Sturla Fagerhaug

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Sturla Fagerhaug
Sturla Fagerhaug 2010 Assen.jpg
Fagerhaug at the 2010 Dutch TT
Born (1991-11-06) 6 November 1991 (age 32)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Motorcycle racer, surfer

Sturla Fagerhaug (born 6 November 1991) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Norway. He retired from racing after 2011 when he was 20. Fagerhaug is now considered one of Norway's best surfers, competing in the Lofoten Masters [1] and the European Championship in 2017. [2] [3]

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Career statistics

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

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

Year12345678910PosPts
2007 ESP
9
ITA
6
GBR
12
NED
17
GER
Ret
CZE
6
POR
13
VAL
7
11th43
2008 ESP1
7
ESP2
4
POR
3
FRA
6
ITA
7
GBR
2
NED
2
GER
Ret
CZE1
2
CZE2
1
3rd142
2009 ESP1
1
ESP2
2
ITA
1
NED
1
GER
12
GBR
Ret
CZE1
5
CZE2
2
2nd130

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamNumberRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd
2009 125cc KTM Red Bull KTM Moto Sport 50400000NC
2010 125cc Aprilia AirAsia-Sepang Int. Circuit501600001221st
2011 125cc Aprilia WTR-Ten10 Racing50130000134th
Total33000013

Races by year

YearClassBike1234567891011121314151617PosPoints
2009 125cc KTM QAT JPN SPA FRA
Ret
ITA CAT
22
NED GER GBR CZE INP RSM POR
19
AUS MAL VAL
Ret
NC0
2010 125cc Aprilia QAT
18
SPA
Ret
FRA
20
ITA
Ret
GBR
18
NED
17
CAT
Ret
GER
9
CZE
20
INP RSM
Ret
ARA
15
JPN
Ret
MAL
Ret
AUS
12
POR
Ret
VAL
Ret
21st12
2011 125cc Aprilia QAT SPA POR FRA CAT
19
GBR
Ret
NED
31
ITA
Ret
GER
21
CZE
16
INP
Ret
RSM
Ret
ARA
16
JPN
18
AUS
15
MAL
19
VAL
16
34th1

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References

  1. "The 10th Annual Lofoten Masters". Nordic Surfers Mag. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  2. "Da han innså hvor vanskelig det er å surfe, bestemte han seg for å bli best". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). 24 September 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  3. "Sturla satser surf" (in Norwegian). Surf Norge. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.