In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nieto and the second or maternal family name is Roldán.
Ángel Nieto Roldán (25 January 1947 – 3 August 2017) was a Spanish professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He was one of the most accomplished motorcycle racers in the history of the sport, winning 13 World Championships and 90 Grand Prix victories in a racing career that spanned twenty-three years from 1964 to 1986, mainly engaged in 50cc, 80cc and 125cc respectively.[1][2] His total of 90 Grand Prix victories ranks him third only to the 122 by Giacomo Agostini, and the 115 for Valentino Rossi.[3] In 2011, Nieto was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.[4]
Nieto specialized in racing small displacement bikes such as in the 50 cc, 80 cc and 125 cc classes but many fellow racers, including former world championBarry Sheene consider him among the greatest motorcycle racers of all time.[1] Though he was never successful at the world level racing in the larger displacements, he won Spanish National Championships in the 50 cc, 125 cc, 250 cc, 500 cc and 750 cc classes.[1] He retired in 1986 at the age of 39 with a total of 90 Grand Prix victories and 13 World Championships. Due to his triskaidekaphobia, he preferred to refer to his championship tally as "12+1".[5]
Nieto enroute to a victory at the 1971 50cc Dutch TT.
Later he operated a Grand Prix motorcycle racing team with two riders – his son, Ángel Nieto Jr. and Emilio Alzamora, who won the 125 cc title. He commentated on Grand Prix races for Spanish television. There is an Ángel Nieto museum in Madrid that displays some of his trophies and racing memorabilia. The FIM named him a Grand Prix "Legend" in 2000.[6] Nieto attended the 2008 French Grand Prix at the Le Mans Bugatti Circuit on 18 May 2008, dressed to ride with a special shirt congratulating Valentino Rossi for equalling Nieto's 90 wins. Nieto mounted Rossi's bike, and Rossi as a passenger held a flag aloft with "90 + 90", as they took a victory lap.[7]
Personal life and deathedit
Ángel Nieto had been living in Ibiza for many years.[8] His two sons, Ángel Jr. and Pablo, both followed their father into motorcycle racing, as well as his nephew Fonsi Nieto.[9][10][11]
On 26 July 2017, Nieto was hit by a car while driving his quad bike in Ibiza. He was taken to a hospital with a head trauma where he was put into a medically-induced coma and underwent surgery; his condition had been called "serious but not critical".[12][13] On 3 August, his condition significantly worsened after being woken from his coma. He died the same day, aged 70.[12]
Nieto on the big screenedit
A documentary called Ángel Nieto: 12+1, directed by Álvaro Fernández Armero, was released in 2005. The film covers his entire career and a wide array of competitors, cyclists inspired by him and reporters who covered his career contribute their opinions and impressions regarding his fight to achieve and sustain his goal of world champion.[14] The 1973 year, when Nieto raced with the 125 Morbidelli, is also recalled in the documentary Morbidelli – a story of men and fast motorcycles, released in 2014 and directed by Jeffrey Zani and Matthew Gonzales.[15]
^Rossi wins French MotoGP 20 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, AFP, 19 May 2008
^"Moto, incidente sul quad a Ibiza: condizioni gravi ma non critiche per l'ex campione Nieto". La Repubblica (in Italian). 26 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^"Ángel Nieto Jr". motogp.com. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
^"Pablo Nieto". motogp.com. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
^"Fonsi Nieto". motogp.com. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
^ abShea, Julian (3 August 2017). "Former World Champion Angel Nieto Dies, Aged 70". New York Times. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
^. Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^"Angel Nieto: 12+1". 20 minutos. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
^"Film Review: Morbidelli – A Story Of Men and Fast Motorcycles". motorcycle.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
^"Los moteros ceutíes se suman al homenaje a Ángel Nieto". 5 August 2017.
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Nieto and the second or maternal family name is Roldan Angel Nieto Roldan 25 January 1947 3 August 2017 was a Spanish professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer He was one of the most accomplished motorcycle racers in the history of the sport winning 13 World Championships and 90 Grand Prix victories in a racing career that spanned twenty three years from 1964 to 1986 mainly engaged in 50cc 80cc and 125cc respectively 1 2 His total of 90 Grand Prix victories ranks him third only to the 122 by Giacomo Agostini and the 115 for Valentino Rossi 3 In 2011 Nieto was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements 4 Angel NietoAngel Nieto in 1972NationalitySpanishBorn25 January 1947 1947 01 25 Zamora SpainDied3 August 2017 2017 08 03 aged 70 Ibiza SpainMotorcycle racing career statisticsGrand Prix motorcycle racingActive years1964 1986First race1964 50 cc Spanish Grand PrixLast race1986 80 cc Baden Wurttemberg Grand PrixFirst win1969 50 cc German Grand PrixLast win1985 80 cc French Grand PrixTeam s Derbi Morbidelli Kreidler Bultaco Minarelli GarelliChampionships50 cc 1969 1970 1972 1975 1977 125 cc 1971 1972 1979 1981 1984Starts Wins Podiums Poles F laps Points186 90 139 16 63 1 782 Contents 1 Motorcycle racing career 2 Personal life and death 3 Nieto on the big screen 4 Honours 5 Complete Grand Prix motorcycle racing results 6 References 7 External linksMotorcycle racing career editNieto specialized in racing small displacement bikes such as in the 50 cc 80 cc and 125 cc classes but many fellow racers including former world champion Barry Sheene consider him among the greatest motorcycle racers of all time 1 Though he was never successful at the world level racing in the larger displacements he won Spanish National Championships in the 50 cc 125 cc 250 cc 500 cc and 750 cc classes 1 He retired in 1986 at the age of 39 with a total of 90 Grand Prix victories and 13 World Championships Due to his triskaidekaphobia he preferred to refer to his championship tally as 12 1 5 nbsp Nieto enroute to a victory at the 1971 50cc Dutch TT Later he operated a Grand Prix motorcycle racing team with two riders his son Angel Nieto Jr and Emilio Alzamora who won the 125 cc title He commentated on Grand Prix races for Spanish television There is an Angel Nieto museum in Madrid that displays some of his trophies and racing memorabilia The FIM named him a Grand Prix Legend in 2000 6 Nieto attended the 2008 French Grand Prix at the Le Mans Bugatti Circuit on 18 May 2008 dressed to ride with a special shirt congratulating Valentino Rossi for equalling Nieto s 90 wins Nieto mounted Rossi s bike and Rossi as a passenger held a flag aloft with 90 90 as they took a victory lap 7 Personal life and death editAngel Nieto had been living in Ibiza for many years 8 His two sons Angel Jr and Pablo both followed their father into motorcycle racing as well as his nephew Fonsi Nieto 9 10 11 On 26 July 2017 Nieto was hit by a car while driving his quad bike in Ibiza He was taken to a hospital with a head trauma where he was put into a medically induced coma and underwent surgery his condition had been called serious but not critical 12 13 On 3 August his condition significantly worsened after being woken from his coma He died the same day aged 70 12 Nieto on the big screen editA documentary called Angel Nieto 12 1 directed by Alvaro Fernandez Armero was released in 2005 The film covers his entire career and a wide array of competitors cyclists inspired by him and reporters who covered his career contribute their opinions and impressions regarding his fight to achieve and sustain his goal of world champion 14 The 1973 year when Nieto raced with the 125 Morbidelli is also recalled in the documentary Morbidelli a story of men and fast motorcycles released in 2014 and directed by Jeffrey Zani and Matthew Gonzales 15 Honours edit1982 Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Civil Merit 16 1993 Knight Grand Cross in the Royal Order of Sports Merit In 2018 the Circuito de Jerez which has hosted the Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix since 1989 was officially renamed to Circuito de Jerez Angel Nieto Complete Grand Prix motorcycle racing results editPoints system from 1964 to 1968 Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 Points 8 6 4 3 2 1 Points system from 1969 onwards Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 key Races in bold indicate pole position races in italics indicate fastest lap Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Points Rank Wins 1964 50cc Derbi USA ESP5 FRA IOM NED BEL GER FIN JPN 2 10th 0 1965 50cc Derbi USA GER5 ESP FRA IOM NED BEL JPN 2 12th 0 1966 50cc Derbi ESP5 GER NED IOM NAT JPN 3 6th 0 1967 50cc Derbi ESP6 GER FRA5 IOM NED2 BEL4 JPN 12 4th 0 1968 50cc Derbi GER ESP2 IOMRet NED BEL3 10 4th 0 1969 50cc Derbi ESP2 GER FRA2 NED BEL DDR1 CZE3 ULS1 NAT YUG2 76 1st 2 1970 50cc Derbi GER1 FRA1 YUG1 NED1 BEL2 DDR3 CZE ULS1 NAT ESP4 87 1st 5 125cc Derbi GER FRA YUG2 IOM NED BEL1 DDR1 CZE FIN NAT1 ESP1 72 2nd 4 1971 50cc Derbi AUT2 GER3 NED1 BEL3 DDR1 CZE SWE1 NAT2 ESP 69 2nd 3 125cc Derbi AUT1 GER IOM NED1 BEL DDR1 CZE1 SWE FIN NAT2 ESP1 87 1st 5 1972 50cc Derbi GER2 NAT2 YUG2 NED1 BEL1 DDR SWE ESP1 69 1st 3 125cc Derbi GERDNS FRA AUT1 NAT1 IOM YUG NED1 BEL1 DDR CZE SWE1 FIN2 ESP3 97 1st 5 1973 125cc Morbidelli FRA AUT3 GER2 NAT IOM YUG NED BEL2 CZE SWE FIN ESP2 46 7th 0 1974 125cc Derbi FRA GER AUT2 NAT1 NED BEL1 SWE CZE YUG2 ESP5 60 3rd 2 1975 50cc Kreidler ESP1 GER1 NAT1 NED1 BEL2 SWE2 FIN1 YUG1 75 1st 6 1976 50cc Bultaco FRARet NAT1 YUG NED1 BEL2 SWE1 FIN GER1 ESP1 85 1st 5 125cc Bultaco AUT4 NAT3 YUG NED3 BEL1 SWE2 FIN GER ESP2 67 2nd 1 1977 50cc Bultaco GER3 NAT3 ESP1 YUG1 NED1 BEL3 SWE2 87 1st 3 125cc Bultaco VEN1 AUT GER6 NAT5 ESP FRA YUG2 NED1 BEL2 SWE1 FIN GBR 80 3rd 3 1978 50cc Bultaco ESP NAT NED BEL GER2 CZE YUG 12 11th 0 125cc Bultaco VEN ESP AUT FRA NAT7 NED 88 2nd 4 Minarelli BEL2 SWE2 FIN1 GBR1 GER1 YUG1 1979 125cc Minarelli VEN1 AUT1 GER1 NAT1 ESP1 YUG1 NED1 BEL SWE FIN GBR1 CZE FRA 120 1st 8 1980 125cc Minarelli NAT5 ESP FRA1 YUG NED1 BEL1 FIN1 GBR CZE GER2 78 3rd 4 1981 125cc Minarelli ARG1 AUT1 GER1 NAT4 FRA1 ESP1 YUG NED1 SM2 GBR1 FIN1 SWE CZE 140 1st 8 250cc Siroco Rotax ARG GER5 NAT FRA ESP NED BEL RSM GBR FIN SWE CZE 6 23rd 0 1982 125cc Garelli ARG1 AUT1 FRA ESP1 NAT1 NED1 BEL5 YUG3 GBR1 SWE6 FIN CZE 111 1st 6 1983 125cc Garelli FRANC NAT1 GER1 ESP1 AUT1 YUG11 NED1 BEL2 GBR1 SWE RSMDNF 102 1st 6 250cc Yamaha RSA FRA NAT GER ESPNC AUTNC YUGNC NED BEL GBR SWE 0 0 1984 125cc Garelli NAT1 ESP1 GER1 FRA1 NED1 GBR1 SWE RSMDNF 90 1st 6 250cc Garelli RSA NATNC ESP AUT GER FRA YUG NED BEL GBR SWE RSM 0 0 1985 80cc Derbi ESP GER NAT YUG NEDNC FRA1 RSMNC 15 9th 1 1986 80cc Derbi ESP2 NATNC GER4 AUT8 YUG4 NED4 GBRNC SWE RSM5 BWUNC 45 7th 0 125cc Ducados ESP NAT2 GER AUT NED10 BEL FRA9 GBR SWE RSM BWU 15 13th 0 Source 3 References edit a b c 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix 1st edition Hazelton Publishing Ltd 1999 ISBN 1 874557 83 7 Remembering Angel Nieto Motogp com a b Angel Nieto career statistics at MotoGP com FIM Legends PDF fim live com Archived from the original PDF on 2 October 2020 Retrieved 29 April 2020 Gadd Mick 3 August 2017 Angel Nieto dead Motorsport family in mourning over 13 time world champion mirror Retrieved 8 October 2018 MotoGP Legends at MotoGP com Rossi wins French MotoGP Archived 20 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine AFP 19 May 2008 Moto incidente sul quad a Ibiza condizioni gravi ma non critiche per l ex campione Nieto La Repubblica in Italian 26 July 2017 Retrieved 27 July 2017 Angel Nieto Jr motogp com Retrieved 5 August 2017 Pablo Nieto motogp com Retrieved 5 August 2017 Fonsi Nieto motogp com Retrieved 5 August 2017 a b Shea Julian 3 August 2017 Former World Champion Angel Nieto Dies Aged 70 New York Times Retrieved 7 August 2017 Motorcycling legend Nieto in serious condition after crash Motorsport com Archived from the original on 3 August 2017 Retrieved 27 July 2017 Angel Nieto 12 1 20 minutos Retrieved 4 August 2017 Film Review Morbidelli A Story Of Men and Fast Motorcycles motorcycle com Retrieved 4 August 2017 Los moteros ceuties se suman al homenaje a Angel Nieto 5 August 2017 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Angel Nieto Angel Nieto museum photographs Angel Nieto documentary film Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Angel Nieto amp oldid 1217194510, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
