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

Riders

Victor Palomo

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Nationality: Spain
Number: 33
Born: May 26, 1948(age 78)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Montjuïc in 1972.

In 250cc (1972–1973): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1974): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1974): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1974): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1975): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1975): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1977): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1982): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Hockenheim 1973 (350cc).

In all, 27 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 5 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 4 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1973 250cc (TT) / 1974 350cc (TT) / 1975 500cc (TT) / 1976 350cc (TT)

Season by season

250cc350cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1972–1982 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1972–1977

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate11.1%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.2

75 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1973–1979

Win rate5.0%

Podium rate30.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.2

111 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1974–1982

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.3

22 pts · Poles 0

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, 1972–1982 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1972. Of the 78 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Giacomo Agostini 15 world titles
14 races together: ahead 2, behind 8, both out 4
Walter Villa 4 world titles
22 races together: ahead 4, behind 16, both out 2
Kork Ballington 4 world titles
10 races together: ahead 4, behind 5, both out 1
Dieter Braun 2 world titles
28 races together: ahead 10, behind 15, both out 3

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 47 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Montjuïc (average P4.0, 5 races)

San Carlos350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P2.5

Montjuïc250cc 3 · 350cc 2avg P4.0

Hockenheim250cc 2 · 350cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P4.7

Brno250cc 3 · 350cc 3 · 500cc 1avg P5.8

Le Mans500cc 1avg P6.0

Opatija250cc 1 · 350cc 2avg P6.5

Nürburgring350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P7.0

Salzburgring500cc 2avg P7.0

Imatra350cc 3avg P7.5

Spa250cc 2avg P7.5

Anderstorp250cc 2 · 350cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P7.6

Jarama250cc 2 · 350cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P8.8

Assen500cc 1 · 350cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P9.3

Imola350cc 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 9 races · 1974–1982

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Le Mans1 racesavg P6.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P7.0

Anderstorp2 racesavg P7.5

Jarama1 racesavg P8.0

Assen1 racesavg P8.0

Brno1 races—

Hockenheim1 races—

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 10–15.

350cc 20 races · 1973–1979

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 350cc, best at Brno (average P3.3, 3 races)

Montjuïc2 racesavg P1.5

Hockenheim2 racesavg P2.0

San Carlos1 racesavg P2.0

Brno3 racesavg P3.3

Jarama2 racesavg P6.0

Opatija2 racesavg P6.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P6.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P7.0

Imatra3 racesavg P7.5

Assen2 racesavg P15.0

Imola1 races—

350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

250cc 18 races · 1972–1977

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Montjuïc (average P5.7, 3 races)

San Carlos1 racesavg P3.0

Assen1 racesavg P5.0

Montjuïc3 racesavg P5.7

Hockenheim2 racesavg P6.0

Opatija1 racesavg P7.0

Spa2 racesavg P7.5

Anderstorp2 racesavg P8.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P8.0

Brno3 racesavg P8.3

Jarama2 racesavg P15.0

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, 1972–1982 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

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 74 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 36 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 3,197 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.4 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

55%Start rate (11/20)

2Longest run of absences (races)

3Longest run of starts (races)

18Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1973 250cc P34 · 4 pts

1974 no Grand Prix starts

1975 350cc P11 · 22 pts

Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points

? 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, 1972–1982 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

1972	Montjuïc	7 +4
1973	Hockenheim	9 +2
1973	Spa	9 +2
1973	Brno	11
1973	Anderstorp	12
1973	Jarama	15
1974	Brno	10 +1
1974	Opatija	7 +4
1974	Montjuïc	5 +6
1975	Jarama	DNF
1975	Hockenheim	3 +10
1975	Anderstorp	4 +8
1976	Assen	5 +6
1976	Spa	6 +5
1976	Brno	4 +8
1976	Nürburgring	8 +3
1976	Montjuïc	5 +6
1977	San Carlos	3 +10

1973	Hockenheim	2 +12
1974	Assen	DNF
1974	Anderstorp	7 +4
1974	Opatija	6 +5
1974	Montjuïc	1 +15
1975	Jarama	4 +8
1975	Hockenheim	DNF
1975	Imola	DNF
1975	Imatra	7 +4
1975	Brno	3 +10
1975	Opatija	DNF
1976	Imatra	8 +3
1976	Brno	2 +12
1976	Nürburgring	6 +5
1976	Montjuïc	2 +12
1977	San Carlos	2 +12
1977	Imatra	DNF
1977	Brno	5 +6
1978	Assen	15
1979	Jarama	8 +3