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

Riders

Jose Kuhn

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Nationality
France France
Number
40

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Magny-Cours in 1992.

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In 250cc (1992): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1993–1995): 10 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 12 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

250cc500cc ★ Champion

151019921993199419951993 500cc: P14 / 45 pts / 0 wins500cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1992–1995 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1992–1992
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P21.3

0 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1993–1995
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P13.6

45 pts · Poles 0

8 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, 1992–1995 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1992. Of the 46 riders who debuted that year, 0 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 23 races · 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Salzburgring500cc 1avg P9.0
Mugello500cc 1avg P10.0
Jarama500cc 1avg P10.0
Laguna Seca500cc 1avg P11.0
Assen500cc 1avg P13.0
Eastern Creek500cc 1avg P13.0
Catalunya500cc 2avg P13.5
Jerez500cc 1avg P14.0
Brno500cc 2avg P15.0
Donington250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P15.0
Misano500cc 1avg P16.0
Suzuka500cc 1avg P19.0
Hungaroring250cc 1avg P20.0
Rio500cc 1avg P21.0
Kyalami250cc 1avg P26.0
Buenos Aires500cc 1—
Shah Alam500cc 1—
Hockenheim500cc 1—
Magny-Cours250cc 1—
Interlagos250cc 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 18 races · 1993–1995

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

15101520Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 13.8 → average finish 10.7 (4 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 21.4 → average finish 14.4 (13 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 10–1513.8 → 10.70 wins / 4 races
Grid 16〜21.4 → 14.40 wins / 13 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Salzburgring1 racesavg P9.0
Mugello1 racesavg P10.0
Jarama1 racesavg P10.0
Laguna Seca1 racesavg P11.0
Donington1 racesavg P12.0
Assen1 racesavg P13.0
Eastern Creek1 racesavg P13.0
Catalunya2 racesavg P13.5
Jerez1 racesavg P14.0
Brno2 racesavg P15.0
Misano1 racesavg P16.0
Suzuka1 racesavg P19.0
Rio1 racesavg P21.0
Buenos Aires1 races—
Shah Alam1 races—
Hockenheim1 races—

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

250cc 5 races · 1992

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Donington1 racesavg P18.0
Hungaroring1 racesavg P20.0
Kyalami1 racesavg P26.0
Magny-Cours1 races—
Interlagos1 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, 1992–1995 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)22 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,327 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 481 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 40,657 miles
1.6× around the Earth · at least 3.7 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

100%Start rate (14/14)
0Longest run of absences (races)
14Longest run of starts (races)
0Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1993 500cc P14 · 45 pts

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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, 1992–1995 (the rider's racing years)

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