David Salom

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David Salom
NationalitySpanish
Born (1984-10-16) 16 October 1984 (age 36)
Palma, Spain
Website davidsalom.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years 2012
Manufacturers BQR
2012 championship position27th (1 pt)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
200001
Superbike World Championship
Active years 2009, 2012–2014
Manufacturers Kawasaki
2014 championship position12th (103 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
740000152
Supersport World Championship
Active years 2007–2008, 2010–2011, 2013
Manufacturers Yamaha, Triumph, Kawasaki
2013 championship position18th (30 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
560330328

David Salom Fuentes (born 16 October 1984) is a Spanish professional motorcycle racer. He won the 2006 Spanish Supersport Championship.

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Motorcycle racing career

Fuentes was born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. In 2011 he reached second place at Silverstone, third at Aragon and achieved three pole positions at Phillip Island, Silverstone and Estoril. [1] In 2012, Salom was replaced by Iván Silva in the Avintia Blusens team from Motegi after disappointing results. [2] For 2013, Salom has signed to the Czech-based Intermoto Ponyexpres team. [3]

He is the cousin of late Luis Salom.

Career statistics

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

YearBike12345678910111213Pos.Pts
2007 Yamaha QAT
14		 AUS
15		 EUR
13		 SPA
6		 NED
5		 ITA
9		 GBR
17		 SMR
Ret		 CZE
21		 GBR
24		 GER
20		 ITA
Ret		 FRA
Ret		21st34
2008 Yamaha QAT
8		 AUS
18		 SPA
16		 NED
16		 ITA
16		 GER SMR
Ret		 CZE
15		 GBR
21		 EUR
Ret		 ITA
19		 FRA
17		 POR
16		29th9
2010 Triumph AUS
4		 POR
10		 SPA
4		 NED
Ret		 ITA
8		 RSA
7		 USA
7		 SMR
10		 CZE
8		 GBR
8		 GER
6		 ITA
Ret		 FRA
7		6th99
2011 Kawasaki AUS
4		 EUR
6		 NED
5		 ITA
8		 SMR
4		 SPA
3		 CZE
4		 GBR
2		 GER
8		 ITA
5		 FRA
4		 POR
2		2nd156
2013 Kawasaki AUS
5		 SPA NED ITA GBR POR
NC		 ITA RUS GBR
15		 GER
9		 TUR
8		 FRA SPA
13		18th30

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

YearMake1234567891011121314Pos.Pts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
2009 Kawasaki AUS
21		 AUS
25		 QAT
18		 QAT
Ret		 SPA
19		 SPA
21		 NED
20		 NED
Ret		 ITA
19		 ITA
21		 RSA
20		 RSA
16		 USA
20		 USA
18		 SMR
23		 SMR
Ret		 GBR
23		 GBR
19		 CZE
17		 CZE
Ret		 GER
17		 GER
17		 ITA
18		 ITA
Ret		 FRA
14		 FRA
16		 POR
13		 POR
17		36th5
2012 Kawasaki AUS
14		 AUS
Ret		 ITA
19		 ITA
17		 NED
13		 NED
12		 ITA
C		 ITA
DNS		 EUR EUR USA
Ret		 USA
Ret		 SMR
Ret		 SMR
Ret		 SPA
Ret		 SPA
16		 CZE
18		 CZE
Ret		 GBR
15		 GBR
Ret		 RUS
10		 RUS
13		 GER
DNS		 GER
DNS		 POR
Ret		 POR
13		 FRA FRA 21st22
2013 Kawasaki AUS AUS SPA SPA NED NED ITA ITA GBR GBR POR POR ITA ITA RUS RUS GBR GBR GER GER TUR TUR USA
11		 USA
9		 FRA
11		 FRA
11		 SPA SPA 21st22
2014 Kawasaki AUS
9		 AUS
10		 SPA
13		 SPA
10		 NED
12		 NED
15		 ITA
12		 ITA
13		 GBR
10		 GBR
10		 MAL
9		 MAL
13		 SMR
11		 SMR
10		 POR
9		 POR
17		 USA
10		 USA
8		 SPA
9		 SPA
Ret		 FRA
DNS		 FRA
DNS		 QAT
13		 QAT
11		12th103
2015 Kawasaki AUS
DNS		 AUS
DNS		 THA
8		 THA
9		 SPA
Ret		 SPA
6		 NED
14		 NED
13		 ITA
DNS		 ITA
DNS		 GBR
10		 GBR
12		 POR
14		 POR
Ret		 SMR
17		 SMR
15		 USA
Ret		 USA
Ret		 MAL
11		 MAL
7		 SPA
11		 SPA
12		 FRA
Ret		 FRA
14		 QAT
8		 QAT
9		14th83

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamNumberRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd
2012 MotoGP BQR Avintia Blusens 4420000127th
Total200001

Races by year

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

YearClassBike123456789101112131415161718PosPts
2012 MotoGP BQR QAT SPA POR FRA CAT GBR NED GER ITA USA IND CZE RSM
15		 ARA
Ret		 JPN MAL AUS VAL 27th1

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References

  1. ↑ David Salom Kawasaki Racing Team, 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  2. ↑ Silva returns in place of Salom in Avintia Blusens team from Mote motogp.com, 4 October 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Intermoto Kawasaki Racing Team, 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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