Luis Salom
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| Nationality |
 Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
7 August 1991 Palma de Mallorca (Spain) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Paginas Amarillas HP 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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] Then during the events in Qatar and Austin, he only scored two points. During the Catalan Grand Prix, he suffered a crash with Jonas Folger, putting both of them out of the race. Salom was taken to hospital after the race, and underwent surgery on a broken right arm.
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 |
| 2014 | Moto2 | Kalex | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 8th |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Kalex | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5* | 18th* |
| Total | 98 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 815 |
- * Season in progress.
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 | 2012–2013 | 2012 Qatar | 2012 Spain | 2012 Indianapolis | 34 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 516 | 0 |
| Moto2 | 2014–2015 | 2014 Qatar | 2014 Argentina | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 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 | 18 | 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |
| 2014 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 14 |
AME Ret |
ARG 3 |
SPA 6 |
FRA 5 |
ITA 2 |
CAT Ret |
NED 15 |
GER 14 |
IND 26 |
CZE Ret |
GBR 19 |
RSM 15 |
ARA 13 |
JPN 15 |
AUS 17 |
MAL 11 |
VAL 4 |
8th | 85 |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT Ret |
AME 27 |
ARG 11 |
SPA |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GER |
IND |
CZE |
GBR |
RSM |
ARA |
JPN |
AUS |
MAL |
VAL |
18th* | 5* |
- * Season in progress.
References
- ↑ "Campeonato de España de Velocidad, Circuito de Albacete – 5ª Prueba: Clasificación Provisional" (PDF). CEV Buckler. Dorna Sports. 21 September 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ↑ "#39 Luis Salom". Red Bull MotoGP Rookie Cup. Red Bull. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ↑ "Red Bull Rookie Standings 2008". Red Bull MotoGP Rookie Cup. Red Bull. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ↑ "Gran Premio bwin.com de España: 125cc Entry List" (PDF). motogp.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ↑ "Entry list for 2010 125cc World Championship". motogp.com (Dorna Sports). 27 January 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ↑ "Monster Energy Grand Prix de France: 125cc Entry List" (PDF). motogp.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ↑ "Salom, Vinales sign two-year Pons deals". Crash.net (Crash Media Group). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.