In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Herreros and the second or maternal family name is Casas.
Manuel Herreros Casas, also known as "Champi", (born on 20 April 1963 in Villarrobledo, Spain) is a former Grand Prixmotorcycleroad racer. He was the 1989F.I.M.80cc world champion. He is the last 80 cc world champion, as the class was discontinued after the 1989 season.[1] He was Spanish national champion (Campeonato de España de Velocidad) in the 80 cc class in 1987.[2][3]
Herreros retired from competition in 1991 and since then has been engaged in directing his race team.[4] Throughout his career, he has received several awards in recognition of his civic and sporting achievements, such as Medalla al Mèrit Esportiu (1989), the Insígnia d'or de l'Ajuntament de Torrent (4 March 2002),[5] and the l'Homenatge de l'Associació de Veïns Nicolàs Andreu de Torrent (15 August 2006).[6] He is an honorary member of UNICEF.
^Herreros, Francisco; Aznar, José Luis (1998), "Campeonatos de España de velocidad", Historia del motociclismo en España (in Spanish), Barcelona: RACC & Hipòtesi Edi-Balmes Edició SL, pp. 173–194, ISBN84-920886-5-6
^Mas Godayol (Director), Josep (1980), "Campeonatos. Cuadro de honor del Campeonato español de velocidad", Dos Ruedas. Gran enciclopedia ilustrada de la moto (in Spanish), vol. II, Barcelona: Editorial Delta, SA, pp. 336–337, ISBN84-85822-01-3
^Qué fue de... 'Champi' Herreros (in Spanish), quefuede.blogia.com, 10 October 2010, retrieved May 2, 2011
^Se fallan los premios Carta Poblament (in Spanish), noutorrenti.com, 19 November 2009, archived from the original on 30 June 2013, retrieved May 2, 2011
^La A.V.V. Nicolás Andreu de Torrent homenajea a su vecino Manuel Herreros "Champi" (in Spanish), cronicalocal.info, July 24, 2006, retrieved May 2, 2011
^"Glittering Line Up For Classic Racer Magazine Classic TT Lap Of Honor", Press release, Isle of Man Festival, August 13, 2013 – via Cycle News
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manuel, herreros, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, herreros, second, maternal, family, name, casas, casas, also, known, champi, born, april, 1963, villarrobledo, spain, former, grand, prix, motorcycle, road, racer, 1989, 80cc, world, champion, la. In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Herreros and the second or maternal family name is Casas Manuel Herreros Casas also known as Champi born on 20 April 1963 in Villarrobledo Spain is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer He was the 1989 F I M 80cc world champion He is the last 80 cc world champion as the class was discontinued after the 1989 season 1 He was Spanish national champion Campeonato de Espana de Velocidad in the 80 cc class in 1987 2 3 Manuel HerrerosNationalitySpanishMotorcycle racing career statisticsGrand Prix motorcycle racingActive years1984 1991First race1984 125cc Spanish Grand PrixLast race1991 125cc German Grand PrixFirst win1986 80cc West German Grand PrixLast win1987 80cc San Marino Grand PrixTeam s DerbiChampionships80cc 1989Starts Wins Podiums Poles F laps Points62 2 22 0 1 419 Contents 1 Career 2 Awards and recognition 3 References 4 External linksCareer editHerreros was a competitor in a total of 62 races in Grand Prix motorcycle racing between 1984 and 1991 and won the Grand Prix world champion title in the 80 cc class in 1989 without having won a race during the season Herreros took the victory during the 1986 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season in the German motorcycle Grand Prix and during the 1987 season in the San Marino GP each in the 80 cc class His only podium finish in the 125 cc occurred in the 1988 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix race at Imola Awards and recognition editHerreros retired from competition in 1991 and since then has been engaged in directing his race team 4 Throughout his career he has received several awards in recognition of his civic and sporting achievements such as Medalla al Merit Esportiu 1989 the Insignia d or de l Ajuntament de Torrent 4 March 2002 5 and the l Homenatge de l Associacio de Veins Nicolas Andreu de Torrent 15 August 2006 6 He is an honorary member of UNICEF Herreros was selected to participate in a Lap Of Honor with other famed riders John McGuinness Phillip McCallen Freddie Spencer Phil Read Michael Dunlop Giacomo Agostini and others at the 2013 Isle of Man TT 7 References edit Manuel Herreros career statistics at MotoGP com Herreros Francisco Aznar Jose Luis 1998 Campeonatos de Espana de velocidad Historia del motociclismo en Espana in Spanish Barcelona RACC amp Hipotesi Edi Balmes Edicio SL pp 173 194 ISBN 84 920886 5 6 Mas Godayol Director Josep 1980 Campeonatos Cuadro de honor del Campeonato espanol de velocidad Dos Ruedas Gran enciclopedia ilustrada de la moto in Spanish vol II Barcelona Editorial Delta SA pp 336 337 ISBN 84 85822 01 3 Que fue de Champi Herreros in Spanish quefuede blogia com 10 October 2010 retrieved May 2 2011 Se fallan los premios Carta Poblament in Spanish noutorrenti com 19 November 2009 archived from the original on 30 June 2013 retrieved May 2 2011 La A V V Nicolas Andreu de Torrent homenajea a su vecino Manuel Herreros Champi in Spanish cronicalocal info July 24 2006 retrieved May 2 2011 Glittering Line Up For Classic Racer Magazine Classic TT Lap Of Honor Press release Isle of Man Festival August 13 2013 via Cycle NewsExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Manuel Herreros Casas at Wikimedia Commons Sporting positions Preceded byJorge Martinez Spanish 80cc Champion1987 Succeeded byJorge Martinez nbsp This biographical article relating to motorcycle sport is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to Spanish sports is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Manuel Herreros amp oldid 1145637616, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
