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

Riders

Pier Luigi Conforti

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Nationality: Italy
Number: 26
Born: June 15, 1946(age 80)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Imola in 1975.

In 125cc (1975–1977): 4 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1977–1979): 5 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1980–1982): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Opatija 1975 (125cc). First win: Silverstone 1977 (125cc).

In all, 13 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 4 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Season by season

125cc250cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1975–1982 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1975–1979

Win rate7.7%

Podium rate23.1%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.3

75 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1977–1982

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate12.5%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.6

25 pts · Poles 0

4 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, 1975–1982 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1975. Of the 60 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Anton Mang 5 world titles
12 races together: ahead 3, behind 8, both out 1
Eugenio Lazzarini 3 world titles
12 races together: ahead 4, behind 7, both out 1

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 21 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Opatija (average P3.5, 3 races)

Silverstone125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P1.0

Rijeka125cc 1avg P3.0

Opatija125cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P3.5

Salzburgring125cc 2avg P4.5

Imola125cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P5.3

Misano250cc 2avg P6.5

Montjuïc125cc 1avg P7.0

Mugello125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P8.0

Paul Ricard125cc 1avg P10.0

Spa125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P10.5

Nogaro125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P18.0

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 8 races · 1977–1982

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Imola1 racesavg P4.0

Opatija1 racesavg P5.0

Misano2 racesavg P6.5

Spa1 racesavg P16.0

Mugello1 races—

Silverstone1 races—

Nogaro1 races—

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

125cc 13 races · 1975–1979

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Silverstone1 racesavg P1.0

Opatija2 racesavg P2.0

Rijeka1 racesavg P3.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P4.5

Spa1 racesavg P5.0

Imola2 racesavg P6.0

Montjuïc1 racesavg P7.0

Mugello1 racesavg P8.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P10.0

Nogaro1 racesavg P18.0

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; 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, 1975–1982 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)4 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 271 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 113 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 1,706 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.2 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

No season as a regular (starting at least half of the races)

? 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, 1975–1982 (the rider's racing years)

1975	Imola		5 +6
1975	Opatija		2 +12
1976	Mugello		8 +3
1976	Montjuïc		7 +4
1977	Salzburgring		4 +8
1977	Paul Ricard		10 +1
1977	Opatija		DNF
1977	Spa		5 +6
1977	Silverstone	grid 2	1 +15
1978	Salzburgring		5 +6
1978	Nogaro		18
1978	Rijeka		3 +10
1979	Imola		7 +4