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

Riders

Manuel Hernandez

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Nationality: Spain
Team (2008 250cc): Blusens Aprilia
Bike: Aprilia
Born: August 24, 1984(age 42)
Birthplace: Cartagena
Height / weight: 165 cm / 65 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Jerez in 2004.

In 125cc (2004–2006): 36 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Totti Top Sport - NGS, Angaia Racing, Nocable Angaia Racing. In 250cc (2008): 7 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Blusens Aprilia.

In all, 43 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).

Year	Event	Class	Grid	Qualifying
2004	Portuguese GP	125cc	33	1'51.834
2008	INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX	250cc	17	1'49.024

Season by season

125cc250cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 2003–2008 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc2003–2006

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P19.9

16 pts · Poles 0

250cc2008–2008

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P15.6

5 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2003–2008 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 2004. Of the 21 riders who debuted that year, 1 also raced in 2026.

Manuel Poggiali 2 world titles
18 races together: ahead 2, behind 16, both out 0

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 43 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Jerez (average P14.0, 4 races)

Mugello125cc 2avg P13.0

Misano250cc 1avg P13.0

Jerez125cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P14.0

Brno125cc 2avg P17.0

Assen125cc 2avg P17.5

Le Mans125cc 2avg P18.0

Lusail125cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P19.0

Estoril125cc 2avg P19.5

Motegi125cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P20.0

Valencia125cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P20.3

Sepang125cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P20.7

Shanghai125cc 2avg P21.0

Catalunya125cc 3avg P21.3

Istanbul125cc 2avg P21.5

Phillip Island125cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P22.0

Sachsenring125cc 2avg P25.5

Donington125cc 2—

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.

250cc 7 races · 2008

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Misano1 racesavg P13.0

Jerez1 racesavg P14.0

Sepang1 racesavg P16.0

Valencia1 racesavg P16.0

Motegi1 racesavg P19.0

Phillip Island1 races—

Lusail1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; Dry races only; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

125cc 36 races · 2003–2006

Dry / wetSmall sample

Podium rate: 0.0% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate

Dry28 races0%(0 wins)

Wet2 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Dry28 races0%(0 podiums)

Wet2 races0%(0 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry28 racesavg P19.6

Wet2 races—

6 races without track-condition data are not included

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Jerez (average P14.0, 3 races)

Mugello2 racesavg P13.0

Jerez3 racesavg P14.0

Brno2 racesavg P17.0

Assen2 racesavg P17.5

Le Mans2 racesavg P18.0

Lusail2 racesavg P19.0

Estoril2 racesavg P19.5

Motegi3 racesavg P20.3

Shanghai2 racesavg P21.0

Catalunya3 racesavg P21.3

Istanbul2 racesavg P21.5

Valencia3 racesavg P21.7

Phillip Island2 racesavg P22.0

Sepang2 racesavg P23.0

Sachsenring2 racesavg P25.5

Donington2 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 2003–2008 (the rider's racing years)

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 9,755 miles
0.4× around the Earth · 3,365 laps

Time on the bike: at least 114 hours (4.7 days)
Average 135.5 km/h, top 262.6 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2008, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 131,788 miles
5.3× around the Earth · at least 11.9 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

100%Start rate (32/32)

0Longest run of absences (races)

32Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

2005 125cc P24 · 12 pts

2006 125cc P28 · 4 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, 2003–2008 (the rider's racing years)

2003	Valencia	grid 27	Did not start
2004	Jerez	grid 23	DNF
2004	Catalunya	grid 25	24
2004	Motegi	grid 32	18
2004	Valencia	grid 22	25
2005	Jerez		10 +6
2005	Estoril		15 +1
2005	Shanghai		DNF
2005	Le Mans		14 +2
2005	Mugello		13 +3
2005	Catalunya		26
2005	Assen		17
2005	Donington		Out on lap 1
2005	Sachsenring		23
2005	Brno	grid 22	20
2005	Motegi		19
2005	Sepang	grid 21	24
2005	Lusail	grid 26	DNF
2005	Phillip Island	grid 27	22
2005	Istanbul	grid 30	25
2005	Valencia	grid 19	19
2006	Jerez	grid 31	18
2006	Lusail	grid 26	19
2006	Istanbul	grid 24	18
2006	Shanghai	grid 25	21
2006	Le Mans	grid 30	22
2006	Mugello	grid 41	Excluded
2006	Catalunya	grid 28	14 +2
2006	Assen	grid 21	18
2006	Donington	grid 23	Out on lap 1
2006	Sachsenring	grid 30	28
2006	Brno	grid 23	14 +2
2006	Sepang	grid 27	22
2006	Phillip Island	grid 23	DNF
2006	Motegi	grid 30	24
2006	Estoril	grid 29	24
2006	Valencia	grid 27	21