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

Riders

Taru Rinne

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Nationality
Finland Finland
Bike
Honda

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Brno in 1987.

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In 125cc (1987–1990): 8 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 8 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
1989NATIONS GRAND PRIX125cc16

Season by season

125cc ★ Champion

110203019871988198919901988 125cc: P38 / 2 pts / 0 wins1989 125cc: P17 / 23 pts / 0 wins125cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1987–1990 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1987–1990
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P17.0

25 pts · Poles 0

8 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, 1987–1990 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1987. Of the 78 riders who debuted that year, 1 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)

125cc 16 races · 1987–1990

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

1510152025Starting Grid 1–3: average grid 2.0 → average finish 7.0 (1 races, 0 wins)Grid 1–3Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 8.0 → average finish 25.0 (3 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 11.5 → average finish 10.0 (2 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 22.6 → average finish 18.6 (8 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 1–32.0 → 7.00 wins / 1 races
Grid 7–98.0 → 25.00 wins / 3 races
Grid 10–1511.5 → 10.00 wins / 2 races
Grid 16〜22.6 → 18.60 wins / 8 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Brno (average P17.7, 4 races)

Hockenheim1 racesavg P7.0
Paul Ricard1 racesavg P14.0
Jerez1 racesavg P15.0
Assen2 racesavg P15.5
Hungaroring1 racesavg P16.0
Brno4 racesavg P17.7
Phillip Island1 racesavg P19.0
Anderstorp3 racesavg P20.0
Suzuka1 racesavg P26.0
Salzburgring1 races—

125cc: 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, 1987–1990 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)7 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 406 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 140 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 24,768 miles
1.0× around the Earth · at least 2.2 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

50%Start rate (6/12)
3Longest run of absences (races)
3Longest run of starts (races)
18Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1989 125cc P17 · 23 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, 1987–1990 (the rider's racing years)

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