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

Riders

David De Gea

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Nationality: Spain
Number: 52
Team (2006 250cc): Repsol Honda
Bike: Honda
Born: December 9, 1977(age 48)
Birthplace: Cehegin
Height / weight: 164 cm / 61 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Catalunya in 1995.

In 125cc (1995–1996): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1997): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1999–2000): 17 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (2001): 16 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In MotoGP (2003): 8 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (2004–2006): 8 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Repsol Honda.

First podium: Assen 2001 (250cc).

In all, 53 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 1 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
1998	MADRID GRAND PRIX	250cc	26	3'47.191
2004	RIO GRAND PRIX	MotoGP	24	1'54.116

Season by season

125cc250cc500ccMotoGP ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1995–2006 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1995–1996

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P16.0

0 pts · Poles 0

250cc1997–2006

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate4.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P14.7

41 pts · Poles 0

500cc1999–2000

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P13.9

31 pts · Poles 0

MotoGP2003–2003

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P20.0

0 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1995–2006 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1995. Of the 61 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
19 races together: ahead 3, behind 16, both out 0
Max Biaggi 4 world titles
26 races together: ahead 6, behind 20, both out 0
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
18 races together: ahead 2, behind 16, both out 0
Alex Criville 2 world titles
17 races together: ahead 4, behind 12, both out 1

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 53 races · 125cc / 250cc / 500cc / MotoGP

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Valencia (average P13.3, 6 races)

Assen500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P8.5

Jerez500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P12.0

Mugello500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P13.0

Valencia500cc 2 · 250cc 3 · MotoGP 1avg P13.3

Phillip Island500cc 1 · 250cc 2 · MotoGP 1avg P13.5

Catalunya125cc 1 · 250cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P15.0

Suzuka500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P15.0

Lusail250cc 1avg P15.0

Rio500cc 1 · 250cc 1 · MotoGP 1avg P16.0

Estoril250cc 2 · MotoGP 1avg P16.3

Donington250cc 2 · MotoGP 1avg P16.5

Sepang500cc 1 · 250cc 2 · MotoGP 1avg P17.0

Le Mans500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P17.0

Sachsenring500cc 1 · 250cc 1 · MotoGP 1avg P17.5

Welkom500cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P17.5

Motegi250cc 2 · MotoGP 1avg P19.0

Brno500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P19.0

Imola500cc 1—

Buenos Aires500cc 1—

Shah Alam125cc 1—

Sentul125cc 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.

250cc 25 races · 1997–2006

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 7–9	9.0 → 9.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–15	12.7 → 12.5	0 wins / 3 races
Grid 16〜	20.2 → 15.4	0 wins / 21 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Assen1 racesavg P3.0

Valencia3 racesavg P11.7

Mugello1 racesavg P13.0

Estoril2 racesavg P13.5

Phillip Island2 racesavg P14.0

Rio1 racesavg P15.0

Lusail1 racesavg P15.0

Donington2 racesavg P16.5

Le Mans1 racesavg P18.0

Sepang2 racesavg P18.5

Brno1 racesavg P19.0

Catalunya2 racesavg P21.0

Motegi2 races—

Welkom1 races—

Suzuka1 races—

Jerez1 races—

Sachsenring1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; Dry races only.

MotoGP 8 races · 2003

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Rio1 racesavg P19.0

Motegi1 racesavg P19.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P20.0

Valencia1 racesavg P20.0

Estoril1 racesavg P22.0

Phillip Island1 races—

Sepang1 races—

Donington1 races—

MotoGP: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

500cc 17 races · 1999–2000

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	15.0 → 11.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 16〜	18.7 → 14.1	0 wins / 15 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Catalunya1 racesavg P8.0

Jerez1 racesavg P12.0

Valencia2 racesavg P12.5

Phillip Island1 racesavg P13.0

Rio1 racesavg P14.0

Assen1 racesavg P14.0

Sepang1 racesavg P14.0

Suzuka1 racesavg P15.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P15.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P16.0

Welkom2 racesavg P17.5

Imola1 races—

Buenos Aires1 races—

Mugello1 races—

Brno1 races—

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

125cc 3 races · 1995–1996

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Catalunya1 racesavg P16.0

Shah Alam1 races—

Sentul1 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1995–2006 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)4 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 3,463 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 1,226 laps

Time on the bike: at least 8 hours (0.3 days)
Average 136.6 km/h, top 264.4 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2006–2006, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 176,913 miles
7.1× around the Earth · at least 15.8 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

64.1%Start rate (41/64)

8Longest run of absences (races)

16Longest run of starts (races)

28.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1999 500cc P23 · 8 pts

2000 500cc P17 · 23 pts

2001 250cc P19 · 24 pts

2002 no Grand Prix starts

2003 MotoGP

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, 1995–2006 (the rider's racing years)

1995	Catalunya	grid 21	16
1996	Shah Alam	grid 20	Out on lap 1
1996	Sentul	grid 20	DNF

1997	Catalunya	grid 27	DNF
2001	Suzuka	grid 20	DNF
2001	Welkom	grid 20	DNF
2001	Jerez	grid 22	DNF
2001	Le Mans	grid 16	18
2001	Mugello	grid 23	13 +3
2001	Catalunya	grid 23	21
2001	Assen	grid 19	3 +16
2001	Donington	grid 17	17
2001	Sachsenring	grid 16	DNF
2001	Brno	grid 24	19
2001	Estoril	grid 16	13 +3
2001	Valencia	grid 16	15 +1
2001	Motegi	grid 25	DNF
2001	Phillip Island	grid 16	DNF
2001	Sepang	grid 21	20
2001	Rio	grid 21	15 +1
2004	Donington	grid 18	16
2004	Lusail	grid 24	15 +1
2004	Sepang	grid 22	17
2004	Phillip Island	grid 18	14 +2
2004	Valencia	grid 12	11 +5
2006	Motegi	grid 13	DNF
2006	Estoril	grid 13	14 +2
2006	Valencia	grid 9	9 +7

1999	Sachsenring	grid 20	15 +1
1999	Brno	grid 24	DNF
1999	Imola	grid 22	DNF
1999	Valencia	grid 18	14 +2
1999	Phillip Island	grid 21	13 +3
1999	Welkom	grid 18	20
1999	Rio	grid 16	14 +2
1999	Buenos Aires	grid 19	DNF
2000	Welkom		15 +1
2000	Sepang	grid 18	14 +2
2000	Suzuka	grid 19	15 +1
2000	Jerez	grid 18	12 +4
2000	Le Mans	grid 17	16
2000	Mugello	grid 18	DNF
2000	Catalunya	grid 16	8 +8
2000	Assen	grid 17	14 +2
2000	Valencia	grid 15	11 +5

2003	Donington	grid 24	DNF
2003	Sachsenring	grid 25	20
2003	Brno	grid 24	Did not start
2003	Estoril	grid 21	22
2003	Rio	grid 22	19
2003	Motegi	grid 24	19
2003	Sepang	grid 22	DNF
2003	Phillip Island	grid 23	Out on lap 1
2003	Valencia	grid 23	20