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

Riders

Graziano Rossi

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Nationality
Italy Italy
Bike
Yamaha
Born
March 14, 1954(age 72)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Nogaro in 1978.

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In 500cc (1978–1979): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1979): 3 starts, 2 wins, 3 podiums. In 500cc (1979–1982): 12 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums.

First podium: Jarama 1979 (250cc). First win: Rijeka 1979 (250cc).

In all, 18 Grand Prix starts, 2 wins and 5 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
1979WEST GERMANY GRAND PRIX500cc13
1979Spanish GP500cc14
1979SWEDISH GRAND PRIX500cc12
1981YUGOSLAVIAN GRAND PRIX500cc9
1981Dutch GP500cc13
1982NATIONS GRAND PRIX500cc13

Season by season

500cc250cc ★ Champion

11020301977197819791980198119821978 500cc: P16 / 7 pts / 0 wins1979 500cc: P33 / 2 pts / 0 wins1980 500cc: P5 / 38 pts / 0 wins500cc1979 250cc: P3 / 67 pts / 3 wins250cc

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

Scope: official results DB, 1977–1982 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1979–1979
Win rate60.0%
Podium rate100.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P1.6

67 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1977–1982
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate8.7%
Average finish (when classified)avg P8.7

47 pts · Poles 1

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, 1977–1982 (the rider's racing years)

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.

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 28 races · 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Assen (average P7.0, 4 races)

Rijeka250cc 1avg P1.0
Karlskoga250cc 1avg P1.0
Brno250cc 1avg P2.0
Jarama250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P3.0
Misano500cc 1avg P3.0
Paul Ricard500cc 2avg P4.0
Nogaro500cc 1avg P6.0
Assen500cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P7.0
Silverstone500cc 4avg P7.5
Imatra500cc 3avg P9.0
Imola500cc 1avg P9.0
Anderstorp500cc 2avg P11.0
Mugello500cc 1avg P11.0
Buenos Aires500cc 1avg P13.0
Salzburgring500cc 2avg P14.0
Spa500cc 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.

500cc 23 races · 1977–1982

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

151015Starting Grid 1–3: average grid 2.0 → average finish 4.0 (2 races, 0 wins)Grid 1–3Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 6.0 → average finish 4.0 (3 races, 0 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 8.2 → average finish 2.5 (4 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 13.3 → average finish 11.7 (3 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 16.5 → average finish 12.0 (2 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 1–32.0 → 4.00 wins / 2 races
Grid 4–66.0 → 4.00 wins / 3 races
Grid 7–98.2 → 2.50 wins / 4 races
Grid 10–1513.3 → 11.70 wins / 3 races
Grid 16〜16.5 → 12.00 wins / 2 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Silverstone (average P7.5, 4 races)

Misano1 racesavg P3.0
Paul Ricard2 racesavg P4.0
Nogaro1 racesavg P6.0
Silverstone4 racesavg P7.5
Assen3 racesavg P9.0
Imatra3 racesavg P9.0
Imola1 racesavg P9.0
Anderstorp2 racesavg P11.0
Mugello1 racesavg P11.0
Buenos Aires1 racesavg P13.0
Salzburgring2 racesavg P14.0
Jarama1 races—
Spa1 races—

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

250cc 5 races · 1979

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Assen1 racesavg P1.0
Rijeka1 racesavg P1.0
Karlskoga1 racesavg P1.0
Brno1 racesavg P2.0
Jarama1 racesavg P3.0

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1977–1982 (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 794 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 274 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 3,823 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

87.5%Start rate (7/8)
1Longest run of absences (races)
7Longest run of starts (races)
2.7Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1980 500cc P5 · 38 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, 1977–1982 (the rider's racing years)

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