Tony Cairoli
Antonio "Tony" Cairoli (born 23 September 1985) is an Italian professional motocross racer. He has competed in the Motocross World Championships since 2002. Cairoli is notable for winning nine FIM motocross world championships, second only to ten-time champion Stefan Everts, making him one of the most successful world championship motocross racers in history.[2]
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| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 23 September 1985 (age 34) Patti, Sicily, Italy |
| Motocross career | |
| Years active | 2002 – present |
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| Grands Prix | 89 (24 MX2, 39 MX1, 25 MXGP)[1] |
| Championships | 9 (MX2 2005, 2007; MX1 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; MXGP 2014, 2017) |
| Wins | 172 (54 MX2, 75 MX1, 45 MXGP) |
| GP debut | 2002, GP of Belgium, 125cc |
| First GP win | 2004, GP of Wales MX2 |
Life and career
Cairoli was born in Patti, Sicily. He began his motocross Grand Prix career in 2002 riding a Yamaha. He was the 2005 FIM world champion in the MX2-GP class. In 2007 he again won the MX2-GP world championship as well as the English supercross championship.[3] Cairoli claimed the 2009 MX1-GP FIM Motocross World Championship, and after moving to Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, successfully defended his title in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and MXGP 2014 .[4][5] Cairoli has won several motos on the Motocross des Nations, particularly in 2012 and 2013 when he managed to win every single moto he raced on. On 5 August 2012, in Czech Republic, he won his 50th GP in World Championship.[6]
He lives with his wife Jill Cox between Rome, Italy and Lommel, Belgium, where he is training.[7]
Achievements
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| MXGP | MX1 | MX2 | Titles | GP wins | Races wins | Race1 | Race2 | Nation's Overall | European Ch. | British Ch. | ||||
| 2001 | ? | 1st Cadet | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2002 | ? | 1st Junior | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2003 | ? | - | ||||||||||||
| 2004 | Yamaha | 3rd | – | 1 | 1 | 18th | 26th | 15th | - | |||||
| 2005 | Yamaha | 1st | MX2 | 6 | 12 | 39th | 36th | 13th | 1 | |||||
| 2006 | Yamaha | 2nd | – | 3 | 11 | 10th | 1st | 4th | 1st | 1st | 2 | |||
| 2007 | Yamaha | 24th | 1st | MX2 | 11[8] | 23[8] | 37th | 14th | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4 | |
| 2008 | Yamaha | 6th | – | 4 | 8 | – | – | – | - | |||||
| 2009 | Yamaha | 1st | MX1 | 4 | 9 | 1st | 38th | 6th | 1 | |||||
| 2010 | KTM | 1st | MX1 | 8 | 15 | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 1 | |||||
| 2011 | KTM | 1st | MX1 | 6 | 9 | 40th | 37th | 16th | 1 | |||||
| 2012 | KTM | 1st | MX1 | 11 | 21 | 1st | 1st | 5th | 1 | |||||
| 2013 | KTM | 1st | MX1 | 9 | 20 | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1 | |||||
| 2014 | KTM | 1st | MXGP | 9 | 15 | 40th | 19th | 6th | 1 | |||||
| 2015 | KTM | 7th | – | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 2016 | KTM | 2nd | – | 3 | 5 | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | - | |||||
| 2017 | KTM | 1st | MXGP | 6 | 9 | 11th | 7th | 7th | 1 | |||||
| 2018 | KTM | 2nd | - | 2 | 6 | 6th | 4th | 2nd | - | |||||
| Total titles | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 85 | 169 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | |
| 9 world titles | ||||||||||||||
Results by seasons
2004–2006
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Injuries
- 2008 – Torn Acl (Knee, MXGP of South Africa)
- 2014 – Knee injury (at MXDN Kegums, Latvia)
- 2015 – Fractured elbow (MXGP of Maggiora, Italy)
- 2016 – 2 broken ribs, wrist injury[19]
gollark: However, if you spin the entire thing very fast you can generate "gravity" centrifugally.
gollark: Without anything else going on, if you stood on the inner surface you'd fall into the star.
gollark: The original ringworld concept by Niven has a really big… ring… around a star.
gollark: What? Do you know how ringworlds work?
gollark: Excellent.
References
- "Antonio Cairoli – MXGP". mxgp.com. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- "Antonio Cairoli results at www.motocrossmx1.com". motocrossmx1.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- Antonio Cairoli career profile
- 2009 FIM MX1-GP final standings
- 2010 FIM MX1-GP final standings
- "Tony Cairoli stellare: vince il 50° GP" (in Italian). motociclismo.it. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- "Antonio Cairoli: "Velocità, Fango e Gloria"" (in Italian). f1passion.it. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- One Race and one GP in MX1
- Gaildorf
- Teutschenthal
- The team let Cairoli race in the MX1 class.
- In MX1 class.
- Florence
- Fermo
- Beto Carrero
- Arco di Trento
- Maggiora
- Goiânia
- "Rider Profile: Antonio Cairoli on Gatedrop.com". Gatedrop.com. Gatedrop. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
External links
- Tony Cairoli official web site
- Tony Cairoli profile at MX1 web site
- Tony Cairoli profile at KTM web site
- Tony Cairoli profile at Red Bull web site
- Tony Cairoli profile, at Gatedrop.com, 11-9-2017
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Ben Townley |
Motocross World Championship MX2 Champion 2005 |
Succeeded by Christophe Pourcel |
| Preceded by Christophe Pourcel |
Motocross World Championship MX2 Champion 2007 |
Succeeded by Tyla Rattray |
| Preceded by David Philippaerts |
Motocross World Championship MX1/MXGP Champion 2009–2014 |
Succeeded by Romain Febvre |
| Preceded by Tim Gajser |
Motocross World Championship MXGP Champion 2017 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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