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

Riders

Jay Vincent

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Nationality: United Kingdom
Bike: Aprilia
Born: February 20, 1972(age 54)
Birthplace: Earl Shilton
Height / weight: 170 cm / 63 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Donington in 1996.

In 250cc (1996): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1997): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1998–2000): 43 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (2001): 8 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (2001–2003): 24 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 77 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 0 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

250cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1996–2003 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1996–2003

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P12.7

217 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1997–2001

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P15.4

5 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1996–2003 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1996. Of the 63 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
37 races together: ahead 7, behind 29, both out 1
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
36 races together: ahead 4, behind 32, both out 0
Haruchika Aoki 2 world titles
35 races together: ahead 7, behind 25, both out 3
Casey Stoner 2 world titles
15 races together: ahead 3, behind 10, both out 2

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 79 races · 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Phillip Island (average P10.0, 5 races)

Paul Ricard250cc 2avg P7.5

Jarama250cc 1avg P8.0

Phillip Island250cc 5avg P10.0

Valencia250cc 4avg P10.0

Estoril250cc 3avg P10.5

Welkom250cc 3avg P10.7

Donington250cc 6 · 500cc 2avg P10.8

Mugello250cc 4 · 500cc 1avg P11.0

Buenos Aires250cc 1avg P12.0

Brno250cc 5avg P12.8

Rio250cc 4avg P13.3

Assen250cc 4 · 500cc 1avg P13.8

Sachsenring250cc 4 · 500cc 1avg P14.0

Sepang250cc 4avg P14.0

Johor250cc 1avg P14.0

Jerez250cc 4 · 500cc 1avg P14.5

Le Mans250cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P15.0

Imola250cc 2avg P15.0

Catalunya250cc 4 · 500cc 1avg P16.3

Motegi250cc 4avg P16.7

Suzuka250cc 3 · 500cc 1avg P17.5

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 70 races · 1996–2003

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.2 to an average finish of 9.6

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 4–6	6.0 → 12.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 7–9	8.7 → 6.8	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 10–15	12.2 → 9.6	0 wins / 21 races
Grid 16〜	20.2 → 15.7	0 wins / 39 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Donington (average P9.5, 6 races)

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P7.5

Jarama1 racesavg P8.0

Donington6 racesavg P9.5

Phillip Island5 racesavg P10.0

Valencia4 racesavg P10.0

Estoril3 racesavg P10.5

Welkom3 racesavg P10.7

Mugello4 racesavg P11.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P12.0

Brno5 racesavg P12.8

Jerez4 racesavg P13.3

Sachsenring4 racesavg P13.3

Rio4 racesavg P13.3

Assen4 racesavg P13.8

Sepang4 racesavg P14.0

Johor1 racesavg P14.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P15.0

Imola2 racesavg P15.0

Catalunya4 racesavg P16.3

Motegi4 racesavg P16.7

Suzuka3 racesavg P17.5

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

500cc 9 races · 1997–2001

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Donington2 racesavg P13.5

Catalunya1 racesavg P16.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P16.0

Jerez1 racesavg P18.0

Suzuka1 races—

Le Mans1 races—

Mugello1 races—

Assen1 races—

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1996–2003 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)3 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 4,570 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 1,598 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 222,613 miles
8.9× around the Earth · at least 20.1 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

88.5%Start rate (69/78)

7Longest run of absences (races)

33Longest run of starts (races)

9Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1998 250cc P13 · 60 pts

1999 250cc P11 · 70 pts

2000 250cc P11 · 64 pts

2001 500cc P26 · 3 pts

2002 250cc P22 · 16 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, 1996–2003 (the rider's racing years)

1996	Donington	grid 22	DNF
1998	Suzuka	grid 23	19
1998	Johor	grid 17	14 +2
1998	Jerez	grid 21	DNF
1998	Mugello	grid 21	DNF
1998	Paul Ricard	grid 13	10 +6
1998	Jarama	grid 12	8 +8
1998	Assen	grid 18	8 +8
1998	Donington	grid 10	6 +10
1998	Sachsenring	grid 8	5 +11
1998	Brno	grid 13	7 +9
1998	Imola	grid 13	15 +1
1998	Catalunya	grid 17	11 +5
1998	Phillip Island	grid 20	DNF
1999	Sepang	grid 16	12 +4
1999	Motegi	grid 13	DNF
1999	Jerez	grid 10	11 +5
1999	Paul Ricard	grid 12	5 +11
1999	Mugello	grid 11	7 +9
1999	Catalunya	grid 8	DNF
1999	Assen	grid 10	9 +7
1999	Donington	grid 10	DNF
1999	Sachsenring	grid 17	DNF
1999	Brno	grid 9	9 +7
1999	Imola	grid 14	DNF
1999	Valencia	grid 13	7 +9
1999	Phillip Island	grid 6	12 +4
1999	Welkom	grid 12	11 +5
1999	Rio	grid 14	11 +5
1999	Buenos Aires	grid 17	12 +4
2000	Welkom		9 +7
2000	Sepang	grid 23	12 +4
2000	Suzuka	grid 22	16
2000	Jerez	grid 20	12 +4
2000	Le Mans	grid 20	DNF
2000	Mugello	grid 14	DNF
2000	Catalunya	grid 11	19
2000	Assen	grid 18	19
2000	Donington	grid 9	5 +11
2000	Sachsenring	grid 18	21
2000	Brno	grid 9	DNF
2000	Estoril	grid 14	7 +9
2000	Valencia	grid 19	9 +7
2000	Rio	grid 10	9 +7
2000	Motegi	grid 13	9 +7
2000	Phillip Island	grid 9	8 +8
2001	Brno	grid 20	23
2001	Estoril	grid 25	14 +2
2001	Valencia	grid 25	DNF
2001	Motegi	grid 29	22
2001	Phillip Island	grid 24	DNF
2001	Sepang	grid 22	18
2001	Rio	grid 23	20
2002	Suzuka	grid 24	DNF
2002	Welkom		12 +4
2002	Jerez	grid 19	17
2002	Le Mans	grid 16	15 +1
2002	Mugello	grid 17	15 +1
2002	Catalunya	grid 21	19
2002	Assen	grid 24	19
2002	Donington	grid 21	16
2002	Sachsenring	grid 19	14 +2
2002	Brno	grid 14	12 +4
2002	Estoril	grid 18	DNF
2002	Rio	grid 16	DNF
2002	Motegi	grid 22	19
2002	Sepang	grid 18	14 +2
2002	Phillip Island	grid 17	DNF
2002	Valencia	grid 18	14 +2
2003	Donington		11 +5

1997	Donington	grid 21	14 +2
2001	Suzuka		DNF
2001	Welkom		Did not start
2001	Jerez		18
2001	Le Mans		DNF
2001	Mugello		DNF
2001	Catalunya		16
2001	Assen		DNF
2001	Donington		13 +3
2001	Sachsenring		16