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

Riders

Shinya Nakano

Nationality: Japan
Team (2008 MotoGP): San Carlo Honda Gresini
Bike: Honda
Born: October 10, 1977(age 49)
Birthplace: Chiba
Height / weight: 167 cm / 58 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Photos (17)

2005
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2005
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2005
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2005
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2006
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2006
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2007
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2007
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2007
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2007
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2007
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2009
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2009
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2017
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2018
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2018
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2018
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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Suzuka in 1998.

In 250cc (1998–2000): 32 starts, 5 wins, 16 podiums. In 500cc (2001): 15 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In MotoGP (2002–2008): 116 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. Teams: Kawasaki Racing Team, Konica Minolta Honda, San Carlo Honda Gresini.

First podium: Suzuka 1998 (250cc). First win: Motegi 1999 (250cc).

In all, 163 Grand Prix starts, 5 wins and 19 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
2004	RIO GRAND PRIX	MotoGP	9	1'49.153

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 1 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 2004 MotoGP (RIO)

Season by season

250cc500ccMotoGP ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1998–2008 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1998–2000

Win rate17.6%

Podium rate52.9%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.8

512 pts · Poles 4

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

500cc2001–2001

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate6.7%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.1

155 pts · Poles 0

MotoGP2002–2008

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate1.7%

Average finish (when classified)avg P9.7

615 pts · Poles 0

Includes 7 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

2002	Suzuka	grid 9	DNF
2002	Welkom	grid 8	8 +8
2002	Jerez	grid 14	17
2002	Le Mans	grid 10	13 +3
2002	Mugello	grid 14	11 +5
2002	Catalunya	grid 10	Out on lap 1
2002	Assen	grid 14	8 +8
2002	Donington	grid 15	10 +6
2002	Sachsenring	grid 2	5 +11
2002	Brno	grid 11	Out on lap 1
2002	Estoril	grid 17	12 +4
2002	Rio	grid 13	DNF
2002	Motegi	grid 17	16
2002	Sepang	grid 16	6 +10
2002	Phillip Island	grid 16	13 +3
2002	Valencia	grid 9	6 +10
2003	Suzuka	grid 10	9 +7
2003	Welkom	grid 5	11 +5
2003	Jerez	grid 13	8 +8
2003	Le Mans		14 +2
2003	Mugello	grid 3	5 +11
2003	Catalunya	grid 6	5 +11
2003	Assen	grid 10	13 +3
2003	Donington	grid 11	9 +7
2003	Sachsenring	grid 10	7 +9
2003	Brno	grid 14	14 +2
2003	Estoril	grid 6	12 +4
2003	Rio	grid 6	8 +8
2003	Motegi	grid 12	9 +7
2003	Sepang	grid 5	8 +8
2003	Phillip Island	grid 11	7 +9
2003	Valencia	grid 12	DNF
2004	Welkom	grid 6	12 +4
2004	Jerez	grid 6	9 +7
2004	Le Mans	grid 12	DNF
2004	Mugello		Did not start
2004	Catalunya	grid 13	7 +9
2004	Assen	grid 5	DNF
2004	Sachsenring	grid 5	7 +9
2004	Donington	grid 11	15 +1
2004	Brno	grid 23	12 +4
2004	Estoril	grid 12	11 +5
2004	Motegi	grid 12	3 +16
2004	Lusail	grid 5	DNF
2004	Sepang	grid 3	8 +8
2004	Phillip Island	grid 11	12 +4
2004	Valencia	grid 10	7 +9
2005	Jerez	grid 5	5 +11
2005	Estoril	grid 10	8 +8
2005	Shanghai	grid 10	DNF
2005	Le Mans	grid 6	8 +8
2005	Mugello	grid 9	10 +6
2005	Catalunya	grid 12	9 +7
2005	Assen	grid 4	8 +8
2005	Laguna Seca	grid 10	9 +7
2005	Donington	grid 12	DNF
2005	Sachsenring	grid 12	6 +10
2005	Brno	grid 11	12 +4
2005	Motegi	grid 14	DNF
2005	Sepang	grid 4	DNF
2005	Lusail	grid 7	7 +9
2005	Phillip Island	grid 10	7 +9
2005	Istanbul	grid 10	10 +6
2005	Valencia	grid 9	11 +5
2006	Jerez	grid 3	7 +9
2006	Lusail	grid 9	11 +5
2006	Istanbul	grid 8	8 +8
2006	Shanghai	grid 4	10 +6
2006	Le Mans	grid 2	12 +4
2006	Mugello	grid 5	11 +5
2006	Catalunya	grid 5	Excluded
2006	Assen	grid 2	2 +20
2006	Donington	grid 7	DNF
2006	Sachsenring	grid 4	6 +10
2006	Laguna Seca	grid 8	DNF
2006	Brno	grid 5	8 +8
2006	Sepang	grid 12	Out on lap 1
2006	Phillip Island	grid 2	8 +8
2006	Motegi	grid 4	DNF
2006	Estoril	grid 7	Out on lap 1
2006	Valencia	grid 4	7 +9
2007	Lusail	grid 11	10 +6
2007	Jerez	grid 7	10 +6
2007	Istanbul	grid 12	13 +3
2007	Shanghai	grid 10	DNF
2007	Le Mans	grid 14	DNF
2007	Mugello	grid 12	13 +3
2007	Catalunya	grid 12	15 +1
2007	Donington	grid 11	14 +2
2007	Assen	grid 15	12 +4
2007	Sachsenring	grid 10	DNF
2007	Laguna Seca	grid 9	12 +4
2007	Brno	grid 11	14 +2
2007	Misano	grid 14	10 +6
2007	Estoril	grid 13	11 +5
2007	Motegi	grid 12	16
2007	Phillip Island	grid 8	13 +3
2007	Sepang	grid 14	16
2007	Valencia	grid 13	14 +2
2008	Lusail	grid 15	13 +3
2008	Jerez	grid 11	9 +7
2008	Estoril	grid 11	10 +6
2008	Shanghai	grid 13	10 +6
2008	Le Mans	grid 13	10 +6
2008	Mugello	grid 9	9 +7
2008	Catalunya	grid 11	9 +7
2008	Donington	grid 10	9 +7
2008	Assen	grid 9	8 +8
2008	Sachsenring	grid 9	9 +7
2008	Laguna Seca	grid 12	10 +6
2008	Brno	grid 8	4 +13
2008	Misano	grid 8	12 +4
2008	Indianapolis	grid 17	17
2008	Motegi	grid 9	8 +8
2008	Phillip Island	grid 9	5 +11
2008	Sepang	grid 15	5 +11
2008	Valencia	grid 15	7 +9

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1998–2008 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Strongest and weakest circuits

Strong

Assen 3.0 places better than usual (3 finishes)
Sachsenring 2.0 places better than usual (5 finishes)
Sepang 1.8 places better than usual (6 finishes)

Weak

Le Mans 2.5 places worse than usual (3 finishes)
Estoril 1.8 places worse than usual (5 finishes)
Brno 1.2 places worse than usual (6 finishes)

Each finish here compared with the rider's usual finish that season (average without this circuit): how many places better or worse on average. Same layout only; retirements counted separately

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1998. Of the 47 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
149 races together: ahead 16, behind 128, both out 5
Jorge Lorenzo 5 world titles
17 races together: ahead 6, behind 11, both out 0
Max Biaggi 4 world titles
78 races together: ahead 18, behind 58, both out 2
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
141 races together: ahead 45, behind 95, both out 1

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 165 races · 250cc / 500cc / MotoGP

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Suzuka (average P4.8, 5 races)

Paul Ricard250cc 1avg P2.0

Suzuka250cc 2 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 2avg P4.8

Imola250cc 1avg P5.0

Buenos Aires250cc 1avg P5.0

Sachsenring250cc 2 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 7avg P5.6

Welkom250cc 2 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 3avg P6.3

Sepang250cc 2 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 7avg P6.4

Catalunya250cc 2 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 7avg P7.0

Assen250cc 2 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 7avg P7.1

Valencia250cc 2 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 7avg P7.1

Phillip Island250cc 3 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 7avg P7.5

Motegi250cc 2 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 7avg P7.6

Mugello250cc 2 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 6avg P8.1

Brno250cc 2 · MotoGP 7avg P8.6

Rio250cc 2 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 2avg P9.0

Donington250cc 2 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 7avg P9.1

Jerez250cc 2 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 7avg P9.3

Le Mans250cc 1 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 7avg P10.0

ShanghaiMotoGP 4avg P10.0

LusailMotoGP 5avg P10.3

Laguna SecaMotoGP 4avg P10.3

IstanbulMotoGP 3avg P10.3

Estoril250cc 1 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 7avg P10.4

MisanoMotoGP 2avg P11.0

IndianapolisMotoGP 1avg P17.0

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.

MotoGP 116 races · 2002–2008

Dry / wet

Podium rate: 1.7% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate

Dry58 races0%(0 wins)

Wet10 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Dry58 races2%(1 podiums)

Wet10 races0%(0 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry58 racesavg P9.5

Wet10 racesavg P11.1

48 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.0 to an average finish of 10.4

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.4 → 6.7	0 wins / 7 races
Grid 4–6	5.0 → 8.4	0 wins / 21 races
Grid 7–9	8.3 → 8.9	0 wins / 21 races
Grid 10–15	12.0 → 10.4	0 wins / 60 races
Grid 16〜	17.7 → 12.7	0 wins / 6 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In MotoGP, best at Sachsenring (average P6.7, 7 races)

Sachsenring7 racesavg P6.7

Rio2 racesavg P8.0

Assen7 racesavg P8.5

Sepang7 racesavg P8.6

Valencia7 racesavg P8.7

Catalunya7 racesavg P9.0

Suzuka2 racesavg P9.0

Jerez7 racesavg P9.3

Phillip Island7 racesavg P9.3

Mugello6 racesavg P9.8

Shanghai4 racesavg P10.0

Lusail5 racesavg P10.3

Laguna Seca4 racesavg P10.3

Istanbul3 racesavg P10.3

Welkom3 racesavg P10.3

Motegi7 racesavg P10.4

Brno7 racesavg P10.7

Estoril7 racesavg P10.7

Misano2 racesavg P11.0

Le Mans7 racesavg P11.4

Donington7 racesavg P11.4

Indianapolis1 racesavg P17.0

MotoGP: all in the Multiple suppliers era.

500cc 15 races · 2001

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Sachsenring1 racesavg P3.0

Welkom1 racesavg P4.0

Jerez1 racesavg P4.0

Catalunya1 racesavg P4.0

Sepang1 racesavg P4.0

Suzuka1 racesavg P5.0

Assen1 racesavg P5.0

Motegi1 racesavg P6.0

Donington1 racesavg P6.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P7.0

Valencia1 racesavg P7.0

Mugello1 racesavg P8.0

Rio1 racesavg P9.0

Estoril1 racesavg P9.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P11.0

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

250cc 34 races · 1998–2000

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 4–6, they move up from an average grid of 5.1 to an average finish of 3.5

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.2 → 4.0	4 wins / 21 races
Grid 4–6	5.1 → 3.5	1 wins / 10 races
Grid 7–9	8.5 → 5.0	0 wins / 2 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Motegi2 racesavg P1.5

Welkom2 racesavg P1.5

Sepang2 racesavg P2.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P2.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P2.0

Brno2 racesavg P2.5

Valencia2 racesavg P2.5

Suzuka2 racesavg P2.5

Mugello2 racesavg P3.0

Phillip Island3 racesavg P3.3

Catalunya2 racesavg P3.5

Sachsenring2 racesavg P3.5

Assen2 racesavg P4.0

Donington2 racesavg P5.0

Imola1 racesavg P5.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P5.0

Rio2 racesavg P9.5

Jerez2 racesavg P15.0

Estoril1 races—

250cc: 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, 1998–2008 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 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 31,273 miles
1.3× around the Earth · 11,010 laps

Time on the bike: at least 277 hours (11.5 days)
Average 145.7 km/h, top 336.2 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2008, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 539,756 miles
21.7× around the Earth · at least 48.6 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

98.8%Start rate (163/165)

1Longest run of absences (races)

81Longest run of starts (races)

16Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1999 250cc P4 · 207 pts

2000 250cc P2 · 272 pts

2001 500cc P5 · 155 pts

2002 MotoGP P11 · 68 pts

2003 MotoGP P10 · 101 pts

2004 MotoGP P10 · 83 pts

2005 MotoGP P10 · 98 pts

2006 MotoGP P14 · 92 pts

2007 MotoGP P17 · 47 pts

2008 MotoGP P9 · 126 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, 1998–2008 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1998	Suzuka	grid 3	2 +20
1998	Phillip Island	grid 3	4 +13
1999	Sepang	grid 2	3 +16
1999	Motegi	grid 2	1 +25
1999	Jerez	grid 1	DNF
1999	Paul Ricard	grid 5	2 +20
1999	Mugello	grid 5	5 +11
1999	Catalunya	grid 3	4 +13
1999	Assen	grid 6	5 +11
1999	Donington	grid 6	3 +16
1999	Sachsenring	grid 4	4 +13
1999	Brno	grid 6	4 +13
1999	Imola	grid 8	5 +11
1999	Valencia	grid 1	4 +13
1999	Phillip Island	grid 4	4 +13
1999	Welkom	grid 2	2 +20
1999	Rio	grid 3	15 +1
1999	Buenos Aires	grid 9	5 +11
2000	Welkom		1 +25
2000	Sepang	grid 5	1 +25
2000	Suzuka	grid 3	3 +16
2000	Jerez	grid 2	15 +1
2000	Le Mans	grid 3	2 +20
2000	Mugello	grid 2	1 +25
2000	Catalunya	grid 1	3 +16
2000	Assen	grid 3	3 +16
2000	Donington	grid 2	7 +9
2000	Sachsenring	grid 5	3 +16
2000	Brno	grid 2	1 +25
2000	Estoril	grid 3	DNF
2000	Valencia	grid 2	1 +25
2000	Rio	grid 5	4 +13
2000	Motegi	grid 3	2 +20
2000	Phillip Island	grid 1	2 +20

2001	Suzuka	5 +11
2001	Welkom	4 +13
2001	Jerez	4 +13
2001	Le Mans	11 +5
2001	Mugello	8 +8
2001	Catalunya	4 +13
2001	Assen	5 +11
2001	Donington	6 +10
2001	Sachsenring	3 +16
2001	Brno	Did not start
2001	Estoril	9 +7
2001	Valencia	7 +9
2001	Motegi	6 +10
2001	Phillip Island	7 +9
2001	Sepang	4 +13
2001	Rio	9 +7