AB Motoracing, the trading name of Abraham Motor Racing s.r.o.,[2] was a motorcycle racing team from Czech Republic that competed in the MotoGP, Moto2, 250cc and 125cc World Championships.
2015 name | AB Motoracing |
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Base | |
Principal | Karel Abraham Sr. |
Rider(s) | 17. |
Motorcycle | Honda RC213V-RS |
Tyres | Bridgestone |
Riders' Championships | - |
History
editThe team started racing in 2006 running Aprilia motorcycles in the 125cc class with Karel Abraham and in the 250cc class with Jakub Smrž. From 2007 to 2009, the team ran only one Aprilia with Abraham in 250cc. In 2010, Cardion AB Motoracing competed in the new Moto2 class, using RSV and FTR chassis. Abraham took his and his team's first victory in Valencia.
The team stepped up to MotoGP in 2011, having signed a contract with Ducati, which was later extended through 2012.[3] For 2013 the team switched to an ART-Aprilia CRT bike.
The team was headed by Karel Abraham Sr., the owner of the Masaryk Circuit – which hosts the Czech Republic Grand Prix – and his son Karel Abraham was the only rider for the team, the first Czech team with a Czech rider in MotoGP.
Results
editRiders results
editYear | Class | Bike | Riders | Races | Wins | Podiums | Poles | F. laps | Points | Pos. |
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2006 | 125cc | Aprilia | Karel Abraham | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 24th |
250cc | Aprilia | Jakub Smrž | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 12th | |
2007 | 250cc | Aprilia | Karel Abraham | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 16th |
2008 | 250cc | Aprilia | Karel Abraham | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 16th |
2009 | 250cc | Aprilia | Karel Abraham | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 14th |
2010 | Moto2 | RSV | Karel Abraham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 10th |
FTR | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
2011 | MotoGP | Ducati | Karel Abraham | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 14th |
2012 | MotoGP | Ducati | Karel Abraham | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 14th |
Franco Battaini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||
2013 | MotoGP | ART | Karel Abraham | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23rd |
Luca Scassa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||
2014 | MotoGP | Honda | Karel Abraham | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 17th |
2015 | MotoGP | Honda | Karel Abraham | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
Hiroshi Aoyama | 1 (4)[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (5)[a] | 25th | |||
Toni Elías | 1 (6)[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2)[a] | 27th | |||
Kousuke Akiyoshi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||
Anthony West | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
Team results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Bike | Tyres | Riders | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Points | Pos. |
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2011 | Ducati Desmosedici | B | QAT | ESP | POR | FRA | CAT | GBR | NED | ITA | GER | USA | CZE | IND | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | 64 | 9th | |
Karel Abraham | 13 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | DNS | 10 | C | 8 | |||||
2012 | Ducati Desmosedici | B | QAT | ESP | POR | FRA | CAT | GBR | NED | GER | ITA | USA | IND | CZE | RSM | ARA | JPN | MAL | AUS | VAL | 59 | 9th | |
Karel Abraham | Ret | 17 | Ret | Ret | 12 | WD | DNS | 10 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | |||||||
Franco Battaini | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | ART GP13 | B | QAT | AME | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | USA | IND | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | MAL | AUS | JPN | VAL | 5 | 13th | |
Karel Abraham | Ret | DNS | DNS | 15 | 15 | Ret | 15 | 18 | 14 | DNS | 19 | Ret | |||||||||||
Luca Scassa | 17 | 17 | 16 | Ret | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Honda RCV1000R | B | QAT | AME | ARG | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | IND | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | 33 | 11th | |
Karel Abraham | 13 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 12 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 17 | |||||
2015 | Honda RC213V-RS | B | QAT | AME | ARG | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | IND | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | 0 | NC | |
Karel Abraham | Ret | Ret | 21 | Ret | Ret | 17 | DNS | 21 | 19 | 21 | Ret | ||||||||||||
Hiroshi Aoyama | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Toni Elías | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kousuke Akiyoshi | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Anthony West | 23 | 20 | 22 |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ MotoGP.com - Cardion AB Motoracing information
- ^ "AB MOTO RACING - Trademark, owner ABRAHAM MOTOR RACING s.r.o." Kurzy.cz. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ "2012 Ducati deal confirmed for Abraham". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.