Carlos Lavado

Infobox Former Grand Prix motorcycle rider


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Name = Carlos Lavado
Nationality = flagicon|Venezuela Venezuelan
Years = 1978 - 1992
Teams = Yamaha
Races = 137
Championships = 250cc - 1983, 1986
Wins = 19
Podiums = 42
Points =
Poles = 22
Fastest laps = 13
First race = 1978 250cc Venezuelan Grand Prix
First win = 1979 350cc Venezuelan Grand Prix
Last win = 1987 250cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix
Last race = 1992 250cc South African Grand Prix

Carlos Lavado (born May 25, 1956 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a two-time 250cc World Champion motorcycle road racer. He joins Johnny Cecotto as the only two Venezuelans to win motorcycle Grand Prix World Championships.

He made his Grand Prix debut in 1978, in the Venezuelan Grand Prix, finishing second in the 250cc class. In 1979, he won the 350cc class at the Venezuelan Grand Prix.

In 1980, he began competing full time in the Grand Prix circuit. He went on to win the 250cc World Championship in 1983 and repeated the feat in 1986, both times on Yamaha TZ250s. In fifteen seasons of Grand Prix competition (1978-1992), he participated in 137 races, 125 of them in the 250cc division. He had 36 podium finishes and 17 victories in the 250cc class and 6 podium finishes with 2 victories in the 350cc division.

Motorcycle Grand Prix Results

Reference

* [http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Carlos+Lavado Carlos Lavado carrer statistics at MotoGP.com]