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

Riders

Paul Bordes

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Nationality: France
Bike: Rieju

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Spa in 1979.

In 125cc (1979–1988): 16 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 80cc (1988–1989): 4 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 20 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
1988	Spanish GP	80cc	20
1988	Portuguese GP	80cc	19
1988	NATIONS GRAND PRIX	80cc	14
1988	Dutch GP	80cc	22
1988	CZECHOSLOVAKIAN GRAND PRIX	80cc	22
1989	CZECHOSLOVAKIAN GRAND PRIX	80cc	24

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

125cc50cc80cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1979–1989 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1983–1983

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P10.8

5 pts · Poles 0

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

80cc1987–1989

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P20.8

0 pts · Poles 0

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

125cc1979–1988

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P16.1

6 pts · Poles 0

16 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, 1979–1989 (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 1979. Of the 100 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Angel Nieto 13 world titles
16 races together: ahead 2, behind 12, both out 2
Stefan Dörflinger 4 world titles
26 races together: ahead 6, behind 15, both out 5
Pierpaolo Bianchi 3 world titles
27 races together: ahead 8, behind 18, both out 1
Eugenio Lazzarini 3 world titles
16 races together: ahead 2, behind 14, 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 43 races · 50cc / 80cc / 125cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Spa (average P11.5, 5 races)

Spa125cc 5avg P11.5

Le Mans125cc 3 · 50cc 1avg P11.7

Monza50cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P12.0

Paul Ricard125cc 2avg P14.5

Silverstone125cc 2avg P15.0

Rijeka125cc 1 · 50cc 1avg P16.0

Jarama50cc 1 · 125cc 3avg P16.5

Jerez80cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P16.5

Assen125cc 3 · 50cc 1avg P16.7

Nürburgring80cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P18.0

Imatra125cc 1avg P18.0

Misano80cc 1avg P19.0

Hockenheim125cc 3 · 80cc 1avg P19.7

Donington125cc 1avg P24.0

Imola50cc 1 · 125cc 1—

Anderstorp125cc 2—

Brno125cc 1—

Salzburgring125cc 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.

80cc 5 races · 1987–1989

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Jerez2 racesavg P18.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P19.0

Misano1 racesavg P19.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P27.0

80cc: no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

125cc 32 races · 1979–1988

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Spa (average P11.5, 5 races)

Spa5 racesavg P11.5

Le Mans3 racesavg P14.0

Monza1 racesavg P14.0

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P14.5

Silverstone2 racesavg P15.0

Jerez1 racesavg P15.0

Hockenheim3 racesavg P16.0

Rijeka1 racesavg P16.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P17.0

Jarama3 racesavg P17.7

Imatra1 racesavg P18.0

Assen3 racesavg P18.5

Donington1 racesavg P24.0

Anderstorp2 races—

Imola1 races—

Brno1 races—

Salzburgring1 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

50cc 6 races · 1983

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Le Mans1 racesavg P7.0

Monza1 racesavg P10.0

Jarama1 racesavg P13.0

Assen1 racesavg P13.0

Imola1 races—

Rijeka1 races—

50cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1979–1989 (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)10 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 603 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 200 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 8,899 miles
0.4× around the Earth · at least 1.0 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

71.4%Start rate (25/35)

3Longest run of absences (races)

12Longest run of starts (races)

2.5Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1983 125cc

1983 50cc P18 · 5 pts

1984〜1986 no Grand Prix starts

1987 125cc

1988 no Grand Prix starts

1989 80cc

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, 1979–1989 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1983	Le Mans	7 +4
1983	Monza	10 +1
1983	Jarama	13
1983	Rijeka	DNF
1983	Assen	13
1983	Imola	DNF

1987	Jerez		DNF
1988	Nürburgring	grid 19	19
1989	Jerez	grid 20	18
1989	Misano	grid 26	19
1989	Hockenheim	grid 26	27

1979	Spa		6 +5
1979	Imatra		18
1979	Le Mans		13
1980	Silverstone		15
1982	Spa		DNF
1982	Brno		DNF
1983	Monza		14
1983	Hockenheim		18
1983	Jarama		18
1983	Salzburgring		DNF
1983	Rijeka		16
1983	Assen		25
1983	Spa		17
1983	Silverstone		DNF
1983	Anderstorp		DNF
1983	Imola		DNF
1984	Paul Ricard		17
1985	Le Mans		15
1986	Paul Ricard		12
1986	Assen		12
1986	Spa		DNF
1986	Anderstorp		DNF
1986	Hockenheim		DNF
1987	Jerez		15
1987	Hockenheim		14
1987	Assen		DNF
1987	Le Mans		DNF
1987	Donington		24
1987	Jarama		20
1988	Jarama	grid 18	15 +1
1988	Nürburgring	grid 25	17
1988	Spa	grid 26	DNF