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Patrick Plisson (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Panini · Public domain · 1979 · Wikimedia Commons

Patrick Plisson

Nationality
France France
Born
May 10, 1952(age 74)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Spa in 1976.

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In 125cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1977): 5 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1977–1978): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1978): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1978): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1978–1979): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1979): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Opatija 1977 (50cc).

In all, 21 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 6 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

125cc50cc ★ Champion

110203019761977197819791976 125cc: P23 / 5 pts / 0 wins1977 125cc: P34 / 2 pts / 0 wins1978 125cc: P11 / 20 pts / 0 wins1979 125cc: P22 / 12 pts / 0 wins125cc1977 50cc: P5 / 26 pts / 0 wins1978 50cc: P3 / 48 pts / 0 wins1979 50cc: P3 / 32 pts / 0 wins50cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1976–1979 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

50cc1977–1979
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate43.8%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.1

106 pts · Poles 0

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

125cc1976–1979
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P7.2

39 pts · Poles 0

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, 1976–1979 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1976. Of the 53 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 31 races · 50cc / 125cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Assen (average P3.8, 5 races)

Mugello50cc 1avg P2.0
Opatija50cc 1avg P3.0
Assen50cc 3 · 125cc 2avg P3.8
Jarama125cc 3 · 50cc 2avg P5.0
Rijeka125cc 1 · 50cc 2avg P6.0
Salzburgring125cc 2avg P6.0
Spa125cc 2 · 50cc 2avg P6.5
Imola50cc 2avg P7.0
Hockenheim50cc 1avg P7.0
Le Mans50cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P8.0
Brno50cc 1avg P8.0
Nogaro125cc 1avg P8.0
Imatra125cc 2avg P9.0
San Carlos125cc 1avg P10.0

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.

125cc 15 races · 1976–1979

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Assen2 racesavg P4.0
Spa2 racesavg P5.5
Salzburgring2 racesavg P6.0
Jarama3 racesavg P7.5
Nogaro1 racesavg P8.0
Imatra2 racesavg P9.0
Rijeka1 racesavg P9.0
San Carlos1 racesavg P10.0
Le Mans1 races—

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

50cc 16 races · 1977–1979

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Mugello1 racesavg P2.0
Jarama2 racesavg P2.5
Rijeka2 racesavg P3.0
Opatija1 racesavg P3.0
Assen3 racesavg P3.7
Imola2 racesavg P7.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P7.0
Spa2 racesavg P7.5
Le Mans1 racesavg P8.0
Brno1 racesavg P8.0

50cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1976–1979 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)1 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 55 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 26 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 2,762 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.3 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

76.2%Start rate (16/21)
1Longest run of absences (races)
4Longest run of starts (races)
26.1Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1977 50cc P5 · 26 pts
1978 50cc P3 · 48 pts
1979 50cc P3 · 32 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, 1976–1979 (the rider's racing years)

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