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

Riders

Colin Edwards

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Nationality: United States
Number: 5
Team (2014 MotoGP): NGM Forward Racing
Bike: Forward Yamaha
Born: February 27, 1974(age 52)
Birthplace: Houston
Height / weight: 179 cm / 69 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Photos (4)

2006
Mike Schinkel · CC BY 2.0
2011
Rainmaker47 · CC BY-SA 4.0
2011
Rainmaker47 · CC BY-SA 4.0
2012
At this race · bluXgraphics(motorcycle design Japan)=Midorikawa from shirakawa ,fukushima, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0

Freely licensed photos from Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for its source page (photographer, licence). The year is when it was taken.

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in MotoGP at Suzuka in 2003.

In MotoGP (2003–2014): 194 starts, 0 wins, 12 podiums. Teams: Gauloises Yamaha Team, Camel Yamaha Team, FIAT Yamaha Team, Tech 3 Yamaha, Monster Yamaha Tech 3, NGM Mobile Forward Racing.

First podium: Donington 2004 (MotoGP).

In all, 194 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 12 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
2004	RIO GRAND PRIX	MotoGP	11	1'49.648
2010	German GP	MotoGP	12	1'23.026
2011	Catalan GP	MotoGP	16
2011	Malaysian GP	MotoGP	4	2'02.010
2012	Portuguese GP	MotoGP	21	1'40.964

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: 2004 MotoGP (RIO)

Season by season

MotoGP ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 2003–2014 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

MotoGP2003–2014

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate6.2%

Average finish (when classified)avg P9.4

1242 pts · Poles 3

Includes 10 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

2003	Suzuka	grid 9	6 +10
2003	Welkom	grid 8	Out on lap 1
2003	Jerez	grid 11	14 +2
2003	Le Mans		10 +6
2003	Mugello	grid 13	9 +7
2003	Catalunya	grid 7	DNF
2003	Assen	grid 9	7 +9
2003	Donington	grid 9	10 +6
2003	Sachsenring	grid 13	14 +2
2003	Brno	grid 12	12 +4
2003	Estoril	grid 13	14 +2
2003	Rio	grid 12	13 +3
2003	Motegi	grid 13	17
2003	Sepang	grid 13	13 +3
2003	Phillip Island	grid 18	16
2003	Valencia	grid 7	8 +8
2004	Welkom	grid 5	7 +9
2004	Jerez	grid 8	7 +9
2004	Le Mans	grid 5	5 +11
2004	Mugello		12 +4
2004	Catalunya	grid 11	5 +11
2004	Assen	grid 13	6 +10
2004	Sachsenring	grid 11	5 +11
2004	Donington	grid 5	2 +20
2004	Brno	grid 5	7 +9
2004	Estoril	grid 8	9 +7
2004	Motegi	grid 5	Out on lap 1
2004	Lusail	grid 9	2 +20
2004	Sepang	grid 12	11 +5
2004	Phillip Island	grid 4	4 +13
2004	Valencia	grid 8	8 +8
2005	Jerez	grid 15	9 +7
2005	Estoril	grid 7	6 +10
2005	Shanghai	grid 13	8 +8
2005	Le Mans	grid 2	3 +16
2005	Mugello	grid 12	9 +7
2005	Catalunya	grid 7	7 +9
2005	Assen	grid 6	3 +16
2005	Laguna Seca	grid 5	2 +20
2005	Donington	grid 6	4 +13
2005	Sachsenring	grid 7	8 +8
2005	Brno	grid 9	7 +9
2005	Motegi	grid 13	6 +10
2005	Sepang	grid 10	10 +6
2005	Lusail	grid 4	4 +13
2005	Phillip Island	grid 5	6 +10
2005	Istanbul	grid 5	7 +9
2005	Valencia	grid 6	8 +8
2006	Jerez	grid 10	11 +5
2006	Lusail	grid 8	9 +7
2006	Istanbul	grid 9	9 +7
2006	Shanghai	grid 3	3 +16
2006	Le Mans	grid 9	6 +10
2006	Mugello	grid 14	12 +4
2006	Catalunya	grid 12	5 +11
2006	Assen	grid 3	13 +3
2006	Donington	grid 10	6 +10
2006	Sachsenring	grid 14	12 +4
2006	Laguna Seca	grid 2	9 +7
2006	Brno	grid 8	10 +6
2006	Sepang	grid 11	10 +6
2006	Phillip Island	grid 5	DNF
2006	Motegi	grid 10	8 +8
2006	Estoril	grid 2	4 +13
2006	Valencia	grid 10	9 +7
2007	Lusail	grid 3	6 +10
2007	Jerez	grid 4	3 +16
2007	Istanbul	grid 2	Out on lap 1
2007	Shanghai	grid 3	11 +5
2007	Le Mans	grid 1	12 +4
2007	Mugello	grid 16	12 +4
2007	Catalunya	grid 6	10 +6
2007	Donington	grid 1	2 +20
2007	Assen	grid 6	6 +10
2007	Sachsenring	grid 13	4 +13
2007	Laguna Seca	grid 8	11 +5
2007	Brno	grid 9	DNF
2007	Misano	grid 9	9 +7
2007	Estoril	grid 6	10 +6
2007	Motegi	grid 7	14 +2
2007	Phillip Island	grid 11	9 +7
2007	Sepang	grid 13	10 +6
2007	Valencia	grid 15	13 +3
2008	Lusail	grid 3	7 +9
2008	Jerez	grid 3	DNF
2008	Estoril	grid 5	4 +13
2008	Shanghai	grid 1	7 +9
2008	Le Mans	grid 2	3 +16
2008	Mugello	grid 5	5 +11
2008	Catalunya	grid 5	5 +11
2008	Donington	grid 5	4 +13
2008	Assen	grid 6	3 +16
2008	Sachsenring	grid 3	DNF
2008	Laguna Seca	grid 7	14 +2
2008	Brno	grid 15	14 +2
2008	Misano	grid 10	10 +6
2008	Indianapolis	grid 11	15 +1
2008	Motegi	grid 7	7 +9
2008	Phillip Island	grid 7	8 +8
2008	Sepang	grid 5	8 +8
2008	Valencia	grid 4	6 +10
2009	Lusail	grid 6	4 +13
2009	Motegi	grid 5	12 +4
2009	Jerez	grid 7	7 +9
2009	Le Mans	grid 6	7 +9
2009	Mugello	grid 6	6 +10
2009	Catalunya	grid 6	7 +9
2009	Assen	grid 5	4 +13
2009	Laguna Seca	grid 7	7 +9
2009	Sachsenring	grid 7	9 +7
2009	Donington	grid 6	2 +20
2009	Brno	grid 5	7 +9
2009	Indianapolis	grid 5	5 +11
2009	Misano	grid 5	Out on lap 1
2009	Estoril	grid 5	5 +11
2009	Phillip Island	grid 5	5 +11
2009	Sepang	grid 9	13 +3
2009	Valencia	grid 5	4 +13
2010	Lusail	grid 8	8 +8
2010	Jerez	grid 7	12 +4
2010	Le Mans	grid 8	12 +4
2010	Mugello	grid 5	13 +3
2010	Silverstone	grid 10	9 +7
2010	Assen	grid 9	8 +8
2010	Catalunya	grid 10	11 +5
2010	Laguna Seca	grid 8	7 +9
2010	Brno	grid 7	7 +9
2010	Indianapolis	grid 9	DNF
2010	Misano	grid 7	7 +9
2010	Aragón	grid 11	12 +4
2010	Motegi	grid 5	5 +11
2010	Sepang	grid 7	Too few laps
2010	Phillip Island	grid 5	7 +9
2010	Estoril	grid 9	7 +9
2010	Valencia	grid 7	12 +4
2011	Lusail	grid 10	8 +8
2011	Jerez	grid 8	DNF
2011	Estoril	grid 7	6 +10
2011	Le Mans	grid 7	13 +3
2011	Silverstone	grid 8	3 +16
2011	Assen	grid 8	7 +9
2011	Mugello	grid 6	9 +7
2011	Sachsenring	grid 7	10 +6
2011	Laguna Seca	grid 11	8 +8
2011	Brno	grid 8	8 +8
2011	Indianapolis	grid 6	7 +9
2011	Misano	grid 7	13 +3
2011	Aragón	grid 14	13 +3
2011	Motegi	grid 14	8 +8
2011	Phillip Island	grid 7	5 +11
2012	Lusail	grid 13	12 +4
2012	Jerez	grid 21	16
2012	Catalunya	grid 14	Finished in pit lane
2012	Silverstone	grid 15	16
2012	Assen	grid 21	DNF
2012	Sachsenring	grid 12	12 +4
2012	Mugello	grid 19	DNF
2012	Laguna Seca	grid 13	13 +3
2012	Indianapolis	grid 19	13 +3
2012	Brno	grid 15	13 +3
2012	Misano	grid 20	11 +5
2012	Aragón	grid 17	18
2012	Motegi	grid 16	13 +3
2012	Sepang	grid 18	DNF
2012	Phillip Island	grid 16	DNF
2012	Valencia	grid 14	14 +2
2013	Lusail	grid 19	DNF
2013	COTA	grid 18	DNF
2013	Jerez	grid 20	15 +1
2013	Le Mans	grid 17	16
2013	Mugello	grid 17	14 +2
2013	Catalunya	grid 16	9 +7
2013	Assen	grid 18	17
2013	Sachsenring	grid 17	13 +3
2013	Laguna Seca	grid 15	12 +4
2013	Indianapolis	grid 12	13 +3
2013	Brno	grid 12	11 +5
2013	Silverstone	grid 11	14 +2
2013	Misano	grid 14	12 +4
2013	Aragón	grid 17	16
2013	Sepang	grid 12	15 +1
2013	Phillip Island	grid 11	12 +4
2013	Motegi	grid 14	12 +4
2013	Valencia	grid 18	15 +1
2014	Lusail	grid 14	9 +7
2014	COTA	grid 19	DNF
2014	Termas	grid 14	20
2014	Jerez	grid 11	DNF
2014	Le Mans	grid 15	17
2014	Mugello	grid 18	15 +1
2014	Catalunya	grid 17	18
2014	Assen	grid 18	22
2014	Sachsenring	grid 19	20
2014	Indianapolis	grid 15	13 +3

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2003–2014 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Strongest and weakest circuits

Strong

Donington 3.9 places better than usual (7 finishes)
Lusail 2.5 places better than usual (10 finishes)
Estoril 2.3 places better than usual (6 finishes)

Weak

Aragón 3.8 places worse than usual (4 finishes)
Sepang 2.8 places worse than usual (8 finishes)
Estoril 1.7 places worse than usual (3 finishes)

Each finish here compared with the rider's usual finish that season (average without this circuit): how many places better or worse on average. Same layout only; retirements counted separately

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 2003. Of the 39 riders who debuted that year, 1 also raced in 2026.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
190 races together: ahead 22, behind 168, both out 0
Marc Marquez 9 world titles
28 races together: ahead 2, behind 26, both out 0
Jorge Lorenzo 5 world titles
108 races together: ahead 13, behind 93, both out 2
Max Biaggi 4 world titles
48 races together: ahead 14, behind 33, 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)

MotoGP 194 races · 2003–2014

By tyre era

Since Bridgestone, podium chances have fallen to 1/4 or less

Win rate

Multiple suppliers101 races0%(0 wins)

Bridgestone93 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Multiple suppliers101 races10%(10 podiums)

Bridgestone93 races2%(2 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Multiple suppliers101 racesavg P8.2

Bridgestone93 racesavg P10.8

Dry / wet

More podiums in the wet (20.0% wet, 4.3% dry)

Win rate

Dry139 races0%(0 wins)

Wet20 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Dry139 races4%(6 podiums)

Wet20 races20%(4 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry139 racesavg P9.4

Wet20 racesavg P8.8

35 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.5 to an average finish of 11.1

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.3 → 6.7	0 wins / 15 races
Grid 4–6	5.2 → 5.8	0 wins / 43 races
Grid 7–9	7.8 → 8.4	0 wins / 49 races
Grid 10–15	12.5 → 11.1	0 wins / 59 races
Grid 16〜	18.0 → 15.2	0 wins / 26 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In MotoGP, best at Donington (average P4.3, 7 races)

Donington7 racesavg P4.3

Suzuka1 racesavg P6.0

Lusail11 racesavg P6.9

Welkom2 racesavg P7.0

Estoril9 racesavg P7.2

Shanghai4 racesavg P7.3

Phillip Island11 racesavg P8.0

Istanbul3 racesavg P8.0

Catalunya11 racesavg P8.6

Assen12 racesavg P8.7

Laguna Seca9 racesavg P9.2

Le Mans11 racesavg P9.5

Brno11 racesavg P9.6

Valencia10 racesavg P9.7

Motegi11 racesavg P10.2

Misano7 racesavg P10.3

Jerez12 racesavg P10.4

Silverstone4 racesavg P10.5

Mugello12 racesavg P10.6

Sachsenring11 racesavg P10.7

Indianapolis7 racesavg P11.0

Sepang10 racesavg P11.3

Rio1 racesavg P13.0

Aragón4 racesavg P14.8

Termas1 racesavg P20.0

COTA2 races—

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 2003–2014 (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)

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 54,167 miles
2.2× around the Earth · 19,068 laps

Time on the bike: at least 577 hours (24.0 days)
Average 145.7 km/h, top 339 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2014, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 628,964 miles
25.3× around the Earth · at least 56.7 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

93.7%Start rate (194/207)

8Longest run of absences (races)

125Longest run of starts (races)

30.4Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

2003 MotoGP P13 · 62 pts

2004 MotoGP P5 · 157 pts

2005 MotoGP P4 · 179 pts

2006 MotoGP P7 · 124 pts

2007 MotoGP P9 · 124 pts

2008 MotoGP P7 · 144 pts

2009 MotoGP P5 · 161 pts

2010 MotoGP P11 · 103 pts

2011 MotoGP P9 · 109 pts

2012 MotoGP P20 · 27 pts

2013 MotoGP P14 · 41 pts

2014 MotoGP P22 · 11 pts

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, 2003–2014 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data