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

Riders

Andrea Ballerini

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Nationality: Italy
Number: 8
Team (2006 250cc): TicinoHosting Campetella Racing
Bike: Aprilia
Born: July 2, 1973(age 53)
Birthplace: Firenze
Height / weight: 173 cm / 62 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Shah Alam in 1995.

In 125cc (1995–2004): 53 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (2005–2006): 31 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Abruzzo Racing Team, TicinoHosting Campetella Racing.

First podium: Phillip Island 2003 (125cc). First win: Phillip Island 2003 (125cc).

In all, 84 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

125cc250cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1995–2006 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1995–2004

Win rate1.5%

Podium rate1.5%

Average finish (when classified)avg P14.8

115 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc2005–2006

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P14.0

43 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1995–2006 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1995. Of the 61 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
12 races together: ahead 2, behind 8, both out 2
Jorge Lorenzo 5 world titles
66 races together: ahead 14, behind 46, both out 6
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
21 races together: ahead 5, behind 14, both out 2
Dani Pedrosa 3 world titles
40 races together: ahead 1, behind 37, both out 2

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 98 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Mugello (average P12.1, 8 races)

Shah Alam125cc 2avg P9.0

Sentul125cc 1avg P10.0

Mugello125cc 6 · 250cc 2avg P12.1

Phillip Island125cc 4 · 250cc 2avg P12.7

Istanbul250cc 2avg P13.0

Valencia125cc 3 · 250cc 2avg P13.5

Rio125cc 5avg P13.5

Lusail125cc 1 · 250cc 2avg P13.7

Donington125cc 3 · 250cc 2avg P14.0

Welkom125cc 2avg P14.0

Le Mans125cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P14.3

Jerez125cc 5 · 250cc 1avg P14.8

Brno125cc 5 · 250cc 2avg P15.0

Shanghai250cc 2avg P16.0

Catalunya125cc 5 · 250cc 2avg P16.2

Sepang125cc 3 · 250cc 2avg P16.5

Estoril125cc 3 · 250cc 2avg P16.5

Suzuka125cc 4avg P17.5

Assen125cc 3 · 250cc 2avg P18.3

Imola125cc 1avg P20.0

Motegi125cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P21.0

Sachsenring125cc 1 · 250cc 2—

Red Bull Ring125cc 1—

Paul Ricard125cc 1—

Buenos Aires125cc 1—

Johor125cc 1—

Nürburgring125cc 1—

Eastern Creek125cc 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.

250cc 31 races · 2005–2006

Dry / wetSmall sample

Podium rate: 0.0% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate

Dry27 races0%(0 wins)

Wet2 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Dry27 races0%(0 podiums)

Wet2 races0%(0 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry27 racesavg P14.1

Wet2 racesavg P10.0

2 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid positionSmall sample

Starting Grid 10–15: average finish 13.5

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	13.2 → 13.5	0 wins / 11 races
Grid 16〜	18.9 → 14.5	0 wins / 10 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Mugello2 racesavg P10.5

Catalunya2 racesavg P12.0

Donington2 racesavg P12.5

Istanbul2 racesavg P13.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P13.5

Lusail2 racesavg P13.5

Jerez1 racesavg P14.0

Brno2 racesavg P14.5

Valencia2 racesavg P15.0

Phillip Island2 racesavg P15.5

Shanghai2 racesavg P16.0

Estoril2 racesavg P16.5

Assen2 racesavg P17.0

Sachsenring2 races—

Motegi2 races—

Sepang2 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era.

125cc 67 races · 1995–2004

By grid position

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 4–6	4.0 → 11.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 7–9	9.0 → 14.3	0 wins / 3 races
Grid 10–15	12.2 → 13.0	0 wins / 4 races
Grid 16〜	24.0 → 15.6	1 wins / 48 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Phillip Island (average P11.3, 4 races)

Shah Alam2 racesavg P9.0

Sentul1 racesavg P10.0

Phillip Island4 racesavg P11.3

Valencia3 racesavg P12.0

Mugello6 racesavg P12.7

Rio5 racesavg P13.5

Welkom2 racesavg P14.0

Lusail1 racesavg P14.0

Jerez5 racesavg P15.0

Brno5 racesavg P15.5

Donington3 racesavg P15.5

Le Mans2 racesavg P16.0

Sepang3 racesavg P16.5

Catalunya5 racesavg P17.0

Suzuka4 racesavg P17.5

Assen3 racesavg P19.0

Imola1 racesavg P20.0

Motegi2 racesavg P21.0

Estoril3 races—

Sachsenring1 races—

Red Bull Ring1 races—

Paul Ricard1 races—

Buenos Aires1 races—

Johor1 races—

Nürburgring1 races—

Eastern Creek1 races—

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1995–2006 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)22 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 11,603 miles
0.5× around the Earth · 3,949 laps

Time on the bike: at least 97 hours (4.0 days)
Average 138.2 km/h, top 273.3 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2006, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 311,894 miles
12.5× around the Earth · at least 28.0 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

84.3%Start rate (91/108)

4Longest run of absences (races)

20Longest run of starts (races)

12Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1995 125cc P24 · 16 pts

1996 125cc P21 · 14 pts

1997〜2001 no Grand Prix starts

2002 125cc P18 · 26 pts

2003 125cc P22 · 25 pts

2004 125cc P20 · 29 pts

2005 250cc P19 · 19 pts

2006 250cc P17 · 24 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, 1995–2006 (the rider's racing years)

1995	Eastern Creek	grid 18	DNF
1995	Shah Alam	grid 21	5 +11
1995	Suzuka	grid 25	DNF
1995	Jerez	grid 17	20
1995	Mugello	grid 17	13 +3
1995	Assen		Did not start
1995	Donington	grid 30	DNF
1995	Brno	grid 26	19
1995	Rio	grid 25	DNF
1995	Buenos Aires	grid 27	DNF
1995	Catalunya	grid 19	14 +2
1996	Shah Alam	grid 19	13 +3
1996	Sentul	grid 12	10 +6
1996	Suzuka	grid 21	17
1996	Jerez	grid 20	19
1996	Mugello	grid 20	11 +5
1996	Paul Ricard	grid 29	DNF
1996	Assen	grid 30	DNF
1996	Nürburgring	grid 26	DNF
1996	Donington	grid 27	19
1996	Red Bull Ring	grid 27	DNF
1996	Brno	grid 27	DNF
1996	Imola	grid 30	20
1998	Suzuka	grid 27	18
1998	Johor	grid 24	Excluded
1998	Jerez	grid 20	DNF
1998	Catalunya	grid 26	21
1998	Phillip Island	grid 14	19
2001	Mugello	grid 4	11 +5
2001	Rio	grid 2	DNF
2002	Suzuka		DNF
2002	Welkom		14 +2
2002	Jerez	grid 30	15 +1
2002	Le Mans		16
2002	Mugello		10 +6
2002	Catalunya		12 +4
2002	Assen	grid 17	18
2002	Donington		12 +4
2002	Sachsenring		DNF
2002	Brno		DNF
2002	Estoril	grid 17	DNF
2002	Rio	grid 23	16
2002	Motegi	grid 32	22
2002	Sepang		DNF
2002	Phillip Island	grid 12	11 +5
2002	Valencia	grid 9	12 +4
2003	Mugello	grid 27	19
2003	Catalunya	grid 26	18
2003	Brno	grid 31	DNF
2003	Estoril	grid 27	DNF
2003	Rio	grid 28	DNF
2003	Motegi	grid 30	20
2003	Sepang	grid 24	19
2003	Phillip Island	grid 23	1 +25
2003	Valencia	grid 32	DNF
2004	Welkom		DNF
2004	Jerez	grid 21	6 +10
2004	Le Mans	grid 23	DNF
2004	Mugello	grid 17	12 +4
2004	Catalunya	grid 24	20
2004	Assen	grid 9	20
2004	Rio	grid 9	11 +5
2004	Brno	grid 11	12 +4
2004	Estoril	grid 22	DNF
2004	Motegi	grid 16	Did not start
2004	Lusail	grid 21	14 +2
2004	Sepang	grid 22	14 +2
2004	Phillip Island	grid 19	14 +2
2004	Valencia	grid 18	Out on lap 1

2005	Jerez		14 +2
2005	Estoril		18
2005	Shanghai		DNF
2005	Le Mans		15 +1
2005	Mugello		11 +5
2005	Catalunya		DNF
2005	Assen		17
2005	Donington		10 +6
2005	Sachsenring		DNF
2005	Brno	grid 16	16
2005	Motegi		DNF
2005	Sepang	grid 11	DNF
2005	Lusail	grid 14	15 +1
2005	Phillip Island	grid 20	15 +1
2005	Istanbul	grid 22	13 +3
2005	Valencia	grid 20	DNF
2006	Lusail	grid 14	12 +4
2006	Istanbul	grid 17	Out on lap 1
2006	Shanghai	grid 15	16
2006	Le Mans	grid 14	12 +4
2006	Mugello	grid 12	10 +6
2006	Catalunya	grid 13	12 +4
2006	Assen	grid 13	Out on lap 1
2006	Donington	grid 14	15 +1
2006	Sachsenring	grid 22	DNF
2006	Brno	grid 16	13 +3
2006	Sepang	grid 17	DNF
2006	Phillip Island	grid 13	16
2006	Motegi	grid 12	DNF
2006	Estoril	grid 16	15 +1
2006	Valencia	grid 23	15 +1