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

Riders

Manuel Herreros

Nationality: Spain
Bike: Rieju
Born: April 20, 1963(age 63)

Photos (5)

2010
Peprovira · CC BY 3.0
2010
Peprovira · CC BY 3.0
2010
Peprovira · CC BY 3.0
2017
Peprovira · CC BY-SA 4.0
2017
Peprovira · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 80cc at Jarama in 1984.

In 80cc (1984): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1984): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 80cc (1985–1987): 18 starts, 2 wins, 12 podiums. In 125cc (1988): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 80cc (1988): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1988): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 80cc (1988): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1988): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 80cc (1988–1989): 7 starts, 0 wins, 3 podiums. In 125cc (1990–1991): 7 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Jarama 1985 (80cc). First win: Nürburgring 1986 (80cc). World champion: 1989 80cc.

In all, 40 Grand Prix starts, 2 wins and 17 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
1988	Portuguese GP	80cc	3

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: 1988 80cc (POR)

Season by season

125cc80cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1984–1991 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

80cc1984–1989 ★ 1 titles (1989)

Win rate5.6%

Podium rate55.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.3

377 pts · Poles 2

Includes 17 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

125cc1984–1991

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate4.2%

Average finish (when classified)avg P11.8

42 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, 1984–1991 (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 1984. Of the 87 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Angel Nieto 13 world titles
13 races together: ahead 9, behind 4, both out 0
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
57 races together: ahead 8, behind 42, both out 7
Stefan Dörflinger 4 world titles
47 races together: ahead 21, behind 21, both out 5
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
16 races together: ahead 0, behind 14, both out 2

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 60 races · 80cc / 125cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Assen (average P2.5, 5 races)

Mugello80cc 1avg P2.0

Assen80cc 4 · 125cc 1avg P2.5

Salzburgring80cc 2 · 125cc 2avg P2.5

Imola125cc 1 · 80cc 1avg P2.5

Monza80cc 2avg P2.5

Nürburgring80cc 2 · 125cc 2avg P2.7

Brno80cc 3 · 125cc 1avg P3.0

Jarama125cc 3 · 80cc 5avg P3.4

Hockenheim80cc 3 · 125cc 1avg P3.7

Silverstone80cc 1avg P4.0

Rijeka80cc 5 · 125cc 2avg P4.3

Misano80cc 4 · 125cc 2avg P6.0

Jerez80cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P7.0

Donington125cc 2avg P18.0

Anderstorp125cc 1avg P21.0

Le Mans80cc 1 · 125cc 1—

Suzuka125cc 1—

Eastern Creek125cc 1—

Hungaroring125cc 1—

Spa125cc 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.

125cc 24 races · 1984–1991

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 7–9	8.0 → 2.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–15	14.0 → 4.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 16〜	20.7 → 18.3	0 wins / 15 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Imola1 racesavg P2.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P4.0

Jarama3 racesavg P5.0

Jerez1 racesavg P10.0

Misano2 racesavg P16.0

Donington2 racesavg P18.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P21.0

Salzburgring2 races—

Rijeka2 races—

Suzuka1 races—

Le Mans1 races—

Assen1 races—

Brno1 races—

Eastern Creek1 races—

Hungaroring1 races—

Hockenheim1 races—

Spa1 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

80cc 36 races · 1984–1989

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.0 → 2.0	2 wins / 4 races
Grid 4–6	4.7 → 2.4	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 7–9	7.5 → 4.5	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 10–15	10.0 → 7.0	0 wins / 1 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 80cc, best at Assen (average P2.5, 4 races)

Nürburgring2 racesavg P2.0

Mugello1 racesavg P2.0

Assen4 racesavg P2.5

Salzburgring2 racesavg P2.5

Monza2 racesavg P2.5

Jarama5 racesavg P3.0

Brno3 racesavg P3.0

Imola1 racesavg P3.0

Misano4 racesavg P3.5

Hockenheim3 racesavg P3.7

Silverstone1 racesavg P4.0

Rijeka5 racesavg P4.3

Jerez2 racesavg P5.5

Le Mans1 races—

80cc: no track-condition records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1984–1991 (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)13 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 462 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 170 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 28,615 miles
1.1× around the Earth · at least 2.9 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

84.1%Start rate (53/63)

2Longest run of absences (races)

20Longest run of starts (races)

57.9Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1985 80cc P4 · 45 pts

1986 80cc P2 · 85 pts

1987 80cc P2 · 86 pts

1988 125cc P15 · 30 pts

1988 80cc P4 · 69 pts

1989 80cc P1 · 92 pts

1990 125cc

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, 1984–1991 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1984	Jarama		DNF
1985	Jarama		3 +10
1985	Mugello		2 +12
1985	Rijeka		3 +10
1985	Assen		4 +8
1985	Le Mans		DNF
1985	Misano		6 +5
1986	Jarama		3 +10
1986	Monza		3 +10
1986	Nürburgring	grid 1	1 +15
1986	Salzburgring		2 +12
1986	Rijeka		DNF
1986	Assen		2 +12
1986	Silverstone		4 +8
1986	Misano		3 +10
1986	Hockenheim		4 +8
1987	Jerez		6 +5
1987	Hockenheim		5 +6
1987	Monza		2 +12
1987	Salzburgring		3 +10
1987	Rijeka		5 +6
1987	Assen		2 +12
1987	Brno		4 +8
1987	Misano	grid 1	1 +15
1987	Jarama		2 +12
1988	Jarama	grid 5	4 +13
1988	Imola	grid 3	3 +15
1988	Nürburgring	grid 3	3 +15
1988	Rijeka	grid 10	7 +9
1988	Brno	grid 6	DNF
1989	Jerez	grid 7	5 +11
1989	Misano	grid 8	4 +13
1989	Hockenheim	grid 4	2 +17
1989	Rijeka	grid 4	2 +17
1989	Assen	grid 4	2 +17
1989	Brno	grid 5	2 +17