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

Riders

Niggi Schmassman

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Nationality: Switzerland
Bike: Harris Yamaha
Born: February 18, 1960(age 66)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Jarama in 1988.

In 500cc (1988–1996): 40 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 40 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

500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1988–1996 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

500cc1988–1996

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P18.0

36 pts · Poles 0

15 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, 1988–1996 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1988. Of the 54 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Mick Doohan 5 world titles
37 races together: ahead 4, behind 31, both out 2
Eddie Lawson 4 world titles
46 races together: ahead 5, behind 41, both out 0
Wayne Rainey 3 world titles
51 races together: ahead 4, behind 46, both out 1
Alex Criville 2 world titles
16 races together: ahead 4, behind 10, 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)

500cc 55 races · 1988–1996

By grid position

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	14.5 → 11.0	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 16〜	24.0 → 18.4	0 wins / 41 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Misano (average P11.5, 3 races)

Misano3 racesavg P11.5

Laguna Seca3 racesavg P12.5

Phillip Island1 racesavg P14.0

Rijeka2 racesavg P14.5

Shah Alam2 racesavg P15.0

Magny-Cours1 racesavg P15.0

Anderstorp2 racesavg P16.0

Jerez5 racesavg P16.7

Jarama2 racesavg P17.0

Goiânia1 racesavg P17.0

Assen5 racesavg P17.8

Hockenheim3 racesavg P18.0

Nürburgring4 racesavg P18.5

Donington4 racesavg P19.0

Interlagos1 racesavg P19.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P20.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P21.0

Catalunya1 racesavg P21.0

Mugello1 racesavg P21.0

Kyalami1 racesavg P21.0

Brno2 racesavg P22.0

Eastern Creek1 racesavg P22.0

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P23.0

Spa2 racesavg P23.5

Imola1 racesavg P26.0

Suzuka1 races—

Hungaroring1 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, 1988–1996 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)38 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 2,470 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 903 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 78,185 miles
3.1× around the Earth · at least 7.1 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

79.3%Start rate (46/58)

3Longest run of absences (races)

14Longest run of starts (races)

1.7Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1988 500cc

1989 500cc P28 · 8 pts

1990 no Grand Prix starts

1991 500cc P24 · 5 pts

1992 500cc

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, 1988–1996 (the rider's racing years)

1988	Jarama	grid 29	19
1988	Jerez	grid 24	16
1988	Imola	grid 30	26
1988	Nürburgring	grid 28	24
1988	Salzburgring	grid 24	19
1988	Assen	grid 31	DNF
1988	Spa	grid 28	28
1988	Paul Ricard		23
1988	Donington		25
1988	Anderstorp	grid 25	DNF
1988	Brno	grid 31	22
1989	Phillip Island	grid 22	14 +2
1989	Laguna Seca		DNF
1989	Jerez	grid 20	DNF
1989	Misano	grid 28	10 +6
1989	Hockenheim	grid 25	DNF
1989	Salzburgring	grid 20	21
1989	Rijeka	grid 23	20
1989	Assen	grid 27	23
1989	Spa	grid 22	19
1989	Le Mans	grid 27	21
1989	Donington	grid 25	DNF
1989	Anderstorp	grid 18	16
1989	Brno	grid 20	DNF
1989	Goiânia	grid 18	17
1990	Laguna Seca	grid 15	10 +6
1990	Jerez	grid 14	12 +4
1990	Misano	grid 18	13 +3
1990	Nürburgring	grid 16	13 +3
1990	Rijeka	grid 16	9 +7
1990	Assen	grid 21	16
1991	Laguna Seca		15 +1
1991	Jerez		DNF
1991	Misano		DNF
1991	Jarama		15 +1
1991	Assen		15 +1
1991	Paul Ricard		DNF
1991	Donington		DNF
1991	Shah Alam		14 +2
1992	Suzuka		Out on lap 1
1992	Eastern Creek	grid 25	22
1992	Shah Alam	grid 21	16
1992	Jerez	grid 29	22
1992	Mugello	grid 24	21
1992	Catalunya	grid 25	21
1992	Hockenheim	grid 25	18
1992	Assen	grid 21	17
1992	Hungaroring	grid 23	DNF
1992	Magny-Cours	grid 22	15
1992	Donington	grid 25	13
1992	Interlagos	grid 22	19
1992	Kyalami	grid 27	21
1993	Hockenheim	grid 31	DNF
1995	Nürburgring	grid 27	20
1996	Nürburgring	grid 23	17