Karel Abraham

Karel Abraham (born 2 January 1990) is a retired motorcycle racer from the Czech Republic. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from to , riding in the 125cc, 250cc, Moto2 and MotoGP classes, with the exception of 2016, when he raced in the Superbike World Championship. In he won the Moto2 Valencian Grand Prix and finished third at Twin Ring Motegi in the same class. His father, also called Karel Abraham, has owned Brno Circuit since December 2005.

Career

125cc World Championship Abraham started racing in the 125cc class of the world championship in , riding for Semprucci Cardion Blauer on an Aprilia motorcycle. In he rode for his father's AB Motoracing team.

250cc World Championship From to , Abraham rode in 250cc for AB Motoracing using Aprilia motorcycles.

Moto2 World Championship In , Abraham and AB Motoracing competed in the new Moto2 class, using RSV and FTR chassis. Abraham took his and his team's first victory in Valencia.

MotoGP World Championship

Abraham and the team stepped up to MotoGP in , having signed a contract with Ducati, he finished the season in fourteenth place in the championship; his best results were a pair of seventh-place finishes at Jerez and Silverstone. The team remained with Ducati for and Abraham finished the season with a best result of seventh at Valencia.

For Abraham switched to an ART-Aprilia running under CRT regulations, He finished the season in 24th place overall with just five points. CRT was restructured as the "Open" class for and Abraham took part with the new Honda RCV1000R. He obtained the 17th position in the riders' championship. In , Abraham struggled with the Honda RC213V-RS and did not score any points.

Superbike World Championship On 21 November 2015, Milwaukee BMW announced that Abraham would race for the team for the season of the Superbike World Championship, partnering 2015 British Superbike Championship winner Josh Brookes.

Career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing By season

By class

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

Superbike World Championship

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 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 2016 BMW AUS13 AUS11 THARet THA15 SPA15 SPA14 NEDRet NED14 ITA16 ITARet MAL12 MALRet GBR9 GBRRet ITARet ITA15 USA14 USA12 GERRet GER15 FRA16 FRA16 SPA SPA QATRet QATRet 18th 33