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

Riders

John Kocinski

No freely licensed photo found, so the race number and team colour are shown instead. About photos

Nationality: United States
Bike: Honda
Born: March 20, 1968(age 58)
Birthplace: Little Rock

Photos (5)

1990
At this race · Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0
1991
At this race · Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0
2008
Massimo · CC BY 2.0
2009
Klaus Nahr from Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0
2009
Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0

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 Suzuka in 1988.

In 250cc (1988–1990): 15 starts, 6 wins, 8 podiums. In 500cc (1991–1992): 18 starts, 2 wins, 5 podiums. In 250cc (1993): 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1993–1999): 38 starts, 1 wins, 7 podiums.

First podium: Jerez 1990 (250cc). First win: Jerez 1990 (250cc). World champion: 1990 250cc.

In all, 76 Grand Prix starts, 9 wins and 20 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	Dutch GP	500cc	17	2'06.083

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: 1993 500cc (JPN)

Season by season

250cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1988–1999 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1988–1993 ★ 1 titles (1990)

Win rate32.1%

Podium rate57.1%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.6

367 pts · Poles 11

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

500cc1989–1999

Win rate5.6%

Podium rate26.8%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.8

670.5 pts · Poles 9

16 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, 1988–1999 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1988. Of the 55 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Mick Doohan 5 world titles
52 races together: ahead 10, behind 41, both out 1
Max Biaggi 4 world titles
34 races together: ahead 9, behind 24, both out 1
Eddie Lawson 4 world titles
25 races together: ahead 16, behind 9, both out 0
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
14 races together: ahead 12, behind 0, both out 2

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 99 races · 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Laguna Seca (average P1.8, 6 races)

Kyalami500cc 1avg P1.0

Laguna Seca250cc 3 · 500cc 3avg P1.8

Eastern Creek500cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P2.0

Interlagos500cc 1avg P2.0

Rijeka250cc 1avg P2.0

Anderstorp250cc 1avg P2.0

Misano250cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P2.3

Shah Alam500cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P2.7

Le Mans250cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P3.0

Paul Ricard500cc 3avg P3.0

Nürburgring250cc 2avg P3.0

Spa500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P3.0

Magny-Cours500cc 1avg P3.0

Hungaroring250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P4.0

Assen250cc 2 · 500cc 4avg P4.5

Jerez250cc 2 · 500cc 5avg P4.6

Jarama500cc 3avg P5.0

Sachsenring500cc 1avg P5.0

Johor500cc 1avg P5.0

Mugello500cc 5avg P5.5

Donington250cc 1 · 500cc 4avg P5.7

Salzburgring250cc 2 · 500cc 2avg P6.0

Catalunya500cc 4avg P6.5

Buenos Aires500cc 3avg P6.7

Phillip Island250cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P7.3

Brno250cc 1 · 500cc 5avg P7.6

Suzuka250cc 4 · 500cc 4avg P7.9

Valencia500cc 1avg P8.0

Hockenheim500cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P8.5

Welkom500cc 1avg P10.0

Imola250cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P10.5

Rio500cc 1avg P13.0

Motegi500cc 1—

Sepang500cc 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.

500cc 71 races · 1989–1999

By grid position

Starting Grid 1–3: average finish 3.4

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.1 → 3.4	4 wins / 30 races
Grid 4–6	4.7 → 5.5	0 wins / 16 races
Grid 7–9	8.1 → 7.6	0 wins / 15 races
Grid 10–15	11.4 → 9.6	0 wins / 9 races
Grid 16〜	18.0 → 15.0	0 wins / 1 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Laguna Seca (average P1.5, 3 races)

Kyalami1 racesavg P1.0

Laguna Seca3 racesavg P1.5

Shah Alam2 racesavg P1.5

Eastern Creek2 racesavg P2.0

Interlagos1 racesavg P2.0

Paul Ricard3 racesavg P3.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P3.0

Misano2 racesavg P3.0

Magny-Cours1 racesavg P3.0

Jarama3 racesavg P5.0

Hockenheim2 racesavg P5.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P5.0

Johor1 racesavg P5.0

Spa1 racesavg P5.0

Jerez5 racesavg P5.4

Mugello5 racesavg P5.5

Donington4 racesavg P5.7

Assen4 racesavg P5.8

Catalunya4 racesavg P6.5

Buenos Aires3 racesavg P6.7

Salzburgring2 racesavg P7.0

Hungaroring1 racesavg P7.0

Valencia1 racesavg P8.0

Suzuka4 racesavg P8.7

Brno5 racesavg P9.0

Welkom1 racesavg P10.0

Phillip Island2 racesavg P10.5

Imola2 racesavg P10.5

Rio1 racesavg P13.0

Motegi1 races—

Sepang1 races—

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

250cc 28 races · 1988–1993

By grid positionSmall sample

Starting Grid 1–3: average finish 2.6

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.5 → 2.6	9 wins / 18 races
Grid 4–6	5.0 → 5.5	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 7–9	7.5 → 4.3	0 wins / 4 races
Grid 10–15	11.8 → 8.0	0 wins / 4 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Laguna Seca (average P2.0, 3 races)

Misano1 racesavg P1.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P1.0

Hungaroring1 racesavg P1.0

Spa1 racesavg P1.0

Laguna Seca3 racesavg P2.0

Assen2 racesavg P2.0

Brno1 racesavg P2.0

Eastern Creek1 racesavg P2.0

Rijeka1 racesavg P2.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P2.0

Jerez2 racesavg P2.5

Nürburgring2 racesavg P3.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P5.0

Shah Alam1 racesavg P5.0

Suzuka4 racesavg P7.3

Hockenheim1 racesavg P12.0

Le Mans1 races—

Donington1 races—

Imola1 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, 1988–1999 (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)63 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 6,072 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 2,150 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 198,323 miles
8.0× around the Earth · at least 17.9 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

87.1%Start rate (88/101)

7Longest run of absences (races)

31Longest run of starts (races)

103Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1990 250cc P1 · 223 pts

1991 500cc P4 · 161 pts

1992 500cc P3 · 102 pts

1993 250cc P12 · 80 pts

1994 500cc P3 · 172 pts

1995〜1997 no Grand Prix starts

1998 500cc P12 · 64 pts

1999 500cc P8 · 115 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, 1988–1999 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1988	Suzuka	grid 2	5 +11
1988	Laguna Seca	grid 1	4 +13
1988	Imola	grid 13	DNF
1988	Nürburgring	grid 10	DNF
1989	Suzuka	grid 1	1 +20
1989	Laguna Seca	grid 1	1 +20
1990	Suzuka	grid 1	14 +2
1990	Laguna Seca	grid 3	1 +20
1990	Jerez	grid 3	1 +20
1990	Misano	grid 1	1 +20
1990	Nürburgring	grid 2	3 +15
1990	Salzburgring	grid 2	3 +15
1990	Rijeka	grid 1	2 +17
1990	Assen	grid 2	1 +20
1990	Spa	grid 1	1 +20
1990	Le Mans	grid 2	DNF
1990	Donington	grid 1	DNF
1990	Anderstorp	grid 1	2 +17
1990	Brno	grid 7	2 +17
1990	Hungaroring	grid 1	1 +20
1990	Phillip Island	grid 1	1 +20
1993	Eastern Creek	grid 4	2 +20
1993	Shah Alam	grid 8	5 +11
1993	Suzuka	grid 6	9 +7
1993	Jerez	grid 10	4 +13
1993	Salzburgring	grid 7	7 +9
1993	Hockenheim	grid 14	12 +4
1993	Assen	grid 8	3 +16

1989	Spa	grid 8	5 +5.5
1991	Suzuka	grid 3	4 +13
1991	Eastern Creek	grid 4	3 +15
1991	Laguna Seca	grid 2	DNF
1991	Jerez	grid 2	2 +17
1991	Misano	grid 2	2 +17
1991	Hockenheim	grid 5	DNF
1991	Salzburgring	grid 5	9 +7
1991	Jarama	grid 4	5 +11
1991	Assen	grid 10	6 +10
1991	Paul Ricard	grid 3	DNF
1991	Donington	grid 3	4 +13
1991	Mugello	grid 4	6 +10
1991	Brno	grid 5	3 +15
1991	Le Mans	grid 1	4 +13
1991	Shah Alam	grid 1	1 +20
1992	Suzuka	grid 12	DNF
1992	Eastern Creek		Did not start
1992	Jerez	grid 8	5 +8
1992	Mugello	grid 7	3 +12
1992	Catalunya	grid 2	5 +8
1992	Hockenheim	grid 4	5 +8
1992	Assen	grid 2	2 +15
1992	Hungaroring	grid 3	7 +4
1992	Magny-Cours	grid 3	3 +12
1992	Donington	grid 2	DNF
1992	Interlagos	grid 1	2 +15
1992	Kyalami	grid 1	1 +20
1993	Brno	grid 3	4 +13
1993	Misano	grid 3	4 +13
1993	Laguna Seca	grid 2	1 +25
1993	Jarama	grid 1	DNF
1994	Eastern Creek	grid 1	1 +25
1994	Shah Alam	grid 1	2 +20
1994	Suzuka	grid 9	9 +7
1994	Jerez	grid 2	3 +16
1994	Salzburgring	grid 6	5 +11
1994	Hockenheim		Did not start
1994	Assen	grid 8	8 +8
1994	Mugello	grid 5	DNF
1994	Le Mans	grid 4	2 +20
1994	Donington	grid 4	4 +13
1994	Brno	grid 3	DNF
1994	Laguna Seca	grid 2	2 +20
1994	Buenos Aires	grid 1	3 +16
1994	Catalunya	grid 3	3 +16
1998	Suzuka	grid 9	13 +3
1998	Johor	grid 9	5 +11
1998	Jerez	grid 6	11 +5
1998	Mugello	grid 6	5 +11
1998	Paul Ricard	grid 7	4 +13
1998	Jarama	grid 7	Out on lap 1
1998	Brno	grid 18	15 +1
1998	Imola	grid 8	13 +3
1998	Catalunya	grid 11	9 +7
1998	Phillip Island	grid 3	12 +4
1998	Buenos Aires	grid 10	10 +6
1999	Sepang	grid 1	DNF
1999	Motegi	grid 4	DNF
1999	Jerez	grid 8	6 +10
1999	Paul Ricard	grid 3	2 +20
1999	Mugello	grid 4	8 +8
1999	Catalunya	grid 10	9 +7
1999	Assen	grid 2	7 +9
1999	Donington	grid 9	9 +7
1999	Sachsenring	grid 5	5 +11
1999	Brno	grid 10	14 +2
1999	Imola	grid 9	8 +8
1999	Valencia	grid 7	8 +8
1999	Phillip Island	grid 14	9 +7
1999	Welkom	grid 9	10 +6
1999	Rio	grid 15	13 +3
1999	Buenos Aires	grid 11	7 +9