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Karel Abraham (born 2 January 1990) is a retired motorcycle racer from the Czech Republic. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 2005 to 2019, riding in the 125cc, 250cc, Moto2 and MotoGP classes, with the exception of 2016, when he raced in the Superbike World Championship. [1] [2] [3] In 2010 he won the Moto2 Valencian Grand Prix and finished third at Twin Ring Motegi in the same class. [4] His father, also called Karel Abraham, has owned Brno Circuit since December 2005. [5] [6]
Abraham started racing in the 125cc class of the world championship in 2005, riding for Semprucci Cardion Blauer on an Aprilia motorcycle. In 2006 he rode for his father's AB Motoracing team.
From 2007 to 2009, Abraham rode in 250cc for AB Motoracing using Aprilia motorcycles.
In 2010, Abraham and AB Motoracing competed in the new Moto2 class, using RSV and FTR chassis. Abraham took his and his team's first victory in Valencia.
Abraham and the team stepped up to MotoGP in 2011, having signed a contract with Ducati, he finished the season in fourteenth place in the championship; his best results were a pair of seventh-place finishes at Jerez and Silverstone. The team remained with Ducati for 2012 [7] and Abraham finished the season with a best result of 7th at Valencia.
For 2013 Abraham switched to an ART-Aprilia running under CRT regulations, He finished the season in 24th place overall with just 5 points. CRT was restructured as the "Open" class for 2014 and Abraham took part with the new Honda RCV1000R. He obtained the 17th position in the riders' championship. In 2015 Abraham struggled with the Honda RC213V-RS and did not score any points.
On 21 November 2015, Milwaukee BMW announced that Abraham would race for the team for the 2016 season of the Superbike World Championship, partnering 2015 British Superbike Championship winner Josh Brookes. [1]
Abraham returned to MotoGP in 2017 riding a Ducati for the Pull&Bear Aspar Team. He remained with the team, now called Ángel Nieto Team, for 2018. He raced for Avintia Racing on a Ducati in 2019. His contract was terminated at the end of the season. [8] [9]
Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Number | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
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2005 | 125cc | Aprilia | Semprucci Cardion Blauer | 44 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
2006 | 125cc | Aprilia | Cardion AB Motoracing | 44 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 24th |
2007 | 250cc | Aprilia | Cardion AB Motoracing | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 16th |
2008 | 250cc | Aprilia | Cardion AB Motoracing | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 16th |
2009 | 250cc | Aprilia | Cardion AB Motoracing | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 14th |
2010 | Moto2 | RSV | Cardion AB Motoracing | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 10th |
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2011 | MotoGP | Ducati | Cardion AB Motoracing | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 14th |
2012 | MotoGP | Ducati | Cardion AB Motoracing | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 14th |
2013 | MotoGP | ART | Cardion AB Motoracing | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24th |
2014 | MotoGP | Honda | Cardion AB Motoracing | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 17th |
2015 | MotoGP | Honda | AB Motoracing | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
2017 | MotoGP | Ducati | Pull&Bear Aspar Team | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 20th |
2018 | MotoGP | Ducati | Ángel Nieto Team | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 23rd |
2019 | MotoGP | Ducati | Reale Avintia Racing | 17 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 24th |
Total | 214 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 463 |
Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
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125cc | 2005–2006 | 2005 Spain | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
250cc | 2007–2009 | 2007 Qatar | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 0 | ||
Moto2 | 2010 | 2010 Qatar | 2010 Japan | 2010 Valencia | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 0 |
MotoGP | 2011–2015, 2017–2019 | 2011 Qatar | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 0 | ||
Total | 2005–2015, 2017–2019 | 214 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 463 | 0 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Pos | Pts |
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2005 | 125cc | Aprilia | SPA 22 | POR Ret | CHN 27 | FRA 21 | ITA 27 | CAT Ret | NED Ret | GBR 17 | GER 17 | CZE Ret | JPN 28 | MAL Ret | QAT 28 | AUS | TUR 18 | VAL Ret | NC | 0 | |||
2006 | 125cc | Aprilia | SPA 23 | QAT 24 | TUR 22 | CHN 26 | FRA 25 | ITA Ret | CAT 21 | NED Ret | GBR 28 | GER Ret | CZE Ret | MAL 18 | AUS 17 | JPN 13 | POR 11 | VAL Ret | 24th | 8 | |||
2007 | 250cc | Aprilia | QAT Ret | SPA 15 | TUR 12 | CHN Ret | FRA Ret | ITA 16 | CAT 14 | GBR 10 | NED 15 | GER Ret | CZE 14 | RSM 14 | POR 10 | JPN Ret | AUS 13 | MAL 12 | VAL Ret | 16th | 31 | ||
2008 | 250cc | Aprilia | QAT 7 | SPA 13 | POR 16 | CHN Ret | FRA Ret | ITA 7 | CAT Ret | GBR 12 | NED DNS | GER Ret | CZE Ret | RSM 10 | INP | JPN | AUS 11 | MAL 12 | VAL 17 | 16th | 40 | ||
2009 | 250cc | Aprilia | QAT Ret | JPN 9 | SPA Ret | FRA 12 | ITA 13 | CAT 8 | NED 7 | GER Ret | GBR 14 | CZE Ret | INP 10 | RSM 11 | POR 10 | AUS 6 | MAL 12 | VAL 6 | 14th | 74 | |||
2010 | Moto2 | RSV | QAT 14 | SPA 28 | 10th | 96 | |||||||||||||||||
FTR | FRA Ret | ITA 17 | GBR Ret | NED 9 | CAT 4 | GER 5 | CZE DNS | INP DNS | RSM DNS | ARA 18 | JPN 3 | MAL 6 | AUS 10 | POR 10 | VAL 1 | ||||||||
2011 | MotoGP | Ducati | QAT 13 | SPA 7 | POR Ret | FRA 10 | CAT 10 | GBR 7 | NED Ret | ITA 12 | GER 12 | USA 11 | CZE Ret | INP Ret | RSM 12 | ARA Ret | JPN DNS | AUS 10 | MAL C | VAL 8 | 14th | 64 | |
2012 | MotoGP | Ducati | QAT Ret | SPA 17 | POR Ret | FRA Ret | CAT 12 | GBR WD | NED DNS | GER | ITA | USA 10 | INP 8 | CZE 9 | RSM Ret | ARA 9 | JPN 11 | MAL 10 | AUS 9 | VAL 7 | 14th | 59 | |
2013 | MotoGP | ART | QAT Ret | AME DNS | SPA DNS | FRA 15 | ITA 15 | CAT Ret | NED 15 | GER 18 | USA 14 | INP DNS | CZE 19 | GBR | RSM Ret | ARA | MAL | AUS | JPN | VAL | 24th | 5 | |
2014 | MotoGP | Honda | QAT 13 | AME 14 | ARG 13 | SPA Ret | FRA 15 | ITA 12 | CAT Ret | NED 14 | GER 13 | INP 11 | CZE 14 | GBR 13 | RSM 11 | ARA Ret | JPN Ret | AUS Ret | MAL Ret | VAL 17 | 17th | 33 | |
2015 | MotoGP | Honda | QAT Ret | AME Ret | ARG 21 | SPA Ret | FRA Ret | ITA 17 | CAT DNS | NED | GER | INP | CZE 21 | GBR 19 | RSM 21 | ARA Ret | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 | |
2017 | MotoGP | Ducati | QAT 14 | ARG 10 | AME Ret | SPA 15 | FRA Ret | ITA 16 | CAT 14 | NED 7 | GER 17 | CZE 13 | AUT 14 | GBR 13 | RSM 17 | ARA Ret | JPN Ret | AUS 14 | MAL Ret | VAL 14 | 20th | 32 | |
2018 | MotoGP | Ducati | QAT 15 | ARG 20 | AME Ret | SPA 18 | FRA 17 | ITA Ret | CAT 13 | NED Ret | GER 18 | CZE 18 | AUT 21 | GBR C | RSM 20 | ARA 15 | THA 17 | JPN Ret | AUS 11 | MAL Ret | VAL 14 | 23rd | 12 |
2019 | MotoGP | Ducati | QAT 18 | ARG Ret | AME 16 | SPA 16 | FRA DSQ | ITA 14 | CAT Ret | NED 17 | GER 15 | CZE 19 | AUT 15 | GBR 15 | RSM 17 | ARA 18 | THA 19 | JPN 18 | AUS 14 | MAL 17 | VAL 14 | 24th | 9 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts | |||||||||||||
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R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
2016 | BMW | AUS 13 | AUS 11 | THA Ret | THA 15 | SPA 15 | SPA 14 | NED Ret | NED 14 | ITA 16 | ITA Ret | MAL 12 | MAL Ret | GBR 9 | GBR Ret | ITA Ret | ITA 15 | USA 14 | USA 12 | GER Ret | GER 15 | FRA 16 | FRA 16 | SPA | SPA | QAT Ret | QAT Ret | 18th | 33 |
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