Tim Gajser

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Tim Gajser
NationalitySlovenia Slovenian
Born (1996-09-08) 8 September 1996 (age 25)
Makole, Slovenia
Motocross career
Years active2007–present
TeamsKTM (2009–2013)
Honda (2014–)
Grands Prix129 (93 MX2 and 36 MXGP)
ChampionshipsMX2 – 2015
MXGP – 2016, 2019, 2020
Wins26
(5 MX2 and 21 MXGP)
GP debut2012, GP of Europe, Faenza, MX2
First GP win2015, MXGP of Trentino, Pietramurata, MX2

Tim Gajser (born 8 September 1996) is a Slovenian professional motocross racer.[1] He has competed in the FIM Motocross World Championships since 2012. Gajser is notable for being a four-time motocross world champion.

Motocross career[]

Gajser previously competed for the Gariboldi Honda motocross racing team managed by Giacomo Gariboldi.[2] In the 2015 FIM Motocross World Championship season, he won his first world championship in the MX2.[3] Gajser moved up to the MX1 class and won the 2016 MX1 Motocross World Championship.[4] Gajser now currently competes under Team HRC and won the 2019 and 2020 season with them.

Personal life[]

Gajser was born in Ptuj, Slovenia, and is a native of Makole, a small settlement roughly 20 kilometers to the southwest.[5] His father Bogomir was also a motocross rider and introduced his son to the sport at a young age.[5][6] He remains his coach to this day.[5][6][7]

Gajser has one older brother Nejc, and two younger sisters Alja and Neja.[7] In 1995 his family went through a tragedy when his 3-year-old brother Žan was killed in a racing accident. During a race the young boy wandered on a track below one of the jumps and was hit in the temple by his father's motorcycle during landing and killed instantly.[6] Gajser rides with the number 243 in honor of his deceased brother, who was born on 24 March.[7]

Gasjer maintains a close friendship with MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez, having met the Spaniard through their mutual relationship with Honda Racing Corporation.[8] Despite having ridden motorcycles since he was three years old, Gasjer does not have a motorcycle license and has never ridden a motorcycle on public roads.[8]

Career statistics[]

  • 2007: 1. place on UEM EMX 65cc European Championship
  • 2009: 1. place on UEM EMX 85cc European Championship
  • 2012: 1. place on FIM MOTOCROSS 125 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP & 1. place on UEM EMX 125 European Championship
  • 2014: 5. place on FIM Motocross World Championship MX2
  • 2015: World Championship MX2
  • 2016: World Championship MXGP
  • 2019: World Championship MXGP
  • 2020: World Championship MXGP

By season[]

Season Class Motorcycle Team Races Wins Podiums Points Place
2012 MX2 KTM Silver Action 4 0 0 13 35th
2013 MX2 KTM Marchetti 22 0 0 112 20th
2014 MX2 Honda Honda Gariboldi 34 0 6 528 5th
2015 MX2 Honda Honda Gariboldi 33 5 8 589 1st
2016 MXGP Honda Honda Gariboldi 36 7 9 731 1st
TOTALS 129 12 23 1973

MX2[]

2012[]

Pos Bike NED
Netherlands 		BUL
Bulgaria 		ITA
Italy 		MEX
Mexico 		BRA
Brazil 		FRA
France 		POR
Portugal 		BEL
Belgium 		SWE
Sweden 		LAT
Latvia
Russia 		Loket
Czech Republic 		GBR
United Kingdom 		BEN
Benelux 		EUR
Europe 		GER
Germany 		Points
35 KTM 31 28 12 17 13

2013[]

Pos Bike QAT
Qatar 		THA
Thailand 		NED
Netherlands 		TRE
Italy 		BUL
Bulgaria 		POR
Portugal 		BRA
Brazil 		FRA
France 		ITA
Italy 		SWE
Sweden 		LAT
Latvia 		FIN
Finland 		GER
Germany 		Loket
Czech Republic 		BEL
Belgium 		GBR
United Kingdom 		BEN
Benelux 		Points
20 KTM 17 13 17 Ret Ret 17 20 14 17 Ret 23 8 14 15 14 10 14 Ret 6 Ret 7 Ret 112

2014[]

Pos Bike QAT
Qatar 		THA
Thailand 		BRA
Brazil 		TRE
Italy 		BUL
Bulgaria 		NED
Netherlands 		ESP
Spain 		GBR
United Kingdom 		FRA
France 		ITA
Italy 		GER
Germany 		SWE
Sweden 		FIN
Finland 		CZE
Czech Republic 		BEL
Belgium 		GOI
Brazil 		MEX
Mexico 		Points
5 Honda 8 10 12 Ret 11 3 3 11 6 8 9 9 17 2 4 3 11 5 4 5 2 2 2 6 3 3 4 9 8 6 7 1 5 1 528

2015[]

Pos Bike QAT
Qatar
Thailand 		ARG
Argentina 		ITA
Italy 		NED
Netherlands 		ESP
Spain 		GBR
United Kingdom 		FRA
France 		ITA
Italy 		GER
Germany 		SWE
Sweden 		LAT
Latvia 		CZE
Czech Republic 		BEL
Belgium 		ITA
Italy 		NED
Netherlands 		MEX
Mexico 		USA
United States 		Points
1 Honda 4 7 3 DNS 12 4 2 1 17 14 11 2 DNS DNS 4 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 7 4 33 2 5 7 3 2 1 2 5 2 6 4 589

MXGP[]

2016[]

Pos Bike QAT
Qatar 		THA
Thailand 		NED
Netherlands 		ARG
Argentina 		MEX
Mexico 		LAT
Latvia 		GER
Germany 		ITA
Italy 		ESP
Spain 		FRA
France 		GBR
United Kingdom 		ITA
Italy 		CZE
Czech Republic 		BEL
Belgium 		SUI
Switzerland 		NED
Netherlands 		USA
United States 		USA
United States 		Points
1 Honda 1 1 3 5 1 8 3 1 2 1 1 4 2 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 15 1 9 1 12 28 4 2 4 3 731

2017[]

Pos Bike QAT
Qatar 		INA
Indonesia 		ARG
Argentina 		MEX
Mexico 		ITA
Italy 		NED
Netherlands 		LAT
Latvia 		GER
Germany 		FRA
France 		RUS
Russia 		ITA
Italy 		POR
Portugal 		CZE
Czech Republic 		BEL
Belgium 		SUI
Switzerland 		SWE
Sweden 		USA
United States 		NED
Netherlands 		FRA
France 		Points
5 Honda 3 2 7 C 1 1 1 1 3 1 6 4 14 Ret 12 10 DNS DNS DNS DNS 10 11 8 6 1 4 9 10 7 5 1 2 453

Legend

Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Wins[]

No. Season Date Grand Prix Location Class
1 2015 19 April 2015  Italy Arco di Trento MX2
2 14 June 2015  Italy Maggiora MX2
3 21 June 2015  Germany Teutschenthal MX2
4 5 July 2015  Sweden Uddevalla MX2
5 30 August 2015  Netherlands Assen MX2
6 2016 27 February 2016  Qatar Losail MXGP
7 10 April 2016  Argentina Neuquén MXGP
8 17 April 2016  Mexico Leon MXGP
9 1 May 2016  Latvia Kegums MXGP
10 29 May 2016  Spain Talavera de la Reina MXGP
11 19 June 2016  United Kingdom Matterley Basin MXGP
12 26 June 2016  Italy Mantua MXGP
13 2017 19 March 2017  Argentina Neuquén MXGP
14 2 April 2017  Mexico Leon MXGP
15 20 August 2017  Sweden Uddevalla MXGP

References[]

  1. ^ "Tim Gajser race results". mxgpresults.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Team". Gariboldi racing. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Tim Gajser is the 2015 MX2 World Champion". MXGP. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Youthstream - Results". Motocrossmx1.com. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  5. ^ a b c Alenka Teran Košir (15 September 2016). "Tim Gajser po rdeči preprogi v domačih Makolah: Ostajam v Evropi" [Tim Gajser on the red carpet in hometown Makole: I remain in Europe] (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  6. ^ a b c Rok Virag (30 April 2016). "Bogomir Gajser iskreno o smrti sina: "Ravno tam, kjer sem pristajal, je stal kot kip. Še danes ga vidim."" [Bogomir Gajser sincerely about the death of his son: "Right there, when I was landing, he stood as a statue. Even today I still see him."] (in Slovenian). Nova24tv. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  7. ^ a b c Engelbert Osojnik (4 September 2016). "Zakaj ima številka 243 na motorju Tima Gajserja neprecenljiv pomen?" [Why the number 243 on Tim Gajser's motorcycle has a priceless meaning?] (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  8. ^ a b Pro Racing, Honda. "Tim Gajser – From Tragedy to Triumph". Youtube. Honda Racing Corporation. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

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