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[]
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 Yamaha .[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[]
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[]
- ^ 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. 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. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- Venezuelan motorcycle racers
- 250cc World Championship riders
- 350cc World Championship riders
- Sportspeople from Caracas
- 1956 births
- Living people