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

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Nello Pagani (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Romolo Siena · Public domain · 1972 · Wikimedia Commons

Nello Pagani

Nationality
Italy Italy
Born
October 11, 1911(age 115)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Bremgarten in 1949.

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In 500cc (1949): 2 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1949): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1949–1950): 4 starts, 1 wins, 4 podiums. In 125cc (1951): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1952–1955): 6 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums.

First podium: Assen 1949 (500cc). First win: Assen 1949 (500cc). World champion: 1949 125cc.

In all, 14 Grand Prix starts, 3 wins and 8 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 7 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1950 500cc (TT) / 1951 500cc (TT) / 1952 125cc (TT, ULST) / 1952 500cc (BEL, WGER) / 1955 500cc (TT)

Season by season

125cc500cc ★ Champion

1510152019491950195119521953195419551949 125cc: P1 / 27 pts / 2 wins ★125cc1949 500cc: P2 / 28 pts / 2 wins1950 500cc: P4 / 12 pts / 0 wins1951 500cc: P5 / 10 pts / 0 wins1952 500cc: P8 / 12 pts / 0 wins1953 500cc: P15 / 2 pts / 0 wins1955 500cc: P23 / 2 pts / 0 wins500cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1949–1955 (the rider's racing years); excludes 7 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1949–1952 ★ 1 titles (1949)
Win rate40.0%
Podium rate40.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.8

30 pts · Poles 0

Includes 2 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

500cc1949–1955
Win rate11.8%
Podium rate52.9%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.4

80 pts · Poles 0

Includes 3 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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, 1949–1955 (the rider's racing years); excludes 7 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1949. Of the 67 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 22 races · 125cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Assen (average P2.5, 4 races)

Assen500cc 3 · 125cc 1avg P2.5
Bremgarten125cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P3.0
Albi500cc 1avg P3.0
Ulster500cc 1avg P3.0
Spa500cc 2avg P3.5
Monza500cc 3 · 125cc 2avg P4.0
Isle of Man125cc 1avg P4.0
Montjuïc500cc 4avg P4.3
Reims500cc 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 17 races · 1949–1955

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Monza (average P2.3, 3 races)

Monza3 racesavg P2.3
Assen3 racesavg P3.0
Albi1 racesavg P3.0
Ulster1 racesavg P3.0
Spa2 racesavg P3.5
Bremgarten2 racesavg P4.0
Montjuïc4 racesavg P4.3
Reims1 races—

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

125cc 5 races · 1949–1952

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Bremgarten1 racesavg P1.0
Assen1 racesavg P1.0
Isle of Man1 racesavg P4.0
Monza2 racesavg P6.5

125cc: 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, 1949–1955 (the rider's racing years); excludes 7 races with no official result data

Every race

80%Start rate (12/15)
1Longest run of absences (races)
6Longest run of starts (races)
5Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1949 125cc P1 · 27 pts
1949 500cc P2 · 28 pts

1950〜1951 no Grand Prix starts

1952 500cc P8 · 12 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, 1949–1955 (the rider's racing years); excludes 7 races with no official result data

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