Karel Abraham

Karel Abraham
Karel Abraham
	Abraham at the 2011 British Grand Prix
Nationality	Moravian
Born	2 January 1990 (age 34); Brno, Moravia, Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic)
Website	karelabraham.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years	2011–2015, 2017–2019
Manufacturers	Ducati, ART, Honda
Championships	0
2019 championship position	24th (9 pts)
Moto2 World Championship
Active years	2010
Manufacturers	RSV, FTR
Championships	0
2010 championship position	10th (96 pts)
250cc World Championship
Active years	2007–2009
Manufacturers	Aprilia
Championships	0
2009 championship position	14th (74 pts)
125cc World Championship
Active years	2005–2006
Manufacturers	Aprilia
Championships	0
2006 championship position	24th (8 pts)
Superbike World Championship
Active years	2016
Manufacturers	BMW
Championships	0
2016 championship position	18th (33 pts)

Karel Abraham (born 2 January 1990) is a retired motorcycle racer from the Czech Republic. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 2005 to 2019, riding in the 125cc, 250cc, Moto2 and MotoGP classes, with the exception of 2016, when he raced in the Superbike World Championship.^[1]^[2]^[3] In 2010 he won the Moto2 Valencian Grand Prix and finished third at Twin Ring Motegi in the same class.^[4] His father, also called Karel Abraham, has owned Brno Circuit since December 2005.^[5]^[6]

Career

125cc World Championship

Abraham started racing in the 125cc class of the world championship in 2005, riding for Semprucci Cardion Blauer on an Aprilia motorcycle. In 2006 he rode for his father's AB Motoracing team.

250cc World Championship

From 2007 to 2009, Abraham rode in 250cc for AB Motoracing using Aprilia motorcycles.

Moto2 World Championship

In 2010, Abraham and AB Motoracing competed in the new Moto2 class, using RSV and FTR chassis. Abraham took his and his team's first victory in Valencia.

MotoGP World Championship

Abraham and the team stepped up to MotoGP in 2011, having signed a contract with Ducati, he finished the season in fourteenth place in the championship; his best results were a pair of seventh-place finishes at Jerez and Silverstone. The team remained with Ducati for 2012^[7] and Abraham finished the season with a best result of 7th at Valencia.

For 2013 Abraham switched to an ART-Aprilia running under CRT regulations, He finished the season in 24th place overall with just 5 points. CRT was restructured as the "Open" class for 2014 and Abraham took part with the new Honda RCV1000R. He obtained the 17th position in the riders' championship. In 2015 Abraham struggled with the Honda RC213V-RS and did not score any points.

Superbike World Championship

On 21 November 2015, Milwaukee BMW announced that Abraham would race for the team for the 2016 season of the Superbike World Championship, partnering 2015 British Superbike Championship winner Josh Brookes.^[1]

Return to MotoGP

Abraham returned to MotoGP in 2017 riding a Ducati for the Pull&Bear Aspar Team. He remained with the team, now called Ángel Nieto Team, for 2018. He raced for Avintia Racing on a Ducati in 2019. His contract was terminated at the end of the season.^[8]^[9]

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Number	Race	Win	Podium	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2005	125cc	Aprilia	Semprucci Cardion Blauer	44	15	0	0	0	0	NC
2006	125cc	Aprilia	Cardion AB Motoracing	44	16	0	0	0	8	24th
2007	250cc	Aprilia	Cardion AB Motoracing	17	17	0	0	0	31	16th
2008	250cc	Aprilia	Cardion AB Motoracing	17	14	0	0	0	40	16th
2009	250cc	Aprilia	Cardion AB Motoracing	17	16	0	0	0	74	14th
2010	Moto2	RSV	Cardion AB Motoracing	17	14	1	2	1	96	10th
2010	Moto2	FTR	Cardion AB Motoracing	17	14	1	2	1	96	10th
2011	MotoGP	Ducati	Cardion AB Motoracing	17	16	0	0	0	64	14th
2012	MotoGP	Ducati	Cardion AB Motoracing	17	14	0	0	0	59	14th
2013	MotoGP	ART	Cardion AB Motoracing	17	9	0	0	0	5	24th
2014	MotoGP	Honda	Cardion AB Motoracing	17	18	0	0	0	33	17th
2015	MotoGP	Honda	AB Motoracing	17	10	0	0	0	0	NC
2017	MotoGP	Ducati	Pull&Bear Aspar Team	17	18	0	0	0	32	20th
2018	MotoGP	Ducati	Ángel Nieto Team	17	18	0	0	0	12	23rd
2019	MotoGP	Ducati	Reale Avintia Racing	17	19	0	0	0	9	24th
Total					214	1	2	1	463

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	1st Pod	1st Win	Race	Win	Podiums	FLap	Pts
125cc	2005–2006	2005 Spain			31	0	0	0	8
250cc	2007–2009	2007 Qatar			47	0	0	0	145
Moto2	2010	2010 Qatar	2010 Japan	2010 Valencia	14	1	2	1	96
MotoGP	2011–2015, 2017–2019	2011 Qatar			122	0	0	0	214
Total	2005–2015, 2017–2019				214	1	2	1	463

Races by year

(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	19	Pos	Pts
2005	125cc	Aprilia	SPA 22	POR Ret	CHN 27	FRA 21	ITA 27	CAT Ret	NED Ret	GBR 17	GER 17	CZE Ret	JPN 28	MAL Ret	QAT 28	AUS	TUR 18	VAL Ret				NC	0
2006	125cc	Aprilia	SPA 23	QAT 24	TUR 22	CHN 26	FRA 25	ITA Ret	CAT 21	NED Ret	GBR 28	GER Ret	CZE Ret	MAL 18	AUS 17	JPN 13	POR 11	VAL Ret				24th	8
2007	250cc	Aprilia	QAT Ret	SPA 15	TUR 12	CHN Ret	FRA Ret	ITA 16	CAT 14	GBR 10	NED 15	GER Ret	CZE 14	RSM 14	POR 10	JPN Ret	AUS 13	MAL 12	VAL Ret			16th	31
2008	250cc	Aprilia	QAT 7	SPA 13	POR 16	CHN Ret	FRA Ret	ITA 7	CAT Ret	GBR 12	NED DNS	GER Ret	CZE Ret	RSM 10	INP	JPN	AUS 11	MAL 12	VAL 17			16th	40
2009	250cc	Aprilia	QAT Ret	JPN 9	SPA Ret	FRA 12	ITA 13	CAT 8	NED 7	GER Ret	GBR 14	CZE Ret	INP 10	RSM 11	POR 10	AUS 6	MAL 12	VAL 6				14th	74
2010	Moto2	RSV	QAT 14	SPA 28																		10th	96
2010	Moto2	FTR			FRA Ret	ITA 17	GBR Ret	NED 9	CAT 4	GER 5	CZE DNS	INP DNS	RSM DNS	ARA 18	JPN 3	MAL 6	AUS 10	POR 10	VAL 1			10th	96
2011	MotoGP	Ducati	QAT 13	SPA 7	POR Ret	FRA 10	CAT 10	GBR 7	NED Ret	ITA 12	GER 12	USA 11	CZE Ret	INP Ret	RSM 12	ARA Ret	JPN DNS	AUS 10	MAL C	VAL 8		14th	64
2012	MotoGP	Ducati	QAT Ret	SPA 17	POR Ret	FRA Ret	CAT 12	GBR WD	NED DNS	GER	ITA	USA 10	INP 8	CZE 9	RSM Ret	ARA 9	JPN 11	MAL 10	AUS 9	VAL 7		14th	59
2013	MotoGP	ART	QAT Ret	AME DNS	SPA DNS	FRA 15	ITA 15	CAT Ret	NED 15	GER 18	USA 14	INP DNS	CZE 19	GBR	RSM Ret	ARA	MAL	AUS	JPN	VAL		24th	5
2014	MotoGP	Honda	QAT 13	AME 14	ARG 13	SPA Ret	FRA 15	ITA 12	CAT Ret	NED 14	GER 13	INP 11	CZE 14	GBR 13	RSM 11	ARA Ret	JPN Ret	AUS Ret	MAL Ret	VAL 17		17th	33
2015	MotoGP	Honda	QAT Ret	AME Ret	ARG 21	SPA Ret	FRA Ret	ITA 17	CAT DNS	NED	GER	INP	CZE 21	GBR 19	RSM 21	ARA Ret	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL		NC	0
2017	MotoGP	Ducati	QAT 14	ARG 10	AME Ret	SPA 15	FRA Ret	ITA 16	CAT 14	NED 7	GER 17	CZE 13	AUT 14	GBR 13	RSM 17	ARA Ret	JPN Ret	AUS 14	MAL Ret	VAL 14		20th	32
2018	MotoGP	Ducati	QAT 15	ARG 20	AME Ret	SPA 18	FRA 17	ITA Ret	CAT 13	NED Ret	GER 18	CZE 18	AUT 21	GBR C	RSM 20	ARA 15	THA 17	JPN Ret	AUS 11	MAL Ret	VAL 14	23rd	12
2019	MotoGP	Ducati	QAT 18	ARG Ret	AME 16	SPA 16	FRA DSQ	ITA 14	CAT Ret	NED 17	GER 15	CZE 19	AUT 15	GBR 15	RSM 17	ARA 18	THA 19	JPN 18	AUS 14	MAL 17	VAL 14	24th	9

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Bike	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		13		Pos	Pts
Year	Bike	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pos	Pts
2016	BMW	AUS 13	AUS 11	THA Ret	THA 15	SPA 15	SPA 14	NED Ret	NED 14	ITA 16	ITA Ret	MAL 12	MAL Ret	GBR 9	GBR Ret	ITA Ret	ITA 15	USA 14	USA 12	GER Ret	GER 15	FRA 16	FRA 16	SPA	SPA	QAT Ret	QAT Ret	18th	33

References

^ ^a ^b "Abraham and Brookes join WorldSBK with BMW". Superbike World Championship. Dorna WSBK. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
^ Birt, Matthew (28 July 2010). "Ducati expands MotoGP entry for 2011". Motorcycle News. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
^ Birt, Matthew (25 August 2010). "Casey Stoner critical of Karel Abraham's MotoGP move". Motorcycle News. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
^ Keen, James (7 November 2010). "Abraham 1st, Iannone 2nd". Motorcycle News. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
^ Beeler, Jensen (28 July 2011). "Who is Karel Abraham?". Asphalt & Rubber. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ Miksik, Jiri; Wiesinger, Günther (7 May 2019). "Brünn-GP: Wieso er nach dieser Saison Geschichte ist". SpeedWeek (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ "2012 Ducati deal confirmed for Abraham". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
^ Barstow, Ollie (25 November 2019). "'Angry, sad' Karel Abraham hits out at Avintia Ducati axe". Visor Down. CMG Ltd. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ Emmett, David (24 November 2019). "Karel Abraham Interview: On Being Fired By Email, Promises Broken, And Fired Crew Chiefs". Moto Matters. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

External links

Karel Abraham at MotoGP.com
Karel Abraham at WorldSBK.com
Karel Abraham at AS.com (in Spanish)
Official website

[SMR-1] "Abraham and Brookes join WorldSBK with BMW". Superbike World Championship. Dorna WSBK. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.

[2] Birt, Matthew (28 July 2010). "Ducati expands MotoGP entry for 2011". Motorcycle News. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 14 August 2010.

[3] Birt, Matthew (25 August 2010). "Casey Stoner critical of Karel Abraham's MotoGP move". Motorcycle News. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 14 September 2010.

[4] Keen, James (7 November 2010). "Abraham 1st, Iannone 2nd". Motorcycle News. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 9 November 2010.

[5] Beeler, Jensen (28 July 2011). "Who is Karel Abraham?". Asphalt & Rubber. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[6] Miksik, Jiri; Wiesinger, Günther (7 May 2019). "Brünn-GP: Wieso er nach dieser Saison Geschichte ist". SpeedWeek (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[7] "2012 Ducati deal confirmed for Abraham". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.

[8] Barstow, Ollie (25 November 2019). "'Angry, sad' Karel Abraham hits out at Avintia Ducati axe". Visor Down. CMG Ltd. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[9] Emmett, David (24 November 2019). "Karel Abraham Interview: On Being Fired By Email, Promises Broken, And Fired Crew Chiefs". Moto Matters. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

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