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

Riders

Manfred Geissler

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Nationality: Germany
Bike: Aprilia
Born: January 10, 1971(age 55)
Birthplace: Altenmarkt

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Eastern Creek in 1993.

In 125cc (1993–1997): 35 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 35 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

125cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1993–1997 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1993–1997

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate1.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P14.3

135 pts · Poles 0

29 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, 1993–1997 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1993. Of the 53 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
29 races together: ahead 6, behind 22, both out 1
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
61 races together: ahead 19, behind 40, both out 2
Kazuto Sakata 2 world titles
63 races together: ahead 9, behind 52, both out 2
Haruchika Aoki 2 world titles
48 races together: ahead 7, behind 41, both out 0

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)

125cc 63 races · 1993–1997

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.3 to an average finish of 10.1

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 7–9	7.5 → 7.0	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 10–15	12.3 → 10.1	0 wins / 13 races
Grid 16〜	21.4 → 15.7	0 wins / 46 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Nürburgring (average P6.3, 3 races)

Nürburgring3 racesavg P6.3

Assen4 racesavg P11.0

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P11.0

Red Bull Ring2 racesavg P11.5

Laguna Seca2 racesavg P12.5

Imola2 racesavg P12.5

Suzuka4 racesavg P13.8

Brno5 racesavg P14.0

Mugello4 racesavg P14.3

Jerez4 racesavg P14.5

Phillip Island1 racesavg P15.0

Donington5 racesavg P15.6

Buenos Aires2 racesavg P16.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P16.5

Shah Alam5 racesavg P17.0

Rio3 racesavg P17.5

Eastern Creek4 racesavg P18.5

Catalunya3 racesavg P20.0

Misano1 racesavg P20.0

Salzburgring1 racesavg P21.0

Sentul2 races—

Jarama1 races—

Hockenheim1 races—

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1993–1997 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)62 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 3,425 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 1,211 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 127,151 miles
5.1× around the Earth · at least 11.5 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

88.7%Start rate (63/71)

7Longest run of absences (races)

59Longest run of starts (races)

2.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1993 125cc P30 · 6 pts

1994 125cc P25 · 9 pts

1995 125cc P15 · 35 pts

1996 125cc P16 · 54 pts

1997 125cc P16 · 31 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, 1993–1997 (the rider's racing years)

1993	Eastern Creek	grid 28	17
1993	Shah Alam	grid 23	17
1993	Donington	grid 26	23
1993	Brno	grid 21	20
1993	Misano	grid 26	20
1993	Laguna Seca	grid 14	10 +6
1993	Jarama	grid 21	DNF
1994	Eastern Creek	grid 29	20
1994	Shah Alam	grid 25	16
1994	Suzuka	grid 22	14 +2
1994	Jerez	grid 21	DNF
1994	Salzburgring	grid 19	21
1994	Hockenheim	grid 26	DNF
1994	Assen	grid 25	DNF
1994	Mugello	grid 29	20
1994	Le Mans	grid 24	16
1994	Donington	grid 23	16
1994	Brno	grid 19	10 +6
1994	Laguna Seca	grid 22	15 +1
1994	Buenos Aires	grid 21	Out on lap 1
1994	Catalunya	grid 20	20
1995	Eastern Creek	grid 12	DNF
1995	Shah Alam	grid 23	DNF
1995	Suzuka	grid 16	13 +3
1995	Jerez	grid 16	DNF
1995	Nürburgring	grid 8	7 +9
1995	Mugello	grid 18	10 +6
1995	Assen	grid 16	13 +3
1995	Le Mans	grid 23	17
1995	Donington	grid 16	7 +9
1995	Brno	grid 18	11 +5
1995	Rio	grid 27	19
1995	Buenos Aires	grid 22	16
1995	Catalunya	grid 12	DNF
1996	Shah Alam	grid 12	DNF
1996	Sentul	grid 10	DNF
1996	Suzuka	grid 17	5 +11
1996	Jerez	grid 10	12 +4
1996	Mugello	grid 15	10 +6
1996	Paul Ricard	grid 16	11 +5
1996	Assen	grid 14	8 +8
1996	Nürburgring	grid 13	9 +7
1996	Donington	grid 21	20
1996	Red Bull Ring	grid 21	10 +6
1996	Brno	grid 21	16
1996	Imola	grid 10	9 +7
1996	Catalunya	grid 13	DNF
1996	Rio	grid 17	16
1996	Eastern Creek	grid 23	DNF
1997	Shah Alam	grid 22	18
1997	Suzuka	grid 28	23
1997	Jerez	grid 22	17
1997	Mugello	grid 18	17
1997	Red Bull Ring	grid 16	13 +3
1997	Paul Ricard	grid 10	DNF
1997	Assen	grid 17	12 +4
1997	Imola	grid 25	16
1997	Nürburgring		3 +16
1997	Rio	grid 7	DNF
1997	Donington		12 +4
1997	Brno	grid 15	13 +3
1997	Catalunya		Did not start
1997	Sentul	grid 18	DNF
1997	Phillip Island	grid 18	15 +1