Antonio "Tony" Cairoli (born 23 September 1985) is an Italian professional motocross racer. He has competed in the Motocross World Championships since 2002. Cairoli is notable for winning nine FIM motocross world championships, second only to ten-time champion Stefan Everts, making him one of the most successful world championship motocross racers in history.[2]
| Tony Cairoli | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 23 September 1985 (age 37) Patti, Sicily, Italy |
| Motocross career | |
| Years active | 2002 – present |
| Teams | |
| Grands Prix | 93 (24 MX2, 39 MX1, 30 MXGP)[1] |
| Championships | 9 (MX2 2005, 2007; MX1 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; MXGP 2014, 2017) |
| Wins | 178 (54 MX2, 75 MX1, 49 MXGP) |
| GP debut | 2002, GP of Belgium, 125cc |
| First GP win | 2004, GP of Wallonia MX2 |
Life and careerEdit
Antoni was born in Patti, Sicily. He began his motocross Grand Prix career in 2002 riding a Yamaha. He was the 2005 FIM world champion in the MX2-GP class. In 2007 he again won the MX2-GP world championship as well as the English supercross championship.[3] Antonio Cairoli claimed the 2009 MX1-GP FIM Motocross World Championship, and after moving to Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, successfully defended his title in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and MXGP 2014 .[4][5] Cairoli has won several motos on the Motocross des Nations, particularly in 2012 and 2013 when he managed to win every single moto he raced on. On 5 August 2012, in Czech Republic, he won his 50th GP in World Championship.[6]
Cairoli announced his retirement from motocross on September 14, 2021.
Cairoli announced he is visiting the United States to race the AMA Motocross Championship for the first 2 races of the season, which include Fox Raceway in Pala, California and the Hangtown Classic in Sacramento, California.[7]
He lives with his wife Jill Cox between Rome, Italy and Lommel, Belgium, where he is training.[8]
AchievementsEdit
| Year | Motocycle | World Championship | MdN | Italian Ch. | Supercross | Títles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MXGP | MX1 | MX2 | Titles | GP wins | Races wins | Race1 | Race2 | Nation's Overall | European Ch. | British Ch. | ||||
| 2001 | ? | 1st Cadet | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2002 | Honda | 1st Junior | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2003 | Honda | - | ||||||||||||
| 2004 | Yamaha | 3rd | – | 1 | 1 | 18th | 26th | 15th | - | |||||
| 2005 | Yamaha | 1st | MX2 | 6 | 12 | 39th | 36th | 13th | 1 | |||||
| 2006 | Yamaha | 2nd | – | 3 | 11 | 10th | 1st | 4th | 1st | 1st | 2 | |||
| 2007 | Yamaha | 24th | 1st | MX2 | 11[9] | 23[9] | 37th | 14th | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4 | |
| 2008 | Yamaha | 6th | – | 4 | 8 | – | – | – | - | |||||
| 2009 | Yamaha | 1st | MX1 | 4 | 9 | 1st | 38th | 6th | 1 | |||||
| 2010 | KTM | 1st | MX1 | 8 | 15 | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 1 | |||||
| 2011 | KTM | 1st | MX1 | 6 | 9 | 40th | 37th | 16th | 1 | |||||
| 2012 | KTM | 1st | MX1 | 11 | 21 | 1st | 1st | 5th | 1 | |||||
| 2013 | KTM | 1st | MX1 | 9 | 20 | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1 | |||||
| 2014 | KTM | 1st | MXGP | 9 | 15 | 40th | 19th | 6th | 1 | |||||
| 2015 | KTM | 7th | – | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 2016 | KTM | 2nd | – | 3 | 5 | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | - | |||||
| 2017 | KTM | 1st | MXGP | 6 | 9 | 11th | 7th | 7th | 1 | |||||
| 2018 | KTM | 2nd | - | 2 | 6 | 6th | 4th | 2nd | - | |||||
| 2019 | KTM | 10th | 4 | 7 | 16th | - | ||||||||
| 2020 | KTM | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 21st | 2nd | 1st | - | ||||||
| Total titles | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 85 | 169 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | |
| 9 world titles | ||||||||||||||
Results by seasonsEdit
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 MX2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 1 | OUT | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10 | - | - | - | 4.81 | 56% | 1st |
| 2007 MX2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | OUT | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.71 | 93% | 1st |
| 2009 MX1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.60 | 60% | 1st |
| 2010 MX1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.93 | 80% | 1st |
| 2011 MX1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | OUT | - | - | - | - | - | 2.35 | 86% | 1st |
| 2012 MX1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3.56 | 88% | 1st |
| 2013 MX1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | - | - | 2.00 | 89% | 1st |
| 2014 MXGP | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 2.23 | 82% | 1st |
| 2017 MXGP | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 3.47 | 63% | 1st |
InjuriesEdit
- 2008 – Torn Acl (Knee, MXGP of South Africa)
- 2014 – Knee injury (at MXON Kegums, Latvia)
- 2015 – Fractured elbow (MXGP of Maggiora, Italy)
- 2016 – 2 broken ribs, wrist injury[10]
- 2019 - Shoulder injury
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Antonio Cairoli – MXGP". mxgp.com. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Antonio Cairoli results at www.motocrossmx1.com". motocrossmx1.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ antonio Cairoli career profile
- ^ 2009 FIM MX1-GP final standings
- ^ 2010 FIM MX1-GP final standings
- ^ "Tony Cairoli stellare: vince il 50° GP" (in Italian). motociclismo.it. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ "Antonio Cairoli Confirms 2022 Pro Motocross Appearance". Racer X. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ^ "Antonio Cairoli: "Velocità, Fango e Gloria"" (in Italian). f1passion.it. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ a b One Race and one GP in MX1
- ^ "Rider Profile: Antonio Cairoli on Gatedrop.com". Gatedrop.com. Gatedrop. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
External linksEdit
- Tony Cairoli at MX1 web site
- Tony Cairoli at KTM web site
- Tony Cairoli at Red Bull web site
- Tony Cairoli, at Gatedrop.com, 11-9-2017
- Tony Cairoli at eWRC-results.com
- Tony Cairoli at the CONI honoured athlete website (in Italian)
- Official website
