Aspar Racing Team
Encyclopedia
Aspar Racing Team is a Grand Prix motorcycle racing
team from Spain, currently competing in MotoGP, Moto2 and 125cc World Championship.
in 1992, when he was still riding. After his retirement in 1997
, he continued with the team.
In the 2010
season, Aspar team rider Nicolás Terol
finished in second place in the 125cc class while his teammate Bradley Smith
finished fourth, both riding Aprilia RSA 125 motorcycles. Julián Simón
finished in second place in the inaugural Moto2 campaign, with teammate Mike Di Meglio
finishing in twentieth place on Honda-powered Suter
chassis. Aspar rider Héctor Barberá
finished in twelfth place in the MotoGP division aboard a Ducati Desmosedici GP10
.
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing currently divided into three distinct classes: 125cc, Moto2 and MotoGP. The 125cc class uses a two-stroke engine while Moto2 and MotoGP use four-stroke engines. In 2010 the 250cc two-stroke was replaced...
team from Spain, currently competing in MotoGP, Moto2 and 125cc World Championship.
History
The team was created by former world champion Jorge MartínezJorge Martínez (motorcyclist)
Jorge Martínez, nicknamed "Aspar", was one of the most successful motorcycle racers in Grand Prix motorcycle racing history with 22 Grand Prix victories to his name in the 80 cc class and a further 15 wins in the 125 cc class.Martínez entered his first Grand Prix in 1982...
in 1992, when he was still riding. After his retirement in 1997
1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 49th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.-Season summary:A fourth world championship in a row for Honda's Mick Doohan with another dominating performance. He broke Giacomo Agostini's record for victories in one season with 12 wins. It...
, he continued with the team.
In the 2010
2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 62nd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. It was the first season for the new Moto2 class....
season, Aspar team rider Nicolás Terol
Nicolás Terol
Nicolás 'Nico' Terol Peidro is a professional motorcycle road racer. He currently races in the 125cc World championship, and was the final champion in the class, in . He began his professional racing career in 2005...
finished in second place in the 125cc class while his teammate Bradley Smith
Bradley Smith (motorcyclist)
Bradley Smith is an English motorcycle racer, currently competing in the Moto2 Grand Prix World Championship. He was a regular frontrunner in the 125cc class, recording three wins, twenty podium finishes as well as nine pole positions in his five seasons in the class...
finished fourth, both riding Aprilia RSA 125 motorcycles. Julián Simón
Julián Simón
Julián Simón Sesmero is a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Spain. He is 167 cm, and weighs 56 kg....
finished in second place in the inaugural Moto2 campaign, with teammate Mike Di Meglio
Mike Di Meglio
Mike Di Meglio is a French Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and 2008 world champion in the 125cc class. Of Italian descent, his paternal grandfather was born in Lentini ....
finishing in twentieth place on Honda-powered Suter
Eskil Suter
Eskil Suter is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and current motorcycle chassis constructor from Switzerland.In 1991, Suter finished in second place in the 250cc International Lightweight class at the Daytona International Speedway. Suter had his best seasons in 1994 and 1996 when he...
chassis. Aspar rider Héctor Barberá
Héctor Barberá
Héctor Barberá Vall is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer competing in the MotoGP class aboard an Aspar Racing Team Ducati....
finished in twelfth place in the MotoGP division aboard a Ducati Desmosedici GP10
Ducati Desmosedici
Ducati Desmosedici is the name of the series of four-stroke V4 Prototype Motorcycles developed by Ducati to compete in the MotoGP World Championship. GPx indicates the version of the bike, where x corresponds to the year the bike raced .- Background :Ducati abandoned the Grand Prix racing scene at...
.