Alex Debón Latorre (born 1 March 1976 in La Vall d'Uixó, Valencia, Spain) is a former professional motorcycle road racer, who last competed in the Moto2 World Championship.
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| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 March 1976 La Vall d'Uixó, Valencia, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | alexdebon.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editHe began racing internationally in 2000 after a handful of wildcard rides, but after several years of middling results he became Aprilia's test and reserve rider in 2006. He was promoted to a regular race ride for 2008, after some strong wildcard showings including Catalunya in 2006[1] and Brno in 2007.[2]
Debón opened the season with a pole position in Qatar,[3] leading on the final lap before dropping to fourth.[4] He took his first GP win on 18 May 2008 at Le Mans in the French Grand Prix. Having qualified on pole, he correctly chose dry tyres in changeable conditions, and pulled away to a huge lead - resulting in speculation that his bike may contain traction control, in preparation for Aprilia's planned MotoGP class bike. It was the 112th GP start of his career.[5]
For 2010 he raced for Ajo Motorsport in Moto2, with a chassis by FTR Moto. He finished second in the first race in Qatar.[6] At Assen, he crashed heavily in qualifying, breaking his collarbone having set the third-quickest time in the session.[7] During the season, Debón announced his intention to retire at the end of the season,[8] and will be replaced by Kevin Coghlan for the 2011 season.[9]
Career statistics
editGrand Prix motorcycle racing
editBy season
edit| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Number | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 250cc | Honda | Hernandez Team | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 1999 | 250cc | Honda | Team Chupa Chups | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2000 | 250cc | Aprilia | CC Valencia Airtel Aspar | 30 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 15th |
| 2001 | 250cc | Aprilia | Valencia Circuit Aspar Team | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 11th |
| 2002 | 250cc | Aprilia | Campetella Racing | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 11th |
| 2003 | 250cc | Honda | Troll Honda BQR | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 11th |
| 2004 | 250cc | Honda | Wurth Honda BQR | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 12th |
| 2005 | 250cc | Honda | Wurth Honda BQR | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 12th |
| 2006 | 250cc | Aprilia | Fortuna Aprilia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 13th |
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| 2007 | 250cc | Aprilia | Aprilia Racing | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 18th |
| 2008 | 250cc | Aprilia | Lotus Aprilia | 6 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 176 | 4th |
| 2009 | 250cc | Aprilia | Aeropuerto-Castello-Blusens | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 101 | 10th |
| 2010 | Moto2 | FTR | Aeroport de Castello-Ajo | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 16th |
| Total | 152 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 822 |
Races by year
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 250cc | Honda | JPN | MAL | SPA | ITA | FRA | MAD Ret |
NED | GBR | GER | CZE | IMO | CAT | AUS | ARG | NC | 0 | |||
| 1999 | 250cc | Honda | MAL | JPN | SPA 26 |
FRA | ITA | CAT Ret |
NED | GBR | GER | CZE | IMO | VAL 18 |
AUS | RSA | BRA | ARG | NC | 0 | |
| 2000 | 250cc | Aprilia | RSA 12 |
MAL 9 |
JPN Ret |
SPA 14 |
FRA 15 |
ITA Ret |
CAT Ret |
NED Ret |
GBR 6 |
GER Ret |
CZE Ret |
POR Ret |
VAL 11 |
BRA Ret |
PAC 12 |
AUS 18 |
15th | 33 | |
| 2001 | 250cc | Aprilia | JPN Ret |
RSA 15 |
SPA 13 |
FRA 10 |
ITA 8 |
CAT 11 |
NED 20 |
GBR 8 |
GER 6 |
CZE 10 |
POR 12 |
VAL 9 |
PAC 18 |
AUS Ret |
MAL 14 |
BRA 16 |
11th | 60 | |
| 2002 | 250cc | Aprilia | JPN 9 |
RSA 9 |
SPA 8 |
FRA 9 |
ITA Ret |
CAT 13 |
NED 12 |
GBR 9 |
GER 10 |
CZE 13 |
POR Ret |
BRA Ret |
PAC 10 |
MAL Ret |
AUS 9 |
VAL 9 |
11th | 72 | |
| 2003 | 250cc | Honda | JPN 11 |
RSA DSQ |
SPA 9 |
FRA 8 |
ITA 12 |
CAT 11 |
NED 11 |
GBR 10 |
GER 9 |
CZE DNS |
POR 11 |
BRA 11 |
PAC 9 |
MAL Ret |
AUS 5 |
VAL 10 |
11th | 81 | |
| 2004 | 250cc | Honda | RSA 6 |
SPA 5 |
FRA 9 |
ITA 15 |
CAT 8 |
NED 12 |
BRA 9 |
GER 11 |
GBR Ret |
CZE DNS |
POR 8 |
JPN 10 |
QAT 8 |
MAL Ret |
AUS 11 |
VAL 14 |
12th | 82 | |
| 2005 | 250cc | Honda | SPA 8 |
POR 13 |
CHN 11 |
FRA 8 |
ITA Ret |
CAT 11 |
NED 13 |
GBR Ret |
GER 12 |
CZE 13 |
JPN 9 |
MAL Ret |
QAT 11 |
AUS 9 |
TUR 12 |
VAL 11 |
12th | 67 | |
| 2006 | 250cc | Aprilia | SPA DNS |
QAT | TUR | CHN | FRA | ITA 5 |
CAT 5 |
NED 4 |
GBR | GER | CZE 12 |
MAL | AUS | JPN | POR | VAL 5 |
13th | 50 | |
| 2007 | 250cc | Aprilia | QAT | SPA 5 |
TUR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT 16 |
GBR | NED | GER | CZE Ret |
RSM | POR | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL 3 |
18th | 27 |
| 2008 | 250cc | Aprilia | QAT 4 |
SPA 6 |
POR Ret |
CHN 5 |
FRA 1 |
ITA 2 |
CAT 4 |
GBR 7 |
NED 4 |
GER Ret |
CZE 1 |
RSM Ret |
INP C |
JPN 3 |
AUS 5 |
MAL 6 |
VAL Ret |
4th | 176 |
| 2009 | 250cc | Aprilia | QAT 14 |
JPN 5 |
SPA Ret |
FRA Ret |
ITA 7 |
CAT 5 |
NED 6 |
GER 2 |
GBR 6 |
CZE Ret |
INP Ret |
RSM 7 |
POR 9 |
AUS 13 |
MAL 7 |
VAL DNS |
10th | 101 | |
| 2010 | Moto2 | FTR | QAT 2 |
SPA 25 |
FRA 16 |
ITA 10 |
GBR 5 |
NED DNS |
CAT Ret |
GER Ret |
CZE 7 |
INP Ret |
RSM | ARA 22 |
JPN 10 |
MAL 5 |
AUS 9 |
POR DNS |
VAL 13 |
16th | 73 |
References
edit- ^ "Provisional pole position for Alex Debon". inforally.sibiul.ro. XWD. 2006-06-17. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ Carnell, Sarah (2007-08-17). "Alex Debon takes provisional 250 pole". Motorcycle News. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ Carnell, Sarah (2008-03-08). "Alex Debon takes pole position on return to 250s". Motorcycle News. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ Carnell, Sarah (2008-03-09). "Debutant Mattia Pasini makes dream start to 250GP career with a win". Motorcycle News. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ Lostia, Michele (2008-05-18). "Debon takes dominant maiden win". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ "Tomizawa wins the first ever Moto2 race". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2010-04-11. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ Strang, Simon (2010-06-25). "Iannone takes pole, Debon injured". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ Strang, Simon (10 October 2010). "Rolfo's win, Elias's title at Sepang". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
Alex Debon, who is set to retire at the end of the year, made it a good day for the veterans with fifth place.
- ^ "Coghlan secures full time 2011 ride". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
External links
edit- Alex Debón at MotoGP.com