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Luis d'Antin

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Luis d'Antin
Luis D'Antin at the U.S. Grand Prix
NationalitySpanish
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1989, 1992 - 1998
First race1989 125cc Spanish Grand Prix
Last race1998 250cc Argentine Grand Prix
Team(s)Honda, Yamaha
Championships0
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
93 0 3 0 0 475

Luis d'Antin (born 2 January 1964) is a Spanish former professional motorcycle road racer and motorcycle racing team owner. He competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships between 1989 and 1998.

Motorcycle racing career

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Born in Madrid, Spain, d'Antin had his best year in 1996 when he finished sixth in the 250cc world championship.[1] He also won the European 600cc Championship in 1991.[2]

After his riding career ended, D'Antin formed the D'Antin MotoGP team in 1999.[3] The team used Yamaha motorcycles before becoming Ducati's satellite MotoGP team in 2004.[3] Norick Abe won a 500cc race for the d'Antin team in both 1999 and 2000.[3] In 2008 D'Antin resigned from his position with the team.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Luis d'Antin career statistics at MotoGP.com". motogp.com. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  2. ^ "European Supersport 600 Championship: Overview". motorsport-archive.com. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Hofmann talks d'Antin exit". crash.net. 4 September 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Luis D'Antin leaves Alice team". autosport.com. Retrieved 21 November 2018.