CREATE TABLE table_203_35 (id DECIMAL, "pos" TEXT, "rider" TEXT, "manufacturer" TEXT, "time/retired" TEXT, "points" DECIMAL)

how many riders were faster than massimo ottobre ?
SELECT COUNT("rider") FROM table_203_35 WHERE "points" > (SELECT "points" FROM table_203_35 WHERE "rider" = 'massimo ottobre')
SELECT COUNT("rider") FROM "table_203_35" WHERE "points" > (SELECT "points" FROM "table_203_35" WHERE "rider" = 'massimo ottobre')