Tony Cairoli
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| Tony Cairoli | |
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Tony Cairoli at Mallory Park in 2008
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| Nationality |  Italian |
| Born | September 23, 1985 (age 38) 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.[2] He is widely regarded as one of the all time greats of the sport.
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 in, prevailing over all the Motocross World Championship and AMA Supercross Championship riders,with dominating performances.
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
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Antonio Cairoli results at www.motocrossmx1.com
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Antonio Cairoli career profile
- ↑ 2009 FIM MX1-GP final standings
- ↑ 2010 FIM MX1-GP final standings
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 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
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by | Motocross World Championship MX2 Champion 2005 |
Succeeded by Christophe Pourcel |
| Preceded by | Motocross World Championship MX2 Champion 2007 |
Succeeded by Tyla Rattray |
| Preceded by | Motocross World Championship MX1 Champion 2009–2014 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
