Luis Salom

Luis Salom
File:Luis Salom 2010 Silverstone.jpg Salom at the 2010 British Grand Prix
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(1991-08-07) 7 August 1991 Palma, Spain
Current team	SAG Team
Bike number	39
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto2 World Championship Active years 2014–2016 Manufacturers Kalex 2015 Championship position 13th (80 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 37 0 3 0 1 186 Moto3 World Championship Active years 2012–2013 Manufacturers Kalex KTM, KTM Championships 0 2013 Championship position 3rd (302 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 34 9 20 4 6 516 125cc World Championship Active years 2009–2011 Manufacturers Honda, Lambretta, Aprilia Championships 0 2011 Championship position 8th (116 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 43 0 2 0 0 209

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Salom and the second or maternal family name is Horrach.

Luis Jaime Salom Horrach (born 7 August 1991) is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Spain.

Career

Early career

Born in Palma de Mallorca, Salom started racing competitively from the age of eight years, winning the 50 cc Balearic Supermotard championship. He progressed up into 125cc championships from 2005 onwards, again becoming Balearic champion for two years in succession, before moving into the CEV Buckler championship in 2007.

In his first full season in the national championship, Salom finished seventh in the series, with a single podium coming in Catalunya. He also took part in the Red Bull Rookies Cup in 2007, taking fourth place in the championship thanks to a win at Assen and second at Jerez. He continued in the series in 2008 where he would win four of the first five races of the season, to hold a 13-point lead over J. D. Beach. Beach would overhaul Salom by four points by season's end, after Salom retired from races at the Sachsenring and Brno. He also finished second to Efrén Vázquez in the CEV Buckler championship.

125cc/Moto3 World Championship, (2009-2013)

Salom made his Grand Prix début in a wildcard appearance at the Spanish Grand Prix, finishing 23rd. After another wildcard appearance in Catalunya, Salom moved into the championship full-time, replacing Simone Corsi at the WRB team. In twelve races, Salom amassed 21 points on the Aprilia with sixth at Donington being his best result.

Salom moved to the Lambretta team for the 2010 season. After amassing Lambretta's only point of the season at Jerez, Salom moved to Stipa-Molenaar Racing for the rest of the season, where he would add a further 71 points to his tally, including nine top-ten finishes to enable him to finish 12th in the championship.

Salom won his first Grand Prix in Indianapolis in 2012, beating Sandro Cortese and Maverick Viñales in a last-lap fight. He also won at Aragon. He finished the championship in second behind Cortese.

He went to Red Bull KTM Ajo for the 2013 season. He dominated most of the season, and led from Catalunya onwards. However, his championship lead dwindled at Motegi after crashing out of the race, giving his title rivals Maverick Viñales and Álex Rins the chance to catch up. Rins crashed out, but Viñales finished second. At the final round in Valencia, Salom crashed again, leaving Rins and Viñales to fight to for the title, and Viñales would later triumph. Salom finished fourteenth and recorded the fastest lap of the race, but could only finish third in the final standings.

Moto2 World Championship, 2014-

Salom signed a contract with Pons Racing that lasted until the end of 2015. He will race with former title rival Maverick Viñales. Then during the events in Qatar and Austin, he only scored two points. During the Catalan Grand Prix, he suffered a crash with Jonas Folger, putting both of them out of the race. Salom was taken to hospital after the race, and underwent surgery on a broken right arm.

In 2016, Salom move to SAG Racing Team partnering with Jesko Raffin. At Qatar Salom finished the race in 2nd-place.

Career statistics

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2009	125cc	Honda	12	0	0	0	0	21	22nd
		Aprilia
2010	125cc	Lambretta	16	0	0	0	0	72	12th
		Aprilia
2011	125cc	Aprilia	15	0	2	0	0	116	8th
2012	Moto3	Kalex KTM	17	2	8	0	1	214	2nd
2013	Moto3	KTM	17	7	12	4	5	302	3rd
2014	Moto2	Kalex	18	0	2	0	1	85	8th
2015	Moto2	Kalex	17	0	0	0	0	80	13th
2016	Moto2	Kalex	2	0	1	0	0	21*	6th*
Total			114	9	25	4	7	911

* Season still in progress.

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	1st Pod	1st Win	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts	WChmp
125 cc	2009–2011	2009 Spain	2011 Netherlands		43	0	2	0	0	209	0
Moto3	2012–2013	2012 Qatar	2012 Spain	2012 Indianapolis	34	9	20	4	6	516	0
Moto2	2014–2016	2014 Qatar	2014 Argentina		37	0	3	0	1	186	0

Races by year

(key)

Yr	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pos	Pts
2009	125cc	Honda	QAT	JPN	SPA 23	FRA	ITA	CAT Ret													22nd	21
		Aprilia							NED 16	GER 13	GBR 6	CZE Ret	IND 13	RSM 21	POR 15	AUS 19	MAL 15	VAL 13
2010	125cc	Lambretta	QAT Ret	SPA 15																	12th	72
		Aprilia			FRA 10	ITA DNS	GBR Ret	NED 8	CAT Ret	GER Ret	CZE 10	IND 12	RSM Ret	ARA 10	JPN 8	MAL 8	AUS 8	POR 5	VAL 10
2011	125cc	Aprilia	QAT 8	SPA Ret	POR 8	FRA 10	CAT Ret	GBR 4	NED 2	ITA 6	GER 5	CZE DNS	IND	RSM Ret	ARA 5	JPN 23	AUS 2	MAL Ret	VAL 7		8th	116
2012	Moto3	Kalex KTM	QAT 4	SPA 2	POR 3	FRA Ret	CAT 10	GBR 2	NED 4	GER 3	ITA Ret	IND 1	CZE 2	RSM 2	ARA 1	JPN Ret	MAL 4	AUS 15	VAL 10		2nd	214
2013	Moto3	KTM	QAT 1	AME 3	SPA 2	FRA 3	ITA 1	CAT 1	NED 1	GER 2	IND 5	CZE 1	GBR 1	RSM 4	ARA 4	MAL 1	AUS 3	JPN Ret	VAL 14		3rd	302
2014	Moto2	Kalex	QAT 14	AME Ret	ARG 3	SPA 6	FRA 5	ITA 2	CAT Ret	NED 15	GER 14	IND 26	CZE Ret	GBR 19	RSM 15	ARA 13	JPN 15	AUS 17	MAL 11	VAL 4	8th	85
2015	Moto2	Kalex	QAT Ret	AME 27	ARG 11	SPA 7	FRA Ret	ITA 5	CAT 5	NED DNS	GER 17	IND 16	CZE 9	GBR 17	RSM 9	ARA Ret	JPN Ret	AUS 6	MAL 6	VAL 6	13th	80
2016	Moto2	Kalex	QAT 2	ARG 15	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	AUT	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	6th*	21*

* Season still in progress.

External links

• Profile on motogp.com
• Official website