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

Riders

Helmut Bradl

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Nationality: Germany
Bike: Honda
Born: November 17, 1961(age 64)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Hockenheim in 1987.

In 250cc (1987–1993): 52 starts, 3 wins, 17 podiums.

First podium: Jerez 1990 (250cc). First win: Jerez 1991 (250cc).

In all, 52 Grand Prix starts, 3 wins and 17 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

250cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1986–1993 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1986–1993

Win rate6.0%

Podium rate25.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.7

708 pts · Poles 12

32 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, 1986–1993 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1986. Of the 63 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Anton Mang 5 world titles
12 races together: ahead 1, behind 9, both out 2
Max Biaggi 4 world titles
30 races together: ahead 16, behind 13, both out 1
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
12 races together: ahead 11, behind 0, both out 1
Luca Cadalora 3 world titles
69 races together: ahead 22, behind 44, both out 3

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)

250cc 84 races · 1986–1993

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 11.5 to an average finish of 8.6

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.8 → 2.9	4 wins / 22 races
Grid 4–6	5.0 → 4.1	1 wins / 16 races
Grid 7–9	8.2 → 5.6	0 wins / 16 races
Grid 10–15	11.5 → 8.6	0 wins / 11 races
Grid 16〜	23.2 → 15.9	0 wins / 14 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

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

Jarama3 racesavg P2.0

Jerez5 racesavg P2.8

Hungaroring2 racesavg P4.0

Kyalami1 racesavg P4.0

Eastern Creek3 racesavg P4.3

Misano4 racesavg P4.5

Shah Alam3 racesavg P4.5

Donington5 racesavg P4.8

Phillip Island2 racesavg P5.0

Hockenheim5 racesavg P5.5

Mugello3 racesavg P5.5

Le Mans2 racesavg P5.5

Brno5 racesavg P5.6

Interlagos1 racesavg P6.0

Goiânia2 racesavg P7.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P7.0

Suzuka6 racesavg P7.3

Catalunya2 racesavg P7.5

Anderstorp3 racesavg P8.0

Assen5 racesavg P9.0

Salzburgring6 racesavg P9.3

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P9.5

Spa2 racesavg P10.0

Laguna Seca5 racesavg P11.0

Rijeka4 racesavg P14.0

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, 1986–1993 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)62 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 3,951 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 1,414 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 151,899 miles
6.1× around the Earth · at least 13.7 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

93.1%Start rate (81/87)

3Longest run of absences (races)

29Longest run of starts (races)

38Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1988 250cc P17 · 27 pts

1989 250cc P9 · 88 pts

1990 250cc P4 · 150 pts

1991 250cc P2 · 220 pts

1992 250cc P4 · 89 pts

1993 250cc P7 · 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, 1986–1993 (the rider's racing years)

1986	Rijeka		23
1987	Hockenheim	grid 13	14
1987	Salzburgring	grid 17	21
1988	Suzuka	grid 28	DNF
1988	Laguna Seca	grid 22	21
1988	Jarama	grid 33	DNF
1988	Imola	grid 26	DNF
1988	Nürburgring	grid 21	10 +6
1988	Salzburgring	grid 23	21
1988	Assen	grid 25	20
1988	Spa	grid 22	14 +2
1988	Rijeka	grid 23	DNF
1988	Paul Ricard	grid 22	17
1988	Anderstorp	grid 22	11 +5
1988	Brno	grid 18	12 +4
1988	Goiânia	grid 13	6 +10
1989	Suzuka	grid 23	12 +4
1989	Phillip Island	grid 8	8 +8
1989	Laguna Seca	grid 13	DNF
1989	Jerez	grid 13	DNF
1989	Misano	grid 11	10 +6
1989	Hockenheim	grid 1	4 +13
1989	Salzburgring	grid 8	4 +13
1989	Rijeka	grid 9	DNF
1989	Assen	grid 11	DNF
1989	Spa		6 +10
1989	Le Mans	grid 10	10 +6
1989	Donington	grid 11	7 +9
1989	Anderstorp	grid 7	DNF
1989	Brno	grid 5	5 +11
1989	Goiânia		8 +8
1990	Suzuka	grid 11	DNF
1990	Laguna Seca	grid 8	7 +9
1990	Jerez	grid 1	3 +15
1990	Misano	grid 4	2 +17
1990	Nürburgring	grid 6	4 +13
1990	Salzburgring	grid 3	6 +10
1990	Rijeka	grid 3	5 +11
1990	Donington	grid 4	3 +15
1990	Anderstorp	grid 2	5 +11
1990	Brno	grid 1	3 +15
1990	Hungaroring	grid 4	2 +17
1990	Phillip Island	grid 4	2 +17
1991	Suzuka	grid 6	7 +9
1991	Eastern Creek	grid 2	2 +17
1991	Laguna Seca	grid 6	8 +8
1991	Jerez	grid 1	1 +20
1991	Misano	grid 1	2 +17
1991	Hockenheim	grid 1	1 +20
1991	Salzburgring	grid 1	1 +20
1991	Jarama	grid 2	2 +17
1991	Assen	grid 5	4 +13
1991	Paul Ricard	grid 1	2 +17
1991	Donington	grid 4	3 +15
1991	Mugello	grid 1	DNF
1991	Brno	grid 1	1 +20
1991	Le Mans	grid 4	1 +20
1991	Shah Alam	grid 3	3 +15
1992	Suzuka	grid 9	4 +10
1992	Eastern Creek	grid 1	3 +12
1992	Shah Alam	grid 6	DNF
1992	Jerez	grid 9	2 +15
1992	Mugello	grid 6	4 +10
1992	Catalunya	grid 3	4 +10
1992	Hockenheim	grid 3	DNF
1992	Assen	grid 6	7 +4
1992	Hungaroring	grid 5	6 +6
1992	Magny-Cours		Did not start
1992	Donington	grid 7	6 +6
1992	Interlagos	grid 9	6 +6
1992	Kyalami	grid 1	4 +10
1993	Eastern Creek	grid 10	8 +8
1993	Shah Alam	grid 9	6 +10
1993	Suzuka	grid 7	6 +10
1993	Jerez	grid 9	5 +11
1993	Salzburgring	grid 3	3 +16
1993	Hockenheim	grid 3	3 +16
1993	Assen	grid 10	5 +11
1993	Catalunya		11 +5
1993	Mugello	grid 8	7 +9
1993	Donington	grid 5	DNF
1993	Brno		7 +9
1993	Misano	grid 8	4 +13
1993	Laguna Seca	grid 9	8 +8
1993	Jarama	grid 7	DNF