Emilio Alzamora


Emilio Alzamora Escardibul is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was the 1999 F.I.M. 125cc world champion. He is the second rider to win a Grand Prix motorcycle world championship without having won a race.
Alzamora got his start racing in the 80cc class, winning the 1989 80cc championship of Catalunya at the age of 16. In 1994, he made his Grand Prix debut in the 125 class as a member of former world champion Paolo Pileri's team. He moved up to the 250 class in 1997, but after a season marred by injuries, he returned to the 125 class. Alzamora won the 1999 125cc world championship without winning a race by virtue of 10 podium positions, defeating Marco Melandri and Masao Azuma who each had five victories. He continued to compete until the 2003 season.
Since 2005 he is the director of the Monlau Competicion technical school. He manages motorcycle racing projects from the base up to the Moto3 World Championship with the creation of the new Team Estrella Galicia 0,0.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

YearClassBike12345678910111213141516Pts
1994125ccHondaAUSMAL
Ret
JPN
16
SPA
Ret
AUT
22
GER
22
NED
11
ITA
18
FRA
Ret
GBR
22
CZE
Ret
USA
21
ARG
5
EUR
Ret
22nd16
1995125ccHondaAUS
4
MAL
23
JPN
7
SPA
7
GER
3
ITA
Ret
NED
Ret
FRA
7
GBR
3
CZE
10
BRA
10
ARG
1
EUR
2
3rd129
1996125ccHondaMAL
5
INA
Ret
JPN
Ret
SPA
2
ITA
7
FRA
3
NED
1
GER
4
GBR
Ret
AUT
Ret
CZE
5
IMO
2
CAT
4
BRA
2
AUS
Ret
4th158
1997250ccHondaMAL
7
JPN
DNS
SPAITA
Ret
AUT
DNS
FRANED
Ret
IMO
10
GER
10
BRA
14
GBR
Ret
CZE
12
CAT
12
INA
Ret
AUS
Ret
17th31
1998125ccApriliaJPN
21
MAL
16
SPA
Ret
ITA
17
FRA
Ret
MAD
Ret
NED
Ret
GBR
14
GER
5
CZE
Ret
IMO
13
CAT
14
AUS
21
ARG
DNS
21st18
1999125ccHondaMAL
2
JPN
3
SPA
3
FRA
3
ITA
6
CAT
2
NED
4
GBR
3
GER
2
CZE
6
IMO
4
VAL
2
AUS
15
RSA
Ret
BRA
3
ARG
2
1st227
2000125ccHondaRSA
3
MAL
4
JPN
5
SPA
1
FRA
3
ITA
7
CAT
Ret
NED
Ret
GBR
2
GER
Ret
CZE
3
POR
1
VAL
5
BRA
8
PAC
2
AUS
4
3rd203
2001250ccHondaJPN
Ret
RSA
19
SPA
6
FRA
4
ITA
6
CAT
7
NED
2
GBR
4
GER
Ret
CZE
7
POR
Ret
VAL
4
PAC
2
AUS
6
MAL
Ret
BRA
7
7th136
2002250ccHondaJPN
4
RSA
7
SPA
3
FRA
7
ITA
11
CAT
9
NED
Ret
GBR
12
GER
Ret
CZEPOR
6
BRA
7
PAC
5
MAL
8
AUS
13
VAL
3
7th120
2003125ccDerbiJPN
Ret
RSA
23
SPA
18
FRA
19
ITA
Ret
CAT
Ret
NED
21
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
CZE
21
POR
19
BRA
Ret
PAC
Ret
MAL
23
AUS
14
VAL
24
31st2