AB Motoracing

AB Motoracing, the trading name of Abraham Motor Racing s.r.o.,[2] was a motorcycle racing team from Czech Republic that competed in the MotoGP, Moto2, 250cc and 125cc World Championships.

AB Motoracing

2015 name	AB Motoracing
Base	Brno, Czech Republic[1]
Principal	Karel Abraham Sr.
Rider(s)	17. Karel Abraham
Motorcycle	Honda RC213V-RS
Tyres	Bridgestone
Riders' Championships	-

History

The team started racing in 2006 running Aprilia motorcycles in the 125cc class with Karel Abraham and in the 250cc class with Jakub Smrž. From 2007 to 2009, the team ran only one Aprilia with Abraham in 250cc. In 2010, Cardion AB Motoracing competed in the new Moto2 class, using RSV and FTR chassis. Abraham took his and his team's first victory in Valencia.

The team stepped up to MotoGP in 2011, having signed a contract with Ducati, which was later extended through 2012.[3] For 2013 the team switched to an ART-Aprilia CRT bike.

The team was headed by Karel Abraham Sr., the owner of the Masaryk Circuit – which hosts the Czech Republic Grand Prix – and his son Karel Abraham was the only rider for the team, the first Czech team with a Czech rider in MotoGP.

Results

Riders results

Year	Class	Bike	Riders	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles	F. laps	Points	Pos.
2006	125cc	Aprilia	Karel Abraham	16	0	0	0	0	8	24th
	250cc	Aprilia	Jakub Smrž	16	0	0	0	0	58	12th
2007	250cc	Aprilia	Karel Abraham	17	0	0	0	0	31	16th
2008	250cc	Aprilia	Karel Abraham	15	0	0	0	0	40	16th
2009	250cc	Aprilia	Karel Abraham	16	0	0	0	0	74	14th
2010	Moto2	RSV	Karel Abraham	2	0	0	0	0	96	10th
		FTR		12	1	2	0	1
2011	MotoGP	Ducati	Karel Abraham	16	0	0	0	0	64	14th
2012	MotoGP	Ducati	Karel Abraham	16	0	0	0	0	59	14th
			Franco Battaini	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2013	MotoGP	ART	Karel Abraham	9	0	0	0	0	5	23rd
			Luca Scassa	5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2014	MotoGP	Honda	Karel Abraham	18	0	0	0	0	33	17th
2015	MotoGP	Honda	Karel Abraham	10	0	0	0	0	0	NC
			Hiroshi Aoyama	1 (4)[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	0	0 (5)[lower-alpha 1]	25th
			Toni Elías	1 (6)[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	0	0 (2)[lower-alpha 1]	27th
			Kousuke Akiyoshi	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
			Anthony West	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC

Team results

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

Year	Bike	Tyres	Riders	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Points	Pos.
2011	Ducati Desmosedici	B		QAT	ESP	POR	FRA	CAT	GBR	NED	ITA	GER	USA	CZE	IND	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	64	9th
			Karel Abraham	13	7	Ret	10	10	7	Ret	12	12	11	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	DNS	10	C	8
2012	Ducati Desmosedici	B		QAT	ESP	POR	FRA	CAT	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	USA	IND	CZE	RSM	ARA	JPN	MAL	AUS	VAL	59	9th
			Karel Abraham	Ret	17	Ret	Ret	12	WD	DNS			10	8	9	Ret	9	11	10	9	7
			Franco Battaini								16
2013	ART GP13	B		QAT	AME	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	USA	IND	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	MAL	AUS	JPN	VAL	5	13th
			Karel Abraham	Ret	DNS	DNS	15	15	Ret	15	18	14	DNS	19		Ret
			Luca Scassa														17	17	16	Ret	18
2014	Honda RCV1000R	B		QAT	AME	ARG	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	IND	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	33	11th
			Karel Abraham	13	14	13	Ret	15	12	Ret	14	13	11	14	13	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	17
2015	Honda RC213V-RS	B		QAT	AME	ARG	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	IND	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	0	NC
			Karel Abraham	Ret	Ret	21	Ret	Ret	17	DNS				21	19	21	Ret
			Hiroshi Aoyama									Ret
			Toni Elías										22
			Kousuke Akiyoshi															19
			Anthony West																23	20	22

Notes

1. Non-bracketed number refers to the number accumulated with team, with number in brackets referring to the total accumulated for the season.

References

1. MotoGP.com - Cardion AB Motoracing information
2. "AB MOTO RACING - Trademark, owner ABRAHAM MOTOR RACING s.r.o." Kurzy.cz. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
3. "2012 Ducati deal confirmed for Abraham". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.

External links

• Official website