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

Riders

Esa Kytölä

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Nationality: Finland
Bike: Honda

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Nogaro in 1982.

In 125cc (1982–1989): 26 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 26 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)

Season by season

350cc125cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1979–1989 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1982–1989

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P15.9

16 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1979–1979

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)—

0 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, 1979–1989 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1979. Of the 100 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Angel Nieto 13 world titles
11 races together: ahead 0, behind 9, both out 2
Stefan Dörflinger 4 world titles
15 races together: ahead 5, behind 5, both out 5
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
10 races together: ahead 0, behind 9, both out 1
Pierpaolo Bianchi 3 world titles
40 races together: ahead 6, behind 27, both out 7

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 46 races · 125cc / 350cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Hockenheim (average P8.0, 4 races)

Hockenheim125cc 4avg P8.0

Brno125cc 1avg P8.0

Nogaro125cc 1avg P10.0

Anderstorp125cc 4avg P11.5

Salzburgring125cc 4avg P13.0

Jarama125cc 4avg P14.0

Paul Ricard125cc 3avg P16.0

Imola125cc 1avg P16.0

Assen125cc 4avg P18.5

Monza125cc 3avg P20.5

Spa125cc 5avg P24.0

Le Mans125cc 2—

Silverstone125cc 2—

Donington125cc 2—

Nürburgring125cc 2—

Jerez125cc 1—

Misano125cc 1—

Rijeka125cc 1—

Imatra350cc 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.

125cc 45 races · 1982–1989

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 7–9	8.0 → 29.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–15	13.0 → 10.0	0 wins / 5 races
Grid 16〜	22.2 → 16.0	0 wins / 5 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Hockenheim (average P8.0, 4 races)

Hockenheim4 racesavg P8.0

Brno1 racesavg P8.0

Nogaro1 racesavg P10.0

Anderstorp4 racesavg P11.5

Salzburgring4 racesavg P13.0

Jarama4 racesavg P14.0

Paul Ricard3 racesavg P16.0

Imola1 racesavg P16.0

Assen4 racesavg P18.5

Monza3 racesavg P20.5

Spa5 racesavg P24.0

Le Mans2 races—

Nürburgring2 races—

Silverstone2 races—

Donington2 races—

Jerez1 races—

Misano1 races—

Rijeka1 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

350cc 1 races · 1979

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records; one circuit only.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1979–1989 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)10 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 597 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 189 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 6,791 miles
0.3× around the Earth · at least 0.8 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

74.1%Start rate (40/54)

3Longest run of absences (races)

20Longest run of starts (races)

11Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1983 125cc

1984 no Grand Prix starts

1985 125cc P21 · 3 pts

1986 125cc P22 · 2 pts

1987 125cc P20 · 4 pts

1988 125cc P33 · 6 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, 1979–1989 (the rider's racing years)

1982	Nogaro		10 +1
1982	Spa		18
1983	Le Mans		DNF
1983	Monza		20
1983	Hockenheim		DNF
1983	Jarama		14
1983	Spa		25
1983	Anderstorp		DNF
1984	Paul Ricard		DNF
1985	Hockenheim		8 +3
1985	Assen		DNF
1985	Spa		DNF
1985	Silverstone		DNF
1985	Anderstorp		DNF
1986	Jarama		DNF
1986	Monza		DNF
1986	Nürburgring		DNF
1986	Salzburgring		9 +2
1986	Paul Ricard		22
1986	Assen		17
1986	Spa		DNF
1986	Silverstone		DNF
1986	Anderstorp		13
1986	Misano		Did not start
1987	Jerez		DNF
1987	Hockenheim		DNF
1987	Monza		21
1987	Salzburgring		17
1987	Assen		20
1987	Le Mans		DNF
1987	Donington		DNF
1987	Anderstorp		10 +1
1987	Brno		8 +3
1987	Misano		DNF
1987	Jarama		DNF
1988	Jarama	grid 15	DNF
1988	Imola	grid 24	16
1988	Nürburgring	grid 23	DNF
1988	Salzburgring	grid 10	DNF
1988	Assen	grid 20	DNF
1988	Spa	grid 8	29
1988	Rijeka	grid 13	DNF
1988	Paul Ricard	grid 13	10 +6
1988	Donington	grid 24	DNF
1989	Hockenheim	grid 14	DNF
1989	Salzburgring	grid 20	DNF