Héctor Barberá

Héctor Barberá

Barberá at the 2010 Qatar Grand Prix.
Nationality Spain Spanish
Born (1986-11-02) November 2, 1986
Dos Aguas, Spain
Current team Avintia Racing
Bike number 8
Website hectorbarbera.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2010–2016
ManufacturersDucati, FTR, Avintia
Championships0
2015 championship position15th (33 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
104 0 0 0 0 356
250cc World Championship
Active years2005–2009
ManufacturersHonda
Aprilia
Championships0
2009 championship position2nd (239 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
75 4 20 8 4 830
125cc World Championship
Active years2002–2004
ManufacturersAprilia
Championships0
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
47 6 12 1 6 416
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Barberá and the second or maternal family name is Vall.

Héctor Barberá Vall (born November 2, 1986) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer competing in MotoGP.

Career

Born in Dos Aguas, Valencia Province, Barberá began his World Championship career at the age of 15 in the 2002 125cc world championship, under the guidance of Jorge Martínez "Aspar", who teamed Barberá and fellow youngster Ángel Rodríguez up with the experienced Pablo Nieto.

In his first season Barberá established himself as the most promising rider of the three and in 2003 he broke through, with his first victory at Donington Park making him one of the youngest riders ever to win a Grand Prix. A strong finish to the season saw him take third place in the championship and he signed up for a title challenge with Seedorf Racing in 2003.[1] Several inopportune crashes and mechanical failures derailed his hopes but victory in the final race secured the runner-up spot and a factory ride with Fortuna Honda in the 250cc class for 2005.[1] After two years with the team he moved to Team Toth in 2007.[1]

Barberá riding an Aprilia at the 2007 Italian Grand Prix.

Barberá survived a huge crash during the Italian round of the championship on June 1, 2008. Running second behind Marco Simoncelli on the penultimate lap who tried to defend his lead by changing his line on the straight, Barberá slipstreamed onto Simoncelli's back wheel and clipped it with his front brake lever. His bike somersaulted through the air, with Barberá escaping somewhat uninjured. However, a further crash in practice at Motegi left him with two spinal fractures, ending his season.[2]

In the 2009 250cc world championship, Barberá won three races along with five other podium results to finish second to Honda's Hiroshi Aoyama.[1] Barberá won the 2009 Valencia Grand Prix, the final two-stroke, 250cc race in Grand Prix history, as the class was to be discontinued in favor of the four-stroke Moto2 class in 2010.[1] On 20 August 2009 it was announced Barberá would move to MotoGP in 2010, riding for the Aspar Racing Team aboard Ducati customer bikes.[3][4] Barberá finished the 2010 MotoGP season in twelfth place, and followed on in eleventh place in 2011. On 7 November 2011, it was announced that he was moving to Pramac Racing for the 2012 season.[5]

Career statistics

By season

Season Class Moto Team Races Win Pod Pole FLap Pts Position
2002 125cc Aprilia 15 0 0 0 0 50 14th
2003 125cc Aprilia 16 2 5 0 2 164 3rd
2004 125cc Aprilia Seedorf Racing 16 4 7 1 4 202 2nd
2005 250cc Honda Fortuna Lotus Honda 16 0 0 0 0 120 9th
2006 250cc Aprilia Fortuna Lotus Aprilia 14 1 3 2 1 152 7th
2007 250cc Aprilia Team Toth 17 0 5 0 1 177 5th
2008 250cc Aprilia Team Toth 12 0 4 2 1 142 6th
2009 250cc Aprilia Pepe World Team 16 3 8 4 1 239 2nd
2010 MotoGP Ducati Paginas Amarillas Aspar 18 0 0 0 0 90 12th
2011 MotoGP Ducati Paginas Amarillas Aspar 16 0 0 0 0 82 11th
2012 MotoGP Ducati Pramac Racing 15 0 0 0 0 83 11th
2013 MotoGP FTR Avintia Blusens 18 0 0 0 0 35 16th
2014 MotoGP Avintia Avintia Racing 18 0 0 0 0 26 18th
Ducati
2015 MotoGP Ducati Avintia Racing 18 0 0 0 0 33 15th
2016 MotoGP Ducati Avintia Racing 1 0 0 0 0 7* 9th*
Total 226 10 32 9 10 1602

* Season still in progress.

By class

Class Seas 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Pod Pole FLap Pts WChmp
125cc 2002–2004 2002 Japan 2003 Netherlands 2003 Great Britain 47 6 12 1 6 416 0
250cc 2005–2009 2005 Spain 2006 Turkey 2006 China 75 4 20 8 4 830 0
MotoGP 2010–2016 2010 Qatar 104 0 0 0 0 356 0
Total 2002–Present 226 10 32 9 10 1602

Races by year

[1]

(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 125cc Aprilia JPN
16		 RSA SPA
12		 FRA
15		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
18		 NED
20		 GBR
Ret		 GER
21		 CZE
4		 POR
Ret		 BRA
15		 PAC
5		 MAL
8		 AUS
14		 VAL
6		 14th 50
2003 125cc Aprilia JPN
Ret		 RSA
13		 SPA
7		 FRA
11		 ITA
9		 CAT
Ret		 NED
3		 GBR
1		 GER
14		 CZE
5		 POR
2		 BRA
9		 PAC
1		 MAL
8		 AUS
6		 VAL
3		 3rd 164
2004 125cc Aprilia RSA
10		 SPA
3		 FRA
5		 ITA
3		 CAT
1		 NED
6		 BRA
1		 GER
2		 GBR
Ret		 CZE
7		 POR
1		 JPN
Ret		 QAT
12		 MAL
Ret		 AUS
6		 VAL
1		 2nd 202
2005 250cc Honda SPA
5		 POR
11		 CHN
7		 FRA
7		 ITA
6		 CAT
16		 NED
9		 GBR
Ret		 GER
8		 CZE
Ret		 JPN
8		 MAL
6		 QAT
7		 AUS
4		 TUR
6		 VAL
5		 9th 120
2006 250cc Aprilia SPA
5		 QAT
4		 TUR
2		 CHN
1		 FRA
7		 ITA
Ret		 CAT NED GBR
5		 GER
5		 CZE
5		 MAL
Ret		 AUS
6		 JPN
7		 POR
10		 VAL
3		 7th 152
2007 250cc Aprilia QAT
3		 SPA
Ret		 TUR
8		 CHN
6		 FRA
4		 ITA
3		 CAT
8		 GBR
Ret		 NED
7		 GER
6		 CZE
4		 RSM
3		 POR
5		 JPN
3		 AUS
Ret		 MAL
2		 VAL
5		 5th 177
2008 250cc Aprilia QAT
2		 SPA
5		 POR
8		 CHN
6		 FRA
12		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
3		 GBR
4		 NED
5		 GER
2		 CZE
4		 RSM
3		 IND
C		 JPN
DNS		 AUS MAL VAL 6th 142
2009 250cc Aprilia QAT
1		 JPN
11		 SPA
4		 FRA
11		 ITA
5		 CAT
3		 NED
2		 GER
5		 GBR
8		 CZE
7		 IND
6		 RSM
1		 POR
3		 AUS
2		 MAL
2		 VAL
1		 2nd 239
2010 MotoGP Ducati QAT
12		 SPA
13		 FRA
8		 ITA
12		 GBR
11		 NED
12		 CAT
10		 GER
9		 USA
Ret		 CZE
9		 IND
10		 RSM
9		 ARA
11		 JPN
13		 MAL
11		 AUS
14		 POR
10		 VAL
8		 12th 90
2011 MotoGP Ducati QAT
12		 SPA
6		 POR
Ret		 FRA
9		 CAT
11		 GBR
11		 NED
12		 ITA
7		 GER
11		 USA
9		 CZE
10		 IND
Ret		 RSM
9		 ARA
8		 JPN
Ret		 AUS MAL
C		 VAL
11		 11th 82
2012 MotoGP Ducati QAT
9		 SPA
10		 POR
10		 FRA
9		 CAT
11		 GBR
10		 NED
7		 GER
9		 ITA
9		 USA IND
WD		 CZE RSM
Ret		 ARA
12		 JPN
10		 MAL
7		 AUS
12		 VAL
Ret		 11th 83
2013 MotoGP FTR QAT
13		 AME
18		 SPA
12		 FRA
18		 ITA
10		 CAT
Ret		 NED
20		 GER
11		 USA
10		 IND
16		 CZE
Ret		 GBR
13		 RSM
Ret		 ARA
Ret		 MAL
14		 AUS
14		 JPN
16		 VAL
12		 16th 35
2014 MotoGP Avintia QAT
Ret		 AME
15		 ARG
16		 SPA
15		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
19		 NED
18		 GER
18		 IND
Ret		 CZE
17		 GBR
19		 RSM
19		 18th 26
Ducati ARA
19		 JPN
15		 AUS
5		 MAL
9		 VAL
11
2015 MotoGP Ducati QAT
15		 AME
12		 ARG
13		 SPA
14		 FRA
13		 ITA
13		 CAT
16		 NED
Ret		 GER
13		 IND
15		 CZE
16		 GBR
13		 RSM
18		 ARA
16		 JPN
9		 AUS
16		 MAL
13		 VAL
16		 15th 33
2016 MotoGP Ducati QAT
9		 ARG
5		 AME
9		 SPA
10		 FRA
 ITA
 CAT
 NED
 GER
 AUT
 CZE
 GBR
 RSM
 ARA
 JPN
 AUS
 MAL
 VAL
 8th* 31*

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Héctor Barberá". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "Simoncelli pole, Barbera out". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 27 September 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  3. ↑ English, Steven (20 August 2009). "Barbera to join Aspar in premier class". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Aspar-Ducati satellite deal imminent". gpupdate.net (GPUpdate). 22 July 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  5. ↑ "motogp.com · Pramac confirm Barberá signing for 2012". Retrieved 7 November 2011.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Ángel Rodríguez		 Spanish 125cc Champion
2002 		Succeeded by
Álvaro Bautista
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