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

Riders

Ruben Xaus (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Smudge 9000 from Faversham, England · CC BY 2.0 · 2007 · Wikimedia Commons

Ruben Xaus

Nationality
Spain Spain
Number
11
Team (2005 MotoGP)
Fortuna Yamaha Team
Bike
Yamaha
Born
February 18, 1978(age 48)
Birthplace
Barcelona

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Brno in 1995.

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In 250cc (1995): 4 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In MotoGP (2004–2005): 32 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. Teams: Fortuna Yamaha Team.

First podium: Lusail 2004 (MotoGP).

In all, 36 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 1 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

250ccMotoGP ★ Champion

151015199619982000200220042004 MotoGP: P11 / 77 pts / 0 wins2005 MotoGP: P16 / 52 pts / 0 winsMotoGP

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Scope: official results DB, 1995–2005 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1995–1995
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P19.5

0 pts · Poles 0

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

MotoGP2004–2005
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate3.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P11.5

129 pts · Poles 0

1 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, 1995–2005 (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.

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 38 races · 250cc / MotoGP

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Catalunya (average P8.0, 3 races)

Catalunya250cc 1 · MotoGP 2avg P8.0
LusailMotoGP 2avg P8.5
MugelloMotoGP 2avg P9.5
AssenMotoGP 2avg P9.5
MotegiMotoGP 2avg P9.5
EstorilMotoGP 2avg P10.0
ShanghaiMotoGP 1avg P10.0
Donington250cc 1 · MotoGP 2avg P11.0
Laguna SecaMotoGP 1avg P11.0
Phillip IslandMotoGP 2avg P11.5
SachsenringMotoGP 2avg P12.0
Le MansMotoGP 2avg P13.0
SepangMotoGP 2avg P14.0
Rio250cc 1 · MotoGP 1avg P14.0
IstanbulMotoGP 1avg P14.0
ValenciaMotoGP 2avg P15.0
JerezMotoGP 2avg P18.0
Brno250cc 1 · MotoGP 2avg P20.5
WelkomMotoGP 1—
Buenos Aires250cc 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.

MotoGP 33 races · 2004–2005

Dry / wetSmall sample

Podium rate: 0.0% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate
Dry13 races0%(0 wins)
Wet3 races0%(0 wins)
Podium rate
Dry13 races0%(0 podiums)
Wet3 races0%(0 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Dry13 racesavg P12.9
Wet3 racesavg P11.0

17 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid positionSmall sample

Starting Grid 10–15: average finish 12.1

average grid average finish (classified)

151015Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 7.7 → average finish 5.3 (3 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 13.0 → average finish 12.1 (10 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 16.9 → average finish 12.8 (19 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 7–97.7 → 5.30 wins / 3 races
Grid 10–1513.0 → 12.10 wins / 10 races
Grid 16〜16.9 → 12.80 wins / 19 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Catalunya2 racesavg P8.0
Lusail2 racesavg P8.5
Mugello2 racesavg P9.5
Assen2 racesavg P9.5
Motegi2 racesavg P9.5
Estoril2 racesavg P10.0
Shanghai1 racesavg P10.0
Donington2 racesavg P11.0
Laguna Seca1 racesavg P11.0
Phillip Island2 racesavg P11.5
Sachsenring2 racesavg P12.0
Rio1 racesavg P12.0
Le Mans2 racesavg P13.0
Sepang2 racesavg P14.0
Istanbul1 racesavg P14.0
Valencia2 racesavg P15.0
Jerez2 racesavg P18.0
Brno2 racesavg P18.0
Welkom1 races—

MotoGP: all in the Multiple suppliers era.

250cc 5 races · 1995

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Rio1 racesavg P16.0
Brno1 racesavg P23.0
Buenos Aires1 races—
Catalunya1 races—
Donington1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1995–2005 (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 6,651 miles
0.3× around the Earth · 2,290 laps

Time on the bike: at least 61 hours (2.5 days)
Average 146.2 km/h, top 323.9 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2005, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 126,822 miles
5.1× around the Earth · at least 11.4 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

100%Start rate (33/33)
0Longest run of absences (races)
33Longest run of starts (races)
0Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
2004 MotoGP P11 · 77 pts
2005 MotoGP P16 · 52 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, 1995–2005 (the rider's racing years)

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