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

Riders

Massimo Matteoni

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Nationality: Italy
Bike: Yamaha
Born: January 8, 1954(age 72)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Imola in 1979.

In 250cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1981–1982): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1982–1989): 20 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Monza 1981 (350cc).

In all, 23 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 2 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
1982	NATIONS GRAND PRIX	250cc	1	1'26.090

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 1 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1980 350cc (NAT)

Season by season

350cc250cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1977–1989 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1978–1989

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P17.2

20 pts · Poles 1

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

350cc1977–1982

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate22.2%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.8

39 pts · Poles 1

Includes 12 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

7 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, 1977–1989 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1977. Of the 90 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Anton Mang 5 world titles
37 races together: ahead 6, behind 29, both out 2
Luca Cadalora 3 world titles
13 races together: ahead 1, behind 12, both out 0
Carlos Lavado 2 world titles
38 races together: ahead 6, behind 27, both out 5
Sito Pons 2 world titles
28 races together: ahead 0, behind 25, both out 3

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 50 races · 250cc / 350cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Monza (average P10.3, 4 races)

Nogaro250cc 1avg P10.0

Monza350cc 1 · 250cc 3avg P10.3

Paul Ricard350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P10.5

Imola350cc 1 · 250cc 2avg P12.0

Misano350cc 1 · 250cc 3avg P12.5

Rijeka250cc 8avg P14.2

Mugello250cc 4avg P16.3

Le Mans350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P16.5

Brno350cc 1 · 250cc 3avg P17.0

Hockenheim250cc 2avg P17.0

Salzburgring350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P18.0

Jarama250cc 4avg P18.3

Spa250cc 2avg P18.5

Jerez250cc 1avg P19.0

Kyalami250cc 1avg P21.0

Assen350cc 1 · 250cc 3avg P24.0

Silverstone350cc 1—

Imatra250cc 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 41 races · 1978–1989

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Monza (average P14.0, 3 races)

Nogaro1 racesavg P10.0

Imola2 racesavg P12.0

Monza3 racesavg P14.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P14.0

Rijeka8 racesavg P14.2

Mugello4 racesavg P16.3

Hockenheim2 racesavg P17.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P18.0

Jarama4 racesavg P18.3

Spa2 racesavg P18.5

Jerez1 racesavg P19.0

Brno3 racesavg P20.0

Kyalami1 racesavg P21.0

Misano3 racesavg P22.0

Assen3 racesavg P24.0

Salzburgring1 racesavg P25.0

Imatra1 races—

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

350cc 9 races · 1977–1982

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Misano1 racesavg P3.0

Monza1 racesavg P3.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P7.0

Brno1 racesavg P8.0

Salzburgring1 racesavg P11.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P15.0

Imola1 races—

Assen1 races—

Silverstone1 races—

350cc: no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1977–1989 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)16 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,093 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 379 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 10,528 miles
0.4× around the Earth · at least 1.3 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

52.5%Start rate (21/40)

3Longest run of absences (races)

4Longest run of starts (races)

14.8Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1980 350cc P8 · 19 pts

1981 no Grand Prix starts

1982 250cc P20 · 11 pts

1983 250cc P29 · 2 pts

1984 no Grand Prix starts

1985 250cc

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, 1977–1989 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1978	Mugello		18
1979	Imola		8 +3
1982	Nogaro		10 +1
1982	Assen		19
1982	Rijeka		4 +8
1982	Imatra		DNF
1982	Brno		9 +2
1982	Mugello		DNF
1983	Monza		DNF
1983	Hockenheim		17
1983	Jarama		14
1983	Rijeka		9 +2
1983	Assen		DNF
1983	Spa		15
1984	Misano		DNF
1984	Jarama		21
1984	Rijeka		12
1984	Mugello		18
1985	Kyalami		21
1985	Jarama		20
1985	Hockenheim		DNF
1985	Mugello		13
1985	Rijeka		24
1985	Le Mans		18
1986	Monza		9 +2
1986	Rijeka		DNF
1986	Misano		DNF
1987	Jerez		19
1987	Monza		19
1987	Rijeka	grid 29	DNF
1987	Assen	grid 27	29
1987	Brno	grid 23	22
1987	Misano	grid 20	22
1988	Jarama	grid 30	DNF
1988	Imola	grid 22	16
1988	Salzburgring	grid 29	25
1988	Spa	grid 23	22
1988	Rijeka	grid 26	18
1988	Paul Ricard	grid 26	14 +2
1988	Brno	grid 33	29
1989	Rijeka	grid 30	18

1977	Imola		DNF
1979	Le Mans		15
1980	Paul Ricard		7 +4
1980	Assen		DNF
1980	Brno		8 +3
1981	Monza		3 +10
1982	Salzburgring		11
1982	Misano	grid 1	3 +10
1982	Silverstone		DNF