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

Riders

Alessandro Valesi

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Nationality
Italy Italy

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Misano in 1984.

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In 500cc (1984–1989): 33 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 33 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)

Starts with no race result

The official records keep only the qualifying order and the starting grid for these races; the race result is missing (the official site has none either).

YearEventClassGridQualifying
1988YUGOSLAVIAN GRAND PRIX500cc17

Season by season

500cc ★ Champion

1510151984198519861987198819891988 500cc: P16 / 26 pts / 0 wins1989 500cc: P13 / 40 pts / 0 wins500cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1984–1989 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

500cc1984–1989
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P14.1

66 pts · Poles 0

18 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, 1984–1989 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1984. Of the 87 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)

500cc 49 races · 1984–1989

By grid position

Starting Grid 10–15: average finish 13.3

average grid average finish (classified)

15101520Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 13.9 → average finish 13.3 (14 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 20.3 → average finish 14.7 (30 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 10–1513.9 → 13.30 wins / 14 races
Grid 16〜20.3 → 14.70 wins / 30 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Anderstorp (average P11.0, 3 races)

Anderstorp3 racesavg P11.0
Laguna Seca2 racesavg P11.0
Phillip Island1 racesavg P11.0
Jerez3 racesavg P11.3
Assen4 racesavg P12.0
Misano4 racesavg P12.0
Jarama3 racesavg P13.0
Goiânia2 racesavg P13.0
Le Mans2 racesavg P13.0
Rijeka2 racesavg P13.0
Imola1 racesavg P13.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P13.0
Brno3 racesavg P13.5
Salzburgring3 racesavg P13.5
Paul Ricard2 racesavg P16.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P16.0
Kyalami1 racesavg P17.0
Spa3 racesavg P18.0
Monza2 racesavg P18.0
Mugello1 racesavg P18.0
Suzuka3 racesavg P19.0
Donington2 racesavg P19.0

500cc: 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, 1984–1989 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)26 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,795 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 634 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 82,122 miles
3.3× around the Earth · at least 7.4 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

88.9%Start rate (40/45)
2Longest run of absences (races)
18Longest run of starts (races)
3.3Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1987 500cc
1988 500cc P16 · 26 pts
1989 500cc P13 · 40 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, 1984–1989 (the rider's racing years)

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