Aleix Espargaró

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Espargaró and the second or maternal family name is Villà.
Aleix Espargaró
File:Aleix Espargaro in 2014.JPG
Espargaró wearing NGM colours waving to spectators from an open-top car at the 2014 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas
Nationality Spain Spanish
Born (1989-07-30) 30 July 1989 (age 34)
Granollers, Spain
Current team Team SUZUKI ECSTAR MotoGP
Bike number 41
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years 2009–2010, 2012–present
Manufacturers Ducati (2009–2010)
ART (2012–2013)
Forward Yamaha (2014)
Suzuki (2015–2016)
Championships 0
2015 Championship position 11th (105 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
95 0 1 2 0 484
Moto2 World Championship
Active years 2011
Manufacturers Pons Kalex-Honda
Championships 0
2011 Championship position 12th (76 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
17 0 1 0 0 76
250cc World Championship
Active years 2006–2009
Manufacturers Honda, Aprilia
Championships 0
2009 Championship position 20th (22 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
44 0 0 0 0 181
125cc World Championship
Active years 2004–2006
Manufacturers Honda
Championships 0
2006 Championship position NC (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
23 0 0 0 0 36

Aleix Espargaró Villà (born 30 July 1989) is a Spanish motorcycle road racer. He competes in the MotoGP class of the Grand Prix Motorcycle World Championship, racing for the Suzuki factory team after their return to championship racing in 2015.

Career

Espargaró was born in Granollers, Spain. In 2006, Espagaró moved to the 250cc class of Grand Prix Motorcycle World Championship racing mid-season, from the 125cc class. After Sebastian Porto ended his career, Martin Cardenas replaced Porto, and Aleix took Cardenas' spot.

For 2009, Espagaró was offered a deal with the Italian Campetella Racing team but they withdrew, leaving himwithout a permanent ride, but had two substitute appearances at Assen and Sachsenring for the Balatonring Team. He also acted as a Moto2 development rider.[1] On 19 August 2009, it was announced Espargaró would race for Pramac Racing in MotoGP in Indianapolis and Misano. He replaced Mika Kallio, who in turn replaced Casey Stoner at the Ducati works team.[2]

File:Aleix Espargaro 2010 Silverstone.jpg
Espargaró at the 2010 British Grand Prix

On 6 October 2009, it was announced that Espargaró had signed an agreement with Pramac Ducati to race in the 2010 MotoGP Championship.[3] He replaced Niccolò Canepa in the team. He also replaced the injured Canepa for the last two races of the 2009 season in Sepang and Valencia.[4]

After a year back in Moto2 in 2011, Espargaro returned to the MotoGP class, and was the highest-placed CRT rider for the 2012 and 2013 seasons.

In 2014, he recorded his first-ever pole position at the Dutch TT at Assen, coming in his 150th Grand Prix weekend. At the end of the season, after dominating the Open Class – previously known as CRT – he signed for the Suzuki works team to ride their new GSX-RR from 2015.[5]

Personal life

His younger brother Pol is also a Grand Prix motorcycle racer, and competed alongside Aleix in Moto2 in 2011.

Aleix is known for adoring FC Barcelona and its former player Bojan, whom he finally met at the Gran Premi De Catalunya in 2012.

He has two beagles named Pippa and Zuki.

Grand Prix career statistics

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Races Win Podiums Pole Pts Position
2004 125cc Honda Racc Caja Madrid 1 0 0 0 0 NC
2005 125cc Honda Seedorf Racing 16 0 0 0 36 16th
2006 125cc Honda Avintia Honda 6 0 0 0 0 NC
250cc Honda Wurth Honda BQR 9 0 0 0 20 19th
2007 250cc Aprilia Blusens Aprilia 17 0 0 0 47 15th
2008 250cc Aprilia Lotus Aprilia 16 0 0 0 92 12th
2009 250cc Aprilia Balatonring Team 2 0 0 0 22 17th
MotoGP Ducati Pramac Racing 4 0 0 0 16 18th
2010 MotoGP Ducati Pramac Racing 18 0 0 0 65 14th
2011 Moto2 Pons Kalex Pons HP40 17 0 1 0 76 12th
2012 MotoGP ART Power Electronic Aspar 18 0 0 0 74 12th
2013 MotoGP ART Power Electronic Aspar 18 0 0 0 93 11th
2014 MotoGP Forward Yamaha NGM Mobile Forward 18 0 1 1 126 7th
2015 MotoGP Suzuki Team Suzuki Ecstar MotoGP 18 0 0 1 105 11th
2016 MotoGP Suzuki Team Suzuki Ecstar MotoGP 1 0 0 0 5* 11th*
Total 179 0 2 2 777

* Season still in progress.

Races by year

(key)

Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Pts
2004 125cc Honda RSA SPA FRA ITA CAT NED BRA GER GBR CZE POR JPN QAT MAL AUS VAL
24		 NC 0
2005 125cc Honda SPA
14		 POR
16		 CHN
7		 FRA
12		 ITA
17		 CAT
15		 NED
Ret		 GBR
Ret		 GER
9		 CZE
13		 JPN
12		 MAL
15		 QAT
18		 AUS
17		 TUR
17		 VAL
11		 16th 36
2006 125cc Honda SPA
Ret		 QAT
17		 TUR
21		 CHN
16		 FRA
DNQ		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
Ret		 NC 0
250cc Honda NED
15		 GBR
12		 GER
15		 CZE
Ret		 MAL
9		 AUS
15		 JPN
Ret		 POR
13		 VAL
13		 19th 20
2007 250cc Aprilia QAT
11		 SPA
Ret		 TUR
11		 CHN
11		 FRA
18		 ITA
12		 CAT
20		 GBR
Ret		 NED
17		 GER
11		 CZE
13		 RSM
12		 POR
12		 JPN
17		 AUS
14		 MAL
10		 VAL
12		 15th 47
2008 250cc Aprilia QAT
9		 SPA
9		 POR
11		 CHN
9		 FRA
9		 ITA
9		 CAT
Ret		 GBR
10		 NED
17		 GER
13		 CZE
10		 RSM
Ret		 IND
C		 JPN
7		 AUS
8		 MAL
5		 VAL
7		 12th 92
2009 250cc Aprilia QAT JPN SPA FRA ITA CAT NED
4		 GER
7		 GBR CZE 17th 22
MotoGP Ducati IND
13		 RSM
11		 POR AUS MAL
11		 VAL
13		 18th 16
2010 MotoGP Ducati QAT
Ret		 SPA
15		 FRA
9		 ITA
8		 GBR
10		 NED
10		 CAT
Ret		 GER
Ret		 USA
Ret		 CZE
12		 IND
9		 RSM
11		 ARA
10		 JPN
14		 MAL
Ret		 AUS
8		 POR
Ret		 VAL
11		 14th 65
2011 Moto2 Pons Kalex QAT
11		 SPA
24		 POR
Ret		 FRA
6		 CAT
3		 GBR
18		 NED
16		 ITA
9		 GER
Ret		 CZE
6		 IND
10		 RSM
Ret		 ARA
5		 JPN
31		 AUS
13		 MAL
8		 VAL
21		 12th 76
2012 MotoGP ART QAT
15		 SPA
12		 POR
12		 FRA
13		 CAT
13		 GBR
11		 NED
Ret		 GER
13		 ITA
13		 USA
9		 IND
10		 CZE
10		 RSM
Ret		 ARA
10		 JPN
12		 MAL
8		 AUS
10		 VAL
11		 12th 74
2013 MotoGP ART QAT
11		 AME
11		 SPA
9		 FRA
13		 ITA
8		 CAT
8		 NED
8		 GER
8		 USA
Ret		 IND
12		 CZE
10		 GBR
10		 RSM
13		 ARA
11		 MAL
9		 AUS
11		 JPN
Ret		 VAL
11		 11th 93
2014 MotoGP Forward Yamaha QAT
4		 AME
9		 ARG
15		 SPA
7		 FRA
9		 ITA
9		 CAT
6		 NED
4		 GER
6		 IND
Ret		 CZE
8		 GBR
9		 RSM
Ret		 ARA
2		 JPN
11		 AUS
Ret		 MAL
Ret		 VAL
7		 7th 126
2015 MotoGP Suzuki QAT
11		 AME
8		 ARG
7		 SPA
7		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
Ret		 NED
9		 GER
10		 IND
14		 CZE
9		 GBR
9		 RSM
10		 ARA
6		 JPN
11		 AUS
9		 MAL
7		 VAL
8		 11th 105
2016 MotoGP Suzuki QAT
11		 ARG
11		 AME
5		 SPA
5		 FRA
6		 ITA
 CAT
 NED
 GER
 AUT
 CZE
 GBR
 RSM
 ARA
 JPN
 AUS
 MAL
 VAL
 7th* 32*

* Season still in progress.

References

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External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by Spanish 125cc Champion
2004		 Succeeded by
Mateo Túnez
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