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 22)
Lugo, Spain
Motocross career
Years active2016 - present
TeamsKTM, GasGas
Grands Prix79
Championships2- 2018 MX2, 2019 MX2
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.

Career Results
Year Rnd
1		 Rnd
2		 Rnd
3		 Rnd
4		 Rnd
5		 Rnd
6		 Rnd
7		 Rnd
8		 Rnd
9		 Rnd
10		 Rnd
11		 Rnd
12		 Rnd
13		 Rnd
14		 Rnd
15		 Rnd
16		 Rnd
17		 Rnd
18		 Rnd
19		 Rnd
20		 Average
Finish		 Podium
Percent		 Place
2018 MX2 11 2 2 1 1 2 4 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 2.20 85% 1st
2019 MX2 1 OUT 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 - - 1.11 100% 1st
2023 MXGP 3 3

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.
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