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

Riders

Marco Gentile

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Nationality: Italy

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

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

In 500cc (1984–1989): 42 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 42 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
1988	YUGOSLAVIAN GRAND PRIX	500cc	15

Season by season

500cc ★ Champion

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

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 P15.1

42 pts · Poles 0

21 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.

Mick Doohan 5 world titles
11 races together: ahead 3, behind 8, both out 0
Eddie Lawson 4 world titles
61 races together: ahead 3, behind 56, both out 2
Wayne Rainey 3 world titles
26 races together: ahead 1, behind 24, both out 1
Freddie Spencer 3 world titles
22 races together: ahead 5, behind 15, both out 2

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 61 races · 1984–1989

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 14.5 to an average finish of 12.7

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	14.5 → 12.7	0 wins / 10 races
Grid 16〜	20.8 → 15.9	0 wins / 45 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Misano (average P7.0, 3 races)

Misano3 racesavg P7.0

Le Mans3 racesavg P11.0

Brno2 racesavg P11.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P11.0

Jerez3 racesavg P12.0

Goiânia2 racesavg P12.0

Laguna Seca2 racesavg P12.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P13.0

Assen4 racesavg P13.3

Hockenheim3 racesavg P14.0

Imola1 racesavg P14.0

Mugello1 racesavg P15.0

Donington3 racesavg P15.7

Paul Ricard3 racesavg P16.3

Anderstorp4 racesavg P17.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P17.0

Rijeka4 racesavg P18.3

Jarama4 racesavg P19.0

Salzburgring5 racesavg P19.5

Suzuka3 racesavg P20.0

Spa4 racesavg P21.0

Monza2 races—

Silverstone1 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, 1984–1989 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)35 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 2,469 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 888 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 87,601 miles
3.5× around the Earth · at least 7.9 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

85.3%Start rate (58/68)

3Longest run of absences (races)

37Longest run of starts (races)

5.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1984 500cc

1985 no Grand Prix starts

1986 500cc

1987 500cc P24 · 1 pts

1988 500cc P24 · 8 pts

1989 500cc P17 · 33 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, 1984–1989 (the rider's racing years)

1984	Jarama	grid 27	DNF
1984	Paul Ricard	grid 29	20
1984	Rijeka	grid 22	17
1984	Spa	grid 25	DNF
1984	Anderstorp	grid 25	DNF
1984	Mugello	grid 32	15
1985	Hockenheim		14
1985	Salzburgring	grid 27	25
1985	Le Mans	grid 21	DNF
1986	Jarama	grid 22	19
1986	Monza	grid 30	DNF
1986	Nürburgring	grid 21	DNF
1986	Salzburgring		DNF
1986	Rijeka	grid 18	15
1986	Paul Ricard	grid 20	12
1986	Assen	grid 20	11
1986	Spa		DNF
1986	Silverstone	grid 24	DNF
1986	Anderstorp	grid 15	11
1986	Misano	grid 17	DNF
1987	Suzuka	grid 22	DNF
1987	Jerez	grid 19	12
1987	Hockenheim	grid 21	DNF
1987	Monza	grid 20	DNF
1987	Salzburgring	grid 18	DNF
1987	Rijeka	grid 16	23
1987	Assen	grid 19	13
1987	Le Mans	grid 16	11
1987	Donington	grid 18	14
1987	Anderstorp	grid 18	21
1987	Brno	grid 17	DNF
1987	Misano	grid 15	10 +1
1987	Jarama	grid 21	DNF
1987	Goiânia	grid 14	12
1987	Buenos Aires	grid 13	11
1988	Suzuka	grid 23	DNF
1988	Laguna Seca	grid 16	DNF
1988	Jarama	grid 21	DNF
1988	Jerez	grid 16	DNF
1988	Imola	grid 22	14 +2
1988	Nürburgring	grid 17	17
1988	Salzburgring	grid 22	DNF
1988	Assen	grid 20	15 +1
1988	Spa	grid 21	30
1988	Paul Ricard		17
1988	Donington		20
1988	Anderstorp	grid 14	19
1988	Brno	grid 18	11 +5
1988	Goiânia	grid 16	DNF
1989	Suzuka	grid 24	20
1989	Phillip Island	grid 18	13 +3
1989	Laguna Seca		12 +4
1989	Jerez	grid 14	12 +4
1989	Misano	grid 19	4 +13
1989	Hockenheim	grid 26	DNF
1989	Salzburgring	grid 15	14 +2
1989	Rijeka	grid 15	DNF
1989	Assen	grid 17	14 +2
1989	Spa	grid 15	12 +2
1989	Le Mans	grid 17	DNF
1989	Donington	grid 15	13 +3
1989	Anderstorp		Did not start
1989	Goiânia		Did not start