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

Riders

Andy Preining

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Nationality: Austria
Bike: Aprilia
Born: November 14, 1960(age 65)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Salzburgring in 1986.

In 250cc (1986–1994): 62 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 62 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

250cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1986–1994 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1986–1994

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P15.2

160 pts · Poles 0

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

1986	Salzburgring		15
1986	Rijeka		DNF
1987	Hockenheim	grid 23	13
1987	Monza		16
1987	Assen	grid 33	30
1987	Le Mans	grid 32	14
1987	Anderstorp	grid 27	20
1987	Brno	grid 33	DNF
1988	Imola	grid 17	DNF
1988	Nürburgring	grid 28	16
1988	Assen	grid 32	17
1988	Rijeka	grid 25	17
1988	Donington	grid 25	21
1988	Anderstorp	grid 21	DNF
1988	Brno	grid 28	31
1989	Suzuka	grid 32	DNF
1989	Phillip Island	grid 34	32
1989	Laguna Seca	grid 24	22
1989	Jerez	grid 32	17
1989	Misano	grid 27	22
1989	Hockenheim	grid 13	DNF
1989	Salzburgring	grid 14	DNF
1989	Rijeka	grid 24	14 +2
1989	Assen	grid 27	17
1989	Spa		20
1989	Le Mans	grid 21	20
1989	Donington	grid 26	23
1989	Anderstorp	grid 18	14 +2
1989	Brno	grid 23	33
1990	Suzuka	grid 30	DNF
1990	Laguna Seca	grid 13	9 +7
1990	Jerez	grid 15	12 +4
1990	Misano	grid 16	DNF
1990	Nürburgring		Did not start
1990	Salzburgring	grid 22	17
1990	Rijeka	grid 14	11 +5
1990	Assen	grid 12	5 +11
1990	Spa	grid 11	DNF
1990	Le Mans	grid 24	15 +1
1990	Donington	grid 19	17
1990	Anderstorp	grid 19	16
1990	Brno	grid 16	14 +2
1990	Hungaroring	grid 22	19
1990	Phillip Island	grid 19	DNF
1991	Suzuka		19
1991	Eastern Creek	grid 9	7 +9
1991	Laguna Seca	grid 8	6 +10
1991	Jerez	grid 10	DNF
1991	Misano	grid 14	9 +7
1991	Hockenheim	grid 6	6 +10
1991	Salzburgring	grid 4	DNF
1991	Jarama		13 +3
1991	Assen	grid 9	20
1991	Paul Ricard	grid 10	12 +4
1991	Donington		22
1991	Mugello	grid 12	13 +3
1991	Brno		9 +7
1991	Le Mans		9 +7
1992	Suzuka	grid 12	DNF
1992	Eastern Creek	grid 5	7 +4
1992	Shah Alam	grid 19	11
1992	Jerez	grid 17	DNF
1992	Mugello	grid 16	20
1992	Catalunya	grid 15	11
1992	Hockenheim	grid 17	11
1992	Assen	grid 3	Out on lap 1
1992	Hungaroring	grid 15	13
1992	Magny-Cours	grid 10	DNF
1992	Donington	grid 13	14
1992	Interlagos	grid 10	10 +1
1992	Kyalami	grid 10	10 +1
1993	Eastern Creek	grid 22	DNF
1993	Shah Alam	grid 21	14 +2
1993	Suzuka	grid 12	11 +5
1993	Jerez	grid 20	15 +1
1993	Salzburgring	grid 18	10 +6
1993	Hockenheim	grid 13	DNF
1993	Assen	grid 20	13 +3
1993	Catalunya		9 +7
1993	Mugello	grid 19	23
1993	Donington	grid 24	DNF
1993	Brno		DNF
1993	Misano	grid 19	13 +3
1993	Laguna Seca	grid 18	DNF
1993	Jarama	grid 20	13 +3
1994	Eastern Creek		12 +4
1994	Shah Alam	grid 14	13 +3
1994	Suzuka	grid 21	21
1994	Jerez	grid 13	DNF
1994	Salzburgring	grid 11	12 +4
1994	Hockenheim	grid 11	13 +3
1994	Assen	grid 16	DNF
1994	Mugello	grid 15	12 +4
1994	Le Mans	grid 18	21
1994	Donington	grid 16	DNF
1994	Brno	grid 14	10 +6
1994	Laguna Seca	grid 14	11 +5
1994	Buenos Aires		DNF
1994	Catalunya	grid 22	15 +1

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1986–1994 (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
11 races together: ahead 2, behind 8, both out 1
Max Biaggi 4 world titles
44 races together: ahead 12, behind 27, both out 5
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
14 races together: ahead 9, behind 3, both out 2
Luca Cadalora 3 world titles
68 races together: ahead 6, behind 58, both out 4

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 98 races · 1986–1994

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.6 to an average finish of 11.1

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 4–6	5.0 → 6.5	0 wins / 3 races
Grid 7–9	8.7 → 11.0	0 wins / 3 races
Grid 10–15	12.6 → 11.1	0 wins / 27 races
Grid 16〜	22.8 → 18.2	0 wins / 51 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Eastern Creek (average P8.7, 4 races)

Eastern Creek4 racesavg P8.7

Interlagos1 racesavg P10.0

Kyalami1 racesavg P10.0

Hockenheim6 racesavg P10.8

Catalunya3 racesavg P11.7

Laguna Seca5 racesavg P12.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P12.0

Shah Alam3 racesavg P12.7

Jarama2 racesavg P13.0

Salzburgring6 racesavg P13.5

Rijeka4 racesavg P14.0

Jerez6 racesavg P14.7

Misano4 racesavg P14.7

Le Mans5 racesavg P15.8

Hungaroring2 racesavg P16.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P16.0

Monza1 racesavg P16.0

Anderstorp4 racesavg P16.7

Assen8 racesavg P17.0

Suzuka6 racesavg P17.0

Mugello4 racesavg P17.0

Brno7 racesavg P19.4

Donington7 racesavg P19.4

Spa2 racesavg P20.0

Phillip Island2 racesavg P32.0

Imola1 races—

Buenos Aires1 races—

Magny-Cours1 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, 1986–1994 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)79 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 4,570 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 1,627 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 148,632 miles
6.0× around the Earth · at least 13.6 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

96.5%Start rate (83/86)

1Longest run of absences (races)

41Longest run of starts (races)

10.1Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1989 250cc P36 · 4 pts

1990 250cc P18 · 30 pts

1991 250cc P11 · 60 pts

1992 250cc P16 · 6 pts

1993 250cc P17 · 30 pts

1994 250cc P15 · 30 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, 1986–1994 (the rider's racing years)