Jorge Prado García (born 5 January 2001) is a Spanish professional motocross racer who competed in the Motocross World Championships from 2016 to 2024.[1] Prado is a two-time MXGP & MX2 Motocross World Champion.[2]
| Jorge Prado | |
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 Prado in 2020. | |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 5 January 2001 (age 23) Lugo, Galicia,Spain |
| Motocross career | |
| Years active | 2016-Present |
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| GP debut | 2016, GP of Netherlands, Assen, MX2 |
| First GP win | 2017, GP of Trentino, MX2 |
Motocross career
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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]
2011
editIn 2011 Prado won the 65cc FIM Junior motocross world championship as well as the 65cc European motocross championship.
2015
editIn 2015, Prado won the 125cc European Motocross Championship.
2016
editIn 2016, he debuted in the MX2 World Championship with a 3rd place finish at Assen, Netherlands.
2017
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In 2017, he was the first Spanish rider to win a motocross Grand Prix in MX2.[4] He also won 3 Grand Prix’s and podiumed 5 out of 20 rounds, on his way to a 7th place finish, in the MX2 standings.
2018/19
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In 2018, Prado won the MX2 World Championship. He won 12GP’s and finished 17 times on the podium.
- 2019
In 2019, Prado successfully defended his MX2 championship by winning 16 out of 18 Grand Prix’s. He also made the podium in every single race he competed in that year.
2020
editIn 2020, it was his debut year in the MXGP class with the Red Bull KTM De Carli team.[5] For the season, Jorge won 3 Grand Prix’s at round 7, 12 & 14. He was also on the podium at 8 of the 18 rounds. He placed 6th in the final standings, in his debut year in the MXGP class.
2021
editFor the 2021 season, Prado remained with KTM. He only managed 1 Grand Prix win at round 5 in Loket, Czech Republic. He also podiumed 5 out of the 18 events, which led him to a 5th place finish in the final championship standings.
2022
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For 2022, Prado remained with De Carli but switched to GasGas when the team transitioned away from KTM. For the season Prado managed 1GP win at round 4 in Portugal, as well as 10 out of 17 podiums, on his way to a 3rd place finish in the championship.
2023
editPrado clinched the 2023 MXGP World Championship at round eighteen in the MXGP of Maggiora, Italy. He had 14 holeshots, 11 qualifying race wins, 14 moto wins, 16 podium finishes and 2 Grand Prix victories.
After winning the MXGP World Championship, Prado posted several videos on his social media accounts showing him training at a supercross track in California, leading to speculation he may leave MXGP to race in the SuperMotocross World Championship. On November 9, 2023, Prado clarified his future racing plans on the motocross focused podcast Gypsy Tales. On December 1, 2023 Prado and GasGas announced that he would enter the first three rounds of the 2024 Supercross season, making his official supercross debut. Prado joined Sébastien Tortelli as the only reigning premier class motocross world champion to race supercross in the same year.
2024
edit- 2024 AMA Supercross
Prado race the first four rounds of the 2024 AMA Supercross Championship as a preview for 2025. Most notable was a heat race win in the Muddy conditions of San Francisco at round 2.
- 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship
For the 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship, Prado chose the number 1 over his 61 to defend his title.
Jorge started the season strong, dominating the first 4 GP’s. He showcased his starting prowess, speed & consistency throughout the season, only dropping major points from mud races at rounds 5 & 10. He had to play catchup to Gajser who held a minor lead over Prado for a majority of the season. Going into the first moto of round 19/20, Gajser held a 14 point lead over Jorge Prado. After a first turn crash, Gajser broke a footpeg which relegated him to 17th, whereas Prado took a 2nd place. Gajser would finish 2nd in race two, Prado took the overall victory & a 7 point lead for the final round. Prado successfully defended his MXGP World Championship in his final MXGP racing year & ended the season with 11GP wins, 16 podiums & 2 finishes outside the top 4.
MXGP Career Results
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Rnd 9 |
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Average Finish |
Podium Percent |
Place |
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| 2017 MX2 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 9 | DNF | DNF | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | DNF | 1 | 8 | - | 8.25 | 31% | 7th |
| 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 |
| 2020 MXGP | 10 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | - | - | 5.28 | 57% | 6th |
| 2021 MXGP | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | - | - | 6.11 | 28% | 5th |
| 2022 MXGP | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | OUT | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 6 | - | - | 4.47 | 59% | 3rd |
| 2023 MXGP | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | - | 3.00 | 84% | 1st |
| 2024 MXGP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.64 | 80% | 1st |
AMA Supercross/Motocross results
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Average Finish |
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| 2024 450 SX | 13 | 7 | 11 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.75 | - | 22nd |
Notes:
- 1) Prado raced a partial supercross schedule in 2024.
References
edit- ^ "Jorge Prado MXGP profile". mxgpresults.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Jorge Prado, è qui il futuro: "Il secondo Mondiale è ancora più bello"" (in Italian). corsedimoto.com. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "El gallego Jorge Prado debutará en el Mundial de motocross con 15 años". lavozdegalicia.es. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Jorge Prado, campeón en el GP de Trentino". elprogreso.es. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "MX2: Jorge Prado rinnovo e MXGP nel 2020 con KTM". corsedimoto.com. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
External links
edit- Jorge Prado García at MXGP web site
- Official website