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

Riders

René Dünki

No freely licensed photo found, so the race number and team colour are shown instead. About photos

Nationality: Switzerland
Bike: Honda

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 80cc at Jarama in 1985.

In 80cc (1985–1989): 24 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1991): 4 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 28 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
1988	Portuguese GP	80cc	8

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

80cc125cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1985–1991 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

80cc1985–1989

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P16.1

25 pts · Poles 0

Includes 5 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

125cc1991–1991

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P27.8

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, 1985–1991 (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 1985. Of the 53 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Angel Nieto 13 world titles
11 races together: ahead 1, behind 6, both out 4
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
35 races together: ahead 4, behind 28, both out 3
Stefan Dörflinger 4 world titles
31 races together: ahead 3, behind 27, both out 1

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 35 races · 80cc / 125cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Assen (average P15.0, 5 races)

Imola80cc 1avg P10.0

Nürburgring80cc 2avg P12.0

Donington80cc 1avg P12.0

Jerez80cc 2avg P13.0

Le Mans80cc 1avg P14.0

Assen80cc 5avg P15.0

Brno80cc 3 · 125cc 1avg P18.0

Hockenheim80cc 4 · 125cc 1avg P18.7

Monza80cc 2avg P22.0

Rijeka80cc 3avg P23.7

Eastern Creek125cc 1avg P29.0

Mugello125cc 1avg P30.0

Misano80cc 3—

Jarama80cc 2—

Salzburgring80cc 1—

Silverstone80cc 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 4 races · 1991

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Brno1 racesavg P26.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P26.0

Eastern Creek1 racesavg P29.0

Mugello1 racesavg P30.0

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

80cc 31 races · 1985–1989

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 4–6	6.0 → 15.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 7–9	9.0 → 14.0	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 10–15	12.7 → 18.5	0 wins / 3 races
Grid 16〜	21.0 → 12.7	0 wins / 5 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 80cc, best at Brno (average P14.0, 3 races)

Imola1 racesavg P10.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P12.0

Donington1 racesavg P12.0

Jerez2 racesavg P13.0

Brno3 racesavg P14.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P14.0

Assen5 racesavg P15.0

Hockenheim4 racesavg P15.0

Monza2 racesavg P22.0

Rijeka3 racesavg P23.7

Misano3 races—

Jarama2 races—

Salzburgring1 races—

Silverstone1 races—

80cc: no track-condition records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1985–1991 (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)5 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 282 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 86 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 12,044 miles
0.5× around the Earth · at least 1.4 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

81.6%Start rate (31/38)

2Longest run of absences (races)

11Longest run of starts (races)

1Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1985 80cc

1986 80cc

1987 80cc

1988 80cc P16 · 22 pts

1989 80cc P30 · 3 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, 1985–1991 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1985	Jarama		DNF
1985	Hockenheim		DNF
1985	Rijeka		27
1985	Assen		DNF
1985	Le Mans		14
1985	Misano		DNF
1986	Monza		DNF
1986	Nürburgring		DNF
1986	Salzburgring		DNF
1986	Rijeka		20
1986	Assen		DNF
1986	Silverstone		DNF
1986	Misano		DNF
1986	Hockenheim		13
1987	Jerez		DNF
1987	Hockenheim		17
1987	Monza		22
1987	Assen		14
1987	Donington		12
1987	Brno		DNF
1988	Jarama	grid 13	DNF
1988	Imola	grid 18	10 +6
1988	Nürburgring	grid 24	12 +4
1988	Assen	grid 6	15 +1
1988	Rijeka	grid 11	24
1988	Brno	grid 9	10 +6
1989	Jerez	grid 14	13 +3
1989	Misano	grid 16	DNF
1989	Hockenheim	grid 27	DNF
1989	Assen	grid 20	16
1989	Brno	grid 9	18