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

Riders

Alan Carter

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Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bike
Honda
Born
August 19, 1964(age 62)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Kyalami in 1983.

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In 250cc (1983–1988): 28 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1989): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1990): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Le Mans 1983 (250cc). First win: Le Mans 1983 (250cc).

In all, 32 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 1 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

250cc500cc ★ Champion

110203040198319841985198619871988198919901983 250cc: P12 / 21 pts / 1 wins1984 250cc: P9 / 25 pts / 0 wins1985 250cc: P7 / 32 pts / 0 wins1986 250cc: P17 / 9 pts / 0 wins1988 250cc: P48 / 1 pts / 0 wins1990 250cc: P40 / 3 pts / 0 wins250cc

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

Teams in years without official results: 1959 250cc

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

Totals

250cc1983–1990
Win rate2.0%
Podium rate2.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P10.5

91 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1989–1989
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)—

0 pts · Poles 0

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, 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.

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 51 races · 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Le Mans (average P1.0, 3 races)

Le Mans250cc 3avg P1.0
Anderstorp250cc 4 · 500cc 1avg P5.8
Jarama250cc 4avg P6.0
Rijeka250cc 3avg P7.0
Nürburgring250cc 2avg P8.5
Hockenheim250cc 2avg P8.5
Mugello250cc 2avg P9.0
Silverstone250cc 4avg P10.5
Monza250cc 2avg P11.0
Spa250cc 3avg P12.3
Kyalami250cc 3avg P13.0
Donington500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P13.0
Assen250cc 4avg P14.0
Laguna Seca250cc 3avg P15.0
Salzburgring250cc 3avg P16.5
Suzuka250cc 2avg P18.0
Paul Ricard250cc 2avg P20.0
Misano250cc 2—

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 49 races · 1983–1990

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

1510152025Starting Grid 1–3: average grid 2.0 → average finish 1.0 (1 races, 1 wins)Grid 1–3Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 26.6 → average finish 15.3 (5 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 1–32.0 → 1.01 wins / 1 races
Grid 16〜26.6 → 15.30 wins / 5 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Le Mans (average P1.0, 3 races)

Le Mans3 racesavg P1.0
Anderstorp4 racesavg P5.8
Jarama4 racesavg P6.0
Rijeka3 racesavg P7.0
Nürburgring2 racesavg P8.5
Hockenheim2 racesavg P8.5
Mugello2 racesavg P9.0
Silverstone4 racesavg P10.5
Monza2 racesavg P11.0
Spa3 racesavg P12.3
Kyalami3 racesavg P13.0
Donington1 racesavg P13.0
Assen4 racesavg P14.0
Laguna Seca3 racesavg P15.0
Salzburgring3 racesavg P16.5
Suzuka2 racesavg P18.0
Paul Ricard2 racesavg P20.0
Misano2 races—

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

500cc 2 races · 1989

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Anderstorp1 races—
Donington1 races—

500cc: 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, 1983–1990 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)21 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,338 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 469 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 40,137 miles
1.6× around the Earth · at least 3.8 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

91.3%Start rate (42/46)
1Longest run of absences (races)
25Longest run of starts (races)
1.7Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1983 250cc P12 · 21 pts
1984 250cc P9 · 25 pts
1985 250cc P7 · 32 pts
1986 250cc P17 · 9 pts

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

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