Jorge Prado (motocross racer)
| Jorge Prado | |
|---|---|
 Prado in 2020. | |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 5 January 2001 (age 23) Lugo, Spain |
| Motocross career | |
| Years active | 2016 - present |
| Teams | KTM |
| Grands Prix | 79 |
| Championships | 2 |
| Wins | 35 |
Jorge Prado García (born 5 January 2001) is a Spanish professional motocross racer,[1] twice Motocross World Champion (2018 and 2019 in MX2).[2]
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Career
At the age of three he started riding a motorcycle and at the age of six he started competing in the first races. He won his first race at seven. His family moved to Lommel, Belgium in 2012.[3]
In 2016 he made his debut in the MX2 category, in the Belgian Grand Prix. In 2017, he was the first Spanish to win a motocross race in MX2,[4] later winning the championship in 2018 and 2019. In 2020 he races in MXGP with KTM and the De Carli team, a top-level team with which Tony Cairoli has been racing for years.[5] For 2022 Prado remained with De Carli but switched to GasGas when the team transitioned away from KTM.
Achievements
At 4 September 2022 Prado won 63 races and 36 GP in the Motocross World Championship.[6]
| Year | Motocycle | World Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MXGP | MX2 | Titles | GP wins | Races wins | ||
| 2016 | KTM | 33 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | KTM | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2018 | KTM | 1 | MX2 | 12 | 17 | |
| 2019 | KTM | 1 | MX2 | 16 | 31 | |
| 2020 | KTM | 6 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 2021 | KTM | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | Gas Gas | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Total | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 63 | |
References
- ^ "Jorge Prado MXGP profile". mxgpresults.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Jorge Prado, è qui il futuro: "Il secondo Mondiale è ancora più bello"" (in Italian). corsedimoto.com. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "El gallego Jorge Prado debutará en el Mundial de motocross con 15 años". lavozdegalicia.es. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Jorge Prado, campeón en el GP de Trentino". elprogreso.es. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "MX2: Jorge Prado rinnovo e MXGP nel 2020 con KTM". corsedimoto.com. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Jorge Prado - Results". mxgpresults.com. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
External links
- Jorge Prado García at MXGP web site
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- Living people
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