Héctor Faubel
Héctor Faubel Rojí (born 10 August 1983, in Llíria, Valencia, Spain) is a former professional motorcycle road racer.
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Faubel has been racing full-time since 2002, always on Aprilia bikes. After finishing 2006 strongly[1] he was considered a favourite for the 2007 125cc title, during which he battled with eventual world champion Gábor Talmácsi. For 2008, he moved up to the 250cc class. However; his 2008 season was a disappointment, as Faubel could do no better than a fourteenth place overall, while teammate Álvaro Bautista was Championship runner-up.
For 2009, he leaves the Aspar team and goes to the Honda SAG team with the sponsorship of Valencia CF. In a season marked by the economic difficulties of the moment (in the midst of an economic crisis) that makes the means available to both the team and the pilot are rather scarce. Even so, the season is not bad for Faubel who arrives on the podium (second) in Le Mans and finishes the year in ninth position, signing the best season in 250cc for both him and the team he was playing for.
In 2010, The first season of the new Moto2 (600cc and "four-stroke") was a mystery for the whole grid. A dozen brands were running with different chassis to compete for being champions in the first season of the Moto2. Faubel meanwhile dragged the problems of the previous year and only a week before he managed to gain a foothold in the Marc VDS Racing Team led by Michael Bartholemy.
He only manages to finish four races at the points, so he finishes the World Cup in 26th position, having to leave in several races.
For 2011, he returns to the 125cc category, again with the Aspar Team.
He returns to the podium in several Grands prix, and even manages to re-savor a victory in the World Championship of Motorcycling at the German GP, with the anecdote that the Frenchman Johann Zarco entered on a par with him, but when Faubel did Fast return in less time than the Derbi driver, the commissioners awarded him the victory. The fifth year ended.
To the following season, 2012, the category of 125cc happens to be denominated Moto3, with the corresponding changes in the regulation. The bikes become 250cc and four stroke.
He fails to match the results of the previous season, and in addition to Bankia's lack of sponsorship in the Aspar team they decide to replace Faubel with Luca Amato from the Aragon GP.
He participated in the last Grand Prix of the season, the Valencia GP, in the Andalucía-JHK Laglisse team, to whom his teammate from season's beginning, Alberto Moncayo, also had jump over mid season in favor of Amato's compatriot Jonas Folger, from the season's piloting an FTR and finishing in fifth position, improving any other result obtained that same season.
Grand Prix motorcycle racing career edit
By season edit
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Number | Races | Win | Podiums | Pole | Pts | Position |
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| 2000 | 125cc | Aprilia | CC Valencia Airtel Aspar | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2001 | 125cc | Aprilia | Valencia Circuit Aspar Team | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2002 | 250cc | Aprilia | RFME Equipo Nacional | 32 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 23rd |
| 2003 | 250cc | Aprilia | Aspar Junior Team | 33 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 13th |
| 2004 | 250cc | Aprilia | Grefusa - Aspar Team 250cc | 33 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 17th |
| 2005 | 125cc | Aprilia | Master Aspar | 55 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 113 | 9th |
| 2006 | 125cc | Aprilia | Master - MVA Aspar Team | 55 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 197 | 3rd |
| 2007 | 125cc | Aprilia | Bancaja Aspar | 55 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 277 | 2nd |
| 2008 | 250cc | Aprilia | Mapfre Aspar Team | 55 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 14th |
| 2009 | 250cc | Honda | Honda SAG | 55 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 9th |
| 2010 | Moto2 | Suter | Marc VDS Racing Team | 55 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 26th |
| 2011 | 125cc | Aprilia | Bankia Aspar Team 125cc | 55 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 177 | 5th |
| 2012 | Moto3 | Kalex KTM | Bankia Aspar Team | 55 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 16th |
| FTR Honda | Andalucia JHK Laglisse | |||||||||
| Total | 177 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 1093 |
Races by year edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos. | Pts |
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| 2000 | 125cc | Aprilia | RSA | MAL | JPN | SPA 22 | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GBR | GER | CZE | POR | VAL 19 | BRA | PAC | AUS | NC | 0 | |
| 2001 | 125cc | Aprilia | JPN | RSA | SPA 16 | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GBR | GER | CZE | POR | VAL Ret | PAC | AUS | MAL | BRA | NC | 0 | |
| 2002 | 250cc | Aprilia | JPN Ret | RSA Ret | SPA 11 | FRA 14 | ITA 16 | CAT 20 | NED Ret | GBR 20 | GER 18 | CZE Ret | POR 10 | BRA 17 | PAC 22 | MAL Ret | AUS 19 | VAL 15 | 23rd | 14 | |
| 2003 | 250cc | Aprilia | JPN Ret | RSA 11 | SPA Ret | FRA 11 | ITA 15 | CAT Ret | NED 17 | GBR 20 | GER 18 | CZE Ret | POR 13 | BRA 6 | PAC Ret | MAL Ret | AUS 16 | VAL Ret | 13th | 34 | |
| 2004 | 250cc | Aprilia | RSA 12 | SPA 17 | FRA 13 | ITA 14 | CAT 16 | NED 17 | BRA DNS | GER | GBR DSQ | CZE 10 | POR 11 | JPN 15 | QAT Ret | MAL 13 | AUS 16 | VAL 9 | 17th | 31 | |
| 2005 | 125cc | Aprilia | SPA 7 | POR 2 | CHN 15 | FRA Ret | ITA Ret | CAT Ret | NED 2 | GBR Ret | GER Ret | CZE Ret | JPN 3 | MAL 4 | QAT 5 | AUS 6 | TUR Ret | VAL 4 | 9th | 113 | |
| 2006 | 125cc | Aprilia | SPA 6 | QAT 6 | TUR 1 | CHN 7 | FRA 14 | ITA 5 | CAT 2 | NED 6 | GBR 4 | GER 4 | CZE Ret | MAL 3 | AUS 13 | JPN 6 | POR 2 | VAL 1 | 3rd | 197 | |
| 2007 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT 1 | SPA 3 | TUR 10 | CHN 2 | FRA 6 | ITA 1 | CAT Ret | GBR 3 | NED 2 | GER 3 | CZE 1 | RSM 17 | POR 1 | JPN 3 | AUS 3 | MAL 3 | VAL 1 | 2nd | 277 |
| 2008 | 250cc | Aprilia | QAT 10 | SPA Ret | POR 9 | CHN 10 | FRA 10 | ITA Ret | CAT 8 | GBR 15 | NED 11 | GER 14 | CZE 8 | RSM Ret | INP C | JPN 11 | AUS Ret | MAL Ret | VAL 6 | 14th | 64 |
| 2009 | 250cc | Honda | QAT 11 | JPN Ret | SPA 14 | FRA 2 | ITA 8 | CAT 10 | NED 8 | GER 6 | GBR 10 | CZE 10 | INP 8 | RSM 9 | POR Ret | AUS 8 | MAL 5 | VAL Ret | 9th | 105 | |
| 2010 | Moto2 | Suter | QAT 22 | SPA Ret | FRA Ret | ITA 12 | GBR Ret | NED 25 | CAT Ret | GER 25 | CZE 12 | INP Ret | RSM 16 | ARA 17 | JPN 30 | MAL 11 | AUS Ret | POR 11 | VAL 21 | 26th | 18 |
| 2011 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT 11 | SPA 11 | POR Ret | FRA 4 | CAT 7 | GBR 3 | NED 10 | ITA 5 | GER 1 | CZE 4 | INP 7 | RSM 5 | ARA Ret | JPN 3 | AUS 7 | MAL 4 | VAL 3 | 5th | 177 |
| 2012 | Moto3 | Kalex KTM | QAT 12 | SPA 9 | POR 12 | FRA Ret | CAT 7 | GBR 12 | NED 15 | GER 7 | ITA 10 | INP DNS | CZE 11 | RSM 13 | ARA | JPN | MAL | AUS | 16th | 63 | |
| FTR Honda | VAL 5 |
References edit
External links edit
- Héctor Faubel at MotoGP.com