AB Motoracing

AB Motoracing
2015 name	AB Motoracing
Base	Brno, Czech Republic [1]
Principal	Karel Abraham Sr.
Rider(s)	17. Karel Abraham
Motorcycle	Honda RC213V-RS
Tyres	Bridgestone
Riders' Championships	-

Last updated March 05, 2019

AB Motoracing, the trading name of Abraham Motor Racing s.r.o.,^[2] was a motorcycle racing team from Czech Republic that competed in the MotoGP, Moto2, 250cc and 125cc World Championships.

Motorcycle racing is the motorcycle sport of racing motorcycles. Major genres include motorcycle road racing and off-road racing, both either on circuits or open courses, and track racing. Other categories include hill climbs, drag racing and land speed record trials.

The Czech Republic, also known by its short-form name, Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west, Austria to the south, Slovakia to the east and Poland to the northeast. The Czech Republic covers an area of 78,866 square kilometres (30,450 sq mi) with a mostly temperate continental climate and oceanic climate. It is a unitary parliamentary republic, with 10.6 million inhabitants; its capital and largest city is Prague, with 1.3 million residents. Other major cities are Brno, Ostrava, Olomouc and Pilsen. The Czech Republic is a member of the European Union (EU), NATO, the OECD, the United Nations, the OSCE, and the Council of Europe.

Grand Prix motorcycle racing refers to the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by FIM. Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start of the twentieth century and large national events were often given the title Grand Prix, The foundation of a recognised international governing body for motorcycle sport, the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme in 1949 provided the opportunity to coordinate rules and regulations in order that selected events could count towards official World Championships as FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix. It is the oldest established motorsport world championship.

History

The team started racing in 2006 running Aprilia motorcycles in the 125cc class with Karel Abraham and in the 250cc class with Jakub Smrž. From 2007 to 2009, the team ran only one Aprilia with Abraham in 250cc. In 2010, Cardion AB Motoracing competed in the new Moto2 class, using RSV and FTR chassis. Abraham took his and his team's first victory in Valencia.

The 2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 58th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Road racing World Championship season.

Aprilia is an Italian motorcycle company, one of the brands owned by Piaggio. Having started as a manufacturer of bicycles it moved on to manufacture scooters and small-capacity motorcycles. In more recent times Aprilia has produced large sportbikes such as the 1,000 cc V-twin RSV Mille and the V4 RSV4. Aprilia has enjoyed considerable success in road-racing.

Karel Abraham is a Czech motorcycle racer. He races in the MotoGP World Championship for the Avintia Racing. In 2016, Abraham rode a BMW S1000RR in the Superbike World Championship for Milwaukee BMW.

The team stepped up to MotoGP in 2011, having signed a contract with Ducati, which was later extended through 2012.^[3] For 2013 the team switched to an ART-Aprilia CRT bike.

The 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 63rd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. The 2011 season was also the final season for 800cc engines in MotoGP, and also for 125cc machinery, as both MotoGP switched back to 1000cc engines and a new four-stroke Moto3 class was also introduced in 2012.

The 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 64th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Casey Stoner started the season as the defending World Champion, while Honda was the defending Manufacturers' Champion. Moto2 champion Stefan Bradl joined the MotoGP grid with LCR Honda and 125cc champion Nicolás Terol entered Moto2, racing for Aspar.

The 2013 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 65th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme Road racing World Championship season. Jorge Lorenzo started the season as the defending World Champion, while Honda was the defending Manufacturers' Champion. Moto2 champion Marc Márquez joined the MotoGP grid with Repsol Honda and Moto3 champion Sandro Cortese entered Moto2, with Intact GP.

The team was headed by Karel Abraham Sr., the owner of the Masaryk Circuit – which hosts the Czech Republic Grand Prix – and his son Karel Abraham was the only rider for the team, the first Czech team with a Czech rider in MotoGP.

The Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. Before 1993, the race was known as the Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix. Since 1965 the race is a part of World Grand Prix series.

Results

Riders results

Year	Class	Bike	Riders	Races	Wins	Podiums	F. laps	Points	Pos.
2006	125cc	Aprilia	Karel Abraham	16	0	0	0	8	24th
2006	250cc	Aprilia	Jakub Smrž	16	0	0	0	58	12th
2007	250cc	Aprilia	Karel Abraham	17	0	0	0	31	16th
2008	250cc	Aprilia	Karel Abraham	15	0	0	0	40	16th
2009	250cc	Aprilia	Karel Abraham	16	0	0	0	74	14th
2010	Moto2	RSV	Karel Abraham	2	0	0	0	96	10th
2010	Moto2	FTR	Karel Abraham	12	1	2	1	96	10th
2011	MotoGP	Ducati	Karel Abraham	16	0	0	0	64	14th
2012	MotoGP	Ducati	Karel Abraham	16	0	0	0	59	14th
2012	MotoGP	Ducati	Franco Battaini	1	0	0	0	0	NC
2013	MotoGP	ART	Karel Abraham	9	0	0	0	5	23rd
2013	MotoGP	ART	Luca Scassa	5	0	0	0	0	NC
2014	MotoGP	Honda	Karel Abraham	18	0	0	0	33	17th
2015	MotoGP	Honda	Karel Abraham	10	0	0	0	0	NC
			Hiroshi Aoyama	1 (4)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0	0	0	0 (5)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	25th
			Toni Elías	1 (6)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0	0	0	0 (2)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	27th
			Kousuke Akiyoshi	1	0	0	0	0	NC
			Anthony West	3	0	0	0	0	NC

Team results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Bike	Tyres	Riders	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Points	Pos.
2011	Ducati Desmosedici	B		QAT	ESP	POR	FRA	CAT	GBR	NED	ITA	GER	USA	CZE	IND	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	64	9th
2011	Ducati Desmosedici	B	Karel Abraham	13	7	Ret	10	10	7	Ret	12	12	11	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	DNS	10	C	8	64	9th
2012	Ducati Desmosedici	B		QAT	ESP	POR	FRA	CAT	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	USA	IND	CZE	RSM	ARA	JPN	MAL	AUS	VAL	59	9th
			Karel Abraham	Ret	17	Ret	Ret	12	WD	DNS			10	8	9	Ret	9	11	10	9	7
			Franco Battaini								16
2013	ART GP13	B		QAT	AME	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	USA	IND	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	MAL	AUS	JPN	VAL	5	13th
			Karel Abraham	Ret	DNS	DNS	15	15	Ret	15	18	14	DNS	19		Ret
			Luca Scassa														17	17	16	Ret	18
2014	Honda RCV1000R	B		QAT	AME	ARG	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	IND	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	33	11th
2014	Honda RCV1000R	B	Karel Abraham	13	14	13	Ret	15	12	Ret	14	13	11	14	13	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	33	11th
2015	Honda RC213V-RS	B		QAT	AME	ARG	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	IND	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	0	NC
			Karel Abraham	Ret	Ret	21	Ret	Ret	17	DNS				21	19	21	Ret
			Hiroshi Aoyama									Ret
			Toni Elías										22
			Kousuke Akiyoshi															19
			Anthony West																23	20	22

Notes

1 2 3 4 Non-bracketed number refers to the number accumulated with team, with number in brackets referring to the total accumulated for the season.

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References

↑ MotoGP.com - Cardion AB Motoracing information
↑ "AB MOTO RACING - Trademark, owner ABRAHAM MOTOR RACING s.r.o." Kurzy.cz. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
↑ "2012 Ducati deal confirmed for Abraham". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.

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[Total-4] 1 2 3 4 Non-bracketed number refers to the number accumulated with team, with number in brackets referring to the total accumulated for the season.

[1] MotoGP.com - Cardion AB Motoracing information

[2] "AB MOTO RACING - Trademark, owner ABRAHAM MOTOR RACING s.r.o." Kurzy.cz. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

[3] "2012 Ducati deal confirmed for Abraham". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.