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

Riders

Herve Duffard

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Nationality
France France

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Jerez in 1987.

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In 250cc (1987–1988): 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1989–1990): 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 10 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

250cc125cc ★ Champion

11020304019871988198919901989 125cc: P46 / 1 pts / 0 wins125cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1987–1990 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1989–1990
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P21.5

1 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1987–1988
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P20.0

0 pts · Poles 0

3 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, 1987–1990 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1987. Of the 78 riders who debuted that year, 1 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 18 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Le Mans (average P15.3, 3 races)

Buenos Aires250cc 1avg P15.0
Le Mans250cc 1 · 125cc 2avg P15.3
Nürburgring250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P18.0
Jerez250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P22.0
Anderstorp250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P23.0
Brno125cc 2avg P23.5
Goiânia250cc 1avg P24.0
Donington250cc 1 · 125cc 2avg P24.5
Misano125cc 1avg P26.0
Paul Ricard250cc 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 10 races · 1989–1990

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Le Mans2 racesavg P17.0
Jerez1 racesavg P20.0
Donington2 racesavg P22.0
Anderstorp1 racesavg P23.0
Brno2 racesavg P23.5
Misano1 racesavg P26.0
Nürburgring1 races—

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

250cc 8 races · 1987–1988

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Le Mans1 racesavg P12.0
Buenos Aires1 racesavg P15.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P18.0
Goiânia1 racesavg P24.0
Jerez1 racesavg P24.0
Donington1 racesavg P27.0
Paul Ricard1 races—
Anderstorp1 races—

250cc: 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, 1987–1990 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)8 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 472 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 178 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 17,665 miles
0.7× around the Earth · at least 1.7 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

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, 1987–1990 (the rider's racing years)

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