Carlos Lavado

Carlos Alberto Lavado Jones (born May 25, 1956 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a two-time 250cc World Champion motorcycle road racer. He joins Johnny Cecotto as the only two Venezuelans to win motorcycle Grand Prix World Championships.

Lavado made his international racing debut in the 1978 Venezuelan Grand Prix, finishing second in the 250cc class. The following season, he won the 350cc class at the 1979 Venezuelan Grand Prix.

In 1980, he began competing full-time on the Grand Prix circuit. He went on to win the 250cc World Championship in 1983 and repeated the feat in 1986, both times on Yamaha TZ250s. In fifteen seasons of Grand Prix competition (1978–1992), he participated in 137 races, 125 of them in the 250cc division. He had 36 podium finishes and 17 victories in the 250cc class and 6 podium finishes with 2 victories in the 350cc division.

Motorcycle Grand Prix Results ^[1]

Points system from 1969 to 1987:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Points system from 1988 to 1992:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Points	20	17	15	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

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

Year	Class	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Points	Rank	Wins
1978	250cc	Yamaha	VEN 2	ESP -	FRA -	NAT -	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN -	GBR -	GER -	CZE -	YUG -				12	17th	0
1979	350cc	Yamaha	VEN 1	AUT -	GER -	NAT -	ESP -	YUG -	NED -	FIN -	GBR -	CZE -	FRA -					15	14th	1
1980	250cc	Yamaha	NAT -	ESP 9	FRA 7	YUG 4	NED 1	BEL -	FIN -	GBR -	CZE -	GER -						29	6th	1
1980	350cc	Yamaha	NAT -		FRA -		NED 5			GBR -	CZE 9	GER -						8	13th	0
1981	250cc	Yamaha	ARG -		GER 2	NAT -	FRA 3	ESP 3		NED 2	BEL 2	RSM -	GBR -	FIN -	SWE -	CZE -		56	4th	0
1981	350cc	Yamaha	ARG 3	AUT 5	GER -	NAT 8			YUG 3	NED 2			GBR -			CZE -		41	5th	0
1982	250cc	Yamaha			FRA -	ESP 1	NAT -	NED -	BEL -	YUG -	GBR 8	SWE -	FIN 5	CZE 1	RSM -	GER -		39	5th	2
1982	350cc	Yamaha	ARG 1	AUT -	FRA -		NAT 2	NED -			GBR 4		FIN -	CZE 10		GER -		36	5th	1
1983	250cc	Yamaha	RSA 7	FRA Ret	NAT 1	GER 1	ESP 7	AUT 7	YUG 1	NED 1	BEL 3	GBR 4	SWE 3					100	1st	4
1984	250cc	Yamaha	RSA 9	NAT 15	ESP 3	AUT 5	GER 5	FRA 2	YUG Ret	NED 1	BEL Ret	GBR 3	SWE 7	RSM 2				77	3rd	1
1985	250cc	Yamaha	RSA 4	ESP 1	GER Ret	NAT 2	AUT 9	YUG 2	NED Ret	BEL 2	FRA 5	GBR Ret	SWE 2	RSM 1				94	3rd	2
1986	250cc	Yamaha	ESP 1	NAT 2	GER 1	AUT 1	YUG Ret	NED 1	BEL Ret	FRA 1	GBR 2	SWE 1	RSM Ret					114	1st	6
1987	250cc	Yamaha	JPN -	ESP 10	GER 6	NAT 6	AUT 8	YUG 1	NED 10	FRA Ret	GBR Ret	SWE 4	CZE -	RSM -	POR Ret	BRA 5	ARG 9	46	10th	1
1988	250cc	Yamaha	JPN 13	USA Ret	ESP Ret	EXP Ret	NAT 7	GER Ret	AUT Ret	NED Ret	BEL 5	YUG -	FRA -	GBR 8	SWE Ret	CZE 9	BRA 2	55	11th	0
1989	250cc	Aprilia	JPN -	AUS -	USA -	ESP -	NAT -	GER -	AUT -	YUG -	NED 10	BEL 15	FRA 18	GBR 8	SWE Ret	CZE 9	BRA 7	31	17th	0
1990	250cc	Aprilia	JPN Ret	USA 15	ESP Ret	NAT 11	GER 12	AUT Ret	YUG 9	NED 9	BEL 4	FRA Ret	GBR -	SWE -	CZE -	HUN -	AUS -	37	15th	0
1991	250cc	Yamaha	JPN 25	AUS 10	USA 12	ESP 11	ITA 14	GER 15	AUT DNS	EUR	NED 9	FRA 16	GBR 17	RSM 7	CZE DNQ	VDM	MAL	34	14th	0
1992	250cc	Gilera	JPN Ret	AUS 14	MAL Ret	ESP Ret	ITA 12	EUR Ret	GER 13	NED 9	HUN 9	FRA 20	GBR 13	BRA 14	RSA 15			29	19th	0

References

↑ Carlos Lavado career statistics at MotoGP.com

Preceded by Jean-Louis Tournadre	250cc Motorcycle World Champion 1983	Succeeded by Christian Sarron
Preceded by Freddie Spencer	250cc Motorcycle World Champion 1986	Succeeded by Anton Mang

250cc/Moto2 Motorcycle World Champions

1949 – B. Ruffo

1950 – D. Ambrosini
1951 – B. Ruffo
1952 – E. Lorenzetti
1953 – W. Haas
1954 – W. Haas
1955 – H. Müller
1956 – C. Ubbiali
1957 – C. Sandford
1958 – T. Provini
1959 – C. Ubbiali

1960 – C. Ubbiali
1961 – M. Hailwood
1962 – J. Redman
1963 – J. Redman
1964 – P. Read
1965 – P. Read
1966 – M. Hailwood
1967 – M. Hailwood
1968 – P. Read
1969 – K. Carruthers

1970 – R. Gould
1971 – P. Read
1972 – J. Saarinen
1973 – D. Braun
1974 – W. Villa
1975 – W. Villa
1976 – W. Villa
1977 – M. Lega
1978 – K. Ballington
1979 – K. Ballington

1980 – A. Mang
1981 – A. Mang
1982 – J. Tournadre
1983 – C. Lavado
1984 – C. Sarron
1985 – F. Spencer
1986 – C. Lavado
1987 – A. Mang
1988 – S. Pons
1989 – S. Pons

1990 – J. Kocinski
1991 – L. Cadalora
1992 – L. Cadalora
1993 – T. Harada
1994 – M. Biaggi
1995 – M. Biaggi
1996 – M. Biaggi
1997 – M. Biaggi
1998 – L. Capirossi
1999 – V. Rossi

2000 – O. Jacque
2001 – D. Kato
2002 – M. Melandri
2003 – M. Poggiali
2004 – D. Pedrosa
2005 – D. Pedrosa
2006 – J. Lorenzo
2007 – J. Lorenzo
2008 – M. Simoncelli
2009 – H. Aoyama

2010 – T. Elías
2011 – S. Bradl
2012 – M. Márquez
2013 – P. Espargaró

Persondata
Name	Lavado, Carlos
Alternative names
Short description	Venezuelan motorcycle racer
Date of birth	May 25, 1956
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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Carlos Lavado

Motorcycle Grand Prix Results [1]

References

Motorcycle Grand Prix Results ^[1]