Jorge Prado (motocross racer)

Jorge Prado García (born 5 January 2001) is a Spanish professional motocross racer who has competed in the Motocross World Championships since 2016.[1]Prado is notable for winning the 2018, 2019 MX2 Championships & the 2023 MXGP Championship.[2]

Jorge Prado
Prado in 2020.
NationalitySpanish
Born5 January 2001 (2001-01-05) (age 22)
Lugo, Spain
Motocross career
Years active2016-Present
Teams
  • Red Bull KTM De Carli Racing Team (2016-2021)
  • Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing (2021-Present)
Championships•2018 MX2

•2019 MX2

•2023 MXGP
Wins•MX2: 31

•MXGP: 7

•Combined: 38
GP debut2016, GP of Netherlands, Assen, MX2
First GP win2017, GP of Trentino, MX2

Motocross Career

Prado (#61) in a jump.

At the age of three he started riding a motorcycle and at the age of six he started competing in the first races. He won his first race at seven. His family moved to Lommel, Belgium in 2012.[3]

2011

In 2011 Prado won the 65cc FIM Junior motocross world championship as well as the 65cc European motocross championship.

2015

In 2015, Prado won the 125cc European Motocross Championship.

2016

In 2016 he made his debut in the MX2 category, in the Belgian Grand Prix.

2017

Prado in 2017

In 2017, he was the first Spanish rider to win a motocross Grand Prix in MX2.[4] He also won 3 Grand Prix’s and podiumed 5 out of 20 rounds, on his way to a 7th place finish, in the MX2 standings.

2018/19

2018

In 2018, Prado won his first ever MX2 World Championship. He won 12GP’s as well as finishing 17 times out of 20 on the podium.

2019

In 2019 Prado successfully defended his MX2 championship by winning 16 out of 18 Grand Prix’s. He also made the podium in every single race he competed in that year.

2020

In 2020, it was his debut year in the MXGP class with the KTM and the De Carli team, a top-level team in which Tony Cairoli has been racing for years.[5] For the season, Jorge won 3 Grand Prix’s at round 7, 12 & 14. He was also on the podium at 8 of the 18 rounds. He placed 6th in the final standings, in his debut year in the MXGP class.

2021

For the 2021 season, Prado remained with KTM. He only managed 1 Grand Prix win at round 5 in Loket, Czech Republic. He also podiumed 5 out of the 18 events, which led him to a 5th place finish in the final championship standings.

2022

Prado in 2022.

For 2022, Prado remained with De Carli but switched to GasGas when the team transitioned away from KTM. For the season Prado managed 1GP win at round 4 in Portugal, as well as 10 out of 17 podiums, on his way to a 3rd place finish in the championship.

2023

Prado clinched the 2023 MXGP World Championship at round eighteen in the MXGP of Maggiora, Italy. He had 14 holeshots, 11 qualifying race wins, 14 moto wins, 16 podium finishes and 2 Grand Prix victories.

After winning the MXGP World Championship, Prado posted two videos on his social media accounts showing him training at a supercross track in California, leading to speculation he may leave MXGP to race in the SuperMotocross World Championship.

MXGP Career Results

Year Rnd
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Average
Finish
Podium
Percent
Place
2017 MX2 8 25 2 21 1 23 4 11 6 9 DNF DNF 5 1 5 2 DNF 1 8 - 8.25 31% 7th
2018 MX2 11 2 2 1 1 2 4 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 2.20 85% 1st
2019 MX2 1 OUT 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 - - 1.11 100% 1st
2020 MXGP 10 9 7 17 3 5 1 3 3 2 9 1 3 1 OUT OUT OUT OUT - - 5.28 57% 6th
2021 MXGP 7 5 4 4 1 4 2 2 10 2 9 14 2 13 13 6 7 5 - - 6.11 28% 5th
2022 MXGP 2 3 3 1 3 12 OUT 2 5 2 3 2 5 8 5 11 3 6 - - 4.47 59% 3rd
2023 MXGP 3 3 2 1 3 4 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 10 2 10 - 3.00 84% 1st

References

  1. "Jorge Prado MXGP profile". mxgpresults.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. "Jorge Prado, è qui il futuro: "Il secondo Mondiale è ancora più bello"" (in Italian). corsedimoto.com. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. "El gallego Jorge Prado debutará en el Mundial de motocross con 15 años". lavozdegalicia.es. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. "Jorge Prado, campeón en el GP de Trentino". elprogreso.es. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. "MX2: Jorge Prado rinnovo e MXGP nel 2020 con KTM". corsedimoto.com. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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