Nationality Spanish | Name Alex Criville | |
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Àlex Crivillé Tapias (born March 4, 1970) is a Spanish former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In 1992 he became the first Spaniard to win a 500cc Grand Prix and, in 1999 he became the first Spaniard to win the 500cc World Championship.
Contents
- Crack via llegendes 2 0 amb lex crivill
- Doohan vs criville
- Pre 500 cc
- 500 cc
- Grand Prix career statistics
- References
Doohan vs criville
Pre 500 cc
Crivillé was born in Barcelona, Catalonia. He falsified his age in order to start racing at 14 in 1985, the minimum age for a license being 15 in Spain. In that year he won the Criterium Solo Moto, a national series for 75 cc Honda streetbikes.
Crivillé started his international career in the now-defunct 80cc World Championship on team Derbi, taking a 2nd place in his very first race in 1987. He was second overall in 1988 while also dabbling in the 125cc series, which he raced full-time in 1989. He won the 125cc World Championship in his first attempt riding for the JJ Cobas team, claiming 5 victories.
In 1990 he stepped up to the 250 cc class for Giacomo Agostini's team, before returning to the Cobas team a year later. He never won a 250cc race.
500 cc
Nonetheless, Crivillé joined the Sito Pons team in 500cc for 1992, taking 8th overall, and his first win at Assen in a race missed by Mick Doohan, Wayne Rainey and Wayne Gardner due to injuries. In 1993, he again finished 8th in the championship. 1994 was his first year as a full factory Honda rider, as Mick Doohan's team-mate on the Repsol-backed Hondas which would dominate 500cc and MotoGP racing in years to come. Crivillé was fourth in 1995 and 1997, runner-up in 1996 with 11 podium finishes, and 3rd in 1998.
Doohan's career-ending crash in 1999 opened the door for Crivillé, and he took six wins, including his 100th 500 cc start at Donington Park, clinching the world championship with one race to spare. However, he finished 9th in 2000 and 8th in 2001 (with a third place at Jerez). Fired by Repsol Honda, he planned to spend the 2002 MotoGP season with the d'Antin Yamaha team, but was forced to retire due to undetermined health problems, the main symptom being fainting spells that started during the 2000 pre-season, and had continued over the following 2 years.
Grand Prix career statistics
Points system from 1969 to 1987:
Points system from 1988 to 1992:
Points system from 1993 onwards:
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)