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

Riders

Patrick Igoa

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Nationality: France
Bike: Aprilia
Born: March 8, 1959(age 67)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Le Mans in 1983.

In 250cc (1983–1987): 10 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1988): 6 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1990): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 18 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
1982	French GP	250cc	1	1'25.310

Season by season

250cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1983–1990 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1983–1990

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P9.3

43 pts · Poles 1

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

500cc1988–1988

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P11.6

44 pts · Poles 0

6 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, 1983–1990 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1983. Of the 76 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Anton Mang 5 world titles
17 races together: ahead 3, behind 13, both out 1
Eddie Lawson 4 world titles
11 races together: ahead 0, behind 11, both out 0
Luca Cadalora 3 world titles
16 races together: ahead 5, behind 10, both out 1
Wayne Rainey 3 world titles
11 races together: ahead 1, behind 10, 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 31 races · 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Brno (average P11.3, 3 races)

Jarama250cc 2avg P4.0

Jerez250cc 1avg P5.0

Anderstorp250cc 1avg P7.0

Buenos Aires250cc 1avg P8.0

Monza250cc 1avg P8.0

Assen250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P9.0

Hockenheim250cc 1avg P9.0

Suzuka250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P10.0

Salzburgring250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P10.0

Spa250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P10.0

Misano250cc 1avg P10.0

Donington250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P11.0

Brno250cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P11.3

Goiânia250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P12.0

Nürburgring500cc 1avg P12.0

Rijeka500cc 1avg P12.0

Imola500cc 1avg P15.0

Le Mans250cc 3avg P17.0

Paul Ricard500cc 1—

Hungaroring250cc 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.

250cc 20 races · 1983–1990

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	3.0 → 4.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 4–6	5.3 → 7.0	0 wins / 3 races
Grid 7–9	7.0 → 8.5	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 10–15	11.6 → 10.0	0 wins / 5 races
Grid 16〜	25.0 → 18.0	0 wins / 2 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Jarama2 racesavg P4.0

Jerez1 racesavg P5.0

Donington1 racesavg P6.0

Suzuka1 racesavg P7.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P7.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P8.0

Monza1 racesavg P8.0

Assen1 racesavg P9.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P9.0

Misano1 racesavg P10.0

Spa1 racesavg P10.0

Brno2 racesavg P12.5

Goiânia1 racesavg P14.0

Le Mans3 racesavg P17.0

Salzburgring1 races—

Hungaroring1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

500cc 11 races · 1988

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	12.9 → 10.9	0 wins / 8 races
Grid 16〜	20.0 → 13.0	0 wins / 1 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Assen1 racesavg P9.0

Brno1 racesavg P9.0

Goiânia1 racesavg P10.0

Salzburgring1 racesavg P10.0

Spa1 racesavg P10.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P12.0

Rijeka1 racesavg P12.0

Suzuka1 racesavg P13.0

Imola1 racesavg P15.0

Donington1 racesavg P16.0

Paul Ricard1 races—

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1983–1990 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)18 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,207 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 407 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 52,115 miles
2.1× around the Earth · at least 4.7 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

83.3%Start rate (25/30)

3Longest run of absences (races)

10Longest run of starts (races)

12Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1987 250cc P12 · 42 pts

1988 500cc P14 · 44 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, 1983–1990 (the rider's racing years)

1983	Le Mans		DNF
1985	Jarama		DNF
1985	Hockenheim		Did not start
1985	Spa		10 +1
1985	Le Mans		17
1987	Suzuka	grid 6	7 +4
1987	Jerez		5 +6
1987	Hockenheim	grid 11	9 +2
1987	Monza		8 +3
1987	Salzburgring	grid 12	DNF
1987	Assen	grid 11	9 +2
1987	Le Mans	grid 6	DNF
1987	Donington		6 +5
1987	Anderstorp	grid 4	7 +4
1987	Brno	grid 7	7 +4
1987	Misano	grid 7	10 +1
1987	Jarama	grid 3	4 +8
1987	Goiânia	grid 13	14
1987	Buenos Aires	grid 11	8 +3
1990	Brno	grid 26	18
1990	Hungaroring	grid 24	DNF

1988	Suzuka	grid 20	13 +3
1988	Laguna Seca		Did not start
1988	Imola	grid 14	15 +1
1988	Nürburgring	grid 14	12 +4
1988	Salzburgring	grid 13	10 +6
1988	Assen	grid 10	9 +7
1988	Spa	grid 11	10 +6
1988	Rijeka	grid 13	12 +4
1988	Paul Ricard		DNF
1988	Donington		16
1988	Brno	grid 14	9 +7
1988	Goiânia	grid 14	10 +6