Carlos Lavado

{{short description|Venezuelan motorcycle racer}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox motorcycle rider | image = Carlos Lavado (cropped).jpg |caption = Lavado in 2013 |name = Carlos Lavado |nationality = Venezuelan |GP Active years = [[1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1978]] - [[1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1992]] |GP Teams = [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] |GP Race Starts = 137 |GP Championships = 250cc - [[1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1983]], [[1986 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1986]] |GP Race Wins = 19 |GP Podiums = 42 |GP Total Points = |GP Poles = 22 |GP Fastest laps = 13 |GP First race = [[1978 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix|1978 250cc Venezuelan Grand Prix]] |GP First win = [[1979 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix|1979 350cc Venezuelan Grand Prix]] |GP Last win = [[1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1987]] 250cc [[Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|Yugoslavian Grand Prix]] |GP Last race = [[1992 South African motorcycle Grand Prix|1992 250cc South African Grand Prix]] }} '''Carlos Alberto Lavado Jones''' (born May 25, 1956) is a [[Venezuelans|Venezuelan]] former professional [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] motorcycle racer.<ref name="Carlos Lavado career statistics">{{cite web |url=https://www.motogp.com/en/riders/carlos-lavado/1b6dfe59-c60b-4562-a68a-64b746601ff3 |title=Carlos Lavado career statistics |publisher=motogp.com |access-date=February 24, 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Carlos Lavado profile">{{cite web |url=http://global.yamaha-motor.com/race/wgp-50th/race_archive/riders/carlos_lavado/ |title=Carlos Lavado profile |publisher=global.yamaha-motor.com |access-date=February 24, 2012 }}</ref> He competed in the [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]] motorcycle Grand Prix world championships from 1978 to 1992. Lavado is notable for winning two [[List of 250cc/Moto2 Motorcycle World Champions|250cc road racing world championships]] in 1983 and 1986.<ref name="Carlos Lavado career statistics"/> He joins [[Johnny Cecotto]] as the only two Venezuelans to win Grand Prix World Championships.<ref name="Carlos Lavado profile"/><ref name="Yamaha Recognizes Two-Time 250cc World Champion Carlos Lavado">{{cite web |url=http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/yamaha-recognizes-two-time-250cc-world-champion-carlos-lavado/ |title=Yamaha Recognizes Two-Time 250cc World Champion Carlos Lavado |date=22 November 2011 |publisher=roadracingworld.com |access-date=February 24, 2012 }}</ref>

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==Motorcycle racing career== Born in [[Caracas, Venezuela]], Lavado made his international racing debut in the [[1978 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix|1978 Venezuelan Grand Prix]], finishing second in the 250cc class.<ref name="Carlos Lavado career statistics"/> The following season, he won the 350cc class at the [[1979 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix|1979 Venezuelan Grand Prix]].<ref name="Carlos Lavado career statistics"/> [[File:TT Assen Lavado in aktie (winnaar 250 cc ), Bestanddeelnr 930-9046.jpg|thumb|left|Lavado enroute to a victory at the 1980 250cc Dutch TT.]]

In [[1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1980]], Lavado began competing full-time on the Grand Prix circuit.<ref name="Carlos Lavado career statistics"/> He went on to win the 250cc World Championship in [[1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1983]] and repeated the feat in [[1986 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1986]], both times on a [[Yamaha TZ 250]].<ref name="Carlos Lavado career statistics"/> At the [[1983 Dutch TT]], Lavado and [[Iván Palazzese]] finished in first and second place marking the first time that Venezuelan riders had claimed the top two places in a world championship Grand Prix race.<ref>{{Citation |first=Peter | last=Clifford |year=1983 |title=Motocourse 1983-1984 |publisher =Hazleton Publishing Ltd |isbn=0-905138-26-0 |quote=Anyway, it was the first one-two Grand Prix for Venezuela.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1983/NED/250cc |title=1983 250cc Dutch TT results |publisher=MotoGP.com |access-date=16 October 2018 |archive-date=17 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017001942/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1983/NED/250cc |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In fifteen seasons of Grand Prix competition (1978–1992), Lavado participated in 137 races, 125 of them in the 250cc division.<ref name="Carlos Lavado career statistics"/> He had 36 podium finishes and 17 victories in the 250cc class and 6 podium finishes with 2 victories in the 350cc division.<ref name="Carlos Lavado career statistics"/> After he retired from competition, he continued his involvement in Grand Prix racing serving as advisor to Venezuelan motorcycle racers [[Robertino Pietri]] and [[Gabriel Ramos (motorcyclist)|Gabriel Ramos]].<ref name="Yamaha Recognizes Two-Time 250cc World Champion Carlos Lavado"/>

==Motorcycle Grand Prix Results== Points system from 1969 to 1987: {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- | '''Position''' | width=20| 1 | width=20| 2 | width=20| 3 | width=20| 4 | width=20| 5 | width=20| 6 | width=20| 7 | width=20| 8 | width=20| 9 | width=20| 10 |- | '''Points''' | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |} Points system from 1988 to 1992: {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- | '''Position''' | width=20| 1 | width=20| 2 | width=20| 3 | width=20| 4 | width=20| 5 | width=20| 6 | width=20| 7 | width=20| 8 | width=20| 9 | width=20| 10 | width=20| 11 | width=20| 12 | width=20| 13 | width=20| 14 | width=20| 15 |- | '''Points''' | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |}

([[Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%" ! Year ! Class ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! Points ! Rank ! Wins |- ! [[1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1978]] ! 250cc ! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1978 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix|VEN]] 2 | [[1978 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] - | [[1978 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] - | [[1978 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] - | [[1978 Dutch TT|NED]] - | [[1978 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] - | [[1978 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] - | [[1978 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]] - | [[1978 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] - | [[1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] - | [[1978 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] - | [[1978 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] - | | | | 12 ! 17th | 0 |- ! [[1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1979]] ! 350cc ! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1979 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix|VEN]] 1 | [[1979 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] - | [[1979 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] - | [[1979 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] - | [[1979 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] - | [[1979 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] - | [[1979 Dutch TT|NED]] - | [[1979 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]] - | [[1979 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] - | [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] - | [[1979 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] - | | | | | 15 ! 14th | 1 |- ! rowspan=2|[[1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1980]] ! 250cc ! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | [[1980 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] - |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1980 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] 9 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1980 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] 7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] 4 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[1980 Dutch TT|NED]]'' 1 | [[1980 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] - | [[1980 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]] - | [[1980 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] - | [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] - | [[1980 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] - | | | | | | 29 ! 6th | 1 |- ! 350cc ! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | [[1980 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] - | | [[1980 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] - | |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1980 Dutch TT|NED]] 5 | | | [[1980 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] - |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] 9 | [[1980 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] - | | | | | | 8 ! 13th | 0 |- ! rowspan=2|[[1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1981]] ! 250cc ! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | [[Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix|ARG]] - | |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1981 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] 2 | [[1981 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] - |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1981 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] 3 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] 3 | |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1981 Dutch TT|NED]] 2 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1981 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] 2 | [[1981 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]] - | [[1981 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] - | [[1981 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]] - | [[1981 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] - | [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] - | | 56 ! 4th | 0 |- ! 350cc ! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix|ARG]] 3 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] 5 | [[1981 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] - |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] 8 | | |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1981 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] 3 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1981 Dutch TT|NED]] 2 | | | [[1981 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] - | | | [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] - | | 41 ! 5th | 0 |- ! rowspan=2|[[1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1982]] ! 250cc ! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | | | [[1982 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] - |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1982 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] 1 | [[1982 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] - | [[1982 Dutch TT|NED]] - | [[1982 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] - | [[1982 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] - |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1982 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 8 | [[1982 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] - |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]] 5 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] 1 | [[1982 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]] - | [[1982 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] - | | 39 ! 5th | 2 |- ! 350cc ! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1982 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix|ARG]] 1 | [[1982 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] - | [[1982 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] - | |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1982 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] 2 | [[1982 Dutch TT|NED]] - | | |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1982 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 4 | | [[Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]] - |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] 10 | | [[1982 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] - | | 36 ! 5th | 1 |- ! [[1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1983]] ! 250cc ! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1983 South African motorcycle Grand Prix|RSA]] 7 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1983 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] Ret |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1983 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] 1 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[1983 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]'' 1 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1983 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] 7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1983 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] 7 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1983 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] 1 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[1983 Dutch TT|NED]]''''' 1 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1983 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] 3 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1983 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 4 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1983 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] 3 | | | | | 100 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|1st]]''' | 4 |- ! [[1984 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1984]] ! 250cc ! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1984 South African motorcycle Grand Prix|RSA]] 9 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1984 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] 15 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1984 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] 3 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''[[1984 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]'' 5 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1984 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] 5 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1984 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] 2 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ''[[1984 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]'' Ret |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[1984 Dutch TT|NED]]''' 1 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1984 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] Ret |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1984 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 3 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1984 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] 7 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[1984 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]]''' 2 | | | | 77 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd''' | 1 |- ! [[1985 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1985]] ! 250cc ! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''[[1985 South African motorcycle Grand Prix|RSA]]''' 4 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1985 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] 1 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1985 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] Ret |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1985 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] 2 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1985 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] 9 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1985 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] 2 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[1985 Dutch TT|NED]]''' Ret |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1985 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] 2 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1985 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] 5 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[1985 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]''' Ret |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[1985 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]''' 2 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[1985 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]]''''' 1 | | | | 94 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd''' | 2 |- ! [[1986 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1986]] ! 250cc ! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1986 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] 1 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1986 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] 2 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[1986 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]''' 1 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[1986 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]''' 1 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''''[[1986 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]''''' Ret |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[1986 Dutch TT|NED]]''' 1 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[1986 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]''' Ret |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[1986 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]'' 1 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[1986 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]''' 2 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1986 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] 1 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''''[[1986 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]]''''' Ret | | | | | 114 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|1st]]''' | 6 |- ! [[1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1987]] ! 250cc ! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | [[Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]] - |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1987 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] 10 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''[[1987 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]'' 6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1987 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] 6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1987 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] 8 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[1987 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]''''' 1 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''[[1987 Dutch TT|NED]]''' 10 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1987 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1987 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''[[1987 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]'' 4 | [[1987 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] - | [[1987 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]] - |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1987 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|POR]] Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1987 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix|BRA]] 5 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1987 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix|ARG]] 9 | 46 ! 10th | 1 |- ! [[1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1988]] ! 250cc ! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1988 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]] 13 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1988 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]] Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1988 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[1988 Expo 92 motorcycle Grand Prix|EXP]]''' Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1988 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] 7 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1988 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1988 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1988 Dutch TT|NED]] Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1988 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] 5 | [[1988 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] - | [[1988 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] - |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1988 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1988 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1988 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] 9 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1988 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix|BRA]] 2 | 55 ! 11th | 0 |- ! [[1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1989]] ! 250cc ! [[Aprilia]] | [[1989 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]] - | [[1989 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]] - | [[1989 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]] - | [[1989 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] - | [[1989 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] - | [[1989 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] - | [[1989 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] - | [[1989 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] - |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1989 Dutch TT|NED]] 10 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1989 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] 15 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1989 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] 18 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1989 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1989 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1989 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] 9 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1989 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix|BRA]] 7 | 31 ! 17th | 0 |- ! [[1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1990]] ! 250cc ! [[Aprilia]] |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1990 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]] Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1990 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]] 15 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1990 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1990 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] 11 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1990 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] 12 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1990 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1990 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] 9 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1990 Dutch TT|NED]] 9 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1990 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] 4 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1990 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] Ret | [[1990 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] - | [[1990 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] - | [[1990 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] - | [[1990 Hungarian motorcycle Grand Prix|HUN]] - | [[1990 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]] - | 37 ! 15th | 0 |- ! [[1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1991]] ! 250cc ! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1991 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]] 25 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1991 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]] 10 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1991 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]] 12 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1991 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] 11 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1991 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]] 14 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1991 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] 15 |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[1991 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] DNS | [[1991 European motorcycle Grand Prix|EUR]] |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1991 Dutch TT|NED]] 9 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1991 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] 16 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1991 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 17 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1991 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]] 7 |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| [[1991 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] DNQ | [[1991 Vitesse du Mans motorcycle Grand Prix|VDM]] | [[1991 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]] | 34 ! 14th | 0 |- ! [[1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1992]] ! 250cc ! [[Gilera]] |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1992 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]] Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1992 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]] 14 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1992 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]] Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1992 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1992 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]] 12 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1992 European motorcycle Grand Prix|EUR]] Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1992 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] 13 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1992 Dutch TT|NED]] 9 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1992 Hungarian motorcycle Grand Prix|HUN]] 9 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1992 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] 20 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1992 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 13 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1992 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix|BRA]] 14 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1992 South African motorcycle Grand Prix|RSA]] 15 | | | 29 ! 19th | 0 |- |} <ref name="Carlos Lavado career statistics"/>

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