Adu Celso

Adu Celso-Santos (born Eduardo Celso Santos, 7 August 1945 - 6 February 2005) was a Brazilian professional motorcycle road racer. He was the first Brazilian to compete in Grand Prix motorcycle racing.

Celso-Santos was popular on the Grand Prix circuit during first half of the 1970s. He raced from 1972 to the 1975 season before returning to Brazil.

In the 1973 Grand Prix season, he gained his only victory in a race counting for world championship points when he won the 350cc class at the Spanish Grand Prix held at the Jarama Circuit.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results Points system from 1969 onwards: Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

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

Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points Rank Wins 1972 350cc Yamaha GER- FRA7 AUT- NAT- IOM- YUG- NED4 DDR- CZE- SWE- FIN- ESP4 12 14th 01973 250cc Yamaha FRA- AUT- GER4 IOM- YUG6 NED6 BEL- CZE- SWE3 FIN- ESP- 20 12th 0 350cc Yamaha FRA10 AUT- GER- NAT- IOM- YUG5 NED7 CZE10 SWE5 FIN- ESP1 33 7th 1 1974 350cc Yamaha FRA- GER- AUT- NAT9 IOM- NED- SWE- FIN- YUG- ESP- 2 45th 01975 350cc Yamaha FRA- ESP9 AUT3 GER- NAT- IOM- NED- BEL- SWE- FIN- CZE- YUG- 12 18th 0 500cc Yamaha FRA- ESP- AUT- GER9 NAT- IOM- NED- BEL- SWE- FIN- CZE- YUG- 2 41st 0