Carlos Cardús
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Carlos Cardús Carrió (born September 26, 1959 in Barcelona) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
Cardús had his best year in 1990 when he won four races and finished second in the 250cc world championship to John Kocinski in a close battle that went down to the last race of the season. In the last race of the year at Phillip Island in Australia, Cardús only needed to finish in second place behind Kocinski to win the world championship, however, his gear shift lever broke and he lost the title. He competed in the World Superbike Championship in 1994.
Carlos is the uncle of Ricard Cardús.
Motorcycle Grand Prix Results[]
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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1983 | 250cc | Cobas-Rotax | RSA NC |
FRA 21 |
NAT - |
GER 11 |
ESP 9 |
AUT - |
YUG - |
NED 16 |
BEL NC |
GBR 11 |
SWE NC |
2 | 28th | 0 | ||||
1984 | 250cc | JJ Cobas | RSA - |
NAT NC |
ESP NC |
AUT - |
GER - |
FRA 7 |
YUG NC |
NED - |
BEL 11 |
GBR NC |
SWE NC |
RSM NC |
4 | 25th | 0 | |||
1985 | 250cc | JJ Cobas | RSA 6 |
ESP NC |
GER 5 |
NAT NC |
AUT NC |
YUG NC |
NED NC |
BEL 5 |
FRA NC |
GBR NC |
SWE NC |
RSM 7 |
21 | 12th | 0 | |||
1986 | 250cc | Campsa Honda | ESP NC |
NAT NC |
GER 13 |
AUT NC |
YUG 5 |
NED NC |
BEL 6 |
FRA 17 |
GBR 5 |
SWE 19 |
RSM NC |
17 | 12th | 0 | ||||
1987 | 250cc | Campsa Honda | JPN NC |
ESP - |
GER 4 |
NAT 7 |
AUT 5 |
YUG NC |
NED 4 |
FRA 3 |
GBR 8 |
SWE 6 |
CZE 3 |
RSM NC |
POR NC |
BRA 3 |
ARG 5 |
70 | 5th | 0 |
1988 | 250cc | Ducados Honda | JPN 9 |
USA NC |
ESP NC |
EXP - |
NAT - |
GER - |
AUT NC |
NED 12 |
BEL 7 |
YUG 8 |
FRA 8 |
GBR 12 |
SWE 5 |
CZE 5 |
BRA 7 |
71 | 9th | 0 |
1989 | 250cc | Repsol Honda | JPN 8 |
AUS 7 |
USA 5 |
ESP 5 |
NAT 4 |
GER 6 |
AUT 6 |
YUG 6 |
NED 4 |
BEL 3 |
FRA 1 |
GBR NC |
SWE 4 |
CZE 8 |
BRA 5 |
162 | 4th | 1 |
1990 | 250cc | Repsol Honda | JPN 2 |
USA 6 |
ESP 4 |
NAT 4 |
GER 2 |
AUT NC |
YUG 1 |
NED 2 |
BEL 3 |
FRA 1 |
GBR 5 |
SWE 1 |
CZE 1 |
HUN 3 |
AUS NC |
208 | 2nd | 4 |
1991 | 250cc | Repsol Honda | JPN 2 |
AUS 3 |
USA 4 |
ESP 6 |
ITA 6 |
GER 2 |
AUT 2 |
EUR 3 |
NED 5 |
FRA 3 |
GBR 2 |
RSM 2 |
CZE 2 |
VDM 2 |
MAL 2 |
205 | 3rd | 0 |
1992 | 250cc | Repsol Honda | JPN NC |
AUS 2 |
MAL 4 |
ESP 5 |
ITA 7 |
EUR NC |
GER - |
NED - |
HUN DNS |
FRA 5 |
GBR 8 |
BRA - |
RSA - |
48 | 8th | 0 | ||
1993 | 250cc | Honda | AUS 6 |
MAL 18 |
JPN NC |
ESP - |
AUT - |
GER 9 |
NED NC |
EUR 6 |
RSM - |
GBR - |
CZE - |
ITA - |
USA - |
FIM - |
27 | 18th | 0 |
References[]
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Motorcycle racers from Catalonia
- Spanish motorcycle racers
- 250cc World Championship riders
- Superbike World Championship riders
- Sportspeople from Barcelona