Alex Debón Explained

Alex Debón
Nationality:Spanish
Birth Date:1 March 1976
Birth Place:La Vall d'Uixó, Valencia, Spain
Moto2 Manufacturers:FTR
Moto2 Championships:0
Moto2 Race Starts:14
Moto2 Race Wins:0
Moto2 Podiums:1
Moto2 Poles:0
Moto2 Fastest Laps:0
Moto2 Total Points:73
Moto2 Last Season:2010
Moto2 Last Position:16th (73 pts)
250 Active Years:
250 Manufacturers:Honda, Aprilia
250 Championships:0
250 Race Starts:138
250 Race Wins:2
250 Podiums:6
250 Poles:4
250 Fastest Laps:3
250 Total Points:749
250 Last Season:2009
250 Last Position:10th (101 pts)
Website:alexdebon.com

Alex Debón Latorre (born 1 March 1976 in La Vall d'Uixó, Valencia, Spain) is a former professional motorcycle road racer, who last competed in the Moto2 World Championship.

Career

He began racing internationally in 2000 after a handful of wildcard rides, but after several years of middling results he became Aprilia's test and reserve rider in 2006. He was promoted to a regular race ride for 2008, after some strong wildcard showings including Catalunya in 2006[1] and Brno in 2007.[2]

Debón opened the season with a pole position in Qatar,[3] leading on the final lap before dropping to fourth.[4] He took his first GP win on 18 May 2008 at Le Mans in the French Grand Prix. Having qualified on pole, he correctly chose dry tyres in changeable conditions, and pulled away to a huge lead - resulting in speculation that his bike may contain traction control, in preparation for Aprilia's planned MotoGP class bike. It was the 112th GP start of his career.[5]

For 2010 he raced for Ajo Motorsport in Moto2, with a chassis by FTR Moto. He finished second in the first race in Qatar.[6] At Assen, he crashed heavily in qualifying, breaking his collarbone having set the third-quickest time in the session.[7] During the season, Debón announced his intention to retire at the end of the season,[8] and will be replaced by Kevin Coghlan for the season.[9]

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamNumberRaceWinPodiumPolePtsPlcd
1998250ccHondaHernandez Team7310000NC
1999250ccHondaTeam Chupa Chups6030000NC
2000250ccApriliaCC Valencia Airtel Aspar30160003315th
2001250ccApriliaValencia Circuit Aspar Team6160006011th
2002250ccApriliaCampetella Racing6160007211th
2003250ccHondaTroll Honda BQR6150008111th
2004250ccHondaWurth Honda BQR6150008212th
2005250ccHondaWurth Honda BQR6160006712th
2006250ccApriliaFortuna Aprilia650005013th
Aprilia Racing
2007250ccApriliaAprilia Racing640102718th
2008250ccApriliaLotus Aprilia6162421764th
2009250ccApriliaAeropuerto-Castello-Blusens61501210110th
2010Moto2FTRAeroport de Castello-Ajo6140107316th
Total152274822

Races by year

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

YearClassBike1234567891011121314151617PosPts
250ccHondaJPNMALSPAITAFRAMAD
Ret
NEDGBRGERCZEIMOCATAUSARGNC0
250ccHondaMALJPNSPA
26
FRAITACAT
Ret
NEDGBRGERCZEIMOVAL
18
AUSRSABRAARGNC0
2000250ccApriliaRSA
12
MAL
9
JPN
Ret
SPA
14
FRA
15
ITA
Ret
CAT
Ret
NED
Ret
GBR
6
GER
Ret
CZE
Ret
POR
Ret
VAL
11
BRA
Ret
PAC
12
AUS
18
15th 33
2001250ccApriliaJPN
Ret
RSA
15
SPA
13
FRA
10
ITA
8
CAT
11
NED
20
GBR
8
GER
6
CZE
10
POR
12
VAL
9
PAC
18
AUS
Ret
MAL
14
BRA
16
11th60
2002250ccApriliaJPN
9
RSA
9
SPA
8
FRA
9
ITA
Ret
CAT
13
NED
12
GBR
9
GER
10
CZE
13
POR
Ret
BRA
Ret
PAC
10
MAL
Ret
AUS
9
VAL
9
11th72
2003250ccHondaJPN
11
RSA
DSQ
SPA
9
FRA
8
ITA
12
CAT
11
NED
11
GBR
10
GER
9
CZE
DNS
POR
11
BRA
11
PAC
9
MAL
Ret
AUS
5
VAL
10
11th81
250ccHondaRSA
6
SPA
5
FRA
9
ITA
15
CAT
8
NED
12
BRA
9
GER
11
GBR
Ret
CZE
DNS
POR
8
JPN
10
QAT
8
MAL
Ret
AUS
11
VAL
14
12th82
2005250ccHondaSPA
8
POR
13
CHN
11
FRA
8
ITA
Ret
CAT
11
NED
13
GBR
Ret
GER
12
CZE
13
JPN
9
MAL
Ret
QAT
11
AUS
9
TUR
12
VAL
11
12th67
2006250ccApriliaSPA
DNS
QATTURCHNFRAITA
5
CAT
5
NED
4
GBRGERCZE
12
MALAUSJPNPORVAL
5
13th50
2007250ccApriliaQATSPA
5
TURCHNFRAITACAT
16
GBRNEDGERCZE
Ret
RSMPORJPNAUSMALVAL
3
18th27
2008250ccApriliaQAT
4
SPA
6
POR
Ret
CHN
5
FRA
1
ITA
2
CAT
4
GBR
7
NED
4
GER
Ret
CZE
1
RSM
Ret
INP
C
JPN
3
AUS
5
MAL
6
VAL
Ret
4th176
2009250ccApriliaQAT
14
JPN
5
SPA
Ret
FRA
Ret
ITA
7
CAT
5
NED
6
GER
2
GBR
6
CZE
Ret
INP
Ret
RSM
7
POR
9
AUS
13
MAL
7
VAL
DNS
10th101
2010Moto2FTRQAT
2
SPA
25
FRA
16
ITA
10
GBR
5
NED
DNS
CAT
Ret
GER
Ret
CZE
7
INP
Ret
RSMARA
22
JPN
10
MAL
5
AUS
9
POR
DNS
VAL
13
16th73

Notes and References

  1. News: Provisional pole position for Alex Debon. inforally.sibiul.ro. XWD. 2006-06-17. 2010-06-26. 2011-10-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20111003151714/http://www.inforally.sibiul.ro/motogp-news-5368-provisional_pole_position_for_alex_debon.html. dead.
  2. News: Alex Debon takes provisional 250 pole. Motorcycle News. Bauer Media Group. 2007-08-17. 2010-06-26. Sarah. Carnell.
  3. News: Alex Debon takes pole position on return to 250s. Motorcycle News. Bauer Media Group. 2008-03-08. 2010-06-26. Sarah. Carnell.
  4. News: Debutant Mattia Pasini makes dream start to 250GP career with a win. Motorcycle News. Bauer Media Group. 2008-03-09. 2010-06-26. Sarah. Carnell.
  5. News: Debon takes dominant maiden win. autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 2008-05-18. 2010-06-26. Michele. Lostia.
  6. News: Tomizawa wins the first ever Moto2 race. crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2010-04-11. 2010-06-26.
  7. News: Iannone takes pole, Debon injured. autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 2010-06-25. 2010-06-26. Simon. Strang.
  8. News: Rolfo's win, Elias's title at Sepang. autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 10 October 2010. 10 November 2010. Simon. Strang. Alex Debon, who is set to retire at the end of the year, made it a good day for the veterans with fifth place..
  9. News: Coghlan secures full time 2011 ride. crash.net. 10 November 2010. Crash Media Group. 10 November 2010.