Emilio Alzamora

Emilio Alzamora Escardibul (born 22 May 1973 in Lleida, Spain) is a Spanish former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was the 1999 F.I.M. 125cc world champion. He is the second rider to win a Grand Prix motorcycle world championship without having won a race after Manuel Herreros.

Alzamora got his start racing in the 80cc class, winning the 1989 80cc championship of Catalunya at the age of 16. In 1994, he made his Grand Prix debut in the 125 class as a member of former world champion Paolo Pileri's team. He moved up to the 250 class in 1997, but after a season marred by injuries, he returned to the 125 class. Alzamora won the 1999 125cc world championship without winning a race by virtue of 10 podium positions, defeating Marco Melandri and Masao Azuma who each had five victories. He continued to compete until the 2003 season.

Since 2005, Alzamora is the director of the Monlau Competición technical school. He manages motorcycle racing projects from the base up to the Moto3 World Championship with the creation of the new Team Estrella Galicia 0,0.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing (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 Pts 1994 125cc Honda AUS MALRet JPN16 SPARet AUT22 GER22 NED11 ITA18 FRARet GBR22 CZERet USA21 ARG5 EURRet 22nd 16 1995 125cc Honda AUS4 MAL23 JPN7 SPA7 GER3 ITARet NEDRet FRA7 GBR3 CZE10 BRA10 ARG1 EUR2 3rd 129 1996 125cc Honda MAL5 INARet JPNRet SPA2 ITA7 FRA3 NED1 GER4 GBRRet AUTRet CZE5 IMO2 CAT4 BRA2 AUSRet 4th 158 1997 250cc Honda MAL7 JPNDNS SPA ITARet AUTDNS FRA NEDRet IMO10 GER10 BRA14 GBRRet CZE12 CAT12 INARet AUSRet 17th 31 1998 125cc Aprilia JPN21 MAL16 SPARet ITA17 FRARet MADRet NEDRet GBR14 GER5 CZERet IMO13 CAT14 AUS21 ARGDNS 21st 18 1999 125cc Honda MAL2 JPN3 SPA3 FRA3 ITA6 CAT2 NED4 GBR3 GER2 CZE6 IMO4 VAL2 AUS15 RSARet BRA3 ARG2 1st 227 2000 125cc Honda RSA3 MAL4 JPN5 SPA1 FRA3 ITA7 CATRet NEDRet GBR2 GERRet CZE3 POR1 VAL5 BRA8 PAC2 AUS4 3rd 203 2001 250cc Honda JPNRet RSA19 SPA6 FRA4 ITA6 CAT7 NED2 GBR4 GERRet CZE7 PORRet VAL4 PAC2 AUS6 MALRet BRA7 7th 136 2002 250cc Honda JPN4 RSA7 SPA3 FRA7 ITA11 CAT9 NEDRet GBR12 GERRet CZE POR6 BRA7 PAC5 MAL8 AUS13 VAL3 7th 120 2003 125cc Derbi JPNRet RSA23 SPA18 FRA19 ITARet CATRet NED21 GBRRet GERRet CZE21 POR19 BRARet PACRet MAL23 AUS14 VAL24 31st 2