Jorge Martínez

Jorge Martínez Salvadores (born 29 August 1962), nicknamed "Aspar", is a Spanish former professional motorcycle racer and racing team manager. He competed in the Grand Prix road racing world championships from 1982 to 1997.

Martínez is one of the most successful motorcycle racers in Grand Prix motorcycle racing history with 22 Grand Prix victories to his name in the 80 cc class and a further 15 wins in the 125 cc class.

Motorcycle racing career Martínez was born in Alzira, Valencia, Spain. He entered his first Grand Prix in 1982. Between 1986 and 1988, he claimed a total of four World Championships in these two categories, three times in the 80cc event and once at 125 cc. In the 2010 season, Aspar team rider Nicolás Terol finished in second place in the 125cc class while his teammate Bradley Smith finished fourth, both riding Aprilia RSA 125 motorcycles. Julián Simón finished in second place in the inaugural Moto2 campaign, with teammate Mike Di Meglio finishing in twentieth place on Honda-powered Suter chassis. Aspar rider Héctor Barberá finished in twelfth place in the MotoGP division aboard a Ducati Desmosedici GP10.

Martínez was inducted into the MotoGP Hall of Fame in 2019.

Complete Grand Prix motorcycle racing results

Points system from 1969 to 1987: Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 Points system from 1988 to 1992: Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Points system from 1993 onwards: Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

(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 Points Rank Wins 1982 50cc Motul ESP6 NAT- NED- YUG6 RSM- GER- 10 11th 0 1983 50cc - FRA- NAT- GER- ESP3 YUG- NED- RSM- 10 13th 0 1984 80cc Derbi NAT7 ESP8 AUT5 GERNC YUG3 NED1 BEL2 RSM2 62 4th 1 1985 80cc Derbi ESP1 GERNC NAT1 YUG2 NED3 FRANC RSM1 67 2nd 3 1986 80cc Derbi ESP1 NAT2 GERNC AUT1 YUG1 NED1 GBR3 SWE- RSM2 BWUNC 94 1st 4 1987 80cc Derbi ESP1 GER2 NAT1 AUT1 YUG1 NED1 GBR1 TCH2 RSMNC POR1 129 1st 71988 80cc Derbi ESP2 EXP1 NAT1 GER1 NED1 YUG1 TCH1 137 1st 6 125cc Derbi ESP1 NAT1 GERNC AUT1 NED1 BEL1 YUG1 FRA1 GBR2 SWE1 TCH1 197 1st 91989 80cc Derbi ESPNC NAT1 GERNC YUGNC NEDNC TCH3 35 8th 1 125cc Derbi JPNNC AUSNC ESP2 NATNC GERNC AUTDNS NED7 BELNC FRA1 GBRNC SWE4 TCH4 72 9th 11990 125cc JJ Cobas JPNNC ESP1 NAT1 GERNC AUT1 YUGNC NED5 BELNC FRA6 GBR4 SWE17 TCH8 HUNNC AUS13 105 6th 3 250cc JJ Cobas JPNNC USA16 ESPNC NAT12 GERNC AUT14 YUG- NED14 BELNC FRANC GBRNC SWENC TCH19 HUNNC AUS11 13 24th 0 1991 125cc JJ Cobas-Honda JPN5 AUS10 ESP5 ITANC GER6 AUT7 EUR4 NED14 FRA11 GBR6 RSM7 TCH4 MALNC 99 6th 0 1992 125cc Honda JPNNC AUS6 MAL4 ESP9 ITA6 EUR10 GERNC NED5 HUNNC FRA3 GBR8 BRA2 RSA1 83 7th 11993 125cc Honda AUSNC MAL10 JPN9 ESP7 AUT17 GER13 NEDDNF EUR6 RSM7 GBR11 CZE8 ITA12 USA12 FIM7 74 8th 0 250cc - AUS- MAL- JPN- ESP- AUT- GER- NED- EUR- RSMNC GBR- CZE- ITA- USA- FIM- 0 - 0 1994 125cc Yamaha AUSNC MAL3 JPN7 ESP9 AUT17 GER7 NED2 ITA7 FRA6 GBR10 CZE4 USA5 ARG1 EURNC 135 6th 1 1995 125cc Yamaha AUS13 MAL20 JPNNC ESP13 GERNC ITANC NEDNC FRANC GBR8 CZE18 BRA11 ARG8 EURNC 27 18th 0 1996 125cc Aprilia MALNC INA5 JPN8 ESPNC ITA13 FRANC NED9 GER7 GBR4 AUT6 CZE2 IMO3 CAT8 BRA4 AUS4 131 5th 0 1997 125cc Aprilia MAL6 JPN5 ESP3 ITA2 AUTNC FRA- NED6 IMO6 GER6 BRA7 GBRNC CZENC CAT12 INA3 AUS13 119 6th 0