BETA Beta version. If anything looks wrong, please tell us through the feedback form. Send feedback

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

Riders

Andrea Dovizioso (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Simon Patterson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2018 · Wikimedia Commons

Andrea Dovizioso

Nationality
Italy Italy
Number
4
Team (2022 MotoGP)
WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team
Bike
Yamaha
Born
March 23, 1986(age 40)
Birthplace
Forlimpopoli

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Share Post on X

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Mugello in 2001.

Read more

In 125cc (2001–2004): 45 starts, 5 wins, 14 podiums. In 250cc (2005–2007): 49 starts, 4 wins, 26 podiums. Teams: Team Scot, Humangest Racing Team, Humangest Racing Team 250cc. In MotoGP (2008–2022): 248 starts, 15 wins, 62 podiums. Teams: JiR Team Scot MotoGP, Repsol Honda Team, Monster Yamaha Tech 3, Ducati Team, Mission Winnow Ducati, Leopard Impala Junior Team.

First podium: Welkom 2003 (125cc). First win: Welkom 2004 (125cc).

In all, 342 Grand Prix starts, 24 wins and 102 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 6 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 2001 125cc (RIO, PAC) / 2002 125cc (RIO, PAC) / 2003 125cc (RIO, PAC)

Season by season

125cc250ccMotoGP ★ Champion

1510152020052010201520202002 125cc: P16 / 42 pts / 0 wins2003 125cc: P5 / 157 pts / 0 wins2004 125cc: P1 / 293 pts / 5 wins ★125cc2005 250cc: P3 / 189 pts / 0 wins2006 250cc: P2 / 272 pts / 2 wins2007 250cc: P2 / 260 pts / 2 wins250cc2008 MotoGP: P5 / 174 pts / 0 wins2009 MotoGP: P6 / 160 pts / 1 wins2010 MotoGP: P5 / 206 pts / 0 wins2011 MotoGP: P3 / 228 pts / 0 wins2012 MotoGP: P4 / 218 pts / 0 wins2013 MotoGP: P8 / 140 pts / 0 wins2014 MotoGP: P5 / 187 pts / 0 wins2015 MotoGP: P7 / 162 pts / 0 wins2016 MotoGP: P5 / 171 pts / 1 wins2017 MotoGP: P2 / 261 pts / 6 wins2018 MotoGP: P2 / 245 pts / 4 wins2019 MotoGP: P2 / 269 pts / 2 wins2020 MotoGP: P4 / 135 pts / 1 wins2021 MotoGP: P24 / 12 pts / 0 wins2022 MotoGP: P21 / 15 pts / 0 winsMotoGP

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

Teams in years without official results: 2025 MotoGP Yamaha Factory Racing Team

Scope: official results DB, 2001–2022 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc2001–2004 ★ 1 titles (2004)
Win rate11.1%
Podium rate31.1%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.4

463 pts · Poles 8

250cc2005–2007
Win rate8.2%
Podium rate53.1%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.8

721 pts · Poles 4

MotoGP2008–2022
Win rate6.0%
Podium rate25.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.0

2583 pts · Poles 7

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2001–2022 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

Strongest and weakest circuits

Strong
  1. Red Bull Ring 3.2 places better than usual (6 finishes)
  2. Portimão 2.1 places better than usual (3 finishes)
  3. Lusail 1.8 places better than usual (13 finishes)
Weak
  1. Termas 2.3 places worse than usual (6 finishes)
  2. Phillip Island 1.5 places worse than usual (11 finishes)
  3. Jerez 1.2 places worse than usual (13 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 2001. Of the 43 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)

MotoGP 248 races · 2008–2022

By tyre era

Podium rate: 31.1% with Michelin, 22.6% with Bridgestone

Win rate
Multiple suppliers18 races0%(0 wins)
Bridgestone124 races1%(1 wins)
Michelin106 races13%(14 wins)
Podium rate
Multiple suppliers18 races6%(1 podiums)
Bridgestone124 races23%(28 podiums)
Michelin106 races31%(33 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Multiple suppliers18 racesavg P6.2
Bridgestone124 racesavg P5.5
Michelin106 racesavg P6.6

Dry / wet

More podiums in the wet (36.7% wet, 23.6% dry)

Win rate
Dry216 races5%(11 wins)
Wet30 races13%(4 wins)
Podium rate
Dry216 races24%(51 podiums)
Wet30 races37%(11 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Dry216 racesavg P6.2
Wet30 racesavg P4.6

2 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 11.7 to an average finish of 7.5

average grid average finish (classified)

15101520Starting Grid 1–3: average grid 2.3 → average finish 3.8 (36 races, 8 wins)Grid 1–3Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 5.1 → average finish 4.7 (75 races, 5 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 7.9 → average finish 5.3 (73 races, 2 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 11.7 → average finish 7.5 (44 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 19.5 → average finish 14.8 (20 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 1–32.3 → 3.88 wins / 36 races
Grid 4–65.1 → 4.75 wins / 75 races
Grid 7–97.9 → 5.32 wins / 73 races
Grid 10–1511.7 → 7.50 wins / 44 races
Grid 16〜19.5 → 14.80 wins / 20 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Red Bull Ring (average P4.0, 7 races)

Buriram2 racesavg P3.0
Donington2 racesavg P3.0
Red Bull Ring7 racesavg P4.0
Lusail13 racesavg P4.2
Estoril5 racesavg P4.5
Sepang11 racesavg P5.0
Mugello13 racesavg P5.2
Laguna Seca6 racesavg P5.2
Le Mans14 racesavg P5.3
Brno13 racesavg P5.3
Motegi12 racesavg P5.8
Catalunya14 racesavg P5.8
Indianapolis8 racesavg P6.0
Valencia15 racesavg P6.1
Assen13 racesavg P6.3
Sachsenring13 racesavg P6.3
Aragón12 racesavg P6.4
Phillip Island12 racesavg P6.6
Silverstone10 racesavg P6.8
COTA9 racesavg P6.9
Misano17 racesavg P7.2
Jerez15 racesavg P7.4
Termas7 racesavg P8.8
Portimão3 racesavg P10.3
Shanghai1 racesavg P11.0
Mandalika1 races—
250cc 49 races · 2005–2007

Dry / wet

Podium rate: 51.2% dry, 75.0% wet

Win rate
Dry43 races7%(3 wins)
Wet4 races25%(1 wins)
Podium rate
Dry43 races51%(22 podiums)
Wet4 races75%(3 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Dry43 racesavg P3.9
Wet4 racesavg P3.0

2 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid positionSmall sample

Starting Grid 1–3: average finish 2.9

average grid average finish (classified)

1510Starting Grid 1–3: average grid 2.0 → average finish 2.9 (16 races, 2 wins)Grid 1–3Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 4.9 → average finish 4.1 (13 races, 1 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 7.4 → average finish 4.0 (8 races, 1 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 10.5 → average finish 3.5 (2 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15
Grid 1–32.0 → 2.92 wins / 16 races
Grid 4–64.9 → 4.11 wins / 13 races
Grid 7–97.4 → 4.01 wins / 8 races
Grid 10–1510.5 → 3.50 wins / 2 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Estoril (average P1.7, 3 races)

Estoril3 racesavg P1.7
Le Mans3 racesavg P2.3
Catalunya3 racesavg P2.3
Shanghai3 racesavg P2.3
Istanbul3 racesavg P3.0
Jerez3 racesavg P3.3
Brno3 racesavg P3.3
Lusail3 racesavg P3.3
Motegi3 racesavg P4.0
Phillip Island3 racesavg P4.0
Sachsenring3 racesavg P4.3
Assen3 racesavg P4.7
Donington3 racesavg P4.7
Mugello3 racesavg P5.0
Sepang3 racesavg P6.5
Valencia3 racesavg P6.7
Misano1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era.

125cc 45 races · 2001–2004

By grid positionSmall sample

Starting Grid 1–3: average finish 2.3

average grid average finish (classified)

151015Starting Grid 1–3: average grid 1.6 → average finish 2.3 (14 races, 3 wins)Grid 1–3Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 5.0 → average finish 4.8 (5 races, 1 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 8.0 → average finish 7.3 (8 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 11.3 → average finish 11.5 (3 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 19.0 → average finish 10.5 (4 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 1–31.6 → 2.33 wins / 14 races
Grid 4–65.0 → 4.81 wins / 5 races
Grid 7–98.0 → 7.30 wins / 8 races
Grid 10–1511.3 → 11.50 wins / 3 races
Grid 16〜19.0 → 10.50 wins / 4 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Catalunya (average P2.0, 3 races)

Motegi1 racesavg P1.0
Catalunya3 racesavg P2.0
Lusail1 racesavg P2.0
Rio1 racesavg P3.0
Donington3 racesavg P4.0
Welkom3 racesavg P4.3
Le Mans3 racesavg P4.3
Suzuka2 racesavg P5.0
Phillip Island3 racesavg P5.5
Jerez3 racesavg P6.5
Mugello4 racesavg P6.7
Sachsenring3 racesavg P8.0
Estoril3 racesavg P8.0
Assen3 racesavg P8.3
Valencia3 racesavg P9.0
Brno3 racesavg P9.7
Sepang3 racesavg P10.0

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, 2001–2022 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)

Ridden on the bike

at least 22,289 miles
0.9× around the Earth · 7,793 laps

Time on the bike: at least 971 hours (40.5 days)
Average 150.6 km/h, top 356.7 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2022, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 996,744 miles
40.0× around the Earth · at least 90.5 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

98.2%Start rate (336/342)
6Longest run of absences (races)
336Longest run of starts (races)
10Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
2002 125cc P16 · 42 pts
2003 125cc P5 · 157 pts
2004 125cc P1 · 293 pts
2005 250cc P3 · 189 pts
2006 250cc P2 · 272 pts
2007 250cc P2 · 260 pts
2008 MotoGP P5 · 174 pts
2009 MotoGP P6 · 160 pts
2010 MotoGP P5 · 206 pts
2011 MotoGP P3 · 228 pts
2012 MotoGP P4 · 218 pts
2013 MotoGP P8 · 140 pts
2014 MotoGP P5 · 187 pts
2015 MotoGP P7 · 162 pts
2016 MotoGP P5 · 171 pts
2017 MotoGP P2 · 261 pts
2018 MotoGP P2 · 245 pts
2019 MotoGP P2 · 269 pts
2020 MotoGP P4 · 135 pts

2021 no Grand Prix starts

2022 MotoGP P21 · 15 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, 2001–2022 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

Feedback and error reports

MotoRaceLab improves every day thanks to our readers' feedback. The editors read everything we receive, and changes we make are announced in the Changelog. If you wish, we will list your nickname on our Contributors page.

Type
Sent automatically
Page
Part of the page
Device

We do not ask for your e-mail or real name, and we do not store IP addresses.