| Jorge Prado | |
| Full Name: | Jorge Prado García |
| Nationality: | Spanish |
| Birth Place: | Lugo, Galicia,Spain |
| Years: | 2016-Present |
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| Gp Debut: | 2016, GP of Netherlands, Assen, MX2 |
| First Gp Win: | 2017, GP of Trentino, MX2 |
Jorge Prado García (born 5 January 2001) is a Spanish professional motocross racer who has competed in the Motocross World Championships since 2016.[1] Prado is notable for winning the 2018, 2019 MX2 Championships & the 2023 MXGP Championship.[2]
At the age of three he started riding a motorcycle and at the age of six he started competing in the first races. He won his first race at seven. His family moved to Lommel, Belgium in 2012.[3]
In 2011 Prado won the 65cc FIM Junior motocross world championship as well as the 65cc European motocross championship.
In 2015, Prado won the 125cc European Motocross Championship.
In 2016 he made his debut in the MX2 category, in the Belgian Grand Prix.
In 2017, he was the first Spanish rider to win a motocross Grand Prix in MX2.[4] He also won 3 Grand Prix’s and podiumed 5 out of 20 rounds, on his way to a 7th place finish, in the MX2 standings.
In 2020, it was his debut year in the MXGP class with the KTM and the De Carli team, a top-level team in which Tony Cairoli has been racing for years.[5] For the season, Jorge won 3 Grand Prix’s at round 7, 12 & 14. He was also on the podium at 8 of the 18 rounds. He placed 6th in the final standings, in his debut year in the MXGP class.
For the 2021 season, Prado remained with KTM. He only managed 1 Grand Prix win at round 5 in Loket, Czech Republic. He also podiumed 5 out of the 18 events, which led him to a 5th place finish in the final championship standings.
For 2022, Prado remained with De Carli but switched to GasGas when the team transitioned away from KTM. For the season Prado managed 1GP win at round 4 in Portugal, as well as 10 out of 17 podiums, on his way to a 3rd place finish in the championship.
Prado clinched the 2023 MXGP World Championship at round eighteen in the MXGP of Maggiora, Italy. He had 14 holeshots, 11 qualifying race wins, 14 moto wins, 16 podium finishes and 2 Grand Prix victories.
After winning the MXGP World Championship, Prado posted several videos on his social media accounts showing him training at a supercross track in California, leading to speculation he may leave MXGP to race in the SuperMotocross World Championship. On November 9, 2023, Prado clarified his future racing plans on the motocross focused podcast Gypsy Tales. On December 1, 2023 Prado and GasGas announced that he would enter the first three rounds of the 2024 Supercross season, making his official supercross debut. Prado joined Sébastien Tortelli as the only reigning premier class motocross world champion to race supercross in the same year.
| Year | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Rnd 5 | Rnd 6 | Rnd 7 | Rnd 8 | Rnd 9 | Rnd 10 | Rnd 11 | Rnd 12 | Rnd 13 | Rnd 14 | Rnd 15 | Rnd 16 | Rnd 17 | Rnd 18 | Rnd 19 | Rnd 20 | Average Finish | Podium Percent | Place | |
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| 2017 MX2 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 9 | DNF | DNF | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | DNF | 1 | 8 | - | 8.25 | 31% | 7th | |
| 2018 MX2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2.20 | 85% | 1st | |
| 2019 MX2 | 1 | OUT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1.11 | 100% | 1st | |
| 2020 MXGP | 10 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | - | - | 5.28 | 57% | 6th | |
| 2021 MXGP | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | - | - | 6.11 | 28% | 5th | |
| 2022 MXGP | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | OUT | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 6 | - | - | 4.47 | 59% | 3rd | |
| 2023 MXGP | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | - | 3.00 | 84% | 1st | |
| 2024 MXGP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |