Héctor Barberá

Héctor Barberá

Barberá at the 2010 Qatar Grand Prix.
Nationality Spanish
Born November 2, 1986 (1986-11-02) (age 25)
Dos Aguas (Spain)
Current team Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP
Bike number 8
Website hectorbarbera.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years 2010–
Manufacturers Ducati
Championships 0
2011 Championship position 11th (82 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
34 0 0 0 0 172
250cc World Championship
Active years 2005–2009
Manufacturers Honda
Aprilia
Championships 0
2009 Championship position 2nd (239 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
75 4 20 8 4 830
125cc World Championship
Active years 2002–2004
Manufacturers Aprilia
Championships 0
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
47 6 12 1 6 416

Héctor Barberá Vall (born November 2, 1986 in Dos Aguas, Valencia Province) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer competing in the MotoGP class aboard an Aspar Racing Team Ducati.[1]

Hector began his World Championship career at the age of 15 in the 2002 125cc world championship, under the guidance of Jorge Martínez "Aspar", who teamed Barberá and fellow youngster Ángel Rodríguez up with the experienced Pablo Nieto.

In his first season Barberá established himself as the most promising rider of the three and in 2003 he broke through, with his first victory at Donington Park making him one of the youngest riders ever to win a Grand Prix. A strong finish to the season saw him take third place in the championship and he signed up for a title challenge with Seedorf Racing in 2003.[1] Several inopportune crashes and mechanical failures derailed his hopes but victory in the final race secured the runner-up spot and a factory ride with Fortuna Honda in the 250cc class for 2005.[1] After two years with the team he moved to Team Toth in 2007.[1]

Barberá survived a huge crash during the Italian round of the championship on June 1, 2008. Running second behind Marco Simoncelli on the penultimate lap who tried to defend his lead by changing his line on the straight, Barberá slipstreamed onto Simoncelli's back wheel and clipped it with his front brake lever. His bike somersaulted through the air, with Barberá escaping somewhat uninjured. However, a further crash in practice at Motegi left him with two spinal fractures, ending his season.[2]

In the 2009 250cc world championship, Barberá won three races along with five other podium results to finish second to Honda's Hiroshi Aoyama.[1] Barberá won the 2009 Valencia Grand Prix, the final two-stroke, 250cc race in Grand Prix history, as the class was to be discontinued in favor of the four-stroke Moto2 class in 2010.[1] On 20 August 2009 it was announced Barberá would move to MotoGP in 2010, riding for the Aspar Racing Team aboard Ducati customer bikes.[3][4] Barberá finished the 2010 MotoGP season in twelfth place, and followed on in eleventh place in 2011. On 7th November 2011, it was announced that he was moving to Pramac Racing for the 2012 season[5]

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Career statistics

By season

Season Class Moto Races Win Pod Pole FLap Pts Position
2002 125cc Aprilia 15 0 0 0 0 50 14th
2003 125cc Aprilia 16 2 5 0 2 164 3rd
2004 125cc Aprilia 16 4 7 1 4 202 2nd
2005 250cc Honda 16 0 0 0 0 120 9th
2006 250cc Aprilia 14 1 3 2 1 152 7th
2007 250cc Aprilia 17 0 5 0 1 177 5th
2008 250cc Aprilia 12 0 4 2 1 142 6th
2009 250cc Aprilia 16 3 8 4 1 239 2nd
2010 MotoGP Ducati 18 0 0 0 0 90 12th
2011 MotoGP Ducati 16 0 0 0 0 82 11th
Total 156 10 32 9 10 1418

By class

Class Seas 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Pod Pole FLap Pts WChmp
125 cc 2002–2004 2002 JPN 2003 NED 2003 GBR 47 6 12 1 6 416 0
250 cc 2005–2009 2005 SPA 2006 TUR 2006 CHN 75 4 20 8 4 830 0
MotoGP 2010– 2010 QAT 34 0 0 0 0 172 0
Total 2002–Present 156 10 32 9 10 1418

Races by year

[1] (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Pts
2002 125 cc Aprilia JPN
16		 RSA SPA
12		 FRA
15		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
18		 NED
20		 GBR
Ret		 GER
21		 CZE
4		 POR
Ret		 BRA
15		 PAC
5		 MAL
8		 AUS
14		 VAL
6		 14th 50
2003 125 cc Aprilia JPN
Ret		 RSA
13		 SPA
7		 FRA
11		 ITA
9		 CAT
Ret		 NED
3		 GBR
1		 GER
14		 CZE
5		 POR
2		 BRA
9		 PAC
1		 MAL
8		 AUS
6		 VAL
3		 3rd 164
2004 125 cc Aprilia RSA
10		 SPA
3		 FRA
5		 ITA
3		 CAT
1		 NED
6		 BRA
1		 GER
2		 GBR
Ret		 CZE
7		 POR
1		 JPN
Ret		 QAT
12		 MAL
Ret		 AUS
6		 VAL
1		 2nd 202
2005 250 cc Honda SPA
5		 POR
11		 CHN
7		 FRA
7		 ITA
6		 CAT
16		 NED
9		 GBR
Ret		 GER
8		 CZE
Ret		 JPN
8		 MAL
6		 QAT
7		 AUS
4		 TUR
6		 VAL
5		 9th 120
2006 250 cc Aprilia SPA
5		 QAT
4		 TUR
2		 CHN
1		 FRA
7		 ITA
Ret		 CAT NED GBR
5		 GER
5		 CZE
5		 MAL
Ret		 AUS
6		 JPN
7		 POR
10		 VAL
3		 7th 152
2007 250 cc Aprilia QAT
3		 SPA
Ret		 TUR
8		 CHN
6		 FRA
4		 ITA
3		 CAT
8		 GBR
Ret		 NED
7		 GER
6		 CZE
4		 RSM
3		 POR
5		 JPN
3		 AUS
Ret		 MAL
2		 VAL
5		 5th 177
2008 250cc Aprilia QAT
2		 SPA
5		 POR
8		 CHN
6		 FRA
12		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
3		 GBR
4		 NED
5		 GER
2		 CZE
4		 RSM
3		 IND
C		 JPN
DNS		 AUS MAL VAL 6th 142
2009 250cc Aprilia QAT
1		 JPN
11		 SPA
4		 FRA
11		 ITA
5		 CAT
3		 NED
2		 GER
5		 GBR
8		 CZE
7		 IND
6		 RSM
1		 POR
3		 AUS
2		 MAL
2		 VAL
1		 2nd 239
2010 MotoGP Ducati QAT
12		 SPA
13		 FRA
8		 ITA
12		 GBR
11		 NED
12		 CAT
10		 GER
9		 USA
Ret		 CZE
9		 IND
10		 RSM
9		 ARA
11		 JPN
13		 MAL
11		 AUS
14		 POR
10		 VAL
8		 12th 90
2011 MotoGP Ducati QAT
12		 SPA
6		 POR
Ret		 FRA
9		 CAT
11		 GBR
11		 NED
12		 ITA
7		 GER
11		 USA
9		 CZE
10		 IND
Ret		 RSM
9		 ARA
8		 JPN
Ret		 AUS MAL
C		 VAL
11		 11th 82

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Héctor Barberá". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Hector+Barbera. Retrieved 2010-04-06. 
  2. ^ "Simoncelli pole, Barbera out". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 2008-09-27. http://www.crash.net/motogp/News/81360/1/250_simoncelli_pole_barbera_out.html. Retrieved 2010-04-06. 
  3. ^ English, Steven (2009-08-20). "Barbera to join Aspar in premier class". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77781. Retrieved 2010-04-06. 
  4. ^ "Aspar-Ducati satellite deal imminent". gpupdate.net (GPUpdate). 2009-07-22. http://moto.gpupdate.net/en/motogp-news/216319/aspar-ducati-satellite-deal-imminent/. Retrieved 2010-04-06. 
  5. ^ "motogp.com · Pramac confirm Barberá signing for 2012". http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2011/Barbera+signs+for+Pramac+for+2012. Retrieved 7 November 2011. 

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Ángel Rodríguez		 Spanish 125cc Champion
2002		 Succeeded by
Álvaro Bautista
Teams and riders competing in the 2011 MotoGP World Championship
MotoGP: Héctor Barberá (8)
Moto2 (Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2): Javier Forés (21) | Julián Simón (60)
125cc (Bankia Aspar Team): Héctor Faubel (55) | Nicolás Terol (18) | Adrián Martín (26)
Grand Prix motorcycle : Ducati Desmosedici GP11 (MotoGP)
Suter MMXI (Moto2)
Aprilia RSA 125 (125cc)