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

Riders

Y. Dupont

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Nationality
France France

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Silverstone in 1978.

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In 125cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1980): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1980–1981): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums.

First podium: Spa 1980 (50cc).

In all, 6 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 2 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

125cc50cc ★ Champion

151015202530197819791980198119821978 125cc: P27 / 3 pts / 0 wins1981 125cc: P31 / 2 pts / 0 wins125cc1980 50cc: P8 / 18 pts / 0 wins1981 50cc: P12 / 14 pts / 0 wins50cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1978–1982 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

50cc1980–1982
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate22.2%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.7

32 pts · Poles 0

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

125cc1978–1981
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P11.8

13 pts · Poles 0

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

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, 1978–1982 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1978. Of the 87 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 15 races · 50cc / 125cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Spa50cc 1avg P3.0
Paul Ricard125cc 1avg P4.0
Rijeka50cc 1avg P7.0
Jarama50cc 3avg P7.3
Misano50cc 2avg P8.0
Silverstone125cc 1avg P8.0
Nogaro125cc 1avg P16.0
Imatra125cc 1avg P19.0
Nürburgring50cc 1—
Assen125cc 1—
Hockenheim50cc 1—
Monza125cc 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.

50cc 9 races · 1980–1982

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Spa1 racesavg P3.0
Rijeka1 racesavg P7.0
Jarama3 racesavg P7.3
Misano2 racesavg P8.0
Nürburgring1 races—
Hockenheim1 races—

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

125cc 6 races · 1978–1981

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P4.0
Silverstone1 racesavg P8.0
Nogaro1 racesavg P16.0
Imatra1 racesavg P19.0
Assen1 races—
Monza1 races—

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, 1978–1982 (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 65 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 18 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 2,208 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

66.7%Start rate (4/6)
2Longest run of absences (races)
2Longest run of starts (races)
8Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1980 50cc P8 · 18 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, 1978–1982 (the rider's racing years)

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