Imre Tóth

Imre "Imi" Tóth (born 6 September 1985 in Budapest, Hungary) is a motorcycle racer who competed for 8 years in Grand Prix motorcycle racing in the 125cc the 250cc World Championships as a privateer. He last raced in the Superbike World Championship aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1. He previously raced in the Supersport World Championship. He now owns a Supersport team called Team Tóth, which started operating when he was in 125cc (he competed as a private his entire career). He is not related to László Tóth.

Early life Tóth started his racing career in 1989 on an electric bike. The next year, he continued on a 50cc automatic LEM bike, with which he won his first race in 1991.

Early career Tóth became Hungarian champion in 1992 and 1993 with Honda QR bike in the 50cc automatic category. Then in 1994, he was inaugurated to win the championship in the 50cc stick shift category.

The next step was an 80cc CASAL bike, then raced with a Honda 125cc bike, in age ten and a half, with special permission, in the Czech Republic and Croatia. In Hungary, Tóth was not permitted to start due to his young age.

At the age of 12, Tóth became champion as the youngest rider in Slovakia.

Tóth then finished second in the Alpok-Adria tournament in year 1997.

In the Alpok-Adria tournament Tóth couldn't have participated, as the Italian regulation only allows riders from the age of fourteen onwards, but the race director permitted him to race, after checking his training results. Finishing at the seventh place, he received a special award for being the youngest rider in Italy.

After receiving the permission to race in Hungary at the age of 12, Tóth became the youngest Hungarian and international champion in the motorcycle racing history by winning the Hungarian Championship.

Finally, when he turned 14, Tóth received he gained the permission to compete in European races from the European Motorcycle Union.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season SeasonClassTeamNumberMotorcycleRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPointsPlaced 2002 125cc Semprucci Angaia Racing 20 Honda 16 0 0 0 0 0 – 2003 125cc Team Hungary 25 Honda Seel 16 0 0 0 0 0 – 2004 125cc Team Hungary 25 Aprilia 16 0 0 0 0 6 29th 2005 125cc Road Racing Team Hungary 45 Aprilia 16 0 0 0 0 7 28th 2006 125cc Team Tóth 45 Aprilia 16 0 0 0 0 0 – 2007 250cc Team Tóth Aprilia 10 Aprilia 17 0 0 0 0 2 28th 2008 250cc Team Tóth Aprilia 10 Aprilia 16 0 0 0 0 9 20th 2009 250cc Team Tóth Aprilia 10 Aprilia 16 0 0 0 0 12 22nd Best 0 0 0 0 12 20th Total 114 0 0 0 0 24

Races by year (key) Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pts 2002 125cc Honda JPN18 RSA23 SPA27 FRA22 ITA21 CAT23 NED27 GBR20 GER25 CZE26 PORRet BRA28 PAC23 MAL22 AUS23 VAL25 NC 0 2003 125cc Honda JPN24 RSARet SPA26 FRA23 ITA27 CAT20 NED23 GBR17 GERRet CZE23 PORRet BRARet PAC26 MAL24 AUSRet VAL22 NC 0 2004 125cc Aprilia RSA22 SPA26 FRA21 ITA16 CAT19 NED10 BRA18 GERRet GBR19 CZERet PORRet JPNRet QAT25 MAL18 AUS21 VAL21 29th 6 125cc Aprilia SPA16 POR22 CHN30 FRA9 ITA25 CATRet NED25 GBR26 GER20 CZE18 JPN21 MAL22 QAT29 AUSRet TUR24 VAL21 27th 7 2006 125cc Aprilia SPA26 QATRet TUR29 CHN32 FRA20 ITA25 CAT27 NED29 GBRRet GER27 CZE20 MAL23 AUSRet JPN25 POR18 VAL33 NC 0 2007 250cc Aprilia QAT19 SPA18 TURRet CHN18 FRARet ITA22 CAT22 GBR15 NED22 GERRet CZE19 RSM17 POR15 JPN18 AUSRet MAL21 VAL23 28th 2 250cc Aprilia QATRet SPA15 POR18 CHN16 FRA18 ITA15 CATRet GBRRet NED20 GER17 CZE RSMRet INPC JPN22 AUS13 MAL15 VAL13 20th 9 250cc Aprilia QAT17 JPN13 SPA16 FRA9 ITA15 CATRet NED15 GER18 GBR17 CZE17 INP17 RSM18 POR18 AUS18 MALRet VAL19 22nd 12

Supersport World Championship

Races by year Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts 2010 Honda AUS POR SPA NED16 ITA16 RSA USA SMR19 CZE19 GBR23 GER14 ITARet FRARet 37th 2 2011 Honda AUS15 EUR16 NED11 ITARet SMR20 SPA15 CZE13 GBR17 GER14 ITA15 FRA20 PORRet 19th 13 2012 Honda AUS18 ITARet NED16 ITA4 EURRet SMR13 SPARet CZE19 GBR17 RUS24 GER20 POR20 FRA13 20th 19 Honda AUS22 SPARet NED ITA23 GBR26 POR23 ITA17 RUSC GBR21 GER25 TUR23 FRA21 SPA24 NC 0

World Superbike Championship

Races by year Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 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 2014 BMW AUS16 AUS19 SPA18 SPA17 NED20 NED16 ITA20 ITA19 GBR18 GBR20 MAL14 MAL18 SMRDNS SMRDNS POR POR USA USA SPA18 SPARet FRA20 FRA13 QAT18 QAT17 28th 5 2015 BMW AUS20 AUS17 THA18 THA18 SPA18 SPA20 NEDRet NEDRet ITA15 ITA12 GBR19 GBR17 POR20 POR19 SMR22 SMR22 USA16 USA17 MAL19 MAL20 SPA20 SPA20 FRA20 FRA21 QAT17 QAT14 30th 7 2016 Yamaha AUS19 AUS19 THA22 THA21 SPA20 SPA22 NED NED ITA ITA MAL19 MAL21 GBR18 GBRRet ITA ITA USA USA GER GER FRARet FRA21 SPA SPA QAT QAT NC 0 Season still in progress.