best at Laguna Seca (average P4.5, 4 races)

Laguna Seca4 racesavg P4.5
Misano3 racesavg P5.3
Shanghai3 racesavg P7.0
Catalunya4 racesavg P7.8
Le Mans5 racesavg P7.8
Sepang4 racesavg P8.3
Brno4 racesavg P8.5
Sachsenring4 racesavg P8.5
Phillip Island5 racesavg P9.4
Assen4 racesavg P9.5
Istanbul3 racesavg P9.7
Estoril4 racesavg P10.0
Donington4 racesavg P10.0
Indianapolis2 racesavg P10.0
Jerez4 racesavg P10.3
Lusail4 racesavg P10.3
Mugello4 racesavg P10.5
Motegi4 racesavg P10.7
Valencia4 racesavg P11.3

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 2005–2012 (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 25,491 miles
1.0× around the Earth · 9,080 laps

Time on the bike: at least 281 hours (11.7 days)
Average 146.1 km/h, top 335.9 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2012, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 246,699 miles
9.9× around the Earth · at least 22.2 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

100%Start rate (70/70)
0Longest run of absences (races)
70Longest run of starts (races)
0Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
2006 MotoGP P11 · 98 pts
2007 MotoGP P6 · 179 pts
2008 MotoGP P8 · 128 pts
2009 MotoGP P12 · 106 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, 2005–2012 (the rider's racing years)

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