# Luca Cadalora

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Italian motorcycle racer

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Luca Cadalora Luca Cadalora, riding his Yamaha YZR500 at the 1989 British Grand Prix Nationality Italian Born (1963-05-17) 17 May 1963 (age 63) Modena, Italy Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1984 - 2000 First race 1984 125cc Nations Grand Prix Last race 2000 500cc Czech Grand Prix First win 1986 125cc West German Grand Prix Last win 1996 500cc German Grand Prix Team(s) MBA, Garelli, Yamaha, Honda, MuZ, Modenas Championships 125cc – 1986 250cc – 1991, 1992 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 195 34 72 29 30 1932

**Luca Cadalora** (born 17 May 1963) is an Italian former professional [motorcycle racer](/source/Motorcycle_racing) who is the [1986](/source/1986_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) 125 cc World Champion, [1991](/source/1991_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) and [1992](/source/1992_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) 250 cc World Champion and 8-time [Premier Class](/source/MotoGP) race winner. He competed in [Grand Prix motorcycle racing](/source/Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing) from 1984 to 2000.[1]

## Racing career

Born in [Modena](/source/Modena), [Emilia Romagna](/source/Emilia_Romagna), Cadalora began his professional motorcycle racing career in [1984](/source/1984_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season), riding an [MBA](/source/Morbidelli) in the 125cc world championship. In [1986](/source/1986_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season), he won the [125cc World Championship](/source/List_of_125cc_Motorcycle_World_Champions) while riding for the [Garelli](/source/Garelli_Motorcycles) factory racing team. His success earned him a promotion to the 250cc class with [Giacomo Agostini](/source/Giacomo_Agostini)'s Marlboro [Yamaha](/source/Yamaha_Motor_Company) factory racing team in [1986](/source/1986_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season). In [1991](/source/1991_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season), Cadalora switched to the Rothmans [Honda](/source/Honda) factory racing team and won the [250cc World Championship](/source/List_of_250cc%2FMoto2_Motorcycle_World_Champions) aboard an [Erv Kanemoto](/source/Erv_Kanemoto)-tuned [Honda NSR250](/source/Honda_NSR250).[2] He successfully defended his title with Honda in [1992](/source/1992_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season), claiming his third world championship.

In [1993](/source/1993_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season), Cadalora rose to the premier 500cc division as [Wayne Rainey's](/source/Wayne_Rainey) teammate in the [Kenny Roberts](/source/Kenny_Roberts)-[Yamaha](/source/Yamaha_Motor_Corporation) team.[2] In three seasons on the Roberts Yamaha, he displayed flashes of brilliance, finishing as high as second to [Mick Doohan](/source/Mick_Doohan) in [1994](/source/1994_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season). Cadalora rejoined Kanemoto for the [1996](/source/1996_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) season racing a Honda [NSR500](/source/NSR500). Despite lacking any major sponsors, he still managed to finish the season in third place aboard the Kanemoto-Honda.[1][2]

For the [1997](/source/1997_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) season, Cadalora got a contract as official Yamaha rider in the new Promotor Racing team backed by an Austrian businessman. However, after few races the team failed due to financial problems. [WCM](/source/World_Championship_Motorsports) rescued the team with the help of a [Red Bull](/source/Red_Bull) sponsorship and Cadalora ended the season in sixth place. At the beginning of the [1998](/source/1998_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) season, WCM and Cadalora lost Yamaha official support. He returned to the Rainey-Yamaha works team for a few races to replace an injured [Jean-Michel Bayle](/source/Jean-Michel_Bayle), then helped develop the new [MuZ](/source/MZ_Motorrad-_und_Zweiradwerk) race bike. In [1999](/source/1999_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) he was again with MuZ. Cadalora finished his career with [Kenny Roberts](/source/Kenny_Roberts)' [Modenas](/source/Modenas) team in 2000.[1][2]

Cadalora retired with 34 Grand Prix victories in three different classes.[1]

## Career statistics

### Grand Prix motorcycle racing

#### By class

Class Season 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp 125cc 1984–1986 1984 Nations 1984 Germany 1986 Germany 25 4 9 6 5 153 1 250cc 1987–1992 1987 Japan 1987 Spain 1988 Germany 87 22 39 15 19 950 2 500cc 1989, 1993–2000 1989 Great Britain 1993 Great Britain 1993 Great Britain 83 8 24 8 6 827 0 Total 1984–2000 195 34 72 29 30 1930 3

#### Races by year

([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 Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos. Pts 1984 125cc MBA NAT 5 SPA Ret GER 2 FRA 12 NED Ret GBR 6 SWE Ret RSM 7 8th 27 1985 125cc MBA SPA Ret GER Ret NAT Ret AUT 30 NED 7 BEL DNS FRA GBR 11 SWE DNS RSM 17th 4 1986 125cc Garelli SPA 4 NAT 4 GER 1 AUT 1 NED 1 BEL Ret FRA 1 GBR 3 SWE 2 RSM 2 BWU 2 1st 122 1987 250cc Yamaha JPN 13 SPA 2 GER 5 NAT 11 AUT Ret YUG DNS NED 15 FRA 15 GBR Ret SWE 2 CZE 5 RSM 2 POR 9 BRA 6 ARG 4 7th 63 1988 250cc Yamaha JPN Ret USA 6 SPA 7 EXP Ret NAT 5 GER 1 AUT 7 NED 4 BEL 8 YUG 5 FRA 6 GBR 1 SWE Ret CZE 3 BRA Ret 6th 136 1989 250cc Yamaha JPN 3 AUS 3 USA 3 SPA 1 NAT Ret GER 11 AUT Ret YUG Ret NED Ret BEL 5 FRA 11 GBR Ret SWE 5 CZE 6 BRA 1 5th 127 500cc Yamaha JPN AUS USA SPA NAT GER AUT YUG NED BEL FRA GBR 8 SWE DNS CZE BRA 27th 8 1990 250cc Yamaha JPN 1 USA 2 SPA 2 NAT Ret GER 10 AUT 1 YUG 4 NED Ret BEL Ret FRA 2 GBR 1 SWE 4 CZE 4 HUN 4 AUS 3 3rd 184 1991 250cc Honda JPN 1 AUS 1 USA 1 SPA 2 ITA 1 GER 4 AUT 5 EUR 1 NED 2 FRA 5 GBR 1 RSM 1 CZE 3 VDM 3 MAL 1 1st 237 1992 250cc Honda JPN 1 AUS 1 MAL 1 SPA 4 ITA 1 EUR 1 GER 4 NED 2 HUN 1 FRA 3 GBR 4 BRA 1 RSA 6 1st 203 1993 500cc Yamaha AUS 8 MAL DNS JPN Ret SPA 5 AUT 5 GER 8 NED 7 EUR 15 RSM 5 GBR 1 CZE 2 ITA 1 USA 3 FIM Ret 5th 145 1994 500cc Yamaha AUS 2 MAL 4 JPN 4 SPA Ret AUT 22 GER DNS NED 9 ITA 2 FRA 7 GBR 3 CZE 3 USA 1 ARG 6 EUR 1 2nd 174 1995 500cc Yamaha AUS 4 MAL Ret JPN 4 SPA 2 GER 2 ITA 12 NED 7 FRA 2 GBR 5 CZE 1 BRA 1 ARG 3 EUR Ret 3rd 176 1996 500cc Honda MAL 1 INA 6 JPN Ret SPA 2 ITA 3 FRA 6 NED Ret GER 1 GBR 9 AUT 4 CZE Ret IMO 6 CAT 4 BRA 6 AUS 7 3rd 168 1997 500cc Yamaha MAL 4 JPN 11 SPA 11 ITA 2 AUT 3 FRA Ret NED Ret IMO 6 GER Ret BRA 3 GBR 5 CZE 2 CAT 4 INA Ret AUS Ret 6th 129 1998 500cc Yamaha JPN MAL SPA ITA FRA 6 MAD Ret 22nd 10 Suzuki NED Ret GBR GER CZE IMO CAT AUS MuZ ARG Ret 1999 500cc MuZ Weber MAL Ret JPN SPA 8 FRA Ret ITA 10 CAT Ret NED Ret GBR GER Ret CZE DNS IMO VAL AUS RSA BRA ARG 20th 14 2000 500cc Modenas RSA MAL JPN SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER 14 CZE 15 POR VAL BRA PAC AUS 27th 3 Source:[1]

### Superbike World Championship

#### Races by year

([key](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Motorsport_driver_results_legend)) (Races in **bold** indicate pole position) (Races in *italics* indicate fastest lap)

Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2000 Ducati RSA RSA AUS AUS JPN JPN GBR Ret GBR 17 ITA ITA GER GER SMR SMR SPA SPA USA USA EUR EUR NED NED GER GER GBR GBR NC 0

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-MotoGP.com_October_19_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-MotoGP.com_October_19_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-MotoGP.com_October_19_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-MotoGP.com_October_19_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-MotoGP.com_October_19_1-4) ["Rider Statistics - Luca Cadalora"](http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Luca+Cadalora). MotoGP.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Luca_Cadalora_profile_at_crash.net_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Luca_Cadalora_profile_at_crash.net_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Luca_Cadalora_profile_at_crash.net_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Luca_Cadalora_profile_at_crash.net_2-3) [Luca Cadalora profile at crash.net](http://www.crash.net/MotoGP/racer_bio/147/luca_cadalora.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090821010802/http://www.crash.net/motogp/racer_bio/147/luca_cadalora.html) 2009-08-21 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

v t e Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Fabio Quartararo (20) Álex Rins (42) Grand Prix motorcycle Yamaha YZR-M1 500cc/MotoGP World Champions Giacomo Agostini (1975) Kenny Roberts (1978, 1979, 1980) Eddie Lawson (1984, 1986, 1988) Wayne Rainey (1990, 1991, 1992) Valentino Rossi (2004, 2005, 2008, 2009) Jorge Lorenzo (2010, 2012, 2015) Fabio Quartararo (2021) Factory team race winners Giacomo Agostini, Hideo Kanaya, Kenny Roberts, Eddie Lawson, Wayne Rainey, John Kocinski, Luca Cadalora, Norifumi Abe, Loris Capirossi, Max Biaggi, Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Ben Spies, Maverick Viñales, Fabio Quartararo

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. Moreira

v t e 125cc/Moto3 World Riders' Champions 1949 N. Pagani 1950 B. Ruffo 1951 C. Ubbiali 1952 C. Sandford 1953 W. Haas 1954 R. Hollaus 1955 C. Ubbiali 1956 C. Ubbiali 1957 T. Provini 1958 C. Ubbiali 1959 C. Ubbiali 1960 C. Ubbiali 1961 T. Phillis 1962 L. Taveri 1963 H. Anderson 1964 L. Taveri 1965 H. Anderson 1966 L. Taveri 1967 B. Ivy 1968 P. Read 1969 D. Simmonds 1970 D. Braun 1971 Á. Nieto 1972 Á. Nieto 1973 K. Andersson 1974 K. Andersson 1975 P. Pileri 1976 P. Bianchi 1977 P. Bianchi 1978 E. Lazzarini 1979 Á. Nieto 1980 P. Bianchi 1981 Á. Nieto 1982 Á. Nieto 1983 Á. Nieto 1984 Á. Nieto 1985 F. Gresini 1986 L. Cadalora 1987 F. Gresini 1988 J. Martínez 1989 À. Crivillé 1990 L. Capirossi 1991 L. Capirossi 1992 A. Gramigni 1993 D. Raudies 1994 K. Sakata 1995 H. Aoki 1996 H. Aoki 1997 V. Rossi 1998 K. Sakata 1999 E. Alzamora 2000 R. Locatelli 2001 M. Poggiali 2002 A. Vincent 2003 D. Pedrosa 2004 A. Dovizioso 2005 T. Lüthi 2006 Á. Bautista 2007 G. Talmácsi 2008 M. Di Meglio 2009 J. Simón 2010 M. Márquez 2011 N. Terol 2012 S. Cortese 2013 M. Viñales 2014 Á. Márquez 2015 D. Kent 2016 B. Binder 2017 J. Mir 2018 J. Martín 2019 L. Dalla Porta 2020 A. Arenas 2021 P. Acosta 2022 I. Guevara 2023 J. Masià 2024 D. Alonso 2025 J. Rueda

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