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Helmut Bradl (born 17 November 1961) is a German former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He raced exclusively in the 250 class. His best year was in 1991 when he won 5 races on a Honda and ended the season ranked second after a tight points battle with Luca Cadalora. [1] His son Stefan Bradl, won the 2011 Moto2 World Championship.
Points system from 1969 to 1987:
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points system from 1988 to 1992:
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Points | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points system from 1993 onwards:
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Points | Rank | Wins |
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1986 | 250cc | Honda | ESP - | NAT - | GER - | AUT - | YUG 23 | NED - | BEL - | FRA - | GBR - | SWE - | RSM - | 0 | - | 0 | ||||
1987 | 250cc | Honda | JPN - | ESP - | GER 14 | NAT - | AUT 21 | YUG - | NED - | FRA - | GBR - | SWE - | CZE - | RSM - | POR - | BRA - | ARG - | 0 | - | 0 |
1988 | 250cc | Honda | JPN NC | USA 21 | ESP NC | EXP - | NAT NC | GER 10 | AUT 21 | NED 20 | BEL 14 | YUG NC | FRA 17 | GBR - | SWE 11 | CZE 12 | BRA 6 | 27 | 17th | 0 |
1989 | 250cc | HB-Honda | JPN 12 | AUS 8 | USA NC | ESP NC | NAT 10 | GER 4 | AUT 4 | YUG NC | NED NC | BEL 6 | FRA 10 | GBR 7 | SWE NC | CZE 5 | BRA 8 | 88 | 9th | 0 |
1990 | 250cc | HB-Honda | JPN NC | USA 7 | ESP 3 | NAT 2 | GER 4 | AUT 6 | YUG 5 | NED - | BEL - | FRA - | GBR 3 | SWE 5 | CZE 3 | HUN 2 | AUS 2 | 150 | 4th | 0 |
1991 | 250cc | HB-Honda | JPN 7 | AUS 2 | USA 8 | ESP 1 | ITA 2 | GER 1 | AUT 1 | EUR 2 | NED 4 | FRA 2 | GBR 3 | RSM NC | CZE 1 | VDM 1 | MAL 3 | 220 | 2nd | 5 |
1992 | 250cc | HB-Honda | JPN 4 | AUS 3 | MAL NC | ESP 2 | ITA 4 | EUR 4 | GER NC | NED 7 | HUN 6 | FRA NC | GBR 6 | BRA 6 | RSA 4 | 89 | 4th | 0 | ||
1993 | 250cc | HB-Honda | AUS 8 | MAL 6 | JPN 6 | ESP 5 | AUT 3 | GER 3 | NED 5 | EUR 11 | RSM 7 | GBR NC | CZE 7 | ITA 4 | USA 8 | FIM NC | 126 | 7th | 0 | |
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