Alex Debón

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Alex Debón
Alex Debón
Nationality	Spanish
Date of birth	March 1, 1976 (1976-03-01) (age 32)
Place of birth	Vall d'Uixó, Valencia, Spain
Website	alexdebon.com
250cc World Championship Record
Current team	Lotus Aprilia
Bike number	6
World Championships	0
Race starts	113
Race Wins	1
Podium finishes	3
Pole positions	2
Fastest laps	1

2008 Championship position	3th (79pts)

Alex Debón (born 1 March 1976 in Vall d'Uixó, Valencia Spain) is a professional motorcycle road racer who currently competes in the 250cc Grand Prix World Championship.

He began racing internationally in 2000 after a handful of wildcard rides, but after several years of middling results he became Aprilia's test and reserve rider in 2006. He was promoted to a regular race ride for 2008, after some strong wildcard showings including Catalunya in 2006 [1] and Brno in 2007 [2].

Debón opened the season with a pole position at Qatar [3], leading on the final lap before dropping to 4th [4]. He took his first GP win on 18 May 2008 at Le Mans in the French Grand Prix. Having qualified on pole, he correctly chose dry tyres in changeable conditions, and pulled away to a huge lead [5]- resulting in speculation that his bike may contain traction control, in preparation for Aprilia's planned MotoGP class bike. It was the 112th GP start of his career.

[edit] Grand Prix motorcycle racing career

Season	Class	Moto	Races	Win	Podiums	Pts	Position
1998	250cc	Honda	1	0	0	-	-
1999	250cc	Honda	3	0	0	-	-
2000	250cc	Aprilia	16	0	0	33	15th
2001	250cc	Aprilia	16	0	0	60	11th
2002	250cc	Aprilia	16	0	0	72	11th
2003	250cc	Honda	15	0	0	81	11th
2004	250cc	Honda	15	0	0	82	12th
2005	250cc	Honda	16	0	0	67	12th
2006	250cc	Aprilia	5	0	0	50	13th
2007	250cc	Aprilia	4	0	1	27	18th
2008	250cc	Aprilia	-	1	2	-	-
Total			107	1	3	472