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

Riders

Jean Michel Mattioli

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Nationality: France
Bike: Yamaha

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Spa in 1982.

In 250cc (1982–1988): 40 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 40 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

250cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1981–1988 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1981–1988

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P13.8

245 pts · Poles 1

Includes 171 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

30 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, 1981–1988 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1981. Of the 49 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Anton Mang 5 world titles
57 races together: ahead 11, behind 44, both out 2
Luca Cadalora 3 world titles
27 races together: ahead 5, behind 21, both out 1
Wayne Rainey 3 world titles
12 races together: ahead 6, behind 5, both out 1
Carlos Lavado 2 world titles
63 races together: ahead 17, behind 43, 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)

250cc 70 races · 1981–1988

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.0 → 4.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–15	14.2 → 11.3	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 16〜	21.2 → 18.4	0 wins / 19 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Misano (average P8.0, 4 races)

Imatra1 racesavg P4.0

Misano4 racesavg P8.0

Monza2 racesavg P10.0

Anderstorp5 racesavg P10.6

Jerez2 racesavg P11.5

Le Mans3 racesavg P12.0

Kyalami2 racesavg P12.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P12.0

Silverstone5 racesavg P12.2

Spa6 racesavg P13.0

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P13.0

Rijeka6 racesavg P14.0

Assen5 racesavg P14.0

Jarama6 racesavg P14.3

Nürburgring2 racesavg P14.5

Donington2 racesavg P16.0

Goiânia2 racesavg P17.0

Suzuka2 racesavg P18.5

Salzburgring2 racesavg P19.0

Brno2 racesavg P20.0

Laguna Seca1 racesavg P20.0

Hockenheim3 racesavg P21.0

Imola1 racesavg P22.0

Mugello3 races—

250cc: 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, 1981–1988 (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 2,292 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 805 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 61,537 miles
2.5× around the Earth · at least 5.8 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

86.8%Start rate (66/76)

2Longest run of absences (races)

21Longest run of starts (races)

9.6Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1983 250cc P21 · 5 pts

1984 250cc P13 · 190 pts

1985 250cc P13 · 19 pts

1986 250cc P18 · 9 pts

1987 250cc

1988 250cc P25 · 12 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, 1981–1988 (the rider's racing years)

1981	Silverstone		23
1982	Spa		9 +2
1982	Imatra		4 +8
1982	Mugello		DNF
1983	Le Mans		11
1983	Hockenheim		29
1983	Jarama		22
1983	Rijeka		17
1983	Assen		12
1983	Spa		16
1983	Silverstone		18
1983	Anderstorp		6 +5
1984	Kyalami		13
1984	Misano	grid 1	4 +8
1984	Jarama		9 +2
1984	Salzburgring		13
1984	Nürburgring		10 +1
1984	Paul Ricard		10 +1
1984	Rijeka		16
1984	Assen		14
1984	Spa		8 +3
1984	Silverstone		8 +3
1984	Anderstorp		10 +1
1984	Mugello		DNF
1985	Kyalami		11
1985	Jarama		DNF
1985	Hockenheim		12
1985	Mugello		DNF
1985	Rijeka		11
1985	Assen		7 +4
1985	Spa		DNF
1985	Le Mans		13
1985	Silverstone		5 +6
1985	Anderstorp		8 +3
1985	Misano		5 +6
1986	Jarama		DNF
1986	Monza		10 +1
1986	Nürburgring		19
1986	Rijeka		12
1986	Spa		DNF
1986	Silverstone		7 +4
1986	Misano		7 +4
1987	Suzuka	grid 23	18
1987	Jerez		14
1987	Hockenheim	grid 21	22
1987	Monza		DNF
1987	Salzburgring	grid 28	25
1987	Rijeka	grid 15	DNF
1987	Assen	grid 18	21
1987	Le Mans	grid 14	DNF
1987	Donington		16
1987	Anderstorp	grid 16	14
1987	Brno	grid 12	13
1987	Misano	grid 17	16
1987	Jarama	grid 18	14
1987	Goiânia	grid 16	17
1987	Buenos Aires	grid 16	12
1988	Suzuka	grid 24	19
1988	Laguna Seca	grid 20	20
1988	Jarama	grid 15	12 +4
1988	Jerez	grid 14	9 +7
1988	Imola	grid 32	22
1988	Assen	grid 26	16
1988	Spa	grid 27	19
1988	Rijeka	grid 15	DNF
1988	Paul Ricard	grid 19	16
1988	Donington	grid 24	DNF
1988	Anderstorp	grid 17	15 +1
1988	Brno	grid 20	27
1988	Goiânia	grid 21	DNF