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]
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Motorcycle racing career edit
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]
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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 a Yamaha TZ 250.[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 edit
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)
References edit
- ^ 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. 22 November 2011. 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. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.