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

Riders

Sandro Cortese

Nationality: Germany
Number: 11
Team (2017 Moto2): Dynavolt Intact GP
Bike: Chassis Suter / Engine Honda
Born: January 6, 1990(age 36)
Birthplace: Ochsenhausen

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Jerez in 2005.

In 125cc (2005–2011): 115 starts, 2 wins, 11 podiums. Teams: Kiefer-Bos-Castrol Honda, Elit - Caffe Latte, Emmi - Caffe Latte Aprilia, Emmi - Caffe Latte, Ajo Interwetten, Avant Mitsubishi Ajo. In Moto3 (2012): 17 starts, 5 wins, 15 podiums. Teams: Red Bull KTM Ajo. In Moto2 (2013–2017): 88 starts, 0 wins, 3 podiums. Teams: Dynavolt Intact GP.

First podium: Lusail 2009 (125cc). First win: Brno 2011 (125cc). World champion: 2012 Moto3.

In all, 220 Grand Prix starts, 7 wins and 29 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Season by season

125ccMoto3Moto2 ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 2005–2017 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc2005–2011

Win rate1.7%

Podium rate9.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P9.7

736 pts · Poles 3

2005	Jerez		20
2005	Estoril		25
2005	Shanghai		DNF
2005	Le Mans		15 +1
2005	Mugello		DNF
2005	Catalunya		23
2005	Assen		24
2005	Donington		15 +1
2005	Sachsenring		14 +2
2005	Brno	grid 6	14 +2
2005	Motegi		DNF
2005	Sepang	grid 22	21
2005	Lusail	grid 21	17
2005	Phillip Island	grid 16	19
2005	Istanbul	grid 25	14 +2
2005	Valencia	grid 7	DNF
2006	Jerez	grid 21	16
2006	Lusail	grid 17	DNF
2006	Istanbul	grid 22	16
2006	Shanghai	grid 18	17
2006	Le Mans	grid 17	15 +1
2006	Mugello	grid 10	DNF
2006	Catalunya	grid 18	19
2006	Assen	grid 18	14 +2
2006	Donington	grid 14	14 +2
2006	Sachsenring	grid 11	13 +3
2006	Brno	grid 16	11 +5
2006	Sepang	grid 10	17
2006	Phillip Island	grid 18	14 +2
2006	Motegi	grid 14	14 +2
2006	Estoril	grid 15	10 +6
2006	Valencia	grid 9	18
2007	Lusail	grid 21	17
2007	Jerez	grid 10	7 +9
2007	Istanbul	grid 10	DNF
2007	Shanghai	grid 10	18
2007	Le Mans	grid 14	7 +9
2007	Mugello	grid 15	7 +9
2007	Catalunya	grid 11	11 +5
2007	Donington	grid 16	12 +4
2007	Assen	grid 5	8 +8
2007	Sachsenring	grid 6	7 +9
2007	Brno	grid 8	10 +6
2007	Misano	grid 8	15 +1
2007	Estoril	grid 5	DNF
2007	Motegi	grid 10	DNF
2007	Phillip Island	grid 10	10 +6
2007	Sepang	grid 3	DNF
2007	Valencia	grid 10	DNF
2008	Lusail	grid 13	11 +5
2008	Jerez	grid 15	10 +6
2008	Estoril	grid 20	10 +6
2008	Shanghai	grid 12	16
2008	Le Mans	grid 5	11 +5
2008	Mugello	grid 6	8 +8
2008	Catalunya	grid 11	8 +8
2008	Donington	grid 16	9 +7
2008	Assen	grid 5	4 +13
2008	Sachsenring	grid 9	6 +10
2008	Brno	grid 6	7 +9
2008	Misano	grid 7	7 +9
2008	Indianapolis	grid 10	5 +11
2008	Motegi	grid 4	6 +10
2008	Phillip Island	grid 6	6 +10
2008	Sepang	grid 18	4 +13
2008	Valencia	grid 11	5 +11
2009	Lusail	grid 5	3 +8
2009	Motegi	grid 9	6 +10
2009	Jerez	grid 9	6 +10
2009	Le Mans	grid 24	12 +4
2009	Mugello	grid 9	10 +6
2009	Catalunya	grid 14	9 +7
2009	Assen	grid 1	DNF
2009	Sachsenring	grid 15	6 +10
2009	Donington	grid 8	Not restarted
2009	Brno	grid 3	6 +10
2009	Indianapolis	grid 2	18
2009	Misano	grid 10	5 +11
2009	Estoril	grid 7	2 +20
2009	Phillip Island	grid 7	3 +16
2009	Sepang	grid 4	6 +10
2009	Valencia	grid 10	8 +8
2010	Lusail	grid 7	5 +11
2010	Jerez	grid 6	11 +5
2010	Le Mans	grid 3	6 +10
2010	Mugello	grid 1	DNF
2010	Silverstone	grid 11	6 +10
2010	Assen	grid 5	5 +11
2010	Catalunya	grid 5	4 +13
2010	Sachsenring	grid 4	3 +16
2010	Brno	grid 5	16
2010	Indianapolis	grid 4	2 +20
2010	Misano	grid 6	5 +11
2010	Aragón	grid 2	5 +11
2010	Motegi	grid 4	12 +4
2010	Sepang	grid 6	6 +10
2010	Phillip Island	grid 2	DNF
2010	Valencia	grid 4	5 +11
2011	Lusail	grid 2	2 +20
2011	Jerez	grid 1	6 +10
2011	Estoril	grid 2	2 +20
2011	Le Mans	grid 4	7 +9
2011	Catalunya	grid 6	4 +13
2011	Silverstone	grid 5	7 +9
2011	Assen	grid 3	4 +13
2011	Mugello	grid 6	12 +4
2011	Sachsenring	grid 15	8 +8
2011	Brno	grid 3	1 +25
2011	Indianapolis	grid 2	3 +16
2011	Misano	grid 4	4 +13
2011	Aragón	grid 7	7 +9
2011	Motegi	grid 7	5 +11
2011	Phillip Island	grid 2	1 +25
2011	Sepang	grid 3	2 +20
2011	Valencia	grid 7	DNF

Moto32012–2012 ★ 1 titles (2012)

Win rate29.4%

Podium rate88.2%

Average finish (when classified)avg P2.5

325 pts · Poles 7

Moto22013–2017

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate3.4%

Average finish (when classified)avg P12.0

301 pts · Poles 0

2013	Lusail	grid 13	17
2013	COTA	grid 20	26
2013	Jerez	grid 19	18
2013	Le Mans	grid 17	12 +4
2013	Mugello	grid 15	14 +2
2013	Catalunya	grid 9	DNF
2013	Assen	grid 11	14 +2
2013	Sachsenring	grid 19	14 +2
2013	Indianapolis	grid 10	16
2013	Brno	grid 5	DNF
2013	Silverstone	grid 23	20
2013	Misano	grid 17	DNF
2013	Aragón	grid 9	10 +6
2013	Sepang	grid 13	DNF
2013	Phillip Island	grid 7	11 +5
2013	Motegi	grid 11	15 +1
2013	Valencia	grid 14	16
2014	Lusail	grid 2	7 +9
2014	COTA	grid 15	14 +2
2014	Termas	grid 13	9 +7
2014	Jerez	grid 2	9 +7
2014	Le Mans	grid 9	12 +4
2014	Mugello	grid 3	13 +3
2014	Catalunya	grid 4	DNF
2014	Assen	grid 14	DNF
2014	Sachsenring	grid 21	DNF
2014	Indianapolis	grid 8	6 +10
2014	Brno	grid 3	3 +16
2014	Silverstone	grid 9	18
2014	Misano	grid 14	12 +4
2014	Aragón	grid 9	12 +4
2014	Motegi	grid 11	DNF
2014	Phillip Island	grid 6	6 +10
2014	Sepang	grid 3	7 +9
2014	Valencia	grid 16	Did not complete lap 1
2015	Lusail	grid 4	7 +9
2015	COTA	grid 16	14 +2
2015	Termas	grid 8	7 +9
2015	Jerez	grid 7	DNF
2015	Le Mans	grid 18	14 +2
2015	Mugello	grid 11	8 +8
2015	Catalunya	grid 9	Did not complete lap 1
2015	Assen	grid 14	17
2015	Sachsenring	grid 7	11 +5
2015	Indianapolis	grid 10	DNF
2015	Brno	grid 4	8 +8
2015	Silverstone	grid 10	8 +8
2015	Misano	grid 11	8 +8
2015	Aragón	grid 10	13 +3
2015	Motegi	grid 9	3 +16
2015	Phillip Island	grid 8	DNF
2015	Sepang	grid 6	7 +9
2015	Valencia	grid 13	13 +3
2016	Lusail	grid 6	15 +1
2016	Termas	grid 7	DNF
2016	COTA	grid 10	12 +4
2016	Jerez	grid 3	DNF
2016	Mugello	grid 11	11 +5
2016	Catalunya	grid 10	DNF
2016	Assen	grid 7	12 +4
2016	Sachsenring	grid 6	15 +1
2016	Red Bull Ring	grid 13	11 +5
2016	Brno	grid 11	23
2016	Silverstone	grid 14	12 +4
2016	Misano	grid 7	9 +7
2016	Aragón	grid 14	13 +3
2016	Motegi	grid 5	5 +11
2016	Phillip Island	grid 4	3 +16
2016	Sepang	grid 15	17
2016	Valencia	grid 14	DNF
2017	Lusail	grid 20	22
2017	Termas	grid 7	8 +8
2017	COTA	grid 9	23
2017	Jerez	grid 20	DNF
2017	Le Mans	grid 10	14 +2
2017	Mugello	grid 17	19
2017	Catalunya	grid 12	DNF
2017	Assen	grid 30	DNF
2017	Sachsenring	grid 3	8 +8
2017	Brno	grid 8	Not restarted
2017	Red Bull Ring	grid 10	Did not complete lap 1
2017	Silverstone	grid 16	DNF
2017	Misano	grid 13	5 +11
2017	Aragón	grid 9	9 +7
2017	Motegi	grid 7	DNF
2017	Phillip Island	grid 13	9 +7
2017	Sepang	grid 12	Did not complete lap 1
2017	Valencia	grid 13	DNF

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2005–2017 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 2005. Of the 51 riders who debuted that year, 1 also raced in 2026.

Marc Marquez 9 world titles
45 races together: ahead 21, behind 24, both out 0
Francesco Bagnaia 3 world titles
18 races together: ahead 3, behind 15, both out 0
Johann Zarco 2 world titles
119 races together: ahead 45, behind 71, both out 3
Alex Marquez 2 world titles
62 races together: ahead 30, behind 28, both out 4

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)

Moto2 88 races · 2013–2017

Dry / wet

More podiums in the wet (10.0% wet, 2.6% dry)

Win rate

Dry78 races0%(0 wins)

Wet10 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Dry78 races3%(2 podiums)

Wet10 races10%(1 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry78 racesavg P12.0

Wet10 racesavg P11.8

By grid position

Starting Grid 4–6: average finish 8.3

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.7 → 7.8	0 wins / 7 races
Grid 4–6	5.0 → 8.3	0 wins / 10 races
Grid 7–9	8.0 → 10.8	0 wins / 21 races
Grid 10–15	12.2 → 12.8	0 wins / 35 races
Grid 16〜	19.3 → 17.7	0 wins / 15 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Phillip Island (average P7.3, 5 races)

Phillip Island5 racesavg P7.3

Motegi5 racesavg P7.7

Termas4 racesavg P8.0

Misano5 racesavg P8.5

Sepang5 racesavg P10.3

Indianapolis3 racesavg P11.0

Red Bull Ring2 racesavg P11.0

Brno5 racesavg P11.3

Aragón5 racesavg P11.4

Sachsenring5 racesavg P12.0

Mugello5 racesavg P13.0

Le Mans4 racesavg P13.0

Jerez5 racesavg P13.5

Lusail5 racesavg P13.6

Assen5 racesavg P14.3

Silverstone5 racesavg P14.5

Valencia5 racesavg P14.5

COTA5 racesavg P17.8

Catalunya5 races—

Moto2: all in the Dunlop era.

Moto3 17 races · 2012

Dry / wetSmall sample

Podium rate: 92.3% dry, 75.0% wet

Win rate

Dry13 races31%(4 wins)

Wet4 races25%(1 wins)

Podium rate

Dry13 races92%(12 podiums)

Wet4 races75%(3 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry13 racesavg P2.3

Wet4 racesavg P3.0

By grid positionSmall sample

Starting Grid 1–3: average finish 2.2

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.7 → 2.2	5 wins / 13 races
Grid 4–6	4.5 → 3.3	0 wins / 4 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Sachsenring (average P1.0, 1 races)

Sachsenring1 racesavg P1.0

Misano1 racesavg P1.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P1.0

Sepang1 racesavg P1.0

Estoril1 racesavg P1.0

Catalunya1 racesavg P2.0

Assen1 racesavg P2.0

Aragón1 racesavg P2.0

Valencia1 racesavg P2.0

Indianapolis1 racesavg P2.0

Jerez1 racesavg P3.0

Mugello1 racesavg P3.0

Brno1 racesavg P3.0

Silverstone1 racesavg P3.0

Lusail1 racesavg P3.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P6.0

Motegi1 racesavg P6.0

Moto3: all in the Dunlop era.

125cc 115 races · 2005–2011

Dry / wet

Podium rate: 9.1% dry, 8.3% wet

Win rate

Dry99 races1%(1 wins)

Wet12 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Dry99 races9%(9 podiums)

Wet12 races8%(1 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry99 racesavg P9.7

Wet12 racesavg P10.0

4 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 11.9 to an average finish of 9.8

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.2 → 4.7	2 wins / 16 races
Grid 4–6	5.1 → 7.0	0 wins / 27 races
Grid 7–9	7.8 → 7.7	0 wins / 16 races
Grid 10–15	11.9 → 9.8	0 wins / 27 races
Grid 16〜	19.2 → 14.3	0 wins / 19 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Indianapolis (average P7.0, 4 races)

Aragón2 racesavg P6.0

Silverstone2 racesavg P6.5

Indianapolis4 racesavg P7.0

Misano5 racesavg P7.2

Sachsenring7 racesavg P8.1

Motegi7 racesavg P8.6

Phillip Island7 racesavg P8.8

Valencia7 racesavg P9.0

Lusail7 racesavg P9.2

Mugello7 racesavg P9.3

Brno7 racesavg P9.3

Sepang7 racesavg P9.3

Estoril6 racesavg P9.8

Assen7 racesavg P9.8

Le Mans7 racesavg P10.4

Jerez7 racesavg P10.9

Catalunya7 racesavg P11.1

Donington5 racesavg P12.5

Istanbul3 racesavg P15.0

Shanghai4 racesavg P17.0

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 2005–2017 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

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

Ridden on the bike

at least 11,814 miles
0.5× around the Earth · 4,071 laps

Time on the bike: at least 621 hours (25.9 days)
Average 139.7 km/h, top 296.8 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2017, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 638,991 miles
25.7× around the Earth · at least 58.1 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

99.1%Start rate (220/222)

1Longest run of absences (races)

97Longest run of starts (races)

6Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

2005 125cc P26 · 8 pts

2006 125cc P17 · 23 pts

2007 125cc P14 · 66 pts

2008 125cc P8 · 141 pts

2009 125cc P6 · 130 pts

2010 125cc P7 · 143 pts

2011 125cc P4 · 225 pts

2012 Moto3 P1 · 325 pts

2013 Moto2 P19 · 22 pts

2014 Moto2 P9 · 85 pts

2015 Moto2 P11 · 90 pts

2016 Moto2 P15 · 61 pts

2017 Moto2 P18 · 43 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, 2005–2017 (the rider's racing years)

2012	Lusail	grid 1	3 +16
2012	Jerez	grid 2	3 +16
2012	Estoril	grid 1	1 +25
2012	Le Mans	grid 6	6 +10
2012	Catalunya	grid 4	2 +20
2012	Silverstone	grid 4	3 +16
2012	Assen	grid 1	2 +20
2012	Sachsenring	grid 1	1 +25
2012	Mugello	grid 2	3 +16
2012	Indianapolis	grid 1	2 +20
2012	Brno	grid 2	3 +16
2012	Misano	grid 1	1 +25
2012	Aragón	grid 3	2 +20
2012	Motegi	grid 3	6 +10
2012	Sepang	grid 3	1 +25
2012	Phillip Island	grid 1	1 +25
2012	Valencia	grid 4	2 +20