Aspar Racing Team

Aspar Racing Team
2015 name MotoGP – Power Electronics Aspar Team
Moto3 – MAPFRE Team MAHINDRA
Base Spain Spain
Principal Jorge Martínez
Rider(s) MotoGP:
50. Republic of Ireland Eugene Laverty
68. Colombia Yonny Hernández
Moto3:
21. Italy Francesco Bagnaia
88. Spain Jorge Martín
Motorcycle MotoGP – Ducati
Moto3 – Mahindra
Tyres MotoGP – Michelin
Moto3 – Dunlop
Riders' Championships 4
125 cc – Álvaro Bautista (2006)
125 cc – Gábor Talmácsi (2007)
125 cc – Julián Simón (2009)
125 cc – Nicolás Terol (2011)

Aspar Racing Team is a Grand Prix motorcycle racing team from Spain, currently competing in the MotoGP and Moto3 World Championships.

History

The team was created by former world champion Jorge Martínez in 1992, when he was still riding. After his retirement in 1997, he continued with the team.

In the 2010 season, Aspar team rider Nicolás Terol finished in second place in the 125cc class while his teammate Bradley Smith finished fourth, both riding Aprilia RSA 125 motorcycles. Julián Simón finished in second place in the inaugural Moto2 campaign, with teammate Mike Di Meglio finishing in twentieth place on Honda-powered Suter chassis. Aspar rider Héctor Barberá finished in twelfth place in the MotoGP division aboard a Ducati Desmosedici GP10.

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