Angel Nieto
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| Motorcycle Grand Prix Career | |
| Nationality |  Spanish |
|---|---|
| Active years | 1964 - 1986 |
| Team(s) | Derbi, Morbidelli, Kreidler, Bultaco, Minarelli, Garelli |
| Grands Prix | 186 |
| Championships | 50cc - 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975-1977 125cc- 1971, 1972, 1979, 1981-1984 |
| Wins | 90 |
| Podium finishes | 139 |
| Pole positions | 34 |
| Fastest laps | 39 |
| First Grand Prix | 1964 50cc Spanish Grand Prix |
| First win | 1969 50cc German Grand Prix |
| Last win | 1985 80cc French Grand Prix |
| Last Grand Prix | 1986 80cc Baden-Württemberg Grand Prix |
Angel Nieto (born on January 25, 1947 in Zamora, Spain) was a multi-time Grand Prix motorcycle roadracing World Champion. He is considered a national hero in his Spanish homeland.
He specialized in racing small displacement bikes such as in the 50 cc, 80 cc and 125 cc classes but many fellow racers, including former world champion Barry Sheene consider him among the greatest motorcycle racers of all time.
Though he was never successful at the world level racing in the larger displacements, he won Spanish National Championships in the 50 cc, 125 cc, 250 cc, 500 cc and 750 cc classes. He retired in 1986 at the age of 39 with a total of 90 Grand Prix victories and 13 World Championships. His total of 90 Grand Prix victories is second only to the 122 by Giacomo Agostini.
Today he operates a Grand Prix motorcycle racing team with his son, Angel Nieto Jr. as rider. His nephew Fonsi Nieto is also a racer, in World Superbikes in 2006. There is an Angel Nieto museum in Madrid that displays some of his trophies and racing memorabilia. The FIM named him a Grand Prix "Legend" in 2000.
[edit] Motorcycle Grand Prix results
| Year | Class | Classification | Machine | Victories |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 50 cc | 10th | Derbi | 0 |
| 1966 | 50 cc | 9th | Derbi | 0 |
| 1967 | 50 cc | 4th | Derbi | 0 |
| 1968 | 50 cc | 4th | Derbi | 0 |
| 1969 | 50 cc | 1st | Derbi | 2 |
| 1970 | 50 cc | 1st | Derbi | 5 |
| 1970 | 125 cc | 2nd | Derbi | 4 |
| 1971 | 50 cc | 2nd | Derbi | 3 |
| 1971 | 125 cc | 1st | Derbi | 5 |
| 1972 | 50 cc | 1st | Derbi | 3 |
| 1972 | 125 cc | 1st | Derbi | 5 |
| 1973 | 125 cc | 7th | Morbidelli | 0 |
| 1974 | 125 cc | 4th | Derbi | 2 |
| 1975 | 50 cc | 1st | Kreidler | 6 |
| 1976 | 50 cc | 1st | Bultaco | 5 |
| 1976 | 125 cc | 2nd | Bultaco | 1 |
| 1977 | 50 cc | 1st | Bultaco | 3 |
| 1977 | 125 cc | 3rd | Bultaco | 3 |
| 1978 | 125 cc | 2nd | Minarelli | 4 |
| 1979 | 125 cc | 1st | Minarelli | 8 |
| 1980 | 125 cc | 3rd | Minarelli | 4 |
| 1981 | 125 cc | 1st | Minarelli | 8 |
| 1982 | 125 cc | 1st | Garelli | 6 |
| 1983 | 125 cc | 1st | Garelli | 6 |
| 1984 | 125 cc | 1st | Garelli | 6 |
| 1985 | 80 cc | 9th | Derbi | 1 |
| 1986 | 80 cc | 7th | Derbi | 0 |
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