Carlos Lavado
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Carlos Alberto Lavado Jones (born May 25, 1956) is a Venezuelan former professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer.[1][2] He competed in the FIM motorcycle Grand Prix world championships from 1978 to 1992. Lavado is notable for winning two 250cc road racing world championships in 1983 and 1986.[1] He joins Johnny Cecotto as the only two Venezuelans to win Grand Prix World Championships.[2][3]
Motorcycle racing career
[edit]Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Lavado made his international racing debut in the 1978 Venezuelan Grand Prix, finishing second in the 250cc class.[1] The following season, he won the 350cc class at the 1979 Venezuelan Grand Prix.[1]
In 1980, he began competing full-time on the Grand Prix circuit.[1] He went on to win the 250cc World Championship in 1983 and repeated the feat in 1986, both times on a Yamaha TZ 250.[1] At the 1983 Dutch TT, Lavado and Iván Palazzese finished in first and second place marking the first time that Venezuelan riders had claimed the top two places in a world championship Grand Prix race.[4][5]
In fifteen seasons of Grand Prix competition (1978–1992), he participated in 137 races, 125 of them in the 250cc division.[1] He had 36 podium finishes and 17 victories in the 250cc class and 6 podium finishes with 2 victories in the 350cc division.[1] After he retired from competition, he continued his involvement in Grand Prix racing serving as advisor to Venezuelan motorcycle racers Robertino Pietri and Gabriel Ramos.[3]
Motorcycle Grand Prix Results
[edit]Points system from 1969 to 1987:
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points system from 1988 to 1992:
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Points | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Points | Rank | Wins |
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1978 | 250cc | Yamaha | VEN 2 | ESP - | FRA - | NAT - | NED - | BEL - | SWE - | FIN - | GBR - | GER - | CZE - | YUG - | 12 | 17th | 0 | |||
1979 | 350cc | Yamaha | VEN 1 | AUT - | GER - | NAT - | ESP - | YUG - | NED - | FIN - | GBR - | CZE - | FRA - | 15 | 14th | 1 | ||||
1980 | 250cc | Yamaha | NAT - | ESP 9 | FRA 7 | YUG 4 | NED 1 | BEL - | FIN - | GBR - | CZE - | GER - | 29 | 6th | 1 | |||||
350cc | Yamaha | NAT - | FRA - | NED 5 | GBR - | CZE 9 | GER - | 8 | 13th | 0 | ||||||||||
1981 | 250cc | Yamaha | ARG - | GER 2 | NAT - | FRA 3 | ESP 3 | NED 2 | BEL 2 | RSM - | GBR - | FIN - | SWE - | CZE - | 56 | 4th | 0 | |||
350cc | Yamaha | ARG 3 | AUT 5 | GER - | NAT 8 | YUG 3 | NED 2 | GBR - | CZE - | 41 | 5th | 0 | ||||||||
1982 | 250cc | Yamaha | FRA - | ESP 1 | NAT - | NED - | BEL - | YUG - | GBR 8 | SWE - | FIN 5 | CZE 1 | RSM - | GER - | 39 | 5th | 2 | |||
350cc | Yamaha | ARG 1 | AUT - | FRA - | NAT 2 | NED - | GBR 4 | FIN - | CZE 10 | GER - | 36 | 5th | 1 | |||||||
1983 | 250cc | Yamaha | RSA 7 | FRA Ret | NAT 1 | GER 1 | ESP 7 | AUT 7 | YUG 1 | NED 1 | BEL 3 | GBR 4 | SWE 3 | 100 | 1st | 4 | ||||
1984 | 250cc | Yamaha | RSA 9 | NAT 15 | ESP 3 | AUT 5 | GER 5 | FRA 2 | YUG Ret | NED 1 | BEL Ret | GBR 3 | SWE 7 | RSM 2 | 77 | 3rd | 1 | |||
1985 | 250cc | Yamaha | RSA 4 | ESP 1 | GER Ret | NAT 2 | AUT 9 | YUG 2 | NED Ret | BEL 2 | FRA 5 | GBR Ret | SWE 2 | RSM 1 | 94 | 3rd | 2 | |||
1986 | 250cc | Yamaha | ESP 1 | NAT 2 | GER 1 | AUT 1 | YUG Ret | NED 1 | BEL Ret | FRA 1 | GBR 2 | SWE 1 | RSM Ret | 114 | 1st | 6 | ||||
1987 | 250cc | Yamaha | JPN - | ESP 10 | GER 6 | NAT 6 | AUT 8 | YUG 1 | NED 10 | FRA Ret | GBR Ret | SWE 4 | CZE - | RSM - | POR Ret | BRA 5 | ARG 9 | 46 | 10th | 1 |
1988 | 250cc | Yamaha | JPN 13 | USA Ret | ESP Ret | EXP Ret | NAT 7 | GER Ret | AUT Ret | NED Ret | BEL 5 | YUG - | FRA - | GBR 8 | SWE Ret | CZE 9 | BRA 2 | 55 | 11th | 0 |
1989 | 250cc | Aprilia | JPN - | AUS - | USA - | ESP - | NAT - | GER - | AUT - | YUG - | NED 10 | BEL 15 | FRA 18 | GBR 8 | SWE Ret | CZE 9 | BRA 7 | 31 | 17th | 0 |
1990 | 250cc | Aprilia | JPN Ret | USA 15 | ESP Ret | NAT 11 | GER 12 | AUT Ret | YUG 9 | NED 9 | BEL 4 | FRA Ret | GBR - | SWE - | CZE - | HUN - | AUS - | 37 | 15th | 0 |
1991 | 250cc | Yamaha | JPN 25 | AUS 10 | USA 12 | ESP 11 | ITA 14 | GER 15 | AUT DNS | EUR | NED 9 | FRA 16 | GBR 17 | RSM 7 | CZE DNQ | VDM | MAL | 34 | 14th | 0 |
1992 | 250cc | Gilera | JPN Ret | AUS 14 | MAL Ret | ESP Ret | ITA 12 | EUR Ret | GER 13 | NED 9 | HUN 9 | FRA 20 | GBR 13 | BRA 14 | RSA 15 | 29 | 19th | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Carlos Lavado career statistics". motogp.com. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ a b "Carlos Lavado profile". global.yamaha-motor.com. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ a b "Yamaha Recognizes Two-Time 250cc World Champion Carlos Lavado". roadracingworld.com. 22 November 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ Clifford, Peter (1983), Motocourse 1983-1984, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 0-905138-26-0,
Anyway, it was the first one-two Grand Prix for Venezuela.
- ^ "1983 250cc Dutch TT results". MotoGP.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.