Karel Abraham

Karel Abraham
Abraham at the 2011 British Grand Prix
NationalityMoravian
Born (1990-01-02) 2 January 1990 (age 35)
Brno, Moravia, Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic)
Websitekarelabraham.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2011–2015, 2017–2019
ManufacturersDucati, ART, Honda
Championships0
2019 championship position24th (9 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
122 0 0 0 0 214
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 years2007–2009
ManufacturersAprilia
Championships0
2009 championship position14th (74 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
47 0 0 0 0 145
125cc World Championship
Active years2005–2006
ManufacturersAprilia
Championships0
2006 championship position24th (8 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
31 0 0 0 0 8
Superbike World Championship
Active years2016
ManufacturersBMW
Championships0
2016 championship position18th (33 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
24 0 0 0 0 33

Karel Abraham (born 2 January 1990) is a retired motorcycle racer from the Czech Republic. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 2005 to 2019, riding in the 125cc, 250cc, Moto2 and MotoGP classes, with the exception of 2016, when he raced in the Superbike World Championship.[1][2][3] In 2010 he won the Moto2 Valencian Grand Prix and finished third at Twin Ring Motegi in the same class.[4] His father, also called Karel Abraham, has owned Brno Circuit since December 2005.[5][6]

Career

125cc World Championship

Abraham started racing in the 125cc class of the world championship in 2005, riding for Semprucci Cardion Blauer on an Aprilia motorcycle. In 2006 he rode for his father's AB Motoracing team.

250cc World Championship

From 2007 to 2009, Abraham rode in 250cc for AB Motoracing using Aprilia motorcycles.

Moto2 World Championship

In 2010, Abraham and AB Motoracing competed in the new Moto2 class, using RSV and FTR chassis. Abraham took his and his team's first victory in Valencia.

MotoGP World Championship

Abraham and the team stepped up to MotoGP in 2011, having signed a contract with Ducati, he finished the season in fourteenth place in the championship; his best results were a pair of seventh-place finishes at Jerez and Silverstone. The team remained with Ducati for 2012[7] and Abraham finished the season with a best result of 7th at Valencia.

For 2013 Abraham switched to an ART-Aprilia running under CRT regulations, He finished the season in 24th place overall with just 5 points. CRT was restructured as the "Open" class for 2014 and Abraham took part with the new Honda RCV1000R. He obtained the 17th position in the riders' championship. In 2015 Abraham struggled with the Honda RC213V-RS and did not score any points.

Superbike World Championship

On 21 November 2015, Milwaukee BMW announced that Abraham would race for the team for the 2016 season of the Superbike World Championship, partnering 2015 British Superbike Championship winner Josh Brookes.[1]

Return to MotoGP

Abraham returned to MotoGP in 2017 riding a Ducati for the Pull&Bear Aspar Team. He remained with the team, now called Ángel Nieto Team, for 2018. He raced for Avintia Racing on a Ducati in 2019. His contract was terminated at the end of the season.[8][9]

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Number Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2005 125cc Aprilia Semprucci Cardion Blauer 44 15 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2006 125cc Aprilia Cardion AB Motoracing 44 16 0 0 0 0 8 24th
2007 250cc Aprilia Cardion AB Motoracing 17 17 0 0 0 0 31 16th
2008 250cc Aprilia Cardion AB Motoracing 17 14 0 0 0 0 40 16th
2009 250cc Aprilia Cardion AB Motoracing 17 16 0 0 0 0 74 14th
2010 Moto2 RSV Cardion AB Motoracing 17 14 1 2 0 1 96 10th
FTR
2011 MotoGP Ducati Cardion AB Motoracing 17 16 0 0 0 0 64 14th
2012 MotoGP Ducati Cardion AB Motoracing 17 14 0 0 0 0 59 14th
2013 MotoGP ART Cardion AB Motoracing 17 9 0 0 0 0 5 24th
2014 MotoGP Honda Cardion AB Motoracing 17 18 0 0 0 0 33 17th
2015 MotoGP Honda AB Motoracing 17 10 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2017 MotoGP Ducati Pull&Bear Aspar Team 17 18 0 0 0 0 32 20th
2018 MotoGP Ducati Ángel Nieto Team 17 18 0 0 0 0 12 23rd
2019 MotoGP Ducati Reale Avintia Racing 17 19 0 0 0 0 9 24th
Total 214 1 2 0 1 463

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
125cc 2005–2006 2005 Spain 31 0 0 0 0 8 0
250cc 2007–2009 2007 Qatar 47 0 0 0 0 145 0
Moto2 2010 2010 Qatar 2010 Japan 2010 Valencia 14 1 2 0 1 96 0
MotoGP 2011–2015, 2017–2019 2011 Qatar 122 0 0 0 0 214 0
Total 2005–2015, 2017–2019 214 1 2 0 1 463 0

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 19 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
DNS 		GER
Ret 		CZE
Ret 		RSM
10 		INP 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 		INP
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 		INP
DNS 		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 		INP
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 		INP
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 		INP
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 		INP
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
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		ITA
17 		CAT
DNS 		NED GER INP CZE
21 		GBR
19 		RSM
21 		ARA
Ret 		JPN AUS MAL VAL NC 0
2017 MotoGP Ducati QAT
14 		ARG
10 		AME
Ret 		SPA
15 		FRA
Ret 		ITA
16 		CAT
14 		NED
7 		GER
17 		CZE
13 		AUT
14 		GBR
13 		RSM
17 		ARA
Ret 		JPN
Ret 		AUS
14 		MAL
Ret 		VAL
14 		20th 32
2018 MotoGP Ducati QAT
15 		ARG
20 		AME
Ret 		SPA
18 		FRA
17 		ITA
Ret 		CAT
13 		NED
Ret 		GER
18 		CZE
18 		AUT
21 		GBR
C 		RSM
20 		ARA
15 		THA
17 		JPN
Ret 		AUS
11 		MAL
Ret 		VAL
14 		23rd 12
2019 MotoGP Ducati QAT
18 		ARG
Ret 		AME
16 		SPA
16 		FRA
DSQ 		ITA
14 		CAT
Ret 		NED
17 		GER
15 		CZE
19 		AUT
15 		GBR
15 		RSM
17 		ARA
18 		THA
19 		JPN
18 		AUS
14 		MAL
17 		VAL
14 		24th 9

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
2016 BMW AUS
13 		AUS
11 		THA
Ret 		THA
15 		SPA
15 		SPA
14 		NED
Ret 		NED
14 		ITA
16 		ITA
Ret 		MAL
12 		MAL
Ret 		GBR
9 		GBR
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		ITA
15 		USA
14 		USA
12 		GER
Ret 		GER
15 		FRA
16 		FRA
16 		SPA SPA QAT
Ret 		QAT
Ret 		18th 33

References

  1. ^ a b "Abraham and Brookes join WorldSBK with BMW". Superbike World Championship. Dorna WSBK. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. ^ Birt, Matthew (28 July 2010). "Ducati expands MotoGP entry for 2011". Motorcycle News. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  3. ^ Birt, Matthew (25 August 2010). "Casey Stoner critical of Karel Abraham's MotoGP move". Motorcycle News. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  4. ^ Keen, James (7 November 2010). "Abraham 1st, Iannone 2nd". Motorcycle News. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  5. ^ Beeler, Jensen (28 July 2011). "Who is Karel Abraham?". Asphalt & Rubber. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  6. ^ Miksik, Jiri; Wiesinger, Günther (7 May 2019). "Brünn-GP: Wieso er nach dieser Saison Geschichte ist". SpeedWeek (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  7. ^ "2012 Ducati deal confirmed for Abraham". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  8. ^ Barstow, Ollie (25 November 2019). "'Angry, sad' Karel Abraham hits out at Avintia Ducati axe". Visor Down. CMG Ltd. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  9. ^ Emmett, David (24 November 2019). "Karel Abraham Interview: On Being Fired By Email, Promises Broken, And Fired Crew Chiefs". Moto Matters. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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