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

Riders

Shane Norval

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Nationality: South Africa
Bike: Honda
Born: February 21, 1974(age 52)
Birthplace: Pletermaritzburg

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Donington in 1999.

In 250cc (1999): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (2000): 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 7 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	British GP	250cc	27	1'38.621

Season by season

250cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1999–2001 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1999–2001

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P16.0

0 pts · Poles 0

500cc2000–2000

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P15.5

4 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1999–2001 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1999. Of the 51 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 7 races · 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Catalunya500cc 1avg P14.0

Welkom250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P15.0

Sepang500cc 1avg P16.0

Suzuka500cc 1avg P18.0

Jerez500cc 1—

Donington250cc 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 2 races · 1999–2001

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Welkom1 racesavg P16.0

Donington1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

500cc 5 races · 2000

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Welkom1 racesavg P14.0

Catalunya1 racesavg P14.0

Sepang1 racesavg P16.0

Suzuka1 racesavg P18.0

Jerez1 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, 1999–2001 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 406 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 139 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 21,869 miles
0.9× around the Earth · at least 1.9 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

No season as a regular (starting at least half of the races)

? 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, 1999–2001 (the rider's racing years)

1999	Donington	grid 19	DNF
1999	Welkom	grid 20	16
2001	Donington	grid 21	Did not start

2000	Welkom		14 +2
2000	Sepang	grid 21	16
2000	Suzuka	grid 22	18
2000	Jerez	grid 21	DNF
2000	Catalunya	grid 19	14 +2