Dani Pedrosa

Dani Pedrosa
NationalitySpanish
Born (1985-09-29) 29 September 1985 (age 39)
Sabadell, Spain
Current teamRed Bull KTM Factory Racing (Test rider)
Bike number26
Websitedanipedrosa.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years20062018, 2021, 20232024
ManufacturersHonda (20062018)
KTM (2021, 20232024)
Championships0
2023 championship position21st (32 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
220 31 112 31 44 3015
250cc World Championship
Active years20042005
ManufacturersHonda
Championships2 (2004, 2005)
2005 championship position1st (309 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
32 15 24 9 15 626
125cc World Championship
Active years20012003
ManufacturersHonda
Championships1 (2003)
2003 championship position1st (223 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
46 8 17 9 5 566

Daniel Pedrosa Ramal (born 29 September 1985) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer who retired from regular competition after the 2018 season.[1] He grew up in Castellar del Vallès, a village near Sabadell. He is a three-time World Champion being the 125cc world champion in 2003, 250cc world champion in 2004, the youngest ever to win it and repeated it in 2005.

Pedrosa is a test and development rider for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing. In 2021, he returned to race for KTM as a wildcard rider in Austria at the Styrian Grand Prix, followed by two outings in 2023, resulting in placing 6th and 7th at Jerez and two 4th places at Misano.[2]

Pedrosa is best known for his time with the Repsol Honda Team in the MotoGP class finishing championship runner-up in 2007, 2010 and 2012 and is one of the most successful modern MotoGP riders with 31 MotoGP victories and 112 podiums.

In 2019, the former Curva Dry Sac, a corner at the Spanish Circuito de Jerez, was renamed Curva Dani Pedrosa (English: Dani Pedrosa Corner) in his honour.[3] He has been described as the best MotoGP rider to have never won a MotoGP World Championship.[4][5] Pedrosa also competed in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe in 2022, driving for FFF Racing Team.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference retirement was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Matias, Bernardo (31 December 2023). "The 2023 Season for Wildcards and replacement riders in MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa stood out". Motorcycle Sports. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  3. ^ Jerez Turn 6 named after Pedrosa MotoGP.com, 3 May 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019
  4. ^ Newman, Luke (23 December 2020). "The Top 5 MotoGP Riders to never win a MotoGP World Championship". DriveTribe. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Dani Pedrosa, the best rider to never win a premier class title". everythingmotoracing.com. 20 August 2020.
  6. ^ Brownell, Bradley (28 March 2022). "MotoGP Star Dani Pedrosa Will Race Lamborghini Super Trofeo In 2022". Jalopnik. Retrieved 7 April 2022.