Imre Tóth
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Imre Tóth | |
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Imre Tóth |
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Nationality | Hungarian |
Date of birth | September 6, 1985 |
Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary |
Website | tothimi.com |
250cc World Championship Record | |
Current team | Team Toth Aprilia |
Bike number | 10 |
World Championships | 0 |
Race starts | 19 |
Race Wins | 0 |
Podium finishes | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
2008 Championship position | 19th (1pts) |
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- The native form of this personal name is Tóth Imre. This article uses the Western name order.
Imre "Imi" Tóth (born on September 6, 1985 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer.
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[edit] Early life
He has started in 1989 with electric bike, then in the next year, continued with 50cc automatic LEM bike, with which he win his first race in 1991.
[edit] Early career
Became Hungarian champion in 1992 and 1993 with Honda QR bike in the 50cc automatic category. Then in 1994 was inaugurated to championship in the 50cc stick shift category.
The next step was an 80cc CASAL bike, then raced with a Honda 125cc bike, in age ten and a half, with special permission, in the Check Republic and Croatia, after when in Hungary was not permitted to the grid due to his young age.
At age 12, in Slovakia, became champion as the youngest rider.
In 1997 finished second in the Alpok-Adria tournament.
In the Alpok-Adria tournament Imi couldn't have participated, as the Italian regulation allow riders only from age fourteen, but the race director permitted him to race, after checking his training results. Finishing at the seventh place received a special award for being the youngest rider in Italy.
Received age permission to race in Hungary at age 12, then after a year, became the youngest Hungarian and international champion in the motorcycle racing history, by winning the Hungarian Championship.
At age 14 received age permission from the European Motorcycle Union.
[edit] Grand Prix motorcycle racing career
[edit] 125cc
2002-2006
[edit] 250cc
2007-
[edit] Statistics
Season | Class | Team | Motorcycle | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Points | Placed |
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2002 | 125cc | Semprucci-Angaia | Honda (?) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
2003 | 125cc | Road Racing Team Hungary | Honda (frame) / Seel (engine) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
2004 | 125cc | Road Racing Team Hungary | Aprilia | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 29th |
2005 | 125cc | Team TOTH Hungary | Aprilia | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28th |
2006 | 125cc | Team TOTH Hungary | Aprilia RSW 125R 2006 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
2007 | 250cc | Team TOTH Hungary | Aprilia RSW 250R 2007 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28th |
2008 | 250cc | Team TOTH Hungary | Aprilia RSW 250R 2008 (?) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Best | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28th | ||||
Total | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
[edit] External links
- tothimi.com Official website (Hungarian)
[edit] References
- http://tothimi.com/2006/main.php?op=rolam&lang=eng
- http://teamtoth.com/2006/main.php?op=imi&lang=eng
- http://teamtoth.com/2006/main.php?op=imi&lang=hun (Hungarian)
- http://www.motogp.com/en/motogp/motogp_riders.htm?menu=riders
- http://motorinfo.hu/news_new.php?nid=1478 (Hungarian)
- http://forum.index.hu/Article/showArticle?t=9133297?cmd=Article_showArticle&t=9133297 (Hungarian)