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

Riders

Didier De Radigues

Nationality: Belgium
Bike: Suzuki
Born: March 27, 1958(age 68)

Photos (2)

2014
Laurence de Radiguès · CC BY-SA 3.0
2014
Laurence de Radiguès · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Assen in 1980.

In 250cc (1980–1981): 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1982): 3 starts, 1 wins, 3 podiums. In 250cc (1982): 3 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1982): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1983): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1983): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1983): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1983): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1983): 4 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1983): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1983): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1983–1988): 43 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1989–1990): 20 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1991): 10 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Buenos Aires 1982 (350cc). First win: Misano 1982 (350cc).

In all, 99 Grand Prix starts, 3 wins and 10 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
1979	YUGOSLAVIAN GRAND PRIX	500cc	12
1982	CZECHOSLOVAKIAN GRAND PRIX	250cc	1	3'51.240
1986	Spanish GP	500cc	8

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: 1980 350cc (NAT)

Season by season

250cc350cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1979–1991 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1979–1990

Win rate3.5%

Podium rate14.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.7

257 pts · Poles 8

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

350cc1979–1982

Win rate18.2%

Podium rate45.5%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.8

72 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1983–1991

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate2.4%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.6

361 pts · Poles 0

26 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, 1979–1991 (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 1979. Of the 102 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Anton Mang 5 world titles
27 races together: ahead 5, behind 22, both out 0
Mick Doohan 5 world titles
15 races together: ahead 1, behind 14, both out 0
Eddie Lawson 4 world titles
81 races together: ahead 8, behind 70, both out 3
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
13 races together: ahead 9, behind 2, 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 151 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Kyalami (average P4.3, 3 races)

Nogaro350cc 1avg P2.0

Imatra250cc 1avg P2.0

Kyalami250cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P4.3

Rijeka250cc 4 · 500cc 3avg P5.0

Silverstone350cc 2 · 250cc 3 · 500cc 4avg P5.3

Nürburgring250cc 2 · 500cc 3avg P6.0

Buenos Aires250cc 1 · 350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P6.0

Spa250cc 6 · 500cc 5avg P6.1

Salzburgring350cc 1 · 250cc 3 · 500cc 6avg P6.3

Hockenheim250cc 2 · 500cc 3avg P6.5

Goiânia500cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P6.5

Misano350cc 1 · 500cc 5 · 250cc 2avg P6.7

Le Mans500cc 4 · 250cc 3avg P7.0

Monza250cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P7.0

Assen250cc 5 · 350cc 1 · 500cc 6avg P7.6

Jerez500cc 3 · 250cc 2avg P7.7

Mugello250cc 1 · 500cc 3avg P7.7

Donington500cc 3 · 250cc 2avg P8.0

Phillip Island250cc 2avg P8.0

Shah Alam500cc 1avg P8.0

Paul Ricard350cc 1 · 500cc 4avg P8.2

Anderstorp250cc 4 · 500cc 6avg P9.7

Brno350cc 2 · 250cc 3 · 500cc 3avg P9.8

Jarama350cc 1 · 250cc 2 · 500cc 6avg P10.0

Imola250cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P10.0

Eastern Creek500cc 1avg P10.0

Laguna Seca500cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P10.7

Suzuka500cc 3 · 250cc 2avg P12.3

Hungaroring250cc 1avg P13.0

Karlskoga250cc 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 83 races · 1983–1991

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 11.5 to an average finish of 8.5

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 4–6	5.6 → 6.8	0 wins / 11 races
Grid 7–9	8.2 → 6.7	0 wins / 35 races
Grid 10–15	11.5 → 8.5	0 wins / 14 races
Grid 16〜	20.8 → 14.3	0 wins / 10 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Silverstone (average P3.0, 4 races)

Silverstone4 racesavg P3.0

Monza2 racesavg P5.0

Kyalami2 racesavg P5.5

Spa5 racesavg P6.0

Nürburgring3 racesavg P6.0

Rijeka3 racesavg P6.3

Goiânia2 racesavg P6.5

Salzburgring6 racesavg P7.0

Paul Ricard4 racesavg P7.0

Jerez3 racesavg P7.0

Donington3 racesavg P7.0

Assen6 racesavg P7.6

Mugello3 racesavg P7.7

Hockenheim3 racesavg P7.7

Le Mans4 racesavg P8.0

Shah Alam1 racesavg P8.0

Laguna Seca2 racesavg P9.0

Jarama6 racesavg P9.3

Anderstorp6 racesavg P9.4

Misano5 racesavg P9.5

Brno3 racesavg P9.5

Eastern Creek1 racesavg P10.0

Suzuka3 racesavg P11.5

Imola2 races—

Buenos Aires1 races—

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

250cc 57 races · 1979–1990

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.1 → 2.7	2 wins / 7 races
Grid 4–6	6.0 → 6.0	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 7–9	8.2 → 9.0	0 wins / 9 races
Grid 10–15	11.9 → 9.8	0 wins / 9 races
Grid 16〜	21.7 → 13.7	0 wins / 6 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Rijeka (average P1.0, 4 races)

Rijeka4 racesavg P1.0

Kyalami1 racesavg P2.0

Imatra1 racesavg P2.0

Hockenheim2 racesavg P3.0

Salzburgring3 racesavg P5.3

Nürburgring2 racesavg P6.0

Spa6 racesavg P6.2

Le Mans3 racesavg P6.7

Assen5 racesavg P7.6

Phillip Island2 racesavg P8.0

Silverstone3 racesavg P8.3

Brno3 racesavg P8.5

Jerez2 racesavg P9.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P9.0

Monza1 racesavg P9.0

Anderstorp4 racesavg P10.0

Imola1 racesavg P10.0

Donington2 racesavg P11.0

Hungaroring1 racesavg P13.0

Suzuka2 racesavg P14.0

Laguna Seca1 racesavg P14.0

Misano2 races—

Jarama2 races—

Goiânia1 races—

Mugello1 races—

Karlskoga1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

350cc 11 races · 1979–1982

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Misano1 racesavg P1.0

Nogaro1 racesavg P2.0

Silverstone2 racesavg P3.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P3.0

Brno2 racesavg P11.5

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P13.0

Jarama1 racesavg P13.0

Assen1 races—

Salzburgring1 races—

350cc: no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1979–1991 (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)85 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 6,134 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 2,137 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 156,769 miles
6.3× around the Earth · at least 14.5 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

88.1%Start rate (140/159)

3Longest run of absences (races)

40Longest run of starts (races)

50Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1980 350cc

1981 250cc P9 · 26 pts

1982 350cc P2 · 64 pts

1983 250cc P3 · 68 pts

1983 500cc

1984 500cc P9 · 24 pts

1985 500cc P8 · 47 pts

1986 500cc P7 · 42 pts

1987 500cc P12 · 21 pts

1988 500cc P7 · 120 pts

1989 250cc P12 · 51 pts

1990 250cc P12 · 66 pts

1991 500cc P8 · 105 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, 1979–1991 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1979	Karlskoga		DNF
1980	Assen		8 +3
1980	Spa		20
1980	Nürburgring		6 +5
1981	Buenos Aires		9 +2
1981	Jarama		DNF
1981	Assen		10 +1
1981	Spa		5 +6
1981	Imola		10 +1
1981	Silverstone		6 +5
1981	Anderstorp		8 +3
1981	Brno		4 +8
1982	Assen	grid 1	Did not start
1982	Spa		3 +10
1982	Rijeka	grid 1	1 +15
1982	Silverstone		10 +1
1982	Imatra	grid 1	2 +12
1982	Mugello		DNF
1983	Kyalami		2 +12
1983	Le Mans		4 +8
1983	Monza		9 +2
1983	Hockenheim		3 +10
1983	Jarama		DNF
1983	Salzburgring	grid 1	2 +12
1983	Rijeka	grid 1	DNF
1983	Assen		7 +4
1983	Spa	grid 1	1 +15
1983	Silverstone		9 +2
1983	Anderstorp	grid 1	8 +3
1989	Suzuka	grid 20	14 +2
1989	Phillip Island	grid 9	9 +7
1989	Laguna Seca	grid 28	14 +2
1989	Jerez	grid 23	DNF
1989	Misano	grid 7	DNF
1989	Hockenheim	grid 7	DNF
1989	Salzburgring	grid 6	5 +11
1989	Rijeka	grid 10	DNF
1989	Assen	grid 10	6 +10
1989	Spa		DNF
1989	Le Mans	grid 11	9 +7
1989	Donington	grid 12	DNF
1989	Anderstorp	grid 9	7 +9
1989	Brno	grid 9	13 +3
1989	Goiânia		DNF
1990	Suzuka	grid 23	DNF
1990	Jerez	grid 13	9 +7
1990	Misano	grid 11	DNF
1990	Nürburgring	grid 8	DNF
1990	Salzburgring	grid 9	9 +7
1990	Rijeka	grid 7	DNF
1990	Assen	grid 6	7 +9
1990	Spa	grid 2	2 +17
1990	Le Mans	grid 11	7 +9
1990	Donington	grid 15	11 +5
1990	Anderstorp	grid 14	17
1990	Brno	grid 19	DNF
1990	Hungaroring	grid 17	13 +3
1990	Phillip Island	grid 9	7 +9