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Alexandre Barros
Alexandre Barros
	Barros aboard the Honda RC211V in Jerez 2004
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	October 18, 1970 (age 54); São Paulo, Brazil
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years	2002–2005, 2007
Manufacturers	Honda (2002, 2004–2005); Yamaha(2003); Ducati (2007)
Championships	0
500cc World Championship
Active years	1990–2001
Manufacturers	Cagiva (1990–1992); Suzuki (1993–1994); Honda (1995–2001)
Championships	0
250cc World Championship
Active years	1988–1989
Manufacturers	Yamaha (1988–1989)
Championships	0
50cc World Championship
Active years	1986–1987
Championships	0
Superbike World Championship
Active years	2006
Manufacturers	Honda (2006)
Championships	0

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Alex Barros (Alexandre Barros, born October 18, 1970 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian former motorcycle road racer. After a long career in MotoGP, for 2006 he moved to the Superbike World Championship. He returned to MotoGP for 2007, but retired by the end of the season.^[1]

Career

Early years

Barros started racing motorcycles at the age of 8, when he won on his debut in the Brazilian minibike championship. In the next two years, he was twice Brazilian moped champion. In 1981, he was the Brazilian 50cc Champion, and in 1985 he won the title of Brazilian's 250cc category. The year of 1986 saw his international début in the 80cc category—he lied about his age so he could race at the Spanish Grand Prix at the age of 15. He finished the championship in sixteenth place, scoring 6 points. In 1987, he also raced the 80cc championship, finishing seventeenth, scoring 8 points.

250cc

In 1988, Barros made his first race on the World Championship 250cc category, scoring no points. That same year, he was 3rd in the Latin American circuit of that same class. The next year, he finished 18th in the World Championship, scoring 30 points.

500cc and MotoGP

In 1990, Alex Barros was the youngest rider in history to join the top motorcycling category, the 500cc, at the age of 20. In his first year, he was 12th overall, with 57 points. Notable results included 8th in the United States and Germany, and 5th in the Belgium Grand Prix. Two years later, his first podium: a third place in the Netherlands.

The year of 1993 saw his breakthrough as he joined the Suzuki team. After qualifying third in the US Grand Prix, Barros had his first victory in Spain, finishing that year's world championship in sixth place. His teammate Kevin Schwantz was that year's champion. The following year, Barros scored in all but one the races. 1996 saw his best performance yet, finishing the championship at fourth, a feat he repeated in 2000, 2001 and 2002. His win at Mugello in 2001,^[2] was the latest by a rider other than Valentino Rossi until 2009. In 2002, the first of MotoGP (with engine displacement capacity increased to up to 990cc) he scored 204 points and won races in Pacific and Valencia,^[3] eleven points behind second place. 2003 was a difficult one for Barros due to injuries, but in 2004, he once again finished the championship in fourth, in a season dominated by Valentino Rossi, Sete Gibernau and Max Biaggi. In 2005, Barros returned to the top of the podium in Portugal,^[4] however he did not mount a lasting championship challenge, and was not offered a ride for 2006. He returned to MotoGP in 2007, riding a Ducati GP7 for Pramac d'Antin. In pre-season testing he matched the factory Ducatis, and at midseason he was ahead of the factory rider Loris Capirossi. He came third at Mugello (ahead of Stoner) and fourth at Istanbul Park.

Superbike World Championship

For 2006 he was hired by the Klaffi Honda team in the Superbike World Championship (WSBK), paying around £100,000 of his own money to fund the ride.^[5] After a satisfactory debut weekend with two top 10 finishes, he took a pair of podium finishes at Round 2 in Phillip Island, and a second and a fourth in round four at Monza. At Brands Hatch he failed to qualify for Superpole, but bounced back from 18th on the grid to take a pair of top 10 finishes. The wet meeting at Assen was a disappointment for Barros, especially as he is a wet-weather expert.

His season was characterised by poor starts, but despite this he ended the season as the second highest Honda rider in the championship in sixth place, behind former champion James Toseland. At Imola he took his only WSBK win, and followed it with a second place in race 2.

Suzuka 8 Hours

In 1999, Barros and Japanese teammate Tadayuki Okada won the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race riding a Honda RC45 superbike.^[6]

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By class

Class	Years	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts
80 cc	1986–1987	17	0	0	0	0	14
250 cc	1988–1989	14	0	0	0	0	30
500 cc	1990–2001	163	4	18	3	8	1,347
MotoGP	2002–2005, 2007	82	3	14	2	6	732
Total	1986-2005, 2007	276	7	32	5	14	2,123

Races by year

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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

Points system from 1993 onwards:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Team	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pts	Rank
1986	80cc	Rieju		ESP Ret	NAT Ret	GER 11	AUT 23	YUG Ret	NED Ret													6	16th
1986	80cc	Autisa								GBR 8	SWE —	RSM 8	BWU —									6	16th
1987	80cc	Casal		ESP Ret	GER 11	NAT Ret	AUT 8	YUG 10	NED 22	GBR —	CZE Ret											8	17th
1987	80cc	Arbizu										RSM 7	POR Ret									8	17th
1988	250cc	Venemotos-Yamaha	TZ250	JPN —	USA —	ESP —	EXP —	NAT —	GER —	AUT —	NED —	BEL —	YUG —	FRA —	GBR —	SWE —	CZE —	BRA Ret				0	—
1989	250cc	Venemotos-Yamaha	TZ250	JPN Ret	AUS 10	USA 16	ESP —	NAT 15	GER —	AUT 19	YUG 15	NED Ret	BEL Ret	FRA Ret	GBR 13	SWE 9	CZE 10	BRA 10				30	18th
1990	500cc	Cagiva	GP500	JPN Ret	USA 8	ESP Ret	NAT Ret	GER 8	AUT 11	YUG Ret	NED 10	BEL 5	FRA Ret	GBR 11	SWE 9	CZE Ret	HUN 9	AUS —				57	12th
1991	500cc	Cagiva	GP500	JPN 10	AUS 8	USA 6	ESP —	ITA 4	GER —	AUT —	EUR —	NED 7	FRA —	GBR —	RSM —	CZE —	VDM —	MAL —				46	13th
1992	500cc	Marlboro-Cagiva	GP500	JPN 11	AUS 12	MAL Ret	ESP 12	ITA 5	EUR 11	GER 7	NED 3	HUN 9	FRA —	GBR —	BRA 8	RSA Ret						29	13th
1993	500cc	Lucky Strike Suzuki	RGV500	AUS 5	MAL 7	JPN 6	ESP Ret	AUT 4	GER Ret	NED Ret	EUR 5	RSM 7	GBR Ret	CZE 10	ITA 5	USA 2	FIM 1					125	6th
1994	500cc	Lucky Strike Suzuki	RGV500	AUS 8	MAL 7	JPN 5	ESP 4	AUT 7	GER 5	NED 2	ITA 7	FRA 6	GBR Ret	CZE 8	USA 8	ARG 8	EUR 6					134	8th
1995	500cc	Kanemoto-Honda	NSR500	AUS 6	MAL 6	JPN Ret	ESP 5	GER 7	ITA 7	NED 5	FRA 5	GBR Ret	CZE 9	BRA 8	ARG 8	EUR 6						104	7th
1996	500cc	Pileri-Honda	NSR500	MAL 2	INA 2	JPN Ret	ESP 8	ITA 6	FRA 7	NED 3	GER 8	GBR 7	AUT 5	CZE 9	IMO 8	CAT 8	BRA 5	AUS 4				158	4th
1997	500cc	Gresini-Honda	NSR500V	MAL 11	JPN 10	ESP 8	ITA 6	AUT 13	FRA 6	NED 6	IMO 9	GER 6	BRA Ret	GBR 3	CZE 8	CAT Ret	INA Ret	AUS 8				101	9th
1998	500cc	Gresini-Honda	NSR500	JPN 7	MAL Ret	ESP 5	ITA 9	FRA Ret	MAD 9	NED 4	GBR 5	GER 4	CZE 3	IMO 4	CAT 7	AUS 4	ARG 3					138	5th
1999	500cc	MoviStar-Pons Honda	NSR500	MAL 6	JPN 8	ESP Ret	FRA 10	ITA Ret	CAT Ret	NED 10	GBR 5	GER 8	CZE 7	IMO 2	VAL 10	AUS Ret	RSA 11	BRA 4	ARG 8			110	9th
2000	500cc	Emerson Honda Pons	NSR500	RSA 4	MAL 8	JPN 7	ESP 5	FRA 5	ITA Ret	CAT Ret	NED 1	GBR 14	GER 1	CZE Ret	POR 10	VAL 5	BRA 2	PAC 7	AUS 4			163	4th
2001	500cc	West Honda Pons	NSR500	JPN 6	RSA 9	ESP 6	FRA 8	ITA 1	CAT Ret	NED 4	GBR 3	GER 5	CZE 9	POR Ret	VAL 2	PAC 2	AUS 4	MAL 7	BRA 4			182	4th
2002	MotoGP	West Honda Pons	NSR500	JPN 6	RSA Ret	ESP 5	FRA 8	ITA 5	CAT 5	NED 2	GBR 3	GER Ret	CZE 9	POR 5	BRA 4							204	4th
2002	MotoGP	West Honda Pons	RC211V													PAC 1	MAL 3	AUS 2	VAL 1			204	4th
2003	MotoGP	Gauloises Yamaha Tech3	YZR-M1	JPN 8	RSA 5	ESP 5	FRA 3	ITA Ret	CAT 8	NED 8	GBR Inj	GER Ret	CZE 7	POR 11	BRA 12	PAC 6	MAL 15	AUS Ret	VAL 6			101	9th
2004	MotoGP	Repsol Honda	RC211V	RSA 4	ESP 3	FRA 7	ITA 6	CAT Ret	NED Ret	BRA 5	GER 2	GBR 9	CZE Ret	POR 3	JPN 4	QAT 4	MAL 3	AUS 5	VAL 6			165	4th
2005	MotoGP	Camel-Pons Honda	RC211V	ESP 4	POR 1	CHN 11	FRA Ret	ITA 7	CAT 4	NED 7	USA Ret	GBR 3	GER 5	CZE 4	JPN Ret	MAL 8	QAT 9	AUS Ret	TUR 9	VAL 5		147	8th
2007	MotoGP	Pramac d'Antin Ducati	GP7	QAT 9	ESP 11	TUR 4	CHN 14	FRA Ret	ITA 3	CAT 8	GBR 7	NED 7	GER Ret	USA 9	CZE 9	RSM Ret	POR Ret	JPN 8	AUS 5	MAL 12	VAL 7	115	10th

Superbike World Championship

By season

Seas	Moto	Team	Race	Win	Pod	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd	WCh
2006	Honda CBR1000RR	Klaffi Honda	24	1	6	0	2	246	2nd

Races by year

(key) (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		Pos	Pts
Year	Make	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pos	Pts
2006	Honda	QAT 6	QAT 7	AUS 2	AUS 3	SPA 11	SPA 14	ITA 2	ITA 4	EUR 9	EUR 5	SMR 4	SMR 2	CZE Ret	CZE 11	GBR 8	GBR 9	NED Ret	NED 7	GER 5	GER Ret	ITA 1	ITA 2	FRA 7	FRA 10	6th	246

References

^ After 7th place, Barros retires from MotoGP Terra Esportes (in Portuguese language) November 4 2007, Retrieved May 24 2018
^ "Aoki finishes first – but it's a Honda Pons 1, 2! ". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 3 June 2002. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
^ "Barros wins after breathtaking season finale". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 3 November 2002. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
^ "Barros wins first ever 'flag-to-flag', Sete falls". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 17 April 2005. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
^ Alex Barros career World Superbike statistics at worldsbk.com Archived 2009-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
^ 1999 Suzuka 8 Hours results at www.motoracing-japan.com
^ Alex Barros career statistics at MotoGP.com

External links

Preceded by Tohru Ukawa Shinichi Itoh	Suzuka 8 Hours Winner 1999 (with Tadayuki Okada	Succeeded by Tohru Ukawa Daijiro Kato)

[1] After 7th place, Barros retires from MotoGP Terra Esportes (in Portuguese language) November 4 2007, Retrieved May 24 2018

[2] "Aoki finishes first – but it's a Honda Pons 1, 2! ". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 3 June 2002. Retrieved 22 July 2015.

[3] "Barros wins after breathtaking season finale". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 3 November 2002. Retrieved 22 July 2015.

[4] "Barros wins first ever 'flag-to-flag', Sete falls". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 17 April 2005. Retrieved 22 July 2015.

[5] Alex Barros career World Superbike statistics at worldsbk.com Archived 2009-04-10 at the Wayback Machine

[6] 1999 Suzuka 8 Hours results at www.motoracing-japan.com

[7] Alex Barros career statistics at MotoGP.com

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