Stefan Bradl

Stefan Bradl

Bradl signing autographs at the 2012 Indianapolis Grand Prix.
Nationality German
Born 29 November 1989[1]
Augsburg (West Germany)
Current team Athina Forward Racing
Bike number 6
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2012–present
ManufacturersHonda (2012–2014)
Yamaha Forward (2015)
2014 Championship position9th (117 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
55 0 1 1 0 409
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2010–2011
ManufacturersSuter-Honda, Kalex-Honda
Championships1 (2011)
2011 Championship position1st (274 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
33 5 12 7 3 371
125cc World Championship
Active years2005–2009
ManufacturersKTM, Aprilia
Championships0
2009 Championship position10th (85 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
54 2 6 0 2 316

Stefan Bradl (born 29 November 1989) is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer who currently is a rider in the MotoGP class with the Forward Racing Team. He is the 2011 Moto2 World Champion, and the son of former racer Helmut Bradl.

Career

125cc (2005–2009)

Born in Augsburg, West Germany, Bradl started his 125cc World Championship career in 2005 as a wild card for three races, competing in the 125cc German Championship with KTM. He took more wild card races in 2006, still with KTM. He had a terrible fracture when he was hit by another rider during practice for the 2006 Malaysian GP. Later that year he was competing again at the Red Bull MotoGP Academy.

Bradl was offered by Alberto Puig to ride his Repsol Honda factory 250cc team for 2007; he withdrew after a couple of tests, but didn't stop racing. Later, he joined the 125cc Spanish Championship with Blusens Aprilia, winning the title just five points ahead of his team mate Scott Redding. Later he took a couple of wild card World Championship races, with the same team. Additionally, from the 2007 Portuguese GP onwards Blusens Aprilia Team principal Raul Romero placed him in a second bike with veteran Pablo Nieto, replacing Dutchman Hugo van den Berg.

For 2008, rather than stay with Blusens Aprilia, he decided to ride for the German Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing, on an official factory Aprilia RSA 125. He took his first win at Brno, fittingly a track his father won at in 1991.

Moto2 (2010–2011)

2010

After moving up to the Moto2 class of Grand Prix racing in 2010, he went on to claim ninth in the championship, with one victory at Estoril.

2011

2011 saw Bradl win four of the first six races, and maintained a healthy lead in the championship until Marc Márquez found significant speed halfway through the season. The championship seemed to be going down to the wire, with both Bradl and Márquez having a fair shot at the title with two rounds remaining. Márquez, however, suffered a heavy fall during free practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix, and was unable to race for the remainder of the season, due to eyesight problems. Bradl was therefore crowned the World Champion at the final race of the season in Valencia, Spain.

MotoGP (2012–)

2012

Bradl was signed by the LCR Honda team. He had a good season, running consistently in the top-10, with a best result of fourth place obtained at the Italian Grand Prix. He completed the season in eighth place, winning the Rookie of the Year award.[2]

2013

Bradl battled consistently among the second group of riders, along with Valentino Rossi, Cal Crutchlow and Álvaro Bautista. The highlight of his season was a pole-position at the United States Grand Prix, at Laguna Seca, where he also finished second, achieving his first MotoGP podium. A crash towards the end of the season at the Malaysian Grand Prix – in which he broke an ankle[3] – took him out of contention in the battle for fifth place with Bautista and Crutchlow. He closed the season in seventh place with 156 points.

2014

Bradl continued to ride for LCR Honda. However, on 2 August 2014, it was announced that Cal Crutchlow would join LCR Honda for the 2015 season and ride the factory-specification Honda RC213V.[4] Bradl subsequently announced a move to the NGM Forward Racing team for 2015, riding an open-specification bike.[5]

Career statistics

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Pod Pole FLap Pts Pos
2005 125cc KTM Red Bull ADAC KTM Juniors 3 0 0 0 0 1 35th
2006 125cc KTM Red Bull KTM Junior Team 9 0 0 0 0 4 26th
2007 125cc Aprilia Blusens Aprilia 9 0 0 0 0 39 18th
2008 125cc Aprilia Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing 17 2 6 0 2 187 4th
2009 125cc Aprilia Viessmann Kiefer Racing 16 0 0 0 0 85 10th
2010 Moto2 Suter-Honda Viessmann Kiefer Racing 16 1 1 0 0 97 9th
2011 Moto2 Kalex-Honda Viessmann Kiefer Racing 17 4 11 7 3 274 1st
2012 MotoGP Honda LCR Honda MotoGP 18 0 0 0 0 135 8th
2013 MotoGP Honda LCR Honda MotoGP 16 0 1 1 0 156 7th
2014 MotoGP Honda LCR Honda MotoGP 18 0 0 0 0 117 9th
2015 MotoGP Yamaha Forward Athinà Forward Racing 3 0 0 0 0 1* 20th*
Total 142 7 19 8 5 1096

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Pod Pole FLap Pts WChmp
125 cc 2005–2009 2005 Catalunya 2008 Qatar 2008 Czech Republic 54 2 6 0 2 316 0
Moto2 2010–2011 2010 Qatar 2010 Portugal 2010 Portugal 33 5 12 7 3 371 1
MotoGP 2012–2015 2012 Qatar 2013 United States 55 0 1 1 0 409 0
Total 2005–Present 142 7 19 8 5 1096 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 18 Pos Pts
2005 125cc KTM SPA POR CHN FRA ITA CAT
Ret		 NED GBR GER
16		 CZE
15		 JPN MAL QAT AUS TUR VAL 35th 1
2006 125cc KTM SPA QAT
26		 TUR
19		 CHN
20		 FRA
18		 ITA
16		 CAT NED
31		 GBR
Ret		 GER
18		 CZE
12		 MAL
DNS		 AUS JPN POR VAL 26th 4
2007 125cc Aprilia QAT SPA TUR CHN FRA ITA CAT
9		 GBR NED
10		 GER
13		 CZE
 RSM
7		 POR
6		 JPN
15		 AUS
Ret		 MAL
13		 VAL
Ret		 18th 39
2008 125cc Aprilia QAT
3		 SPA
4		 POR
8		 CHN
5		 FRA
6		 ITA
10		 CAT
4		 GBR
Ret		 NED
12		 GER
2		 CZE
1		 RSM
Ret		 IND
3		 JPN
1		 AUS
2		 MAL
Ret		 VAL
Ret		 4th 187
2009 125cc Aprilia QAT
8		 JPN
4		 SPA
Ret		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
8		 CAT
7		 NED
6		 GER
Ret		 GBR
Ret		 CZE
7		 IND
7		 RSM
6		 POR
4		 AUS
Ret		 MAL
Ret		 VAL
Ret		 10th 85
2010 Moto2 Suter QAT
Ret		 SPA
14		 FRA
9		 ITA
14		 GBR
Ret		 NED
19		 CAT GER
9		 CZE
9		 IND
Ret		 RSM
5		 ARA
9		 JPN
7		 MAL
7		 AUS
5		 POR
1		 VAL
Ret		 9th 97
2011 Moto2 Kalex QAT
1		 SPA
5		 POR
1		 FRA
3		 CAT
1		 GBR
1		 NED
Ret		 ITA
2		 GER
2		 CZE
3		 IND
6		 RSM
2		 ARA
8		 JPN
4		 AUS
2		 MAL
2		 VAL
Ret		 1st 274
2012 MotoGP Honda QAT
8		 SPA
7		 POR
9		 FRA
5		 CAT
8		 GBR
8		 NED
Ret		 GER
5		 ITA
4		 USA
7		 IND
6		 CZE
5		 RSM
6		 ARA
Ret		 JPN
6		 MAL
Ret		 AUS
6		 VAL
Ret		 8th 135
2013 MotoGP Honda QAT
Ret		 AME
5		 SPA
Ret		 FRA
10		 ITA
4		 CAT
5		 NED
6		 GER
4		 USA
2		 IND
7		 CZE
6		 GBR
6		 RSM
5		 ARA
5		 MAL
DNS		 AUS
DNS		 JPN
5		 VAL
6		 7th 156
2014 MotoGP Honda QAT
Ret		 AME
4		 ARG
5		 SPA
10		 FRA
7		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
5		 NED
10		 GER
16		 IND
Ret		 CZE
7		 GBR
7		 RSM
Ret		 ARA
4		 JPN
7		 AUS
Ret		 MAL
4		 VAL
8		 9th 117
2015 MotoGP Yamaha Forward QAT
16		 AME
Ret		 ARG
15		 SPA
 FRA
 ITA
 CAT
 NED
 GER
 IND
 CZE
 GBR
 RSM
 ARA
 JPN
 AUS
 MAL
 VAL
 20th* 1*

References

  1. ↑ MotoGP profile
  2. ↑ "FIM Awards Ceremony in Valencia rounds off 2012 season". motogp.com (Dorna Sports). 11 November 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Bradl on sidelines with fractured ankle". motogp.com (Dorna Sports). 12 October 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Crutchlow to ride with CWM-LCR Honda in 2015". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). 2 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "NGM Forward Racing sign Bradl for 2015". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). 6 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Pol Espargaró		 Spanish 125cc Champion
2007 		Succeeded by
Efrén Vázquez
Preceded by
Toni Elías		 Moto2 World Champion
2011 		Succeeded by
Marc Márquez