# Carlos Lavado > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Carlos_Lavado > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Carlos_Lavado.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Lavado > Source revision: 1321674831 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Venezuelan motorcycle racer This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. Find sources: "Carlos Lavado" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Carlos Lavado Lavado in 2013 Nationality Venezuelan Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1978 - 1992 First race 1978 250cc Venezuelan Grand Prix Last race 1992 250cc South African Grand Prix First win 1979 350cc Venezuelan Grand Prix Last win 1987 250cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix Team Yamaha Championships 250cc - 1983, 1986 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 137 19 42 22 13 **Carlos Alberto Lavado Jones** (born May 25, 1956) is a [Venezuelan](/source/Venezuelans) former professional [Grand Prix](/source/Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing) motorcycle racer.[1][2] He competed in the [FIM](/source/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Internationale_de_Motocyclisme) motorcycle Grand Prix world championships from 1978 to 1992. Lavado is notable for winning two [250cc road racing world championships](/source/List_of_250cc%2FMoto2_Motorcycle_World_Champions) in 1983 and 1986.[1] He joins [Johnny Cecotto](/source/Johnny_Cecotto) as the only two Venezuelans to win Grand Prix World Championships.[2][3] ## Motorcycle racing career Born in [Caracas, Venezuela](/source/Caracas%2C_Venezuela), Lavado made his international racing debut in the [1978 Venezuelan Grand Prix](/source/1978_Venezuelan_motorcycle_Grand_Prix), finishing second in the 250cc class.[1] The following season, he won the 350cc class at the [1979 Venezuelan Grand Prix](/source/1979_Venezuelan_motorcycle_Grand_Prix).[1] Lavado enroute to a victory at the 1980 250cc Dutch TT. In [1980](/source/1980_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season), Lavado began competing full-time on the Grand Prix circuit.[1] He went on to win the 250cc World Championship in [1983](/source/1983_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) and repeated the feat in [1986](/source/1986_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season), both times on a [Yamaha TZ 250](/source/Yamaha_TZ_250).[1] At the [1983 Dutch TT](/source/1983_Dutch_TT), Lavado and [Iván Palazzese](/source/Iv%C3%A1n_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.[4][5] In fifteen seasons of Grand Prix competition (1978–1992), Lavado participated in 137 races, 125 of them in the 250cc division.[1] He had 36 podium finishes and 17 victories in the 250cc class and 6 podium finishes with 2 victories in the 350cc division.[1] After he retired from competition, he continued his involvement in Grand Prix racing serving as advisor to Venezuelan motorcycle racers [Robertino Pietri](/source/Robertino_Pietri) and [Gabriel Ramos](/source/Gabriel_Ramos_(motorcyclist)).[3] ## Motorcycle Grand Prix Results Points system from 1969 to 1987: Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 Points system from 1988 to 1992: Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ([key](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Motorsport_driver_results_legend)) (Races in **bold** indicate pole position; races in *italics* indicate fastest lap) Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points Rank Wins 1978 250cc Yamaha VEN 2 ESP - FRA - NAT - NED - BEL - SWE - FIN - GBR - GER - CZE - YUG - 12 17th 0 1979 350cc Yamaha VEN 1 AUT - GER - NAT - ESP - YUG - NED - FIN - GBR - CZE - FRA - 15 14th 1 1980 250cc Yamaha NAT - ESP 9 FRA 7 YUG 4 NED 1 BEL - FIN - GBR - CZE - GER - 29 6th 1 350cc Yamaha NAT - FRA - NED 5 GBR - CZE 9 GER - 8 13th 0 1981 250cc Yamaha ARG - GER 2 NAT - FRA 3 ESP 3 NED 2 BEL 2 RSM - GBR - FIN - SWE - CZE - 56 4th 0 350cc Yamaha ARG 3 AUT 5 GER - NAT 8 YUG 3 NED 2 GBR - CZE - 41 5th 0 1982 250cc Yamaha FRA - ESP 1 NAT - NED - BEL - YUG - GBR 8 SWE - FIN 5 CZE 1 RSM - GER - 39 5th 2 350cc Yamaha ARG 1 AUT - FRA - NAT 2 NED - GBR 4 FIN - CZE 10 GER - 36 5th 1 1983 250cc Yamaha RSA 7 FRA Ret NAT 1 GER 1 ESP 7 AUT 7 YUG 1 NED 1 BEL 3 GBR 4 SWE 3 100 1st 4 1984 250cc Yamaha RSA 9 NAT 15 ESP 3 AUT 5 GER 5 FRA 2 YUG Ret NED 1 BEL Ret GBR 3 SWE 7 RSM 2 77 3rd 1 1985 250cc Yamaha RSA 4 ESP 1 GER Ret NAT 2 AUT 9 YUG 2 NED Ret BEL 2 FRA 5 GBR Ret SWE 2 RSM 1 94 3rd 2 1986 250cc Yamaha ESP 1 NAT 2 GER 1 AUT 1 YUG Ret NED 1 BEL Ret FRA 1 GBR 2 SWE 1 RSM Ret 114 1st 6 1987 250cc Yamaha JPN - ESP 10 GER 6 NAT 6 AUT 8 YUG 1 NED 10 FRA Ret GBR Ret SWE 4 CZE - RSM - POR Ret BRA 5 ARG 9 46 10th 1 1988 250cc Yamaha JPN 13 USA Ret ESP Ret EXP Ret NAT 7 GER Ret AUT Ret NED Ret BEL 5 YUG - FRA - GBR 8 SWE Ret CZE 9 BRA 2 55 11th 0 1989 250cc Aprilia JPN - AUS - USA - ESP - NAT - GER - AUT - YUG - NED 10 BEL 15 FRA 18 GBR 8 SWE Ret CZE 9 BRA 7 31 17th 0 1990 250cc Aprilia JPN Ret USA 15 ESP Ret NAT 11 GER 12 AUT Ret YUG 9 NED 9 BEL 4 FRA Ret GBR - SWE - CZE - HUN - AUS - 37 15th 0 1991 250cc Yamaha JPN 25 AUS 10 USA 12 ESP 11 ITA 14 GER 15 AUT DNS EUR NED 9 FRA 16 GBR 17 RSM 7 CZE DNQ VDM MAL 34 14th 0 1992 250cc Gilera JPN Ret AUS 14 MAL Ret ESP Ret ITA 12 EUR Ret GER 13 NED 9 HUN 9 FRA 20 GBR 13 BRA 14 RSA 15 29 19th 0 [1] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Carlos_Lavado_career_statistics_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Carlos_Lavado_career_statistics_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Carlos_Lavado_career_statistics_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Carlos_Lavado_career_statistics_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Carlos_Lavado_career_statistics_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-Carlos_Lavado_career_statistics_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-Carlos_Lavado_career_statistics_1-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-Carlos_Lavado_career_statistics_1-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-Carlos_Lavado_career_statistics_1-8) ["Carlos Lavado career statistics"](https://www.motogp.com/en/riders/carlos-lavado/1b6dfe59-c60b-4562-a68a-64b746601ff3). motogp.com. Retrieved February 24, 2012. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Carlos_Lavado_profile_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Carlos_Lavado_profile_2-1) ["Carlos Lavado profile"](http://global.yamaha-motor.com/race/wgp-50th/race_archive/riders/carlos_lavado/). global.yamaha-motor.com. Retrieved February 24, 2012. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Yamaha_Recognizes_Two-Time_250cc_World_Champion_Carlos_Lavado_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Yamaha_Recognizes_Two-Time_250cc_World_Champion_Carlos_Lavado_3-1) ["Yamaha Recognizes Two-Time 250cc World Champion Carlos Lavado"](http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/yamaha-recognizes-two-time-250cc-world-champion-carlos-lavado/). roadracingworld.com. 22 November 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Clifford, Peter (1983), *Motocourse 1983-1984*, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-905138-26-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-905138-26-0), Anyway, it was the first one-two Grand Prix for Venezuela. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["1983 250cc Dutch TT results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20181017001942/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1983/NED/250cc). MotoGP.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1983/NED/250cc) on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018. v t e 250cc/Moto2 World Riders' Champions 1949 B. Ruffo 1950 D. Ambrosini 1951 B. Ruffo 1952 E. Lorenzetti 1953 W. Haas 1954 W. Haas 1955 H. Müller 1956 C. Ubbiali 1957 C. Sandford 1958 T. Provini 1959 C. Ubbiali 1960 C. Ubbiali 1961 M. Hailwood 1962 J. Redman 1963 J. Redman 1964 P. Read 1965 P. Read 1966 M. Hailwood 1967 M. Hailwood 1968 P. Read 1969 K. Carruthers 1970 R. Gould 1971 P. Read 1972 J. Saarinen 1973 D. Braun 1974 W. Villa 1975 W. Villa 1976 W. Villa 1977 M. Lega 1978 K. Ballington 1979 K. Ballington 1980 A. Mang 1981 A. Mang 1982 J. Tournadre 1983 C. Lavado 1984 C. Sarron 1985 F. Spencer 1986 C. Lavado 1987 A. Mang 1988 S. Pons 1989 S. Pons 1990 J. Kocinski 1991 L. Cadalora 1992 L. Cadalora 1993 T. Harada 1994 M. Biaggi 1995 M. Biaggi 1996 M. Biaggi 1997 M. Biaggi 1998 L. Capirossi 1999 V. Rossi 2000 O. Jacque 2001 D. Kato 2002 M. Melandri 2003 M. Poggiali 2004 D. Pedrosa 2005 D. Pedrosa 2006 J. Lorenzo 2007 J. Lorenzo 2008 M. Simoncelli 2009 H. Aoyama 2010 T. Elías 2011 S. Bradl 2012 M. Márquez 2013 P. Espargaró 2014 T. Rabat 2015 J. Zarco 2016 J. Zarco 2017 F. Morbidelli 2018 F. Bagnaia 2019 Á. Márquez 2020 E. Bastianini 2021 R. Gardner 2022 A. Fernández 2023 P. Acosta 2024 A. Ogura 2025 D. 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