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

Riders

Scott Smart

No freely licensed photo found, so the race number and team colour are shown instead. About photos

Nationality: United Kingdom
Bike: Aprilia
Born: May 29, 1975(age 51)
Birthplace: Wateringbury

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Donington in 1996.

In 250cc (1996): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1998): 12 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1999): 7 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 20 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).

Year	Event	Class	Grid	Qualifying
1998	Spanish GP	500cc	22	1'48.000

Season by season

250cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1995–1999 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1995–1999

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P16.0

9 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1998–1998

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P15.1

14 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1995–1999 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1995. Of the 61 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Mick Doohan 5 world titles
12 races together: ahead 2, behind 9, both out 1
Max Biaggi 4 world titles
15 races together: ahead 2, behind 13, both out 0
Alex Criville 2 world titles
12 races together: ahead 1, behind 10, both out 1

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 22 races · 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Jarama500cc 1avg P12.0

Buenos Aires500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P13.0

Rio250cc 1avg P14.0

Assen500cc 1avg P14.0

Phillip Island500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P15.0

Catalunya500cc 1avg P15.0

Donington250cc 3 · 500cc 1avg P15.5

Valencia250cc 1avg P17.0

Mugello500cc 1avg P19.0

Brno500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P21.0

Imola500cc 1 · 250cc 1—

Welkom250cc 1—

Suzuka500cc 1—

Paul Ricard500cc 1—

Sachsenring500cc 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 10 races · 1995–1999

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	13.0 → 12.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 16〜	22.8 → 16.8	0 wins / 9 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P13.0

Rio1 racesavg P14.0

Valencia1 racesavg P17.0

Donington3 racesavg P17.3

Welkom1 races—

Imola1 races—

Brno1 races—

Phillip Island1 races—

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

500cc 12 races · 1998

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	14.0 → 10.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 16〜	21.3 → 16.0	0 wins / 11 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Donington1 racesavg P10.0

Jarama1 racesavg P12.0

Assen1 racesavg P14.0

Catalunya1 racesavg P15.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P15.0

Mugello1 racesavg P19.0

Brno1 racesavg P21.0

Suzuka1 races—

Paul Ricard1 races—

Imola1 races—

Buenos Aires1 races—

Sachsenring1 races—

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, 1995–1999 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)4 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,155 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 416 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 57,694 miles
2.3× around the Earth · at least 5.1 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

85.7%Start rate (12/14)

2Longest run of absences (races)

11Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1998 500cc P21 · 14 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, 1995–1999 (the rider's racing years)

1995	Donington	grid 32	24
1996	Donington	grid 28	16
1997	Donington	grid 13	12 +4
1999	Brno	grid 22	DNF
1999	Imola	grid 21	DNF
1999	Valencia	grid 20	17
1999	Phillip Island	grid 23	DNF
1999	Welkom	grid 25	DNF
1999	Rio	grid 16	14 +2
1999	Buenos Aires	grid 18	13 +3

1998	Suzuka	grid 24	DNF
1998	Mugello	grid 22	19
1998	Paul Ricard	grid 22	DNF
1998	Jarama	grid 18	12 +4
1998	Assen	grid 22	14 +2
1998	Donington	grid 14	10 +6
1998	Sachsenring	grid 16	DNF
1998	Brno	grid 22	21
1998	Imola	grid 24	DNF
1998	Catalunya	grid 22	15 +1
1998	Phillip Island	grid 20	15 +1
1998	Buenos Aires	grid 22	Out on lap 1