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

Riders

Joey Litjens

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Nationality: Netherlands
Number: 80
Team (2008 125cc): Abbink Bos Racing
Bike: Seel
Born: February 8, 1990(age 36)
Birthplace: Venray

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Assen in 2005.

In 125cc (2005–2008): 32 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Litjens Racing, Arie Molenaar Racing, Abbink Bos Racing.

In all, 32 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

125cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 2005–2008 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc2005–2008

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P24.6

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, 2005–2008 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 2005. Of the 49 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)

125cc 32 races · 2005–2008

Dry / wet

Podium rate: 0.0% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate

Dry31 races0%(0 wins)

Wet1 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Dry31 races0%(0 podiums)

Wet1 races0%(0 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry31 racesavg P24.6

Wet1 races—

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Mugello2 racesavg P16.0

Phillip Island2 racesavg P17.0

Donington1 racesavg P21.0

Sepang2 racesavg P24.0

Lusail2 racesavg P24.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P24.5

Brno2 racesavg P24.5

Valencia2 racesavg P24.5

Shanghai2 racesavg P24.5

Assen4 racesavg P25.0

Estoril1 racesavg P25.0

Jerez2 racesavg P27.0

Istanbul2 racesavg P27.0

Misano1 racesavg P27.0

Catalunya2 racesavg P29.0

Motegi1 racesavg P29.0

Sachsenring2 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, 2005–2008 (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 8,224 miles
0.3× around the Earth · 2,836 laps

Time on the bike: at least 99 hours (4.1 days)
Average 133.4 km/h, top 237.8 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2008, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 86,030 miles
3.5× around the Earth · at least 7.9 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

90.9%Start rate (30/33)

2Longest run of absences (races)

19Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

2006 125cc

2007 125cc

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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, 2005–2008 (the rider's racing years)

2005	Assen		30
2006	Jerez	grid 38	33
2006	Lusail	grid 36	27
2006	Istanbul	grid 37	34
2006	Shanghai	grid 34	27
2006	Le Mans	grid 28	24
2006	Mugello	grid 39	DNF
2006	Catalunya	grid 35	29
2006	Assen	grid 25	19
2006	Sachsenring	grid 38	DNF
2006	Brno	grid 36	25
2006	Sepang	grid 33	DNF
2006	Phillip Island	grid 25	Not restarted
2006	Motegi	grid 39	29
2006	Estoril	grid 35	25
2006	Valencia	grid 38	25
2007	Lusail	grid 25	21
2007	Jerez	grid 30	21
2007	Istanbul	grid 24	20
2007	Shanghai	grid 29	22
2007	Le Mans	grid 29	25
2007	Mugello	grid 18	16
2007	Catalunya	grid 31	Out on lap 1
2007	Donington	grid 29	21
2007	Assen	grid 22	26
2007	Sachsenring	grid 25	DNF
2007	Brno	grid 28	24
2007	Misano	grid 31	27
2007	Phillip Island	grid 23	17
2007	Sepang	grid 27	24
2007	Valencia	grid 32	24
2008	Assen	grid 28	Not restarted