Luis Salom

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Luis Salom

Nationality  Spanish
Born (1991-08-07) 7 August 1991
Palma de Mallorca (Spain)
Current team Tuenti HP 40
Bike number 80
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto3 World Championship
Active years2012–
ManufacturersKalex KTM, KTM
Championships0
2013 Championship position3rd (302 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
34 9 20 4 6 516
125cc World Championship
Active years2009–2011
ManufacturersHonda, Lambretta, Aprilia
Championships0
2011 Championship position8th (116 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
43 0 2 0 0 209
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Salom and the second or maternal family name is Horrach.

Luis Jaime Salom Horrach[1] (born 7 August 1991) is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Spain.

Career

Early career

Born in Palma de Mallorca, Salom started racing competitively from the age of eight years old, winning the 50 cc Balearic Supermotard championship.[2] He progressed up into 125cc championships from 2005 onwards, again becoming Balearic champion for two years in succession, before moving into the CEV Buckler championship in 2007.

In his first full season in the national championship, Salom finished seventh in the series, with a single podium coming in Catalunya. He also took part in the Red Bull Rookies Cup in 2007, taking fourth place in the championship thanks to a win at Assen and second at Jerez. He continued in the series in 2008 where he would win four of the first five races of the season, to hold a 13-point lead over J. D. Beach. Beach would overhaul Salom by four points by season's end, after Salom retired from races at the Sachsenring and Brno.[3] He also finished second to Efrén Vázquez in the CEV Buckler championship.

125cc/Moto3 World Championship

Salom made his Grand Prix début in a wildcard appearance at the Spanish Grand Prix, finishing 23rd.[4] After another wildcard appearance in Catalunya, Salom moved into the championship full-time, replacing Simone Corsi at the WRB team. In twelve races, Salom amassed 21 points on the Aprilia with sixth at Donington being his best result.

Salom moved to the Lambretta team for the 2010 season.[5] After amassing Lambretta's only point of the season at Jerez, Salom moved to Stipa-Molenaar Racing for the rest of the season,[6] where he would add a further 71 points to his tally, including nine top-ten finishes to enable him to finish 12th in the championship.

Salom won his first Grand Prix in Indianapolis in 2012, beating Sandro Cortese and Maverick Viñales in a last-lap fight. He also won at Aragon. He finished the championship in second behind Cortese.

He went to Red Bull KTM Ajo for the 2013 season. He dominated most of the season, and led from Catalunya onwards. However, his championship lead dwindled at Motegi after crashing out of the race, giving his title rivals Maverick Viñales and Álex Rins the chance to catch up. Rins crashed out, but Viñales finished second. At the final round in Valencia, Salom crashed again, leaving Rins and Viñales to fight to for the title, and Viñales would later triumph. Salom finished fourteenth and recorded the fastest lap of the race, but could only finish third in the final standings.

Moto2 World Championship

Salom signed a contract with Pons Racing that lasts until the end of 2015. He will race with former title rival Maverick Viñales.[7]

Career statistics

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2009 125cc Honda 12 0 0 0 0 21 22nd
Aprilia
2010 125cc Lambretta 16 0 0 0 0 72 12th
Aprilia
2011 125cc Aprilia 15 0 2 0 0 116 8th
2012 Moto3 Kalex KTM 17 2 8 0 1 214 2nd
2013 Moto3 KTM 17 7 12 4 5 302 3rd
Total 77 9 22 4 6 725

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
125 cc 2009–2011 2009 Spain 2011 Netherlands 43 0 2 0 0 209 0
Moto3 2012– 2012 Qatar 2012 Spain 2012 Indianapolis 34 9 20 4 6 516 0

Races by year

(key)

Yr Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Pts
2009 125cc Honda QAT JPN SPA
23		 FRA ITA CAT
Ret		 22nd 21
Aprilia NED
16		 GER
13		 GBR
6		 CZE
Ret		 IND
13		 RSM
21		 POR
15		 AUS
19		 MAL
15		 VAL
13
2010 125cc Lambretta QAT
Ret		 SPA
15		 12th 72
Aprilia FRA
10		 ITA
DNS		 GBR
Ret		 NED
8		 CAT
Ret		 GER
Ret		 CZE
10		 IND
12		 RSM
Ret		 ARA
10		 JPN
8		 MAL
8		 AUS
8		 POR
5		 VAL
10
2011 125cc Aprilia QAT
8		 SPA
Ret		 POR
8		 FRA
10		 CAT
Ret		 GBR
4		 NED
2		 ITA
6		 GER
5		 CZE
DNS		 IND RSM
Ret		 ARA
5		 JPN
23		 AUS
2		 MAL
Ret		 VAL
7		 8th 116
2012 Moto3 Kalex KTM QAT
4		 SPA
2		 POR
3		 FRA
Ret		 CAT
10		 GBR
2		 NED
4		 GER
3		 ITA
Ret		 IND
1		 CZE
2		 RSM
2		 ARA
1		 JPN
Ret		 MAL
4		 AUS
15		 VAL
10		 2nd 214
2013 Moto3 KTM QAT
1		 AME
3		 SPA
2		 FRA
3		 ITA
1		 CAT
1		 NED
1		 GER
2		 IND
5		 CZE
1		 GBR
1		 RSM
4		 ARA
4		 MAL
1		 AUS
3		 JPN
Ret		 VAL
14		 3rd 302

References

  1. ↑ "Campeonato de España de Velocidad, Circuito de Albacete – 5ª Prueba: Clasificación Provisional" (PDF). CEV Buckler. Dorna Sports. 21 September 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2010. 
  2. ↑ "#39 Luis Salom". Red Bull MotoGP Rookie Cup. Red Bull. Retrieved 9 November 2010. 
  3. ↑ "Red Bull Rookie Standings 2008". Red Bull MotoGP Rookie Cup. Red Bull. Retrieved 9 November 2010. 
  4. ↑ "Gran Premio bwin.com de España: 125cc Entry List" (PDF). motogp.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 9 November 2010. 
  5. ↑ "Entry list for 2010 125cc World Championship". motogp.com (Dorna Sports). 27 January 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010. 
  6. ↑ "Monster Energy Grand Prix de France: 125cc Entry List" (PDF). motogp.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 9 November 2010. 
  7. ↑ "Salom, Vinales sign two-year Pons deals". Crash.net (Crash Media Group). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013. 

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