Jorge Prado (motocross racer)

Jorge Prado García (born 5 January 2001) is a Spanish professional motocross racer,[1] twice Motocross World Champion (2018 and 2019 in MX2).[2]

Jorge Prado
Prado in 2020.
NationalitySpanish
Born5 January 2001 (2001-01-05) (age 21)
Lugo, Spain
Motocross career
Years active2016 - present
TeamsKTM
Grands Prix79
Championships2
Wins35

Career
Prado (#61) in a jump.

At the age of three he started riding a motorcycle and at the age of six he started competing in the first races. He won his first race at seven. His family moved to Lommel, Belgium in 2012.[3]

In 2016 he made his debut in the MX2 category, in the Belgian Grand Prix. In 2017, he was the first Spanish to win a motocross race in MX2,[4] later winning the championship in 2018 and 2019. In 2020 he races in MXGP with KTM and the De Carli team, a top-level team with which Tony Cairoli has been racing for years.[5] For 2022 Prado remained with De Carli but switched to GasGas when the team transitioned away from KTM.

Achievements

At 10 November 2021 Prado won 60 races and 35 GP in the Motocross World Championship.[6]

Year Motocycle World Championship
MXGP MX2 Titles GP wins Races wins
2016KTM 3300
2017KTM 734
2018KTM 1MX21217
2019KTM 1MX21631
2020KTM 635
2021KTM513
Total 022 35 60

References
  1. "Jorge Prado MXGP profile". mxgpresults.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. "Jorge Prado, è qui il futuro: "Il secondo Mondiale è ancora più bello"" (in Italian). corsedimoto.com. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. "El gallego Jorge Prado debutará en el Mundial de motocross con 15 años". lavozdegalicia.es. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. "Jorge Prado, campeón en el GP de Trentino". elprogreso.es. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. "MX2: Jorge Prado rinnovo e MXGP nel 2020 con KTM". corsedimoto.com. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  6. "Jorge Prado - Results". mxgpresults.com. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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