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

Riders

Darren Barton

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Nationality: United Kingdom
Number: 30
Born: November 12, 1974(age 51)
Birthplace: Heddlesdon

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Buenos Aires in 1994.

In 125cc (1994–1996): 14 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 14 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, 1994–1997 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1994–1997

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P14.8

37 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, 1994–1997 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1994. Of the 50 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
14 races together: ahead 2, behind 9, both out 3
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
21 races together: ahead 5, behind 14, both out 2
Kazuto Sakata 2 world titles
21 races together: ahead 3, behind 18, both out 0
Haruchika Aoki 2 world titles
20 races together: ahead 2, behind 17, 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)

125cc 21 races · 1994–1997

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 7–9	8.7 → 9.0	0 wins / 3 races
Grid 10–15	13.3 → 15.5	0 wins / 3 races
Grid 16〜	23.6 → 16.3	0 wins / 14 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Catalunya (average P13.5, 3 races)

Rio1 racesavg P7.0

Suzuka1 racesavg P9.0

Catalunya3 racesavg P13.5

Jerez1 racesavg P14.0

Donington4 racesavg P16.0

Sentul1 racesavg P16.0

Imola1 racesavg P18.0

Mugello1 racesavg P22.0

Brno2 races—

Paul Ricard1 races—

Buenos Aires1 races—

Shah Alam1 races—

Assen1 races—

Nürburgring1 races—

Red Bull Ring1 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, 1994–1997 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)21 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 982 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 345 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 31,464 miles
1.3× around the Earth · at least 2.9 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

86.7%Start rate (13/15)

2Longest run of absences (races)

13Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1996 125cc P22 · 12 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, 1994–1997 (the rider's racing years)

1994	Donington	grid 33	28
1994	Buenos Aires	grid 30	DNF
1994	Catalunya	grid 30	18
1995	Donington	grid 9	9 +7
1995	Brno	grid 19	DNF
1995	Rio	grid 16	7 +9
1995	Buenos Aires		Did not start
1995	Catalunya	grid 8	9 +7
1996	Shah Alam	grid 24	DNF
1996	Sentul	grid 24	16
1996	Suzuka	grid 18	9 +7
1996	Jerez	grid 17	14 +2
1996	Mugello	grid 30	22
1996	Paul Ricard	grid 9	DNF
1996	Assen	grid 13	DNF
1996	Nürburgring	grid 30	DNF
1996	Donington	grid 12	13 +3
1996	Red Bull Ring	grid 17	DNF
1996	Brno	grid 16	DNF
1996	Imola	grid 15	18
1996	Catalunya	grid 27	DNF
1997	Donington		14 +2