Xavi Forés

Javier Forés
Smiling rider wearing a leather suit holding a trophy aloft
Fores in 2013
NationalitySpanish
Born (1985-09-16) 16 September 1985 (age 39)
Llombai, Spain
Current teamTeam GoEleven
Bike number12
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2016
ManufacturersDucati
Championships0
2016 championship positionNC (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
1 0 0 0 0 0
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2010–2011
ManufacturersBimota, Suter
Championships0
2011 championship positionNC (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
10 0 0 0 0 0
125cc World Championship
Active years2001
ManufacturersAprilia
Championships0
2001 championship positionNC (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
1 0 0 0 0 0
MotoE World Championship
Active years2022-
ManufacturersEnergica
Championships0
2022 championship position14th (35.5 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
11 0 0 0 0 35.5
Superbike World Championship
Active years2011, 2013–2018, 2020, 2022
ManufacturersBMW, Ducati, Kawasaki
Championships0
2022 championship position19th (33 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
127 0 6 0 1 741
Supersport World Championship
Active years2004–2007
ManufacturersSuzuki, Yamaha, Honda
Championships0
2007 championship position26th (23 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
34 0 0 0 0 143
British Superbike Championship
Active years2019, 2021
ManufacturersHonda, BMW
Championships0
2021 championship position17th (52 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
45 0 4 1 0 251
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Forés and the second or maternal family name is Querol.

Javier "Xavi" Forés Querol (born 16 September 1985) is a motorcycle road racer from Spain. For 2020 he competed in the Superbike World Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10RR,[1] and for 2021 in both British Superbike Championship for FHO Racing using BMWs, and FIM Endurance World Championship for BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team.[2][3]

For 2022, Forés competed in World Superbikes as a replacement rider for Team Goeleven, in MotoE and Endurance racing with co-riders David Checa and Chaz Davies.[4] At the season end he was drafted into World Superbikes for the final three races after a brief spell with Eurosport as an expert pundit on World Superbike racing.[5][6]

Career

Forés won the CEV Stock Extreme Championship in 2010[7] and 2013,[8] the European Superstock 1000 Championship in 2013[9] and the IDM Superbike Championship in 2014.[10]

He has also competed in the 125cc World Championship, the Supersport World Championship, the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup and the Moto2 World Championship. In 2019 he finished the British Superbike Championship in ninth position.[11]

Rider wearing a leather suit and helmet on a red and black racing motorcycle entering a left turn
Forés at the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix

Career statistics

Career by class

FIM CEV Stock Extreme

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 Pos Pts
2013 Ducati CAT1
1 		CAT2
2 		ARA
1 		ALB1
1 		ALB2
1 		NAV
1 		VAL1
3 		VAL1
2 		JER
2 		1st 201

IDM Superbike 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 14 15 16 Pos Pts
2014 Ducati LAU
1 		LAU
1 		BEL
1 		BEL
3 		OSC
1 		OSC
1 		NUR
2 		NUR
3 		SCH
2 		SCH
2 		NED
1 		NED
C 		DTM
2 		DTM
3 		HOC
2 		HOC
2 		1st 318

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2001 125cc Aprilia CC Valencia Aspar 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2010 Moto2 Bimota Maquinza-SAG Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
AJR Twelve Motorsport/Motorrad
2011 Moto2 Suter Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 7 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2016 MotoGP Ducati Avintia Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2022 MotoE Energica Octo Pramac MotoE 11 0 0 0 0 35.5 14th
Total 23 0 0 0 0 35.5

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
125cc 2001 2001 Valencia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moto2 2010–2011 2010 Malaysia 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
MotoGP 2016 2016 San Marino 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MotoE 2022 2022 Spain 11 0 0 0 0 35.5 0
Total 2001, 2010–2011, 2016, 2022 23 0 0 0 0 35.5 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 Pos Pts
2001 125cc Aprilia JPN RSA SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE POR VAL
Ret 		PAC AUS MAL BRA NC 0
2010 Moto2 Bimota QAT SPA FRA ITA GBR NED CAT GER CZE INP RSM ARA JPN MAL
Ret 		AUS
25 		POR NC 0
AJR VAL
16
2011 Moto2 Suter QAT
26 		SPA
18 		POR
19 		FRA
29 		CAT
Ret 		GBR
19 		NED
23 		ITA GER CZE INP RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL NC 0
2016 MotoGP Ducati QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER AUT CZE GBR RSM
Ret 		ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL NC 0
2022 MotoE Energica SPA1
14 		SPA2
11 		FRA1
12 		FRA2
13 		ITA1
12 		ITA2
12 		NED1
12 		NED2
15‡ 		AUT1
9 		AUT2
DNS 		RSM1
15 		RSM2
15 		14th 35.5

‡ Half points awarded as less than two thirds of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.

Supersport 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
2004 Suzuki SPA
Ret 		AUS SMR ITA GER GBR GBR NED ITA FRA NC 0
2005 Suzuki QAT
8 		AUS
11 		SPA
11 		ITA
11 		EUR
12 		SMR
7 		CZE
5 		GBR
11 		NED
10 		GER
14 		ITA
Ret 		FRA
5 		9th 71
2006 Yamaha QAT
4 		AUS
15 		SPA
7 		ITA
9 		EUR
7 		SMR
10 		CZE
12 		GBR
Ret 		NED GER ITA FRA 10th 49
2007 Honda QAT
11 		AUS
Ret 		EUR
17 		SPA
17 		NED
19 		ITA
Ret 		GBR
7 		SMR
7 		CZE
18 		GBR
16 		GER
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		26th 23

British Superbike 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 Pos Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3
2019 Honda SIL
10 		SIL
7 		OUL
16 		OUL
17 		DON
3 		DON
2 		DON
2 		BRH
14 		BRH
13 		KNO
3 		KNO
11 		SNE
6 		SNE
8 		THR
7 		THR
7 		CAD
14 		CAD
9 		OUL
16 		OUL
11 		OUL
14 		ASS
5 		ASS
6 		DON
7 		DON
8 		BHGP
8 		BHGP
11 		BHGP
Ret 		9th 199
Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
2021 BMW OUL
DNS 		OUL
DNS 		OUL
DNS 		KNO
 KNO
 KNO
 BHGP
13 		BHGP
11 		BHGP
11 		THR
12 		THR
13 		THR
Ret 		DON
14 		DON
8 		DON
Ret 		CAD
14 		CAD
12 		CAD
13 		SNE
12 		SNE
16 		SNE
DNS 		SIL
9 		SIL
18 		SIL
14 		OUL
 OUL
 OUL
 DON
 DON
 DON
 BHGP
 BHGP
 BHGP
 17th 52

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 14 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 R1 R2
2011 BMW AUS AUS EUR EUR NED NED ITA ITA USA USA SMR SMR SPA SPA CZE CZE GBR GBR GER GER ITA
Ret 		ITA
14 		FRA
11 		FRA
11 		POR
Ret 		POR
19 		23rd 12
2013 Ducati AUS AUS SPA SPA NED NED ITA ITA GBR GBR POR POR ITA ITA RUS RUS GBR GBR GER GER TUR TUR USA USA FRA FRA SPA
9 		SPA
Ret 		30th 7
2014 Ducati AUS AUS SPA SPA NED NED ITA ITA GBR GBR MAL MAL ITA ITA POR POR USA USA SPA SPA FRA
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		QAT QAT NC 0
2015 Ducati AUS AUS THA THA SPA
6 		SPA
5 		NED
7 		NED
8 		ITA ITA GBR GBR POR POR ITA ITA USA USA MAL MAL SPA SPA FRA FRA QAT
7 		QAT
DNS 		19th 47
2016 Ducati AUS
Ret 		AUS
DNS 		THA
14 		THA
Ret 		SPA
4 		SPA
4 		NED
13 		NED
10 		ITA
10 		ITA
10 		MAL
14 		MAL
11 		GBR
12 		GBR
14 		ITA
Ret 		ITA
4 		USA
7 		USA
4 		GER
10 		GER
3 		FRA
8 		FRA
10 		SPA
Ret 		SPA
Ret 		QAT
6 		QAT
8 		9th 151
2017 Ducati AUS
6 		AUS
5 		THA
11 		THA
8 		SPA
Ret 		SPA
6 		NED
4 		NED
13 		ITA
5 		ITA
4 		GBR
10 		GBR
7 		ITA
5 		ITA
Ret 		USA
5 		USA
5 		GER
8 		GER
10 		POR
9 		POR
13 		FRA
Ret 		FRA
4 		SPA
9 		SPA
7 		QAT
Ret 		QAT
5 		7th 196
2018 Ducati AUS
4 		AUS
3 		THA
2 		THA
5 		SPA
3 		SPA
Ret 		NED
5 		NED
4 		ITA
5 		ITA
4 		GBR
Ret 		GBR
Ret 		CZE
14 		CZE
8 		USA
6 		USA
6 		ITA
6 		ITA
Ret 		POR
Ret 		POR
10 		FRA
3 		FRA
8 		ARG
4 		ARG
2 		QAT
13 		QAT
C 		7th 230
Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts
R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2
2020 Kawasaki AUS
Ret 		AUS
12 		AUS
11 		SPA
13 		SPA
12 		SPA
13 		POR
13 		POR
13 		POR
Ret 		SPA
8 		SPA
12 		SPA
11 		SPA
13 		SPA
16 		SPA
13 		SPA
13 		SPA
12 		SPA
15 		FRA
8 		FRA
12 		FRA
Ret 		POR
8 		POR
10 		POR
8 		13th 61
2022 Ducati SPA
 SPA
 SPA
 NED
 NED
 NED
 POR
11 		POR
9 		POR
10 		ITA
 ITA
 ITA
 GBR
 GBR
 GBR
 CZE
 CZE
 CZE
 FRA
 FRA
 FRA
 SPA
 SPA
 SPA
 POR
 POR
 POR
 ARG
12 		ARG
12 		ARG
13 		INA
11 		INA
11 		INA
11 		AUS
13 		AUS
9 		AUS
Ret 		19th 33

FIM Endurance World Championship

By year

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

Year Bike FranceLE MANS PortugalESTORIL FranceBOL D'OR Czech RepublicMOST Pos Pts
Grid 8 Hrs 16 Hrs 24 Hrs Grid 8 Hrs 12 Hrs Grid 8 Hrs 16 Hrs 24 Hrs Grid 6 Hrs
2021 BMW S1000RR 3 6 7 28 4 7 25 3 1 Ret - 4 45 2nd 133

MotoAmerica Superbike Championship

Races by year

Season Bike Round Plcd. Pts.
2023 Ducati DAY
Florida 		RAT
Georgia (U.S. state) 		ALA
Alabama 		RAM
Wisconsin 		RID
Washington (state) 		MON
California 		BRA
Minnesota 		PIT
Pennsylvania 		AME
Texas 		NJE
New Jersey 		NC* 0*
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2

Results

Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pos Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2
2024 SuperBike Suzuki ATL
 ATL
 ALA
6 		ALA
Ret 		ALA
6 		RAM
Ret 		RAM
8 		BRA
Ret 		BRA
Ret 		RID
 RID
 MON
 MON
 OHI
 OHI
 TEX
 TEX
 TEX
 NJR
 NJR
 14th* 28*

References

  1. ^ About Xavi Fores www.worldsbk.com Retrieved 24 February 2020
  2. ^ BSB: Xavi Fores and FHO Racing BMW part ways for remainder of 2021 crash.net, 23 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021
  3. ^ FIM EWC: Podium in the Estoril 12-hour thriller bmw-motorrad.com Retrieved 11 October 2021
  4. ^ After 16 hours: Night drama leaves EWC title race finely balanced and ERC Ducati leading the Bol d'Or Eurosport, 18 September 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022
  5. ^ Xavi Fores returns to WorldSBK in place of injured Philipp Oettl visordown.com, 21 May 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022
  6. ^ Fores returns to WorldSBK with Barni Ducati from Argentina, Bernardi moves to WorldSSP worldsbk.com, 5 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022
  7. ^ "CEV – Circuito de Jerez. 7ª Prueba. 7th Round. – Clasificación Final – Final Standings" (PDF). fedemoto.info. Real Federación Motociclista Española. 21 November 2010. p. 4. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  8. ^ "CEV Repsol – Circuito de Jerez. 7ª Prueba. 7th Round. – Clasificación Final – Final Standings" (PDF). fedemoto.info. Real Federación Motociclista Española. 24 November 2013. p. 3. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  9. ^ "European Championship titles decided in Moto3, Supersport 600 and Superstock 1000". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  10. ^ "International German Championship – 2014 – IDM Superbike – Punktestand nach Rennen 16" (PDF). raceresults.at. IDM. 21 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  11. ^ "2019 BSB Final Standings" (PDF). tsl-timing.com. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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