Emilio Alzamora

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Emilio Alzamora
Emilio Alzamora 1998 Suzuka.jpeg
Emilio Alzamora at the 1998 Japanese Grand Prix.
NationalitySpanish
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years 1994 - 2003
First race 1994 125cc Malaysian Grand Prix
Last race 2003 125cc Valencia Grand Prix
First win 1995 125cc Argentine Grand Prix
Last win 2000 125cc Portuguese Grand Prix
Team(s) Honda
Championships 125cc - 1999
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
144430151040

Emilio Alzamora Escardibul (born 22 May 1973 in Lleida, Spain) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was the 1999 F.I.M. 125cc world champion. [1] He is the second rider to win a Grand Prix motorcycle world championship without having won a race.

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Alzamora got his start racing in the 80cc class, winning the 1989 80cc championship of Catalunya at the age of 16. In 1994, he made his Grand Prix debut in the 125 class as a member of former world champion Paolo Pileri's team. He moved up to the 250 class in 1997, but after a season marred by injuries, he returned to the 125 class. Alzamora won the 1999 125cc world championship without winning a race by virtue of 10 podium positions, defeating Marco Melandri and Masao Azuma who each had five victories. He continued to compete until the 2003 season.

Since 2005 he is the director of the Monlau Competición technical school. He manages motorcycle racing projects from the base up to the Moto3 World Championship with the creation of the new Team Estrella Galicia 0,0. [2]

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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

YearClassBike12345678910111213141516Pos.Pts
1994 125cc Honda AUS MAL
Ret		 JPN
16		 SPA
Ret		 AUT
22		 GER
22		 NED
11		 ITA
18		 FRA
Ret		 GBR
22		 CZE
Ret		 USA
21		 ARG
5		 EUR
Ret		22nd16
1995 125cc Honda AUS
4		 MAL
23		 JPN
7		 SPA
7		 GER
3		 ITA
Ret		 NED
Ret		 FRA
7		 GBR
3		 CZE
10		 BRA
10		 ARG
1		 EUR
2		3rd129
1996 125cc Honda MAL
5		 INA
Ret		 JPN
Ret		 SPA
2		 ITA
7		 FRA
3		 NED
1		 GER
4		 GBR
Ret		 AUT
Ret		 CZE
5		 IMO
2		 CAT
4		 BRA
2		 AUS
Ret		4th158
1997 250cc Honda MAL
7		 JPN
DNS		 SPA ITA
Ret		 AUT
DNS		 FRA NED
Ret		 IMO
10		 GER
10		 BRA
14		 GBR
Ret		 CZE
12		 CAT
12		 INA
Ret		 AUS
Ret		17th31
1998 125cc Aprilia JPN
21		 MAL
16		 SPA
Ret		 ITA
17		 FRA
Ret		 MAD
Ret		 NED
Ret		 GBR
14		 GER
5		 CZE
Ret		 IMO
13		 CAT
14		 AUS
21		 ARG
DNS		21st18
1999 125cc Honda MAL
2		 JPN
3		 SPA
3		 FRA
3		 ITA
6		 CAT
2		 NED
4		 GBR
3		 GER
2		 CZE
6		 IMO
4		 VAL
2		 AUS
15		 RSA
Ret		 BRA
3		 ARG
2		1st227
2000 125cc Honda RSA
3		 MAL
4		 JPN
5		 SPA
1		 FRA
3		 ITA
7		 CAT
Ret		 NED
Ret		 GBR
2		 GER
Ret		 CZE
3		 POR
1		 VAL
5		 BRA
8		 PAC
2		 AUS
4		3rd203
2001 250cc Honda JPN
Ret		 RSA
19		 SPA
6		 FRA
4		 ITA
6		 CAT
7		 NED
2		 GBR
4		 GER
Ret		 CZE
7		 POR
Ret		 VAL
4		 PAC
2		 AUS
6		 MAL
Ret		 BRA
7		7th136
2002 250cc Honda JPN
4		 RSA
7		 SPA
3		 FRA
7		 ITA
11		 CAT
9		 NED
Ret		 GBR
12		 GER
Ret		 CZE POR
6		 BRA
7		 PAC
5		 MAL
8		 AUS
13		 VAL
3		7th120
2003 125cc Derbi JPN
Ret		 RSA
23		 SPA
18		 FRA
19		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
Ret		 NED
21		 GBR
Ret		 GER
Ret		 CZE
21		 POR
19		 BRA
Ret		 PAC
Ret		 MAL
23		 AUS
14		 VAL
24		31st2

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References

  1. ↑ Emilio Alzamora career statistics at MotoGP.com
  2. ↑ "CEO of Monlau Repsol Technical School". Archived from the original on 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
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Preceded by Spanish 125cc Champion
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