Alex de Angelis

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Alex de Angelis
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Nationality	Sanmarinese
Date of birth	February 26, 1984 (1984-02-26) (age 24)
Place of birth	Rimini, San Marino
Website	alexdeangelis.com
MotoGP Record
Current team	San Carlo Honda Gresini
Bike number	15
World Championships	0
Race starts	131
Race Wins	1
Podium finishes	32
Pole positions	9
Fastest laps	13
Championship Points	1118
2008 Championship position	13th (24 pts) - In Progress

Alex de Angelis (born February 26, 1984, Rimini) is a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from San Marino.

De Angelis made his debut at world championship level in 1999 in the 125 cc class; his first full season was in 2000, when his best results were two sixth places. He rode a total of four full seasons in the 125cc category. His best season in the 125 class came in 2003 when he claimed six podium finishes and finished second to Dani Pedrosa, despite not recording any wins.

He moved to 250cc category in 2004, when he scored two podiums and was fifth in overall standings. Next year he had four podiums and was seventh in overall standings. 2006 turned to be real breakthrough, as he finished third in the championship. He took his first victory at season finale in Valencia, having over 20 podiums before that.

In 2007 he finished 3rd overall with 235 points and eight podiums. For 2008 he moved to the MotoGP class, riding for Gresini Honda. At Mugello he was fastest in the warmup, and impressed on race day to finish 4th.

Contents 1 Career Statistics 1.1 By class 1.2 Races by year 2 External links

[edit] Career Statistics

[edit] By class

Class	Seas	1st GP	1st Pod	1st Win	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts	WChmp
125 cc	1999-2003	1999 IMO	2002 GER	None	65	0	7	5	0	357	0
250 cc	2004-2007	2004 SAF	2004 GER	2006 VAL	65	1	25	4	13	761	0
MotoGP	2008	2008 QAT	None	None	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2001-2008				131	1	32	9	13	1118	0

[edit] Races by year

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

Yr	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final Pos	Pts
2008	MotoGP	Honda	QAT DNF	SPA 14th	POR 11th	CHN 16th	FRA 12th	ITA 4th	CAT DNF	GBR -	NED -	GER -	USA -	CZE -	SMR -	IND -	JPN -	AUS -	MAL -	VAL -	-	-

[edit] External links

• alexdeangelis.com Official website (Italian)

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