Pol Espargaró

Pol Espargaró (born June 10, 1991 in Granollers, Barcelona) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer who currently rides in the Moto2 class for the Pons 40 HP Tuenti team. Pol is the younger brother of Aleix Espargaró, and is best known for winning the 2013 Moto2 World Championship.^[1]^[2]

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 on board 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.^[3]^[4]

2008–2010, Back to Derbi

After running last year on board an 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.

2011–13, Moto2

Espargaró won the 2013 Moto2 championship.

2014, MotoGP

In May 2013, rumours appeared linking Espargaró with the MotoGP Tech 3 satellite Yamaha racing team, to replace British rider Cal Crutchlow. After Crutchlow signed a two-year deal with the factory Ducati team, Espargaró signed a two-year deal with Yamaha, the first year of which would be with Tech 3.^[5]

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
2012	Moto2	Kalex	17	4	11	8	5	269	2nd
2013	Moto2	Kalex	17	6	10	6	4	265	1st
Total			122	15	44	17	15	1317.5

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	2012 Spain	51	10	23	14	10	609	1
Total	2006–Present				122	15	44	17	15	1317.5	1

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	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
2012	Moto2	Kalex	QAT 3	SPA 1	POR 2	FRA 6	CAT Ret	GBR 1	NED Ret	GER 4	ITA 2	IND 2	CZE 3	RSM 2	ARA 1	JPN 2	MAL 10	AUS 1	VAL 8	2nd	269
2013	Moto2	Kalex	QAT 1	AME Ret	SPA 3	FRA 19	ITA 4	CAT 1	NED 1	GER 3	IND 4	CZE 4	GBR 8	RSM 1	ARA 3	MAL 2	AUS 1	JPN 1	VAL 29	1st	265

References

↑ O'Leary, Jamie (27 October 2013). "Scott Redding crashes, Pol Espargaro takes title". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 27 October 2013.
↑ "Espargaro wins to claim Moto2 world title". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). 27 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
↑ "Rossi Sets Pulses Racing in Estoril Thriller". superbike-news.co.uk. 2007-09-16. Archived from the original on 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
↑ "Faubel wins a thriller". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 2007-09-16. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
↑ Farni, Azi (2 August 2013). "Pol Espargaro to ride for Tech 3 after Yamaha deal". BBC Sport (BBC). Retrieved 4 August 2013.

External links

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Mateo Túnez	Spanish 125cc Champion 2006	Succeeded by Stefan Bradl
Preceded by Marc Márquez	Moto2 World Champion 2013	Succeeded by Incumbent

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

v t e Pons HP 40 Tuenti

Pol Espargaró (40) Axel Pons (49) Esteve Rabat (80)

Grand Prix motorcycle : Pons Kalex Moto2

Persondata
Name	Espargaro, Pol
Alternative names
Short description	Spanish motorcycle racer
Date of birth	June 10, 1991
Place of birth	Granollers, Barcelona (Spain)
Date of death
Place of death

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