- Maverick Viñales
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Maverick Viñales Nationality 
SpanishBorn 12 January 1995
Figueres (Spain)Current team Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing Bike number 25 Website http://maverick25racing.com/ Motorcycle racing career statistics 125cc World Championship Active years 2011 Manufacturers Aprilia Championships 0 2011 Championship position 3rd (248 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 17 4 9 3 3 248 This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Viñales and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.Maverick Viñales Ruiz[1] (born 12 January 1995) is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Spain.
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Career
Early career
Born in Figueres, Viñales began competitive racing at the age of three in minimotos before moving onto motocross and eventually to circuit racing in 2002, competing in the Catalunyan 50cc Championship, before several successful seasons in 70cc "metrakit" bikes.[2] In 2007, he became champion of the Catalonian 125cc Championship, and repeated the feat in 2008, as well as winning the Mediterranean Trophy. He moved up to the CEV Buckler 125GP series in 2009, with the Blusens-BQR team, partnering Miguel Oliveira in the team. Viñales finished the season as Rookie of the Year as he finished as the runner-up to Alberto Moncayo in the championship standings, by just four points. Viñales claimed four successive podiums during the season, including a victory by almost four seconds at Jerez.[3] In 2010, Viñales and Oliveira joined different teams from Blusens, and battled it out for the championship title, and despite winning two races – both at Albacete – to Oliveira's four, Viñales won the title by two points after finishing each of the season's seven races on the podium.[1] The two riders also battled for the European Championship title at Albacete, and again was decided in the favour of Viñales.[4]
125cc World Championship
Viñales moved into the 125cc World Championship ahead of the 2011 season, partnering category veteran Sergio Gadea, who returned to the 125cc class after a season in Moto2, at the SuperMartxé VIP team after the Blusens-BQR team joined forces with American socialite Paris Hilton.[5] He impressed during pre-season testing at Valencia,[6] and finished ninth on his Grand Prix début in Qatar. After retiring at Jerez due to brake failure, Viñales finished fourth at Estoril, narrowly missing out on a podium to Johann Zarco in a photo-finish with the margin between the pair being 0.002 seconds.[7] Two weeks later at Le Mans, Viñales took his first front-row grid start with third place, and after a race-long battle with championship leader Nicolás Terol, Terol made a mistake at the penultimate corner and Viñales cut inside him and took the victory by 0.048 seconds.[8][9] His victory, at the age of 16 years, 123 days, made him the third-youngest rider to win a Grand Prix race behind Scott Redding and Marco Melandri.[10] Three further victories during the season enabled Viñales to finish his rookie season in third place in the championship standings.
Career statistics
By season
Season Class Motorcycle Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd 2011 125cc Aprilia 17 4 9 3 3 248 3rd Total 17 4 9 3 3 248 By class
Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp 125 cc 2011 2011 Qatar 2011 France 2011 France 17 4 9 3 3 248 0 Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Yr Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final Pos Pts 2011 125cc Aprilia QAT
9SPA
RetPOR
4FRA
1CAT
2GBR
RetNED
1ITA
3GER
3CZE
6IND
2RSM
7ARA
3JPN
4AUS
8MAL
1VAL
13rd 248 References
- ^ a b "Campeonato de España de Velocidad, Circuito de Jerez – 7ª Prueba: Clasificación Final" (PDF). CEV Buckler. Dorna Sports. 21 November 2010. http://www.cevbuckler.com/xml/clasificaciones/2010/clas_125.pdf. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "SuperMartxé VIP by Paris Hilton Racing Team" (PDF). SuperMartXé. Piensa en Verde Agency. p. 11. http://supermartxe.com/parishilton/dossier_en.pdf. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Campeonato de España de Velocidad, Circuito de Jerez – 125GP: Clasificacion oficial de carrera" (PDF). CEV Buckler. Dorna Sports. 7 June 2009. http://www.cevbuckler.com/pdfclasificaciones_2009/jerez_2/125_carrera_definitiva.pdf. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Spanish success in European Championship with victories for Viñales, Barragán and Morales". motogp.com (Dorna Sports). 24 October 2010. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2010/race+european+championshp. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Paris Hilton to launch 125cc team". motogp.com (Dorna Sports). 13 December 2010. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2010/Paris+Hilton+125+team+2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Valencia Test unleashes new 125cc crop". motogp.com (Dorna Sports). 15 February 2011. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2011/viales+and+Oliveira+on+test+valencia. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ Margaria, Alice (1 May 2011). "Terol walks to Estoril win". GPone (Buffer Overflow srl). http://www.gpone.com/index.php/en/news/37-ultime-news/3551-125-terol-vince-anche-estoril.html. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ Cambio, Tom (15 May 2011). "Viñales snatches his first 125GP win from Terol". Motor Cycle News (Bauer Media Group). http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/MotoGP/2011/May/may1511-le-mans-motogp-vinales-snatches-first-125gp-win-from-terol/. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Viñales snatches stunning maiden win from Terol in Le Mans". motogp.com (Dorna Sports). 15 May 2011. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2011/Viales+edges+Terol+to+get+first+win+in+Le+Mans. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Precocious talent Viñales comes to the fore". motogp.com (Dorna Sports). 18 May 2011. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2011/Vinales+reaction+Le+Mans+GP. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
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Sporting positions Preceded by
Alberto MoncayoCEV Buckler 125GP
Champion
2010Succeeded by
IncumbentPreceded by
Marcel SchrötterEuropean 125cc
Champion
2010Succeeded by
Romano FenatiCategories:- 125cc World Championship riders
- Spanish motorcycle racers
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Alt Empordà
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