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

Riders

Kevin Mitchell

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Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bike
Harris Yamaha

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Assen in 1987.

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In 250cc (1987–1991): 28 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1992–1994): 26 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 54 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)

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).

YearEventClassGridQualifying
1993Japanese GP500cc24

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: 1993 500cc (JPN)

Season by season

250cc500cc ★ Champion

110203040198719881989199019911992199319941989 250cc: P35 / 4 pts / 0 wins1990 250cc: P43 / 2 pts / 0 wins1991 250cc: P40 / 1 pts / 0 wins250cc1992 500cc: P27 / 1 pts / 0 wins1993 500cc: P35 / 3 pts / 0 wins500cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1987–1994 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1987–1991
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P21.8

7 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1992–1994
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P16.4

4 pts · Poles 0

12 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, 1987–1994 (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 1987. Of the 78 riders who debuted that year, 1 also raced in 2026.

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 78 races · 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Rijeka (average P15.5, 3 races)

Rijeka250cc 3avg P15.5
Catalunya500cc 3avg P16.0
Jarama250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P16.0
Interlagos500cc 1avg P16.0
Assen250cc 2 · 500cc 3avg P16.3
Jerez250cc 4 · 500cc 3avg P16.7
Spa250cc 1avg P17.0
Hockenheim250cc 1 · 500cc 3avg P17.3
Eastern Creek250cc 1 · 500cc 3avg P17.5
Shah Alam500cc 3avg P17.5
Donington250cc 5 · 500cc 3avg P17.7
Anderstorp250cc 2avg P18.0
Le Mans250cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P21.3
Paul Ricard250cc 2avg P22.0
Salzburgring250cc 3 · 500cc 2avg P23.3
Nürburgring250cc 2avg P25.0
Suzuka250cc 5avg P26.0
Brno250cc 4 · 500cc 2avg P29.0
Mugello500cc 3—
Laguna Seca250cc 1 · 500cc 2—
Misano500cc 1—
Imola250cc 1—
Buenos Aires500cc 1—
Hungaroring500cc 1—
Magny-Cours500cc 1—
Kyalami500cc 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 38 races · 1992–1994

By grid position

average grid average finish (classified)

15101520Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 15.0 → average finish 10.0 (2 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 23.1 → average finish 16.8 (36 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 10–1515.0 → 10.00 wins / 2 races
Grid 16〜23.1 → 16.80 wins / 36 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Assen (average P15.3, 3 races)

Jarama1 racesavg P13.0
Assen3 racesavg P15.3
Jerez3 racesavg P15.5
Catalunya3 racesavg P16.0
Donington3 racesavg P16.0
Hockenheim3 racesavg P16.0
Le Mans1 racesavg P16.0
Interlagos1 racesavg P16.0
Shah Alam3 racesavg P17.5
Eastern Creek3 racesavg P20.0
Salzburgring2 racesavg P21.0
Mugello3 races—
Brno2 races—
Laguna Seca2 races—
Misano1 races—
Buenos Aires1 races—
Hungaroring1 races—
Magny-Cours1 races—
Kyalami1 races—

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

250cc 40 races · 1987–1991

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Rijeka (average P15.5, 3 races)

Eastern Creek1 racesavg P15.0
Rijeka3 racesavg P15.5
Spa1 racesavg P17.0
Anderstorp2 racesavg P18.0
Donington5 racesavg P18.5
Jerez4 racesavg P19.0
Assen2 racesavg P19.0
Jarama1 racesavg P19.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P20.0
Paul Ricard2 racesavg P22.0
Salzburgring3 racesavg P24.0
Le Mans2 racesavg P24.0
Nürburgring2 racesavg P25.0
Suzuka5 racesavg P26.0
Brno4 racesavg P29.0
Imola1 races—
Laguna Seca1 races—

250cc: 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, 1987–1994 (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)60 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 2,809 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 962 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 107,079 miles
4.3× around the Earth · at least 9.9 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

77.6%Start rate (66/85)
3Longest run of absences (races)
27Longest run of starts (races)
1.6Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1988 250cc

1989 no Grand Prix starts

1990 250cc P43 · 2 pts
1991 250cc P40 · 1 pts
1992 500cc P27 · 1 pts
1993 500cc P35 · 3 pts
1994 500cc

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? 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, 1987–1994 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

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