Efrén Vázquez
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Vázquez and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
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 Vázquez at the 2013 Dutch TT. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
September 2, 1986 Bilbao (Spain) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Leopard Racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Efrén Vázquez Rodríguez (born 2 September 1986 in Bilbao, Spain) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer in the Moto3 World Championship riding a Honda. He has also competed in the 125cc and 250cc world championship classes during his career,[2] and was the 2008 Spanish 125GP championship winner.
At the 2014 Indianapolis Grand Prix, Vázquez achieved his first Grand Prix victory – in his 116th start – after slipstreaming past Romano Fenati on the final straight, prevailing by 0.065 seconds.[3] He added a second victory later in the season, in Malaysia, en route to fourth in the championship.
Grand Prix motorcycle racing career
By season
| Season | Class | Moto | Races | Win | Podiums | Pole | Pts | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 250cc | Aprilia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29th |
| 2008 | 125cc | Aprilia | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 20th |
| 2009 | 125cc | Derbi | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 14th |
| 2010 | 125cc | Derbi | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 152 | 5th |
| 2011 | 125cc | Derbi | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 160 | 7th |
| 2012 | Moto3 | Honda | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 10th |
| FTR Honda | ||||||||
| 2013 | Moto3 | Mahindra | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 9th |
| 2014 | Moto3 | Honda | 18 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 222 | 4th |
| 2015 | Moto3 | Honda | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49* | 2nd* |
| Total | 127 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 844 |
- * Season in progress.
Races by year
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 250cc | Aprilia | QAT | SPA | TUR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT | GBR 16 |
NED 18 |
GER Ret |
CZE 15 |
RSM 16 |
POR Ret |
JPN Ret |
AUS Ret |
MAL Ret |
VAL 18 |
29th | 1 | |
| 2008 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT 9 |
SPA Ret |
POR 15 |
CHN 10 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 18 |
CAT 16 |
GBR DNS |
NED Ret |
GER 15 |
CZE 18 |
RSM 11 |
IND 20 |
JPN 14 |
AUS 11 |
MAL DNS |
VAL 12 |
20th | 31 | |
| 2009 | 125cc | Derbi | QAT 17 |
JPN 22 |
SPA 5 |
FRA 8 |
ITA Ret |
CAT Ret |
NED 12 |
GER 17 |
GBR 9 |
CZE 14 |
IND 21 |
RSM 12 |
POR Ret |
AUS 7 |
MAL Ret |
VAL 7 |
14th | 54 | ||
| 2010 | 125cc | Derbi | QAT 2 |
SPA Ret |
FRA 4 |
ITA 5 |
GBR 11 |
NED Ret |
CAT 5 |
GER 8 |
CZE Ret |
IND 4 |
RSM 3 |
ARA 4 |
JPN Ret |
MAL 4 |
AUS 4 |
POR 8 |
VAL 8 |
5th | 152 | |
| 2011 | 125cc | Derbi | QAT 4 |
SPA 9 |
POR 6 |
FRA 3 |
CAT 5 |
GBR 5 |
NED 7 |
ITA 4 |
GER Ret |
CZE Ret |
IND 6 |
RSM 3 |
ARA 4 |
JPN Ret |
AUS 4 |
MAL 11 |
VAL 4 |
7th | 160 | |
| 2012 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT 16 |
10th | 93 | |||||||||||||||||
| FTR Honda | SPA Ret |
POR 5 |
FRA DNS |
CAT Ret |
GBR 5 |
NED 9 |
GER 5 |
ITA 6 |
IND Ret |
CZE 25 |
RSM 7 |
ARA 5 |
JPN 9 |
MAL 8 |
AUS 8 |
VAL Ret |
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| 2013 | Moto3 | Mahindra | QAT 10 |
AME 14 |
SPA 8 |
FRA DNS |
ITA DNS |
CAT 5 |
NED 12 |
GER 6 |
IND Ret |
CZE 11 |
GBR 10 |
RSM 12 |
ARA 10 |
MAL Ret |
AUS 7 |
JPN Ret |
VAL 5 |
9th | 82 | |
| 2014 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT 3 |
AME 3 |
ARG 6 |
SPA 2 |
FRA 6 |
ITA 12 |
CAT 3 |
NED 6 |
GER 6 |
IND 1 |
CZE 8 |
GBR Ret |
RSM 10 |
ARA 13 |
JPN 2 |
AUS 4 |
MAL 1 |
VAL 6 |
4th | 222 |
| 2015 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT 4 |
AME 3 |
ARG 2 |
SPA |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GER |
IND |
CZE |
GBR |
RSM |
ARA |
JPN |
AUS |
MAL |
VAL |
2nd* | 49* |
- * Season in progress.
References
- ↑ "Mahindra Racing riders for 2013, Efrén Vázquez & Miguel Oliveira, say Namaste India!". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). 29 January 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ↑ Bradley, Charles (5 June 2010). "Cortese denies Espargaro 125cc pole". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ↑ "Vazquez takes first career victory at Indianapolis". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). 10 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
External links
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Stefan Bradl |
Spanish 125cc Champion 2008 |
Succeeded by Alberto Moncayo |