Adu Celso

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Adu Celso-Santos
Nationality Flag of Brazil.svg Brazilian
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years 1972 - 1975
First race 1972 350cc French Grand Prix
Last race 1975 500cc West German Grand Prix
First win 1973 350cc Spanish Grand Prix
Last win 1973 350cc Spanish Grand Prix
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
151300137

Adu Celso-Santos (born Eduardo Celso Santos, 7 August 1945 - 6 February 2005) was a Brazilian professional motorcycle road racer. He was the first Brazilian to compete in Grand Prix motorcycle racing.

Celso-Santos was popular on the Grand Prix circuit during first half of the 1970s. He raced from 1972 to the 1975 season before returning to Brazil.

In the 1973 Grand Prix season, he gained his only victory in a race counting for world championship points when he won the 350cc class at the Spanish Grand Prix held at the Jarama Circuit. [1]

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Points system from 1969 onwards:

Position12345678910
Points1512108654321

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

YearClassTeam123456789101112PointsRankWins
1972 350cc Yamaha GER
-
FRA
7
AUT
-
NAT
-
IOM
-
YUG
-
NED
4
DDR
-
CZE
-
SWE
-
FIN
-
ESP
4
1214th0
1973 250cc Yamaha FRA
-
AUT
-
GER
4
IOM
-
YUG
6
NED
6
BEL
-
CZE
-
SWE
3
FIN
-
ESP
-
2012th0
350cc Yamaha FRA
10
AUT
-
GER
-
NAT
-
IOM
-
YUG
5
NED
7
CZE
10
SWE
5
FIN
-
ESP
1
337th1
1974 350cc Yamaha FRA
-
GER
-
AUT
-
NAT
9
IOM
-
NED
-
SWE
-
FIN
-
YUG
-
ESP
-
245th0
1975 350cc Yamaha FRA
-
ESP
9
AUT
3
GER
-
NAT
-
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
-
SWE
-
FIN
-
CZE
-
YUG
-
1218th0
500cc Yamaha FRA
-
ESP
-
AUT
-
GER
9
NAT
-
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
-
SWE
-
FIN
-
CZE
-
YUG
-
241st0

[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Adu Celso-Santos". MotoGP.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2010.