Daniel Pedrosa
Daniel Pedrosa profile
Daniel ‘Dani’ Pedrosa Ramal
Nationality : Spanish
Born : 29 September 1985
Grand Prix début : 2001
Moto grand prix début : 2006
Berikut Debut Daniel Pedrosa:
1990
First motorcycle experience, on a 50cc Italjet motocross bike with stabilisers
1992
Pocket bike racing début on a Kawasaki
1996
2nd in Spanish Minibike championship - 6th in first race, podium in second race
1997
3rd in Spanish Minibike championship - slow start to the season due to illness
1998
Spanish Minibike Champion
1999
8th in MoviStar Activa Joven Honda Cup (Spanish Honda 125cc Youth Cup) - picked for future 125 competition by Alberto Puig, along with Joan Olivé and Raúl Jara
2000
4th in Spanish Open 125cc championship, with MoviStar Junior Team Honda - 2nd in Jérez, 3rd in Cheste, four pole positions
2001 Telefónica MoviStar jnr Team, number 26 Honda
15-year-old Dani was the youngest in the team as Puig brought Pedrosa, Olivé and Toní Elías into the 125cc Grands Prix. Elías was the first to make an impact, but Pedrosa was hot on his heels with seventh in round six, and a strong second half of the season. This included some second row qualifications, then the front row twice, plus top five results including third in Valencia and Motegi. 100 points meant eighth overall
2002 Telefónica MoviStar jnr Team, number 26 Honda
Year two saw Dani as a full 125cc title contender, with podium results from round two onwards. His first win, still aged only sixteen, came at Assen, and two more followed. A crash in Brazil didn’t help, but 243 points put him third in the championship, behind only Arnaud Vincent and Manuel Poggiali. The Spaniard started from pole six times, and recorded two fastest laps
2003 Telefónica MoviStar Junior, number 3 Honda
By 2003, Pedrosa was ready to take the 125cc title. Three wins from the first six rounds got him well on course, and no other rider could seem to mount a consistent challenge after Lucio Cecchinello lost his early momentum. After Malaysia’s thirteenth round, the points lead was an impressive 64 over Stefano Perugini. With the crown therefore secured, Dani promptly crashed in practice for the following Australian round, with a technical problem leading to a pair of broken ankles and two missed races. The year’s score was 223, with five wins, three poles, and three fastest laps
- First Grand Prix: 2001 JAP 125cc
- First Pole Position 2002 JAP 125cc
- First Race Fastest Lap 2002 MOT 125cc
- First Podium 2001 VAL 125cc
- First GP Victory 2002 NED 125cc
- Grand Prix Starts 46
- 125cc Starts 46
- Grand Prix Victories 8
- 125cc Victories 8
- 2nd Placements 4
- 3rd placements 5
- Podium 17
- Pole Positions 8
- Race Fastest Lap 5
- World Championship Wins 1 - 2003 125cc
- Total Points 566
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