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

Riders

Maurizio Vitali

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Nationality: Italy
Number: 26
Born: March 17, 1957(age 69)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Salzburgring in 1981.

In 125cc (1981–1983): 8 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1983): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1983): 7 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1984): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1984): 4 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1984–1989): 30 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1990–1992): 21 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Imatra 1981 (125cc).

In all, 72 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 4 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

125cc250cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1980–1993 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1980–1993

Win rate2.7%

Podium rate9.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P11.2

241 pts · Poles 4

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

250cc1982–1989

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P14.9

41 pts · Poles 0

21 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, 1980–1993 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1980. Of the 53 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Angel Nieto 13 world titles
29 races together: ahead 5, behind 22, both out 2
Anton Mang 5 world titles
36 races together: ahead 6, behind 30, both out 0
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
40 races together: ahead 6, behind 30, both out 4
Stefan Dörflinger 4 world titles
22 races together: ahead 11, behind 5, both out 6

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 125 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Mugello (average P7.5, 6 races)

Imola125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P1.0

Imatra125cc 1avg P3.0

Mugello250cc 3 · 125cc 3avg P7.5

Silverstone125cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P8.7

Rijeka125cc 5 · 250cc 4avg P9.4

Monza125cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P10.3

Anderstorp125cc 4 · 250cc 4avg P10.4

Paul Ricard125cc 3 · 250cc 2avg P10.5

Misano250cc 5 · 125cc 4avg P11.2

Hockenheim125cc 4 · 250cc 2avg P11.5

Jarama125cc 4 · 250cc 4avg P11.6

Shah Alam125cc 2avg P13.0

Assen125cc 6 · 250cc 3avg P13.3

Eastern Creek125cc 2avg P13.5

Le Mans125cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P14.0

Salzburgring125cc 6 · 250cc 5avg P14.5

Donington250cc 2 · 125cc 3avg P16.2

Brno125cc 3 · 250cc 3avg P16.3

Kyalami250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P16.5

Spa125cc 3 · 250cc 3avg P16.7

Jerez250cc 2 · 125cc 3avg P17.0

Nürburgring125cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P21.0

Suzuka250cc 1 · 125cc 3avg P22.3

Hungaroring125cc 2—

Phillip Island125cc 1—

Interlagos125cc 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.

125cc 73 races · 1980–1993

By grid positionSmall sample

Starting Grid 10–15: average finish 15.7

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.0 → 3.0	0 wins / 4 races
Grid 7–9	8.2 → 9.4	0 wins / 5 races
Grid 10–15	11.1 → 15.7	0 wins / 10 races
Grid 16〜	19.8 → 17.8	0 wins / 16 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Rijeka (average P4.5, 5 races)

Imola1 racesavg P1.0

Imatra1 racesavg P3.0

Rijeka5 racesavg P4.5

Le Mans2 racesavg P6.5

Brno3 racesavg P7.0

Silverstone2 racesavg P7.0

Monza2 racesavg P7.0

Mugello3 racesavg P7.7

Assen6 racesavg P9.0

Misano4 racesavg P9.5

Paul Ricard3 racesavg P11.3

Anderstorp4 racesavg P11.8

Jarama4 racesavg P12.0

Hockenheim4 racesavg P12.0

Spa3 racesavg P12.0

Shah Alam2 racesavg P13.0

Eastern Creek2 racesavg P13.5

Donington3 racesavg P14.0

Salzburgring6 racesavg P14.5

Jerez3 racesavg P19.0

Kyalami1 racesavg P20.0

Suzuka3 racesavg P24.0

Nürburgring2 races—

Hungaroring2 races—

Phillip Island1 races—

Interlagos1 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

250cc 52 races · 1982–1989

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 7–9	9.0 → 11.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–15	12.8 → 12.0	0 wins / 5 races
Grid 16〜	23.7 → 17.7	0 wins / 22 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Mugello (average P7.0, 3 races)

Mugello3 racesavg P7.0

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P8.0

Anderstorp4 racesavg P8.7

Hockenheim2 racesavg P10.0

Jarama4 racesavg P11.3

Monza2 racesavg P12.0

Silverstone1 racesavg P12.0

Kyalami1 racesavg P13.0

Salzburgring5 racesavg P14.4

Misano5 racesavg P14.5

Jerez2 racesavg P15.0

Rijeka4 racesavg P16.0

Spa3 racesavg P19.0

Suzuka1 racesavg P19.0

Brno3 racesavg P19.3

Donington2 racesavg P19.5

Nürburgring2 racesavg P21.0

Assen3 racesavg P22.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P29.0

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, 1980–1993 (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 3,663 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 1,354 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 84,383 miles
3.4× around the Earth · at least 8.0 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

76.8%Start rate (116/151)

5Longest run of absences (races)

32Longest run of starts (races)

54.2Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1981 125cc P9 · 36 pts

1982 125cc P13 · 19 pts

1983 125cc P4 · 59 pts

1984 125cc P4 · 45 pts

1985 250cc P22 · 5 pts

1986 250cc P15 · 12 pts

1987 250cc P19 · 6 pts

1988 250cc P26 · 12 pts

1989 250cc P40 · 2 pts

1990 125cc P14 · 44 pts

1991 125cc P18 · 27 pts

1992 125cc

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, 1980–1993 (the rider's racing years)

1980	Rijeka		DNF
1981	Salzburgring		8 +3
1981	Monza		7 +4
1981	Paul Ricard		5 +6
1981	Rijeka		4 +8
1981	Assen		6 +6
1981	Imatra		3 +10
1982	Salzburgring		10 +1
1982	Jarama		9 +2
1982	Spa		DNF
1982	Rijeka		4 +8
1982	Anderstorp		4 +8
1982	Brno		DNF
1983	Le Mans		3 +10
1983	Monza		DNF
1983	Hockenheim		5 +6
1983	Jarama	grid 1	4 +8
1983	Salzburgring		6 +5
1983	Rijeka		2 +12
1983	Assen		DNF
1983	Spa		DNF
1983	Silverstone		9 +2
1983	Anderstorp		10 +1
1983	Imola		1 +15
1984	Misano	grid 1	2 +12
1984	Jarama	grid 1	DNF
1984	Nürburgring	grid 1	DNF
1984	Paul Ricard		7 +4
1984	Assen		DNF
1984	Silverstone		5 +6
1984	Anderstorp		4 +8
1984	Mugello		1 +15
1985	Misano		3 +10
1990	Suzuka	grid 24	20
1990	Jerez	grid 13	11 +5
1990	Misano	grid 9	9 +7
1990	Nürburgring	grid 5	DNF
1990	Salzburgring	grid 17	28
1990	Rijeka	grid 11	8 +8
1990	Assen	grid 18	12 +4
1990	Spa	grid 9	12 +4
1990	Le Mans	grid 19	10 +6
1990	Donington	grid 8	6 +10
1990	Anderstorp	grid 11	29
1990	Brno	grid 11	DNF
1990	Hungaroring	grid 10	DNF
1990	Phillip Island	grid 10	DNF
1991	Suzuka		28
1991	Eastern Creek	grid 11	12 +4
1991	Jerez		DNF
1991	Misano	grid 12	24
1991	Hockenheim		13 +3
1991	Salzburgring		14 +2
1991	Jarama		23
1991	Assen		DNF
1991	Paul Ricard		22
1991	Donington		19
1991	Mugello	grid 11	10 +6
1991	Brno	grid 8	7 +9
1991	Shah Alam	grid 7	13 +3
1992	Suzuka	grid 27	DNF
1992	Eastern Creek	grid 19	15
1992	Shah Alam	grid 17	13
1992	Jerez	grid 16	27
1992	Mugello	grid 17	12
1992	Hockenheim	grid 29	18
1992	Assen	grid 11	DNF
1992	Hungaroring	grid 16	DNF
1992	Donington	grid 18	17
1992	Interlagos	grid 16	DNF
1992	Kyalami	grid 22	20
1993	Salzburgring	grid 19	21
1993	Hockenheim	grid 22	DNF