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

Riders

Francisco Gonzales

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Nationality: Spain

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Isle of Man in 1956.

In 125cc (1956–1963): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Isle of Man 1956 (125cc).

In all, 3 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 1 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Season by season

125cc250cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1956–1989 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1956–1963

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate50.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.0

6 pts · Poles 0

250cc1971–1971

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P9.0

2 pts · Poles 0

500cc1989–1989

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P16.0

8 pts · Poles 0

Includes 8 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

1 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, 1956–1989 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1956. 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)

All classes 4 races · 125cc / 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Isle of Man125cc 1avg P3.0

Montjuïc125cc 1avg P5.0

Jarama250cc 1avg P9.0

Laguna Seca500cc 1avg P16.0

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.

500cc 1 races · 1989

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

250cc 1 races · 1971

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

125cc 2 races · 1956–1963

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Isle of Man1 racesavg P3.0

Montjuïc1 racesavg P5.0

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1956–1989 (the rider's racing years)

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, 1956–1989 (the rider's racing years)