First podium: Red Bull Ring 1996 (125cc). First win: Mugello 1997 (125cc). World champion: 1997 125cc, 1999 250cc, 2001 500cc, 2002 MotoGP, 2003 MotoGP, 2004 MotoGP, 2005 MotoGP, 2008 MotoGP, 2009 MotoGP.
In all, 418 Grand Prix starts, 105 wins and 225 podiums (within the official results database).
Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)
Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 12 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1996 125cc (FRA, GER, CZE, AUS) / 1997 125cc (MAL, IMO, RIO, CAT, SPA, FRA, NED) / 2004 MotoGP (RIO)
Season by season
125cc250cc500ccMotoGP★ Champion
The strip shows each year's team (team colour). Tap for team and machine
Scope: official results DB, 1996–2021 (the rider's racing years); excludes 12 races with no official result data
Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1996–2021 (the rider's racing years); excludes 12 races with no official result data
Strongest and weakest circuits
Strong
Rio 1.4 places better than usual (4 finishes)
Shanghai 1.4 places better than usual (3 finishes)
Catalunya 1.0 places better than usual (15 finishes)
Weak
Istanbul 2.3 places worse than usual (3 finishes)
Assen 2.0 places worse than usual (4 finishes)
Valencia 1.9 places worse than usual (19 finishes)
Each finish here compared with the rider's usual finish that season (average without this circuit): how many places better or worse on average. Same layout only; retirements counted separately
Against the greats, and the class of their debut
Grand Prix debut in 1996. Of the 56 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.
Marc Marquez9 world titles 141 races together: ahead 38, behind 99, both out 4
Jorge Lorenzo5 world titles 198 races together: ahead 93, behind 103, both out 2
Max Biaggi4 world titles 96 races together: ahead 74, behind 21, both out 1
Jorge Martinez4 world titles 17 races together: ahead 9, behind 8, 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)
MotoGP339 races · 2002–2021
By tyre era
Since Michelin, podium chances have fallen to 1/2 or less
Win rate
Multiple suppliers117 races50%(58 wins)
Bridgestone120 races13%(15 wins)
Michelin102 races3%(3 wins)
Podium rate
Multiple suppliers117 races79%(92 podiums)
Bridgestone120 races50%(60 podiums)
Michelin102 races24%(24 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Multiple suppliers117 racesavg P2.3
Bridgestone120 racesavg P4.1
Michelin102 racesavg P6.7
Dry / wet
Podium rate: 45.8% dry, 42.9% wet
Win rate
Dry253 races15%(37 wins)
Wet35 races20%(7 wins)
Podium rate
Dry253 races46%(116 podiums)
Wet35 races43%(15 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Dry253 racesavg P4.7
Wet35 racesavg P5.0
51 races without track-condition data are not included
By grid position
From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 11.6 to an average finish of 6.2
average grid average finish (classified)
Grid 1–3
1.9 → 2.5
54 wins / 127 races
Grid 4–6
4.9 → 3.4
15 wins / 75 races
Grid 7–9
7.8 → 4.9
4 wins / 61 races
Grid 10–15
11.6 → 6.2
2 wins / 51 races
Grid 16〜
18.6 → 11.8
0 wins / 23 races
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Best circuit: Shanghai (average P1.3, 4 races)
Rio2 racesavg P1.0
Suzuka2 racesavg P1.0
Shanghai4 racesavg P1.3
Welkom3 racesavg P1.7
Donington8 racesavg P2.4
Estoril11 racesavg P2.6
Catalunya19 racesavg P2.7
Mugello18 racesavg P2.9
Phillip Island18 racesavg P2.9
Laguna Seca9 racesavg P3.1
Brno19 racesavg P3.6
Sepang17 racesavg P3.7
Motegi18 racesavg P3.8
Assen18 racesavg P3.8
Sachsenring19 racesavg P4.3
Le Mans20 racesavg P4.4
Lusail18 racesavg P4.5
Indianapolis8 racesavg P4.6
Jerez21 racesavg P4.6
Misano16 racesavg P4.9
Termas6 racesavg P5.0
Istanbul3 racesavg P5.3
Valencia21 racesavg P5.6
Silverstone9 racesavg P5.7
COTA8 racesavg P5.7
Buriram2 racesavg P6.0
Red Bull Ring8 racesavg P7.0
Aragón11 racesavg P7.3
Portimão3 racesavg P12.5
Rio2 races100%(2 wins)
Suzuka2 races100%(2 wins)
Shanghai4 races50%(2 wins)
Welkom3 races33%(1 wins)
Donington8 races38%(3 wins)
Estoril11 races36%(4 wins)
Catalunya19 races32%(6 wins)
Mugello18 races39%(7 wins)
Phillip Island18 races28%(5 wins)
Laguna Seca9 races11%(1 wins)
Brno19 races21%(4 wins)
Sepang17 races29%(5 wins)
Motegi18 races6%(1 wins)
Assen18 races44%(8 wins)
Sachsenring19 races21%(4 wins)
Le Mans20 races15%(3 wins)
Lusail18 races22%(4 wins)
Indianapolis8 races13%(1 wins)
Jerez21 races29%(6 wins)
Misano16 races19%(3 wins)
Termas6 races17%(1 wins)
Istanbul3 races0%(0 wins)
Valencia21 races10%(2 wins)
Silverstone9 races11%(1 wins)
COTA8 races0%(0 wins)
Buriram2 races0%(0 wins)
Red Bull Ring8 races0%(0 wins)
Aragón11 races0%(0 wins)
Portimão3 races0%(0 wins)
Rio2 races100%(2 podiums)
Suzuka2 races100%(2 podiums)
Shanghai4 races75%(3 podiums)
Welkom3 races100%(3 podiums)
Donington8 races75%(6 podiums)
Estoril11 races73%(8 podiums)
Catalunya19 races63%(12 podiums)
Mugello18 races61%(11 podiums)
Phillip Island18 races72%(13 podiums)
Laguna Seca9 races56%(5 podiums)
Brno19 races47%(9 podiums)
Sepang17 races65%(11 podiums)
Motegi18 races50%(9 podiums)
Assen18 races50%(9 podiums)
Sachsenring19 races47%(9 podiums)
Le Mans20 races55%(11 podiums)
Lusail18 races56%(10 podiums)
Indianapolis8 races38%(3 podiums)
Jerez21 races52%(11 podiums)
Misano16 races38%(6 podiums)
Termas6 races67%(4 podiums)
Istanbul3 races33%(1 podiums)
Valencia21 races38%(8 podiums)
Silverstone9 races44%(4 podiums)
COTA8 races38%(3 podiums)
Buriram2 races0%(0 podiums)
Red Bull Ring8 races0%(0 podiums)
Aragón11 races27%(3 podiums)
Portimão3 races0%(0 podiums)
500cc32 races · 2000–2001
By grid positionSmall sample
average grid average finish (classified)
Grid 1–3
2.5 → 7.5
0 wins / 2 races
Grid 4–6
5.0 → 2.3
2 wins / 7 races
Grid 7–9
8.0 → 3.0
0 wins / 3 races
Grid 10–15
11.7 → 5.7
0 wins / 3 races
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Best circuit: Welkom (average P1.0, 2 races)
Welkom2 racesavg P1.0
Rio2 racesavg P1.0
Sepang2 racesavg P1.0
Donington2 racesavg P1.0
Brno2 racesavg P1.5
Motegi2 racesavg P1.5
Jerez2 racesavg P2.0
Catalunya2 racesavg P2.0
Phillip Island2 racesavg P2.0
Estoril2 racesavg P2.0
Le Mans2 racesavg P3.0
Assen2 racesavg P4.0
Sachsenring2 racesavg P4.5
Suzuka2 racesavg P6.0
Valencia2 racesavg P11.0
Mugello2 racesavg P12.0
Welkom2 races50%(1 wins)
Rio2 races100%(2 wins)
Sepang2 races50%(1 wins)
Donington2 races100%(2 wins)
Brno2 races50%(1 wins)
Motegi2 races50%(1 wins)
Jerez2 races50%(1 wins)
Catalunya2 races50%(1 wins)
Phillip Island2 races50%(1 wins)
Estoril2 races50%(1 wins)
Le Mans2 races0%(0 wins)
Assen2 races0%(0 wins)
Sachsenring2 races0%(0 wins)
Suzuka2 races50%(1 wins)
Valencia2 races0%(0 wins)
Mugello2 races0%(0 wins)
Welkom2 races50%(1 podiums)
Rio2 races100%(2 podiums)
Sepang2 races50%(1 podiums)
Donington2 races100%(2 podiums)
Brno2 races100%(2 podiums)
Motegi2 races100%(2 podiums)
Jerez2 races100%(2 podiums)
Catalunya2 races100%(2 podiums)
Phillip Island2 races100%(2 podiums)
Estoril2 races100%(2 podiums)
Le Mans2 races100%(2 podiums)
Assen2 races50%(1 podiums)
Sachsenring2 races50%(1 podiums)
Suzuka2 races50%(1 podiums)
Valencia2 races0%(0 podiums)
Mugello2 races0%(0 podiums)
500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.
250cc30 races · 1998–1999
By grid positionSmall sample
Starting Grid 1–3: average finish 1.6
average grid average finish (classified)
Grid 1–3
2.1 → 1.6
10 wins / 20 races
Grid 4–6
4.7 → 2.7
3 wins / 7 races
Grid 7–9
7.0 → 1.0
1 wins / 2 races
Grid 10–15
11.0 → 7.0
0 wins / 1 races
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Best circuit: Catalunya (average P1.0, 2 races)
Catalunya2 racesavg P1.0
Brno2 racesavg P1.0
Phillip Island2 racesavg P1.0
Donington2 racesavg P1.0
Welkom1 racesavg P1.0
Rio1 racesavg P1.0
Jerez2 racesavg P1.5
Mugello2 racesavg P1.5
Assen2 racesavg P1.5
Imola2 racesavg P1.5
Sachsenring2 racesavg P2.0
Paul Ricard2 racesavg P2.0
Buenos Aires2 racesavg P2.0
Sepang1 racesavg P5.0
Motegi1 racesavg P7.0
Valencia1 racesavg P8.0
Suzuka1 races—
Johor1 races—
Jarama1 races—
Catalunya2 races100%(2 wins)
Brno2 races50%(1 wins)
Phillip Island2 races100%(2 wins)
Donington2 races50%(1 wins)
Welkom1 races100%(1 wins)
Rio1 races100%(1 wins)
Jerez2 races50%(1 wins)
Mugello2 races50%(1 wins)
Assen2 races50%(1 wins)
Imola2 races50%(1 wins)
Sachsenring2 races50%(1 wins)
Paul Ricard2 races0%(0 wins)
Buenos Aires2 races50%(1 wins)
Sepang1 races0%(0 wins)
Motegi1 races0%(0 wins)
Valencia1 races0%(0 wins)
Suzuka1 races0%(0 wins)
Johor1 races0%(0 wins)
Jarama1 races0%(0 wins)
Catalunya2 races100%(2 podiums)
Brno2 races50%(1 podiums)
Phillip Island2 races100%(2 podiums)
Donington2 races50%(1 podiums)
Welkom1 races100%(1 podiums)
Rio1 races100%(1 podiums)
Jerez2 races100%(2 podiums)
Mugello2 races100%(2 podiums)
Assen2 races100%(2 podiums)
Imola2 races100%(2 podiums)
Sachsenring2 races100%(2 podiums)
Paul Ricard2 races50%(1 podiums)
Buenos Aires2 races100%(2 podiums)
Sepang1 races0%(0 podiums)
Motegi1 races0%(0 podiums)
Valencia1 races0%(0 podiums)
Suzuka1 races0%(0 podiums)
Johor1 races0%(0 podiums)
Jarama1 races0%(0 podiums)
250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.
125cc17 races · 1996–1997
By grid positionSmall sample
average grid average finish (classified)
Grid 1–3
2.7 → 3.3
1 wins / 6 races
Grid 4–6
4.5 → 1.0
1 wins / 2 races
Grid 7–9
7.6 → 4.0
0 wins / 5 races
Grid 10–15
11.3 → 8.5
0 wins / 3 races
Grid 16〜
18.0 → 11.0
0 wins / 1 races
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Best circuit: Mugello (average P2.5, 2 races)
Mugello2 racesavg P2.5
Red Bull Ring2 racesavg P2.5
Brno1 racesavg P3.0
Jerez1 racesavg P4.0
Imola1 racesavg P5.0
Sentul2 racesavg P6.0
Shah Alam1 racesavg P6.0
Phillip Island1 racesavg P6.0
Suzuka2 racesavg P11.0
Rio1 races—
Catalunya1 races—
Assen1 races—
Donington1 races—
Mugello2 races50%(1 wins)
Red Bull Ring2 races0%(0 wins)
Brno1 races0%(0 wins)
Jerez1 races0%(0 wins)
Imola1 races0%(0 wins)
Sentul2 races50%(1 wins)
Shah Alam1 races0%(0 wins)
Phillip Island1 races0%(0 wins)
Suzuka2 races0%(0 wins)
Rio1 races0%(0 wins)
Catalunya1 races0%(0 wins)
Assen1 races0%(0 wins)
Donington1 races0%(0 wins)
Mugello2 races50%(1 podiums)
Red Bull Ring2 races100%(2 podiums)
Brno1 races100%(1 podiums)
Jerez1 races0%(0 podiums)
Imola1 races0%(0 podiums)
Sentul2 races50%(1 podiums)
Shah Alam1 races0%(0 podiums)
Phillip Island1 races0%(0 podiums)
Suzuka2 races0%(0 podiums)
Rio1 races0%(0 podiums)
Catalunya1 races0%(0 podiums)
Assen1 races0%(0 podiums)
Donington1 races0%(0 podiums)
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, 1996–2021 (the rider's racing years); excludes 12 races with no official result data
Distance ridden and distance travelled
Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)16 races with an estimated lap length
Ridden on the bike
at least 27,861 miles 1.1× around the Earth · 9,743 laps
at least 104,495 miles 4.2× around the Earth · 36,461 laps
Time on the bike: at least 1,022 hours (42.6 days) Average 151.5 km/h, top 351.7 km/h Time and average speed only from 2005–2021, the seasons with every session's lap analysis
Travelled between circuits
at least 1,230,800 miles 49.4× around the Earth · at least 111.5 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
98.4%Start rate (418/425)
4Longest run of absences (races)
216Longest run of starts (races)
94Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1996 125ccP9 · 111 pts
1997 125ccP1 · 321 pts
1998 250ccP2 · 201 pts
1999 250ccP1 · 309 pts
2000 500ccP2 · 209 pts
2001 500ccP1 · 325 pts
2002 MotoGPP1 · 355 pts
2003 MotoGPP1 · 357 pts
2004 MotoGPP1 · 304 pts
2005 MotoGPP1 · 367 pts
2006 MotoGPP2 · 247 pts
2007 MotoGPP3 · 241 pts
2008 MotoGPP1 · 373 pts
2009 MotoGPP1 · 306 pts
2010 MotoGPP3 · 233 pts
2011 MotoGPP7 · 139 pts
2012 MotoGPP6 · 163 pts
2013 MotoGPP4 · 237 pts
2014 MotoGPP2 · 295 pts
2015 MotoGPP2 · 325 pts
2016 MotoGPP2 · 249 pts
2017 MotoGPP5 · 208 pts
2018 MotoGPP3 · 198 pts
2019 MotoGPP7 · 174 pts
2020 MotoGPP15 · 66 pts
2021 MotoGPP18 · 44 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, 1996–2021 (the rider's racing years); excludes 12 races with no official result data
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