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| Born | (1970-10-18)October 18, 1970 (age 55) São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexandre Barros (born October 18, 1970) is aBrazilian former professional motorcycleroad racer who is a 7-time 500cc/MotoGP race winner and also a race winner inSuperbike World Championship. After a longGrand Prix career, in 2006 he moved to the Superbike World Championship. He returned to MotoGP for 2007, but retired by the end of the season.[1]
Barros started racingmotorcycles at the age of 8, when he won on his debut in the Brazilian minibike championship. In the next two years, he was twice Brazilianmoped champion. In 1981, he was the Brazilian 50cc Champion, and in 1985 he won the title of Brazilian's 250cc category. The year of 1986 saw his international début in the 80cc category—he lied about his age so he could race at the Spanish Grand Prix at the age of 15. He finished the championship in sixteenth place, scoring 6 points. In 1987, he also raced the 80cc championship, finishing seventeenth, scoring 8 points.
In 1988, Barros made his first race on the World Championship 250cc category, scoring no points. That same year, he was 3rd in the Latin American circuit of that same class. The next year, he finished 18th in the World Championship, scoring 30 points.
In1990, Barros was the youngest rider in history to join the top motorcycling category, the500cc, at the age of 20. In his first year, he was 12th overall, with 57 points. Notable results included 8th in the United States and Germany, and 5th in the Belgium Grand Prix. Two years later, his first podium: a third place in the Netherlands.
The year of1993 saw his breakthrough as he joined theSuzuki team. After qualifying third in the US Grand Prix, Barros had his first victory in Spain, finishing that year'sworld championship in sixth place. His teammateKevin Schwantz was that year's champion. The following year, Barros scored in all but one of the races.1996 saw his best performance yet, finishing the championship at fourth, a feat he repeated in 2000, 2001 and 2002. His win atMugello in 2001,[2] was the latest by a rider other thanValentino Rossi until 2009. In 2002, the first ofMotoGP (with engine displacement capacity increased to up to 990cc) he scored 204 points and won races atMotegi (the first race where he switched from the NSR500 to RC211V) andValencia,[3] eleven points behind second place. 2003 was a difficult one for Barros due to injuries, but in 2004, he once again finished the championship in fourth, in a season dominated byValentino Rossi,Sete Gibernau andMax Biaggi. In2005, Barros returned to the top of the podium inPortugal,[4] however he did not mount a lasting championship challenge, and was not offered a ride for 2006. He returned to MotoGP in 2007, riding aDucati GP7 for Pramac d'Antin. In pre-season testing he matched the factory Ducatis, and at midseason he was ahead of the factory riderLoris Capirossi. He came third atMugello (ahead of Stoner) and fourth atIstanbul Park.
For2006, Barros was hired by theKlaffiHonda team in theSuperbike World Championship (WSBK), paying around £100,000 of his own money to fund the ride.[5] After a satisfactory debut weekend with two top 10 finishes, he took a pair of podium finishes at Round 2 inPhillip Island, and a second and a fourth in round four atMonza. AtBrands Hatch he failed to qualify for Superpole, but bounced back from 18th on the grid to take a pair of top 10 finishes. The wet meeting atAssen was a disappointment for Barros, especially as he is a wet-weather expert.
Barros' season was characterised by poor starts, but despite this he ended the season as the second highestHonda rider in the championship in sixth place, behind former championJames Toseland. AtImola he took his only WSBK win, and followed it with a second place in race 2.
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After retiring from Motogp, Barros is still actively racing. He is still competitive and has won several victories in the Brazilian SuperBike Championship.
Barros won the 2016 Brazilian SuperBike final riding aBMW S1000RR. He is known as the owner of theBMW Motorrad Alex Barros Racing Team, which he formed after retiring from the world of MotoGP racing, his last work in the 2007 season. And during the final of the Brazilian Superbike series (BRSBK), he tried to compete in the last series in São Paulo.
In the final session of the BMW S1000RR-powered team, the team was once again able to win the championship with four podium finishes. Including when Barros himself, who holds 276 starts in MotoGP, tried to compete in that final. In race 1, Barros was second behindDiego Faustino, the BRSBK champion, and first in race 2 beating Diego by 6.8 seconds. Barros is now in 9th place in the standings after the two races of the final round of the BRSBK.[6]
Until 2019, Barros is still racing in this championship.
In 1999, Barros andJapanese teammateTadayuki Okada won theSuzuka 8 Hours endurance race riding aHondaRC45superbike.[7]
| Class | Season | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80cc | 1986–1987 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 250cc | 1988–1989 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 500cc | 1990–2001 | 163 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 1,347 |
| MotoGP | 2002–2005, 2007 | 82 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 732 |
| Total | 1986–2005, 2007 | 276 | 7 | 32 | 5 | 14 | 2,123 |
Points system from 1969 to 1987:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points system from 1988 to 1992:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Points | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points system from 1993 onwards:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Co-Rider | Bike | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 |  Lucky Strike Honda | Tadayuki Okada | Honda RVF750 RC45 | 1st |
| Season | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd | WCh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Honda CBR1000RR | Klaffi Honda | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 246 | 6th | – |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 2006 | Honda | QAT 6 | QAT 7 | AUS 2 | AUS 3 | SPA 11 | SPA 14 | ITA 2 | ITA 4 | EUR 9 | EUR 5 | SMR 4 | SMR 2 | CZE Ret | CZE 11 | GBR 8 | GBR 9 | NED Ret | NED 7 | GER 5 | GER Ret | ITA 1 | ITA 2 | FRA 7 | FRA 10 | 6th | 246 |
| Preceded by | Suzuka 8 Hours Winner 1999 (withTadayuki Okada) | Succeeded by |
