Luca Cadalora
Luca Cadalora, riding his Yamaha YZR500 at the 1989 British Grand Prix
NationalityItalian
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1984 - 2000
First race1984 125cc Nations Grand Prix
Last race2000 500cc Czech Grand Prix
First win1986 125cc West German Grand Prix
Last win1996 500cc German Grand Prix
Team(s)MBA, Garelli, Yamaha, Honda, MuZ, Modenas
Championships125cc – 1986
250cc – 1991, 1992
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
195 34 72 29 30 1932

Luca Cadalora (born 17 May 1963) is an Italian former professional motorcycle racer who is the 1986 125 cc World Champion, 1991 and 1992 250 cc World Champion and 8-time Premier Class race winner. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1984 to 2000.[1]

Racing career

Born in Modena, Emilia Romagna, Cadalora began his professional motorcycle racing career in 1984, riding an MBA in the 125cc world championship. In 1986, he won the 125cc World Championship while riding for the Garelli factory racing team. His success earned him a promotion to the 250cc class with Giacomo Agostini's Marlboro Yamaha factory racing team in 1986. In 1991, Cadalora switched to the Rothmans Honda factory racing team and won the 250cc World Championship aboard an Erv Kanemoto-tuned Honda NSR250.[2] He successfully defended his title with Honda in 1992, claiming his third world championship.

In 1993 he rose to the premier 500cc division as Wayne Rainey's teammate in the Kenny Roberts-Yamaha team.[2] In three seasons on the Roberts Yamaha, he displayed flashes of brilliance, finishing as high as second to Mick Doohan in 1994. Cadalora rejoined Kanemoto for the 1996 season racing a Honda NSR500. Despite lacking any major sponsors, he still managed to finish the season in third place aboard the Kanemoto-Honda.[1][2]

For the 1997 season, he got a contract as official Yamaha rider in the new Promotor Racing team backed by an Austrian businessman. However, after few races the team failed due to financial problems. WCM rescued the team with the help of a Red Bull sponsorship and Cadalora ended the season in sixth place. At the beginning of the 1998 season, WCM and Cadalora lost Yamaha official support. He returned to the Rainey-Yamaha works team for a few races to replace an injured Jean-Michel Bayle, then helped develop the new MuZ race bike. In 1999 he was again with MuZ. Cadalora finished his career with Kenny Roberts' Modenas team in 2000.[1][2]

He retired with 34 Grand Prix victories in three different classes.[1]

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By class

Class Season 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
125cc 1984–1986 1984 Nations 1984 Germany 1986 Germany 25 4 9 6 5 153 1
250cc 1987–1992 1987 Japan 1987 Spain 1988 Germany 87 22 39 15 19 950 2
500cc 1989, 1993–2000 1989 Great Britain 1993 Great Britain 1993 Great Britain 83 8 24 8 6 827 0
Total 1984–2000 195 34 72 29 30 1930 3

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos. Pts
1984 125cc MBA NAT
5		 SPA
Ret		 GER
2		 FRA
12		 NED
Ret		 GBR
6		 SWE
Ret		 RSM
7		 8th 27
1985 125cc MBA SPA
Ret		 GER
Ret		 NAT
Ret		 AUT
30		 NED
7		 BEL
DNS		 FRA GBR
11		 SWE
DNS		 RSM 17th 4
1986 125cc Garelli SPA
4		 NAT
4		 GER
1		 AUT
1		 NED
1		 BEL
Ret		 FRA
1		 GBR
3		 SWE
2		 RSM
2		 BWU
2		 1st 122
1987 250cc Yamaha JPN
13		 SPA
2		 GER
5		 NAT
11		 AUT
Ret		 YUG
DNS		 NED
15		 FRA
15		 GBR
Ret		 SWE
2		 CZE
5		 RSM
2		 POR
9		 BRA
6		 ARG
4		 7th 63
1988 250cc Yamaha JPN
Ret		 USA
6		 SPA
7		 EXP
Ret		 NAT
5		 GER
1		 AUT
7		 NED
4		 BEL
8		 YUG
5		 FRA
6		 GBR
1		 SWE
Ret		 CZE
3		 BRA
Ret		 6th 136
1989 250cc Yamaha JPN
3		 AUS
3		 USA
3		 SPA
1		 NAT
Ret		 GER
11		 AUT
Ret		 YUG
Ret		 NED
Ret		 BEL
5		 FRA
11		 GBR
Ret		 SWE
5		 CZE
6		 BRA
1		 5th 127
500cc Yamaha JPN AUS USA SPA NAT GER AUT YUG NED BEL FRA GBR
8		 SWE
DNS		 CZE BRA 27th 8
1990 250cc Yamaha JPN
1		 USA
2		 SPA
2		 NAT
Ret		 GER
10		 AUT
1		 YUG
4		 NED
Ret		 BEL
Ret		 FRA
2		 GBR
1		 SWE
4		 CZE
4		 HUN
4		 AUS
3		 3rd 184
1991 250cc Honda JPN
1		 AUS
1		 USA
1		 SPA
2		 ITA
1		 GER
4		 AUT
5		 EUR
1		 NED
2		 FRA
5		 GBR
1		 RSM
1		 CZE
3		 VDM
3		 MAL
1		 1st 237
1992 250cc Honda JPN
1		 AUS
1		 MAL
1		 SPA
4		 ITA
1		 EUR
1		 GER
4		 NED
2		 HUN
1		 FRA
3		 GBR
4		 BRA
1		 RSA
6		 1st 203
1993 500cc Yamaha AUS
8		 MAL
DNS		 JPN
Ret		 SPA
5		 AUT
5		 GER
8		 NED
7		 EUR
15		 RSM
5		 GBR
1		 CZE
2		 ITA
1		 USA
3		 FIM
Ret		 5th 145
1994 500cc Yamaha AUS
2		 MAL
4		 JPN
4		 SPA
Ret		 AUT
22		 GER
DNS		 NED
9		 ITA
2		 FRA
7		 GBR
3		 CZE
3		 USA
1		 ARG
6		 EUR
1		 2nd 174
1995 500cc Yamaha AUS
4		 MAL
Ret		 JPN
4		 SPA
2		 GER
2		 ITA
12		 NED
7		 FRA
2		 GBR
5		 CZE
1		 BRA
1		 ARG
3		 EUR
Ret		 3rd 176
1996 500cc Honda MAL
1		 INA
6		 JPN
Ret		 SPA
2		 ITA
3		 FRA
6		 NED
Ret		 GER
1		 GBR
9		 AUT
4		 CZE
Ret		 IMO
6		 CAT
4		 BRA
6		 AUS
7		 3rd 168
1997 500cc Yamaha MAL
4		 JPN
11		 SPA
11		 ITA
2		 AUT
3		 FRA
Ret		 NED
Ret		 IMO
6		 GER
Ret		 BRA
3		 GBR
5		 CZE
2		 CAT
4		 INA
Ret		 AUS
Ret		 6th 129
1998 500cc Yamaha JPN MAL SPA ITA FRA
6		 MAD
Ret		 22nd 10
Suzuki NED
Ret		 GBR GER CZE IMO CAT AUS
MuZ ARG
Ret
1999 500cc MuZ Weber MAL
Ret		 JPN SPA
8		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
10		 CAT
Ret		 NED
Ret		 GBR GER
Ret		 CZE
DNS		 IMO VAL AUS RSA BRA ARG 20th 14
2000 500cc Modenas RSA MAL JPN SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER
14		 CZE
15		 POR VAL BRA PAC AUS 27th 3
Source:[1]

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
2000 Ducati RSA RSA AUS AUS JPN JPN GBR
Ret		 GBR
17		 ITA ITA GER GER SMR SMR SPA SPA USA USA EUR EUR NED NED GER GER GBR GBR NC 0

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Rider Statistics - Luca Cadalora". MotoGP.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Luca Cadalora profile at crash.net Archived 2009-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
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