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

Riders

Scott Russell

Nationality: United States
Bike: Suzuki
Born: October 28, 1964(age 61)
Birthplace: Jonesboro

Photos (3)

1993
Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0
2011
twowheelok · CC BY 3.0
2017
Rainmaker47 · 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 500cc at Mugello in 1995.

In 500cc (1995–1996): 11 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums.

First podium: Suzuka 1996 (500cc).

In all, 11 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 2 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1995–1996 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

500cc1995–1996

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate10.5%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.7

176 pts · Poles 0

8 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, 1995–1996 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1995. Of the 61 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Mick Doohan 5 world titles
19 races together: ahead 2, behind 17, both out 0
Luca Cadalora 3 world titles
19 races together: ahead 7, behind 12, both out 0
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
18 races together: ahead 11, behind 7, both out 0
Alex Criville 2 world titles
19 races together: ahead 3, behind 16, 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)

500cc 19 races · 1995–1996

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 11.8 to an average finish of 7.1

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	3.0 → 4.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 4–6	6.0 → 8.3	0 wins / 3 races
Grid 7–9	7.6 → 5.6	0 wins / 5 races
Grid 10–15	11.8 → 7.1	0 wins / 10 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Suzuka1 racesavg P3.0

Shah Alam1 racesavg P4.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P4.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P5.0

Donington1 racesavg P5.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P6.0

Red Bull Ring1 racesavg P6.0

Rio2 racesavg P7.0

Brno2 racesavg P7.0

Imola1 racesavg P7.0

Sentul1 racesavg P7.0

Assen2 racesavg P8.0

Catalunya2 racesavg P9.5

Mugello1 racesavg P11.0

Eastern Creek1 races—

500cc: 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, 1995–1996 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)19 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,353 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 465 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 32,232 miles
1.3× around the Earth · at least 3.0 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

86.7%Start rate (13/15)

2Longest run of absences (races)

10Longest run of starts (races)

25.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1996 500cc P6 · 133 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, 1995–1996 (the rider's racing years)

1995	Mugello	grid 13	11 +5
1995	Assen	grid 6	12 +4
1995	Le Mans	grid 6	6 +10
1995	Brno	grid 12	11 +5
1995	Rio	grid 7	5 +11
1995	Catalunya	grid 10	8 +8
1996	Shah Alam	grid 12	4 +13
1996	Sentul	grid 11	7 +9
1996	Suzuka	grid 10	3 +16
1996	Paul Ricard	grid 7	5 +11
1996	Assen	grid 15	4 +13
1996	Nürburgring	grid 3	4 +13
1996	Donington	grid 12	5 +11
1996	Red Bull Ring	grid 7	6 +10
1996	Brno	grid 9	3 +16
1996	Imola	grid 6	7 +9
1996	Catalunya	grid 12	11 +5
1996	Rio	grid 8	9 +7
1996	Eastern Creek	grid 11	DNF