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AB Motoracing
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Short_name | CZE AB Motoracing | |
| Last_season | 2015 | |
| Long_name | AB Motoracing | |
| Base | Brno, | |
| Czech Republic Czech Republic | ||
| Principal | Karel Abraham Sr. | |
| Riders | 17. CZE Karel Abraham | |
| Motorcycle | Honda RC213V-RS | Tyres=Bridgestone |
| Riders_champ | - |
Czech Republic Czech Republic
AB Motoracing, the trading name of Abraham Motor Racing s.r.o., was a motorcycle racing team from Czech Republic that competed in the MotoGP, Moto2, 250cc and 125cc World Championships.
History
The team started racing in running Aprilia motorcycles in the 125cc class with Karel Abraham and in the 250cc class with Jakub Smrž. From to , the team ran only one Aprilia with Abraham in 250cc. In , Cardion AB Motoracing competed in the new Moto2 class, using RSV and FTR chassis. Abraham took his and his team's first victory in Valencia.
The team stepped up to MotoGP in , having signed a contract with Ducati, which was later extended through . For 2013 the team switched to an ART-Aprilia CRT bike.
The team was headed by Karel Abraham Sr., the owner of the Masaryk Circuit – which hosts the Czech Republic Grand Prix – and his son Karel Abraham was the only rider for the team, the first Czech team with a Czech rider in MotoGP.
Results
Riders results
| Year | Class | Bike | Riders | Races | Wins | Podiums | Poles | F. laps | Points | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125cc | Aprilia | CZE Karel Abraham | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 24th | |
| 250cc | Aprilia | CZE Jakub Smrž | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 12th | |
| 250cc | Aprilia | CZE Karel Abraham | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 16th | |
| 250cc | Aprilia | CZE Karel Abraham | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 16th | |
| 250cc | Aprilia | CZE Karel Abraham | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 14th | |
| Moto2 | RSV | CZE Karel Abraham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 10th | |
| FTR | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| MotoGP | Ducati | CZE Karel Abraham | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 14th | |
| MotoGP | Ducati | CZE Karel Abraham | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 14th | |
| ITA Franco Battaini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||
| MotoGP | ART | CZE Karel Abraham | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23rd | |
| ITA Luca Scassa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||
| MotoGP | Honda | CZE Karel Abraham | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 17th | |
| MotoGP | Honda | CZE Karel Abraham | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| JPN Hiroshi Aoyama | 1 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (5) | 25th | |||
| ESP Toni Elías | 1 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 27th | |||
| JPN Kousuke Akiyoshi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||
| AUS Anthony West | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
Team results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | Tyres | Riders | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Points | Pos. | 64 | 9th | 59 | 9th | 5 | 13th | 33 | 11th | 0 | NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ducati Desmosedici | QAT | ESP | POR | FRA | CAT | GBR | NED | ITA | GER | USA | CZE | IND | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | |||||||||||||||
| CZE Karel Abraham | 13 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | DNS | 10 | C | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Ducati Desmosedici | QAT | ESP | POR | FRA | CAT | GBR | NED | GER | ITA | USA | IND | CZE | RSM | ARA | JPN | MAL | AUS | VAL | |||||||||||||||
| CZE Karel Abraham | Ret | 17 | Ret | Ret | 12 | WD | DNS | 10 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| ITA Franco Battaini | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ART GP13 | QAT | AME | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | USA | IND | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | MAL | AUS | JPN | VAL | |||||||||||||||
| CZE Karel Abraham | Ret | DNS | DNS | 15 | 15 | Ret | 15 | 18 | 14 | DNS | 19 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Luca Scassa | 17 | 17 | 16 | Ret | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Honda RCV1000R | QAT | AME | ARG | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | IND | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | |||||||||||||||
| CZE Karel Abraham | 13 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 12 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| Honda RC213V-RS | QAT | AME | ARG | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | IND | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | |||||||||||||||
| CZE Karel Abraham | Ret | Ret | 21 | Ret | Ret | 17 | DNS | 21 | 19 | 21 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Hiroshi Aoyama | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESP Toni Elías | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Kousuke Akiyoshi | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Anthony West | 23 | 20 | 22 |
Notes
References
References
- "MotoGP.com - Cardion AB Motoracing information".
- "AB MOTO RACING - Trademark, owner ABRAHAM MOTOR RACING s.r.o.". Kurzy.cz.
- (24 June 2011). "2012 Ducati deal confirmed for Abraham". [[Dorna Sports]].
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