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

Riders

Vincent Philippe

Nationality: France
Bike: Aprilia
Born: January 11, 1978(age 48)
Birthplace: Bensançon
Height / weight: 178 cm / 72 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Photos (4)

2010
bibi95 · CC BY 2.0
2013
Eric HOUDAS · CC BY-SA 4.0
2014
Eric HOUDAS · CC BY-SA 4.0
2017
Eric HOUDAS · CC BY-SA 4.0

Freely licensed photos from Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for its source page (photographer, licence). The year is when it was taken.

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Paul Ricard in 1999.

In 250cc (1999–2002): 20 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 20 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)

Starts with no race result

The official records keep only the qualifying order and the starting grid for these races; the race result is missing (the official site has none either).

Year	Event	Class	Grid	Qualifying
1998	French GP	250cc	27	1'27.509

Season by season

125cc250cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1997–2002 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1997–1997

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P19.0

0 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1999–2002

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P15.0

18 pts · Poles 0

2 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, 1997–2002 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1997. Of the 73 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 23 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Assen250cc 2avg P12.5

Mugello250cc 1avg P13.0

Phillip Island250cc 1avg P13.0

Estoril250cc 1avg P13.0

Donington250cc 2avg P14.0

Le Mans250cc 2avg P16.0

Rio250cc 1avg P16.0

Brno250cc 1avg P16.0

Valencia250cc 1avg P16.0

Catalunya250cc 1avg P17.0

Sepang250cc 1avg P17.0

Paul Ricard125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P17.5

Jerez250cc 2avg P18.0

Sachsenring250cc 2—

Welkom250cc 1—

Suzuka250cc 1—

Motegi250cc 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.

250cc 22 races · 1999–2002

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	13.3 → 15.0	0 wins / 3 races
Grid 16〜	21.1 → 15.0	0 wins / 18 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Assen2 racesavg P12.5

Mugello1 racesavg P13.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P13.0

Estoril1 racesavg P13.0

Donington2 racesavg P14.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P16.0

Rio1 racesavg P16.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P16.0

Brno1 racesavg P16.0

Valencia1 racesavg P16.0

Catalunya1 racesavg P17.0

Sepang1 racesavg P17.0

Jerez2 racesavg P18.0

Sachsenring2 races—

Welkom1 races—

Suzuka1 races—

Motegi1 races—

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

125cc 1 races · 1997

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜; one circuit only.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1997–2002 (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 1,296 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 455 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 54,519 miles
2.2× around the Earth · at least 5.0 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

65.6%Start rate (21/32)

7Longest run of absences (races)

18Longest run of starts (races)

2.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

2000 250cc P23 · 14 pts

2001 no Grand Prix starts

2002 250cc P32 · 4 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, 1997–2002 (the rider's racing years)

1999	Paul Ricard	grid 20	16
2000	Welkom		Did not start
2000	Sepang	grid 27	17
2000	Jerez	grid 30	DNF
2000	Le Mans	grid 16	DNF
2000	Assen	grid 24	10 +6
2000	Donington	grid 23	14 +2
2000	Sachsenring	grid 15	Out on lap 1
2000	Brno	grid 18	16
2000	Estoril	grid 16	13 +3
2000	Valencia	grid 20	16
2000	Rio	grid 21	16
2000	Motegi	grid 21	DNF
2000	Phillip Island	grid 19	13 +3
2001	Sachsenring	grid 26	Did not start
2002	Suzuka	grid 23	DNF
2002	Welkom		DNF
2002	Jerez	grid 23	18
2002	Le Mans	grid 20	16
2002	Mugello	grid 18	13 +3
2002	Catalunya	grid 18	17
2002	Assen	grid 10	15 +1
2002	Donington	grid 22	DNF
2002	Sachsenring	grid 15	DNF