Álvaro Bautista
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 Bautista at the 2010 Qatar Grand Prix. |
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| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 November 1984 Talavera de la Reina, Castilla-La Mancha |
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| Current team | San Carlo Honda Gresini | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Álvaro Bautista (born 21 November 1984 in Talavera de la Reina, Castile-La Mancha) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He currently competes in the MotoGP class of the Grand Prix Motorcycle World Championship. Having competed for the Suzuki team since moving into the class in 2010,[1] Bautista will move to the Gresini Racing team for the 2012 season.[2]
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[edit] Career
[edit] Early years
He made his international debut in the 2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, also finishing as runner-up in that year's Spanish 125cc road racing national championship. In 2003, he won the 125cc Spanish national championship. Bautista scored his first podium position and fastest lap at Donington Park in his second full season in 2004. In 2006 he won the 125cc World Championship with eight wins, on the MVA Aspar Aprilia.
[edit] 250s
[edit] 2007
For the 2007 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, he raced for the Aspar Racing Team in the 250cc class. He took his first 250cc victory at the 2007 Italian Grand Prix at Mugello on June 3, also claiming his maiden 250cc pole position that weekend. A second 250cc victory came at the Estoril on September 16, in the Portuguese Grand Prix, where – having started from sixth on the grid he dropped to twelfth during the first lap to carve his way through the field and eventually take an easy win. He finally ended the 2007 season fourth overall in the Championship, and was subsequently awarded the MotoGP / FIM "Rookie of the Year" Award for the 250cc class.
[edit] 2008
Having been tipped as the 2008 250cc champion, he finished 6th in the season opener in Qatar. At Jerez he looked set to win before his engine gave out on the final lap causing Marco Simoncelli to hit his bike,[3] subsequently handing Mika Kallio the win. However, Bautista took his first win of the season at Estoril before he crashed out of the lead in China and Italy, only finishing 14th in Le Mans.[4]
In Bautista's home race at the Catalunya circuit he dominated the qualifying sessions, took pole position and lead the race from the start, but an error while switching gears in the last lap gave Marco Simoncelli the chance to pass him and left him unable to fight back before the finish line. The British round at Donington marked his fourth pole of the season.[5] In another fight with Simoncelli, Bautista missed the top spot again after an overly optimistic passing manoeuver by Simoncelli in the penultimate lap, which caused both riders to go wide and allowed Mika Kallio to pass them and snatch the win. A win finally came at Assen, despite an awful start from pole leaving him 8th at the end of lap 1.[6] He added two more wins at San Marino and Malaysia to finish the season in second place behind Simoncelli.
[edit] 2009
Bautista started 2009 by taking three of the first five pole positions, without converting any of them into a victory. Wins in Japan and Catalunya, and a run of five successive podia later in the season, left him second behind surprise championship leader Hiroshi Aoyama. He crashed out of fourth place at Estoril due to a gearbox issue, denting his championship hopes.
[edit] MotoGP
[edit] 2010
Bautista moved up to MotoGP for the 2010 season, with the factory Suzuki team. After missing the French Grand Prix due to injury, Bautista made a steady return to the class and finished fifth at the Catalan Grand Prix.[7]
[edit] 2011
During practice for the 2011 MotoGP season opener in Qatar, Bautista suffered a broken left femur as a result of a crash at turn 15.[8] Bautista proved on numerous occasions the potential of the Suzuki GSV-R, and almost claimed podium finishes at several races. His biggest flaw was arguably his tendency to crash, often while fighting for podium positions. He eventually finished the season 13th in the championship standings.
On 9 November, it was announced that Bautista would move to Gresini Racing for the 2012 season.[2] He would be replacing the late Marco Simoncelli and the World Superbike bound Hiroshi Aoyama. He would later be joined by Gresini's Moto2 rider Michele Pirro who would ride an FTR-Honda as apose to Bautista riding a standard Honda.
[edit] Grand Prix motorcycle racing career
[edit] By season
| Season | Class | Moto | Races | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 125cc | Aprilia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2003 | 125cc | Aprilia | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 20th |
| 2004 | 125cc | Aprilia | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 7th |
| 2005 | 125cc | Honda | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 15th |
| 2006 | 125cc | Aprilia | 16 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 338 | 1st |
| 2007 | 250cc | Aprilia | 17 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 181 | 4th |
| 2008 | 250cc | Aprilia | 16 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 244 | 2nd |
| 2009 | 250cc | Aprilia | 16 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 218 | 4th |
| 2010 | MotoGP | Suzuki | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 13th |
| 2011 | MotoGP | Suzuki | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 13th |
| Total | 148 | 16 | 46 | 17 | 21 | 1340 |
[edit] By class
| Class | Seas | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Pod | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 cc | 2002–2006 | 2002 Spain | 2004 Britain | 2006 Spain | 67 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 545 | 1 |
| 250 cc | 2007–2009 | 2007 Qatar | 2007 Spain | 2007 Italy | 49 | 8 | 28 | 9 | 12 | 643 | 0 |
| MotoGP | 2010– | 2010 Qatar | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2002–Present | 148 | 16 | 46 | 17 | 21 | 1340 | 1 |
[edit] Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 125 cc | Aprilia | JPN | RSA | SPA 25 |
FRA | ITA | CAT Ret |
NED | GBR | GER | CZE | POR | BRA | PAC | MAL | AUS | VAL 23 |
NC | 0 | ||
| 2003 | 125 cc | Aprilia | JPN 18 |
RSA 25 |
SPA 17 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 28 |
CAT 28 |
NED Ret |
GBR 14 |
GER Ret |
CZE 16 |
POR 15 |
BRA 16 |
PAC 12 |
MAL 15 |
AUS 4 |
VAL 6 |
20th | 31 | ||
| 2004 | 125 cc | Aprilia | RSA 9 |
SPA Ret |
FRA 9 |
ITA Ret |
CAT 6 |
NED 16 |
BRA 9 |
GER 7 |
GBR 2 |
CZE 13 |
POR 5 |
JPN Ret |
QAT 3 |
MAL 3 |
AUS 9 |
VAL 3 |
7th | 129 | ||
| 2005 | 125 cc | Honda | SPA Ret |
POR 7 |
CHN 17 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 12 |
CAT 14 |
NED 4 |
GBR Ret |
GER Ret |
CZE 12 |
JPN 9 |
MAL 26 |
QAT 22 |
AUS 16 |
TUR 12 |
VAL 12 |
15th | 47 | ||
| 2006 | 125 cc | Aprilia | SPA 1 |
QAT 1 |
TUR 2 |
CHN 3 |
FRA 4 |
ITA 2 |
CAT 1 |
NED 3 |
GBR 1 |
GER 2 |
CZE 1 |
MAL 1 |
AUS 1 |
JPN 2 |
POR 1 |
VAL 4 |
1st | 338 | ||
| 2007 | 250 cc | Aprilia | QAT Ret |
SPA 2 |
TUR 3 |
CHN 2 |
FRA 8 |
ITA 1 |
CAT 5 |
GBR Ret |
NED 3 |
GER 17 |
CZE 5 |
RSM 8 |
POR 1 |
JPN 15 |
AUS 2 |
MAL Ret |
VAL Ret |
4th | 181 | |
| 2008 | 250 cc | Aprilia | QAT 6 |
SPA Ret |
POR 1 |
CHN 12 |
FRA 14 |
ITA Ret |
CAT 2 |
GBR 3 |
NED 1 |
GER 3 |
CZE 2 |
RSM 1 |
IND C |
JPN 2 |
AUS 2 |
MAL 1 |
VAL 3 |
2nd | 244 | |
| 2009 | 250 cc | Aprilia | QAT 7 |
JPN 1 |
SPA 2 |
FRA 4 |
ITA 3 |
CAT 1 |
NED Ret |
GER 3 |
GBR 2 |
CZE 3 |
IND 3 |
RSM 3 |
POR Ret |
AUS 10 |
MAL Ret |
VAL 2 |
4th | 218 | ||
| 2010 | MotoGP | Suzuki | QAT Ret |
SPA 10 |
FRA DNS |
ITA 14 |
GBR 12 |
NED 14 |
CAT 5 |
GER Ret |
USA Ret |
CZE Ret |
IND 8 |
RSM 8 |
ARA 8 |
JPN 7 |
MAL 5 |
AUS 12 |
POR 11 |
VAL 9 |
13th | 85 |
| 2011 | MotoGP | Suzuki | QAT DNS |
SPA | POR 13 |
FRA 12 |
CAT 12 |
GBR 5 |
NED 11 |
ITA 13 |
GER 7 |
USA Ret |
CZE Ret |
IND 6 |
RSM 8 |
ARA 6 |
JPN Ret |
AUS Ret |
MAL C |
VAL Ret |
13th | 67 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Bautista confirmed at Suzuki for 2010". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). 2009-08-16. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77719. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
- ^ a b "Team San Carlo Honda Gresini - Alvaro Bautista and San Carlo Honda Gresini together in 2012". gresiniracing.com (Gresini Racing). 9 November 2011. http://www.gresiniracing.com/?IDC=2&ID=995&page=1. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ "Kallio takes surprise 250cc victory after Bautista-Simoncelli crash". motogp.com (Dorna Sports). 2008-03-30. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Kallio+takes+surprise+250cc+victory+after+Bautista+Simoncelli+crash. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
- ^ "Double victory for Mika Kallio and Hiroshi Aoyama". ktm.com (KTM). 2008-05-04. http://www.ktm.com/Detail.6297.0.html?&nodeID=103104&cHash=0136f13dbf. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
- ^ Hull, Rob (2008-06-21). "Alvaro Bautista secured fourth 250 pole of the season". Motorcycle News (Bauer Media Group). http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/mcn/2008/june/16-22/jun2108alvaro-bautista-fourth-pole-season/?&R=EPI-101235. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
- ^ "Spain's Bautista wins 250cc GP category". Google (Agence France-Presse). 2008-06-28. http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gvm34eKbCEkTRQq-2XOXpaVjEeeg. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
- ^ "Bautista stars for home GP fifth". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 2010-07-05. http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/161278/1/bautista_stars_for_home_gp_fifth.html. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
- ^ "Bautista has successful surgery on left femur". motogp.com (Dorna Sports). 18 March 2011. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2011/Bautista+broke+left+femur+in+Qatar. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
[edit] External links
- Alvaro Bautista Official Website
- Alvaro Bautista Fan Forum – in English
- Alvaro Bautista Fansite
- Suzuki Moto GP website
- Team Aspar website
- Team Aspar News
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| Preceded by Héctor Barberá |
Spanish 125cc Champion 2003 |
Succeeded by Aleix Espargaró |
| Preceded by Thomas Lüthi |
125cc Motorcycle World Champion 2006 |
Succeeded by Gábor Talmácsi |
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