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

Riders

Craig Connell

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Nationality
Australia Australia
Bike
Honda
Born
May 16, 1968(age 58)
Birthplace
Brisbane

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Catalunya in 1998.

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In 500cc (1998): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 3 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

1510152025199419951996199719981994 250cc: P28 / 5 pts / 0 wins250cc

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

Scope: official results DB, 1994–1998 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1994–1996
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P11.0

5 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1998–1998
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P19.0

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, 1994–1998 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1994. Of the 50 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 6 races · 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Eastern Creek250cc 3avg P11.0
Buenos Aires500cc 1avg P19.0
Phillip Island500cc 1—
Catalunya500cc 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 3 races · 1998

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P19.0
Phillip Island1 races—
Catalunya1 races—

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

250cc 3 races · 1994–1996

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1994–1998 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)3 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 262 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 100 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 10,480 miles
0.4× around the Earth · at least 0.9 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

No season as a regular (starting at least half of the races)

? 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, 1994–1998 (the rider's racing years)

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