Karel Abraham

Karel Abraham

Abraham at the 2011 British Grand Prix.
Nationality Czech
Born 2 January 1990
Brno, Czechoslovakia
Current team AB Motoracing
Bike number 17
Website karelabraham.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years20112015
ManufacturersDucati, ART, Honda
Championships0
2014 Championship position17th (33 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
60 0 0 0 0 161
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2010
ManufacturersRSV, FTR
Championships0
2010 Championship position10th (96 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
14 1 2 0 1 96
250cc World Championship
Active years20072009
ManufacturersAprilia
Championships0
2009 Championship position14th (74 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
48 0 0 0 0 145
125cc World Championship
Active years20052006
ManufacturersAprilia
Championships0
2006 Championship position24th (8 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
31 0 0 0 0 8

Karel Abraham (born 2 January 1990) is a Czech motorcycle racer. He competed in the Moto2 World Championship in the 2010 season. Abraham and his Cardion AB team moved up to the MotoGP class for the 2011 season, riding a Ducati.[1] Despite criticism of Abraham "buying" his way into MotoGP having never been a front runner in the support classes,[2] Abraham took his first podium at Twin Ring Motegi and then won his first Grand Prix at the 2010 season-ending Valencian Grand Prix.[3]

Career

Abraham was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia.

MotoGP

2011

In 2011, Cardion AB Motoracing, the team of Abraham's father, moved up to the MotoGP class for the 2011 season. Abraham finished the season in fourteenth place in the championship; his best results were a pair of seventh place finishes at Jerez and Silverstone.

2012

Abraham remained with Cardion AB Motoracing for 2012.

Career statistics

By season

Seas Class Moto Team Race Win Pod Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2005 125 cc Aprilia 15 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2006 125 cc Aprilia 16 0 0 0 0 8 24th
2007 250 cc Aprilia 17 0 0 0 0 31 16th
2008 250 cc Aprilia Cardion AB Motoracing 15 0 0 0 0 40 16th
2009 250 cc Aprilia Cardion AB Motoracing 16 0 0 0 0 74 14th
2010 Moto2 RSV Cardion AB Motoracing 14 1 2 0 1 96 10th
FTR
2011 MotoGP Ducati Cardion AB Motoracing 16 0 0 0 0 64 14th
2012 MotoGP Ducati Cardion AB Motoracing 14 0 0 0 0 59 14th
2013 MotoGP ART Cardion AB Motoracing 9 0 0 0 0 5 24th
2014 MotoGP Honda Cardion AB Motoracing 18 0 0 0 0 33 17th
2015 MotoGP Honda AB Motoracing 3 0 0 0 0 0* NC*
Total 153 1 2 0 1 410

Races by year

(key)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Pts
2005 125cc Aprilia SPA
22
POR
Ret
CHN
27
FRA
21
ITA
27
CAT
Ret
NED
Ret
GBR
17
GER
17
CZE
Ret
JPN
28
MAL
Ret
QAT
28
AUS TUR
18
VAL
Ret
NC 0
2006 125cc Aprilia SPA
23
QAT
24
TUR
22
CHN
26
FRA
25
ITA
Ret
CAT
21
NED
Ret
GBR
28
GER
Ret
CZE
Ret
MAL
18
AUS
17
JPN
13
POR
11
VAL
Ret
24th 8
2007 250cc Aprilia QAT
Ret
SPA
15
TUR
12
CHN
Ret
FRA
Ret
ITA
16
CAT
14
GBR
10
NED
15
GER
Ret
CZE
14
RSM
14
POR
10
JPN
Ret
AUS
13
MAL
12
VAL
Ret
16th 31
2008 250cc Aprilia QAT
7
SPA
13
POR
16
CHN
Ret
FRA
Ret
ITA
7
CAT
Ret
GBR
12
NED
Ret
GER
Ret
CZE
Ret
RSM
10
IND JPN AUS
11
MAL
12
VAL
17
16th 40
2009 250cc Aprilia QAT
Ret
JPN
9
SPA
Ret
FRA
12
ITA
13
CAT
8
NED
7
GER
Ret
GBR
14
CZE
Ret
IND
10
RSM
11
POR
10
AUS
6
MAL
12
VAL
6
14th 74
2010 Moto2 RSV QAT
14
SPA
28
10th 96
FTR FRA
Ret
ITA
17
GBR
Ret
NED
9
CAT
4
GER
5
CZE
DNS
IND
DNQ
RSM
DNS
ARA
18
JPN
3
MAL
6
AUS
10
POR
10
VAL
1
2011 MotoGP Ducati QAT
13
SPA
7
POR
Ret
FRA
10
CAT
10
GBR
7
NED
Ret
ITA
12
GER
12
USA
11
CZE
Ret
IND
Ret
RSM
12
ARA
Ret
JPN
DNS
AUS
10
MAL
C
VAL
8
14th 64
2012 MotoGP Ducati QAT
Ret
SPA
17
POR
Ret
FRA
Ret
CAT
12
GBR
WD
NED
DNS
GER ITA USA
10
IND
8
CZE
9
RSM
Ret
ARA
9
JPN
11
MAL
10
AUS
9
VAL
7
14th 59
2013 MotoGP ART QAT
Ret
AME
DNS
SPA
DNS
FRA
15
ITA
15
CAT
Ret
NED
15
GER
18
USA
14
IND
DNS
CZE
19
GBR RSM
Ret
ARA MAL AUS JPN VAL 24th 5
2014 MotoGP Honda QAT
13
AME
14
ARG
13
SPA
Ret
FRA
15
ITA
12
CAT
Ret
NED
14
GER
13
IND
11
CZE
14
GBR
13
RSM
11
ARA
Ret
JPN
Ret
AUS
Ret
MAL
Ret
VAL
17
17th 33
2015 MotoGP Honda QAT
Ret
AME
Ret
ARG
21
SPA
FRA
ITA
CAT
NED
GER
IND
CZE
GBR
RSM
ARA
JPN
AUS
MAL
VAL
NC* 0*

References

  1. Birt, Matthew (2010-07-28). "Ducati expands MotoGP entry for 2011". Motorcycle News (Bauer Media Group). Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  2. Birt, Matthew (2010-08-25). "Casey Stoner critical of Karel Abraham's MotoGP move". Motorcycle News (Bauer Media Group). Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  3. Keen, James (7 November 2010). "Abraham 1st, Iannone 2nd". Motorcycle News (Bauer Media Group). Retrieved 9 November 2010.

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