Tony Cairoli
| Tony Cairoli | |
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Tony Cairoli at Mallory Park in 2008 | |
| Nationality |
 Italian |
| Born |
September 23, 1985 (age 30) Patti, Sicily, Italy |
| Motocross career | |
| Years active | 2002 - present |
| Teams | Yamaha (2004-2009) - KTM (2010-present) |
| Grands Prix |
72 (24 MX2 and 48 MX1/MXGP)[1] |
| Championships |
8 (MX2 2005, 2007; MX1 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; MXGP 2014) |
| Wins |
144 (54 MX2 and 90 MX1/MXGP) |
| GP debut | 2002, GP of Belgium, 125cc |
| First GP win | 2004, GP of Wales MX2 |
Antonio "Tony" Cairoli (born September 23, 1985) is an Italian eight-time Grand Prix motocross world champion and widely regarded as one of the greatest motocross riders of all time.[2]
On 5 August 2012, in Czech Republic, he won his 50th GP in World Championship.[3]
Life and career
Cairoli was born in Patti, Sicily. He began his motocross Grand Prix career in 2002 riding a Yamaha. He was the 2005 FIM world champion in the MX2-GP class. In 2007 he again won the MX2-GP world championship as well as the English supercross championship.[4] Cairoli claimed the 2009 MX1-GP FIM Motocross World Championship, and after moving to Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, successfully defended his title in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and MXGP 2014 .[5][6] Cairoli has won several motos on the Motocross des Nations, particularly in 2012 and 2013 when he managed to win every single moto he raced on. He lives with his girlfriend Jill Cox between Rome, Italy and Lommel, Belgium, where he is training.[7]
Achievements
| Year | Motocycle | World Championship | MdN | Italian Ch. | Supercross | Títles | ||||||||
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| MXGP | MX1 | MX2 | Titles | GP wins | Races wins | Race1 | Race2 | Nation's Overall | European Ch. | British Ch. | ||||
| 2001 | ? | 1st Cadet | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2002 | ? | 1st Junior | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2003 | ? | - | ||||||||||||
| 2004 | Yamaha | 3rd | - | 1 | 1 | 18th | 26th | 15th | - | |||||
| 2005 | Yamaha | 1st | MX2 | 6 | 12 | 39th | 36th | 13th | 1 | |||||
| 2006 | Yamaha | 2nd | - | 3 | 11 | 10th | 1st | 4th | 1st | 1st | 2 | |||
| 2007 | Yamaha | 24th | 1st | MX2 | 11[8] | 23[8] | 37th | 14th | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4 | |
| 2008 | Yamaha | 6th | - | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 2009 | Yamaha | 1st | MX1 | 4 | 9 | 1st | 38th | 6th | 1 | |||||
| 2010 | KTM | 1st | MX1 | 8 | 15 | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 1 | |||||
| 2011 | KTM | 1st | MX1 | 6 | 9 | 40th | 37th | 16th | 1 | |||||
| 2012 | KTM | 1st | MX1 | 11 | 21 | 1st | 1st | 5th | 1 | |||||
| 2013 | KTM | 1st | MX1 | 9 | 20 | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1 | |||||
| 2014 | KTM | 1st | MXGP | 9 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total titles | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 72 | 144 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| 8 world titles | ||||||||||||||
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References
- ↑ "Antonio Cairoli - MXGP". mxgp.com. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ↑ Antonio Cairoli results at www.motocrossmx1.com
- ↑ "Tony Cairoli stellare: vince il 50° GP" (in Italian). motociclismo.it. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ↑ Antonio Cairoli career profile
- ↑ 2009 FIM MX1-GP final standings
- ↑ 2010 FIM MX1-GP final standings
- ↑ "Antonio Cairoli: "Velocità, Fango e Gloria"" (in Italian). f1passion.it. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- 1 2 One Race and one GP in MX1
- ↑ Gaildorf
- ↑ Teutschenthal
- ↑ The team let race Cairoli in MX1 class.
- ↑ In MX1 class.
- ↑ Florence
- ↑ Fermo
- ↑ Beto Carrero
- ↑ Arco di Trento
- ↑ Maggiora
- ↑ Goiânia
Current and past standings and results
External links
- Tony Cairoli official web site
- Tony Cairoli profile at KTM web site
- Tony Cairoli profile at Red Bull web site
- Tony Cairoli profile at Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
- Antonio Cairoli profile at FIM Motocross World Championship
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Media related to Tony Cairoli at Wikimedia Commons
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Ben Townley |
Motocross World Championship MX2 Champion 2005 |
Succeeded by Christophe Pourcel |
| Preceded by Christophe Pourcel |
Motocross World Championship MX2 Champion 2007 |
Succeeded by Tyla Rattray |
| Preceded by David Philippaerts |
Motocross World Championship MX1 Champion 2009–2014 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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