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

Riders

Paul Lewis

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Nationality
Australia Australia
Bike
EMC
Born
July 3, 1960(age 66)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Silverstone in 1983.

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In 500cc (1983–1986): 10 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1987): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 11 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

500cc250cc ★ Champion

1510152025198319841985198619871983 500cc: P19 / 1 pts / 0 wins1985 500cc: P25 / 1 pts / 0 wins1986 500cc: P18 / 4 pts / 0 wins500cc

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

Scope: official results DB, 1983–1987 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1987–1987
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P25.0

0 pts · Poles 0

500cc1983–1986
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P11.7

6 pts · Poles 0

5 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, 1983–1987 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1983. Of the 76 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 16 races · 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Monza500cc 1avg P9.0
Silverstone500cc 3avg P10.0
Paul Ricard500cc 1avg P10.0
Rijeka500cc 1avg P10.0
Jarama500cc 1avg P11.0
Nürburgring500cc 1avg P12.0
Salzburgring500cc 1avg P14.0
Misano500cc 2avg P15.0
Assen500cc 2avg P16.0
Jerez250cc 1avg P25.0
Spa500cc 2—

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 1 races · 1987

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records; one circuit only.

500cc 15 races · 1983–1986

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

15101520Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 13.6 → average finish 10.6 (7 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 21.2 → average finish 12.5 (5 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 10–1513.6 → 10.60 wins / 7 races
Grid 16〜21.2 → 12.50 wins / 5 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Monza1 racesavg P9.0
Silverstone3 racesavg P10.0
Paul Ricard1 racesavg P10.0
Rijeka1 racesavg P10.0
Jarama1 racesavg P11.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P12.0
Salzburgring1 racesavg P14.0
Misano2 racesavg P15.0
Assen2 racesavg P16.0
Spa2 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, 1983–1987 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)9 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 697 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 248 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 3,956 miles
0.2× around the Earth · at least 0.5 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

81.8%Start rate (9/11)
2Longest run of absences (races)
8Longest run of starts (races)
0.7Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1986 500cc P18 · 4 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, 1983–1987 (the rider's racing years)

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