Pol Espargaró

Pol Espargaró
Espargaró at the 2010 Dutch TT.
Nationality	Spanish
Born	June 10, 1991 (1991-06-10) (age 20) Granollers, Barcelona (Spain)
Current team	HP Tuenti Speed Up
Bike number	44
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto2 World Championship Active years 2011 Manufacturers FTR-Honda Championships 0 2011 Championship position 13th (75 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 17 0 2 0 1 75 125cc World Championship Active years 2006–2010 Manufacturers Derbi, Aprilia Championships 0 2010 Championship position 3rd (281 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 71 5 21 3 5 708.5

Pol Espargaró (born June 10, 1991 in Granollers, Barcelona) is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer who currently rides in the 125cc class for team Belson Derbi. Pol is the younger brother of Aleix Espargaró.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 2006, The Youngest rider to score a point in a GP 1.2 2007, The First Podium 1.3 2008, Back to Derbi 2 Career statistics 2.1 By season 2.2 By class 2.3 Races by year 3 References 4 External links

Biography

2006, The Youngest rider to score a point in a GP

Pol Espargaró, arrived in the 125 World Championship in 2006 participating in the last six races of the year. This promising rider from Barcelona replaced the injured Italian Andrea Iannone at Campetella Racing and made his debut with the Italian team onboard a Derbi at the Czech Republic Grand Prix. Two months before, Espargaró had made history as a wildcard in the Catalunya GP when he finished 13th to become the youngest ever point scorer in a Grand Prix at the age of just 15 years and 8 days. His end of season run-in was spectacular, winning five consecutive races in Spanish 125cc Championship to become champion, followed by a 6th placed finish at the Valencian GP.

2007, The First Podium

In 2007, Espargaró aimed to further enhance the family reputation over a full season with Campetella Racing Junior Aprilia. The season start with two good results, a seventh in Qatar and fourth at Jerez, then a couple of Top 10's until the Catalunyan round where he finished fifth. Espargaró's turning point came in the Czech Republic where he finished in sixth place, before a top five in San Marino. The Portuguese race was the highlight point of his short career, claiming a third place finish from seventh on the grid. Espargaró battled for the lead with Héctor Faubel and Gábor Talmácsi, finishing just 0.2 seconds behind Faubel, who won.^[1][2]

2008, Back to Derbi

After running last year onboard a Aprilia RS125 in Belson Campetella, he switched the Aprilia for the Derbi, in this occasion an RSA and partnered by Joan Olivé. He ended up 9th in the championship, with 3 podiums and 2 poles.

Career statistics

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2006	125cc	Derbi	7	0	0	0	0	19	20th
2007	125cc	Aprilia	17	0	1	0	0	110	9th
2008	125cc	Derbi	14	0	3	2	1	124	9th
2009	125cc	Derbi	16	2	5	1	1	174.5	4th
2010	125cc	Derbi	17	3	12	0	3	281	3rd
2011	Moto2	FTR	17	0	2	0	1	75	13th
Total			88	5	23	3	6	783.5

By class

Class	Seas	1st GP	1st Pod	1st Win	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts	WChmp
125 cc	2006–2010	2006 Catalunya	2007 Portugal	2009 Indianapolis	71	5	21	3	5	708.5	0
Moto2	2011	2011 Qatar	2011 Indianapolis		17	0	2	0	1	75	0
Total	2006–Present				88	5	23	3	6	783.5

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	Final Pos	Pts
2006	125 cc	Derbi	SPA	QAT	TUR	CHN	FRA	ITA	CAT 13	NED	GBR	GER	CZE Ret	MAL 14	AUS 16	JPN 19	POR 12	VAL 6		20th	19
2007	125 cc	Aprilia	QAT 7	SPA 4	TUR 11	CHN 9	FRA 11	ITA 9	CAT 5	GBR Ret	NED 11	GER Ret	CZE 6	RSM 5	POR 3	JPN Ret	AUS 11	MAL Ret	VAL 10	9th	110
2008	125cc	Derbi	QAT 8	SPA 14	POR 13	CHN 4	FRA 4	ITA 3	CAT 2	GBR DNS	NED	GER 17	CZE 8	RSM Ret	IND 2	JPN Ret	AUS 5	MAL 6	VAL DNS	9th	124
2009	125cc	Derbi	QAT 4	JPN 3	SPA 7	FRA Ret	ITA 4	CAT Ret	NED 9	GER 5	GBR 10	CZE 5	IND 1	RSM Ret	POR 1	AUS 4	MAL 3	VAL 3		4th	174.5
2010	125cc	Derbi	QAT 4	SPA 1	FRA 1	ITA 3	GBR 2	NED 3	CAT 3	GER Ret	CZE 2	IND 3	RSM 6	ARA 1	JPN 4	MAL 2	AUS 2	POR 10	VAL 2	3rd	281
2011	Moto2	FTR	QAT 22	SPA 20	POR 6	FRA 13	CAT 16	GBR Ret	NED Ret	ITA 28	GER 13	CZE 16	IND 2	RSM 9	ARA 14	JPN 15	AUS 5	MAL 3	VAL 14	13th	75

References

External links

• Pol Espargaró Profile at Yahoo! Sport

Sporting positions
Preceded by Mateo Túnez	Spanish 125cc Champion 2006	Succeeded by Stefan Bradl

Persondata
Name	Espargaro, Pol
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Date of birth	June 10, 1991
Place of birth	Granollers, Barcelona (Spain)
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