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

Riders

Blake Leigh-smith (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Australian Superbikes · CC BY 2.0 · 2009 · Wikimedia Commons

Blake Leigh-smith

Nationality
Australia Australia
Number
56
Team (2011 Moto2)
BRP Racing
Bike
Chassis FTR / Engine Honda
Born
February 5, 1990(age 36)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Phillip Island in 2005.

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In 125cc (2005–2009): 6 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Leigh-Smith Racing, Red Bull KTM Junior Team, Degraaf Grand Prix. In Moto2 (2011): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: BRP Racing.

In all, 7 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

125ccMoto2 ★ Champion

12468102005200620072008200920102011

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Scope: official results DB, 2005–2011 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc2005–2009
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P26.9

0 pts · Poles 0

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

Moto22011–2011
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P27.0

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, 2005–2011 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 2005. Of the 48 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 8 races · 125cc / Moto2

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Sepang125cc 1avg P21.0
Motegi125cc 1avg P22.0
Estoril125cc 1avg P27.0
Phillip Island125cc 2 · Moto2 1avg P27.3
Donington125cc 1avg P31.0
Valencia125cc 1avg P32.0

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.

Moto2 1 races · 2011

Moto2: all in the Dunlop era; Dry races only; always on the grid Grid 16〜; one circuit only.

125cc 7 races · 2005–2009

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Sepang1 racesavg P21.0
Motegi1 racesavg P22.0
Estoril1 racesavg P27.0
Phillip Island2 racesavg P27.5
Donington1 racesavg P31.0
Valencia1 racesavg P32.0

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 2005–2011 (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 2,108 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 761 laps

Time on the bike: at least 25 hours (1.0 days)
Average 135.3 km/h, top 276.2 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2011, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 44,414 miles
1.8× around the Earth · at least 3.9 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, 2005–2011 (the rider's racing years)

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