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Pramac Racing is a motorcycle racing team competing in the MotoGP World Championship under the name Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP as a Yamaha satellite team and the Moto2 World Championship as Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Moto2. The team based in Casole d'Elsa, Tuscany, Italy.
The d'Antin MotoGP team was created in 1999 by Spanish former motorcycle racer Luis d'Antin and was based in Madrid. Beginning in 1999 the team raced in the 250 cc Spanish and World Championships with Yamaha bikes and Spanish riders Fonsi Nieto and David García.
In the same season the team ran in the 500 cc class with Japanese rider Norifumi Abe aboard a Yamaha YZR500. Abe took a win in 2000 at the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. José Luis Cardoso joined the team in 2001 as second rider alongside Abe; a podium finish was the team's best result that year.
In 2002 the 500 cc class became MotoGP and the D'Antin team continued with the same Yamaha YZR500 and Pere Riba as Abe's teammate (Alex Criville was the original plan, but he retired before the start of the season, and Cardoso also acted as Riba's injury substitute during the season). The 500 cc 2-stroke motorcycle was not able to compete against the more powerful 990 cc 4-strokes (although Abe was given the new 4-stroke Yamaha YZR-M1 for the last two races of the season) and top 10 finishes were the team's best results. The YZR-M1 was used full-time in 2003, with Shinya Nakano as the team's only rider.
The team switched to Ducati motorcycles in 2004 using the previous season's Desmosedici GP3 and signing 2003 Superbike World Champion Neil Hodgson and runner-up Rubén Xaus, Ducati's factory riders for the 2003 World Superbike Championship season. During the season, the team ran into financial difficulties (a planned sponsorship deal with Visa fell through) and was not able to run a test program; their best result was a third place for Xaus in Qatar.
Owned and operated by the Italian power generator manufacturer of the same name, Pramac Racing first entered MotoGP in 2002, taking over the activities of Hardwick Racing (who competed as Shell Advance Honda Team), relocating to Italy and using the Honda NSR500 with Tetsuya Harada as a rider. A 500 cc holdout in the inaugural 990 cc-era season, Harada only scored one top five finish and retired at the end of the year.
In September 2002, Pramac signed a three-year deal with Max Biaggi and Honda Racing Corporation to enter a Honda RC211V for 2003. Two months later, Pramac and Pons Racing reached an agreement whereby Biaggi would have competed for Pons while still under contract with Pramac. The combined entry was called Camel Pramac Pons in official entry lists. That same season, Pramac also entered an entry under the Pramac Honda banner for Makoto Tamada, being the only Honda team to use Bridgestone tyres. A podium in Brazil was the team's best result, while Biaggi scored two wins and finished the championship in third place.
The Pramac-Pons relationship followed to 2004, where Tamada and his team, led by Luca Montiron, joined Sito Pons' structure, replacing Tohru Ukawa on the Pons team. Tamada still raced on Bridgestone tyres while Biaggi used Michelin tyres. Tamada finished the season with two wins and sixth place in the final championship standings; Biaggi clinched a win and the third place overall.
Pramac Racing
Pramac Racing is a motorcycle racing team competing in the MotoGP World Championship under the name Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP as a Yamaha satellite team and the Moto2 World Championship as Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Moto2. The team based in Casole d'Elsa, Tuscany, Italy.
The d'Antin MotoGP team was created in 1999 by Spanish former motorcycle racer Luis d'Antin and was based in Madrid. Beginning in 1999 the team raced in the 250 cc Spanish and World Championships with Yamaha bikes and Spanish riders Fonsi Nieto and David García.
In the same season the team ran in the 500 cc class with Japanese rider Norifumi Abe aboard a Yamaha YZR500. Abe took a win in 2000 at the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. José Luis Cardoso joined the team in 2001 as second rider alongside Abe; a podium finish was the team's best result that year.
In 2002 the 500 cc class became MotoGP and the D'Antin team continued with the same Yamaha YZR500 and Pere Riba as Abe's teammate (Alex Criville was the original plan, but he retired before the start of the season, and Cardoso also acted as Riba's injury substitute during the season). The 500 cc 2-stroke motorcycle was not able to compete against the more powerful 990 cc 4-strokes (although Abe was given the new 4-stroke Yamaha YZR-M1 for the last two races of the season) and top 10 finishes were the team's best results. The YZR-M1 was used full-time in 2003, with Shinya Nakano as the team's only rider.
The team switched to Ducati motorcycles in 2004 using the previous season's Desmosedici GP3 and signing 2003 Superbike World Champion Neil Hodgson and runner-up Rubén Xaus, Ducati's factory riders for the 2003 World Superbike Championship season. During the season, the team ran into financial difficulties (a planned sponsorship deal with Visa fell through) and was not able to run a test program; their best result was a third place for Xaus in Qatar.
Owned and operated by the Italian power generator manufacturer of the same name, Pramac Racing first entered MotoGP in 2002, taking over the activities of Hardwick Racing (who competed as Shell Advance Honda Team), relocating to Italy and using the Honda NSR500 with Tetsuya Harada as a rider. A 500 cc holdout in the inaugural 990 cc-era season, Harada only scored one top five finish and retired at the end of the year.
In September 2002, Pramac signed a three-year deal with Max Biaggi and Honda Racing Corporation to enter a Honda RC211V for 2003. Two months later, Pramac and Pons Racing reached an agreement whereby Biaggi would have competed for Pons while still under contract with Pramac. The combined entry was called Camel Pramac Pons in official entry lists. That same season, Pramac also entered an entry under the Pramac Honda banner for Makoto Tamada, being the only Honda team to use Bridgestone tyres. A podium in Brazil was the team's best result, while Biaggi scored two wins and finished the championship in third place.
The Pramac-Pons relationship followed to 2004, where Tamada and his team, led by Luca Montiron, joined Sito Pons' structure, replacing Tohru Ukawa on the Pons team. Tamada still raced on Bridgestone tyres while Biaggi used Michelin tyres. Tamada finished the season with two wins and sixth place in the final championship standings; Biaggi clinched a win and the third place overall.