Jorge Prado (motocross racer)

Spanish racer

Jorge Prado

Prado in 2020.

Nationality| Spanish
Born| 5 January 2001 (2001-01-05) (age 24)
Lugo, Galicia,Spain
Motocross career
Years active| 2016-Present
Teams|

* •Red Bull KTM De Carli Racing Team (2016-2021)
* •Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing (2021-2024)
* •Monster Energy Kawasaki (2024-Present)

Championships|

* •2018 MX2
* •2019 MX2
* •2023 MXGP
* •2024 MXGP

Wins|

* •MX2: 31
* •MXGP: 18
* •Combined: 49

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 currently competes in the AMA Supercross & AMA Motocross Championships. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 2016 to 2024. [1] Prado is a two-time MXGP & MX2 Motocross World Champion.[2]

Prado signed and raced for the KTM group from age 11 in 2011, to age 23 in 2024. A relationship lasting 13 years included 4 FIM Motocross World Championships.

As of November 18 2024, Prado races for the Monster Energy Kawasaki team in America.

## Motocross career

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Prado (#61) in a jump.

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]

### 2011

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In 2011 Prado won the 65cc FIM Junior motocross world championship as well as the 65cc European motocross championship.

### 2015

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In 2015, Prado won the 125cc European Motocross Championship.

### 2016

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In 2016, he debuted in the MX2 World Championship with a 3rd place finish at Assen, Netherlands.

### 2017

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Prado in 2017

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.

### 2018/19

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2018

In 2018, Prado won the MX2 World Championship. He won 12GP’s and finished 17 times on the podium.

2019

In 2019, Prado successfully defended his MX2 championship by winning 16 out of 18 Grand Prix’s. He also made the podium in every single race he competed in that year.

### 2020

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In 2020, it was his debut year in the MXGP class with the Red Bull KTM De Carli team.[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.

### 2021

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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.

### 2022

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Prado in 2022.

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.

### 2023

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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.

### 2024

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Prado in 2024 #1

2024 AMA Supercross

Prado raced the first four rounds of the 2024 AMA Supercross Championship as a preview for 2025. Most notable was a heat race win in the Muddy conditions of San Francisco at round 2.

2024 FIM Motocross World Championship

For the 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship, Prado chose the number 1 over his 61 to defend his title.

Jorge started the season strong, dominating the first 4 GP’s. He showcased his starting prowess, speed & consistency throughout the season, only dropping major points from mud races at rounds 5 & 10\. He had to play catchup to Gajser who held a minor lead over Prado for a majority of the season. Going into the first moto of round 19/20, Gajser held a 14 point lead over Jorge Prado. After a first turn crash, Gajser broke a footpeg which relegated him to 17th, whereas Prado took a 2nd place. Gajser would finish 2nd in race two, Prado took the overall victory & a 7 point lead for the final round. Prado successfully defended his MXGP World Championship in his final MXGP racing year & ended the season with 11GP wins, 16 podiums & 2 finishes outside the top 4.

## MXGP Career Results

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Year  | Rnd
1  | Rnd
2  | Rnd
3  | Rnd
4  | Rnd
5  | Rnd
6  | Rnd
7  | Rnd
8  | Rnd
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11  | Rnd
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20  | Average
Finish  | Podium
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2016 MX2  | OUT  | OUT  | OUT  | OUT  | OUT  | OUT  | OUT  | OUT  | OUT  | OUT  | OUT  | OUT  | OUT  | OUT  | OUT  | 3  | 19  | 16  | \-  | \-  | 12.67  | 33%  | 33rd
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  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2.64  | 80%  | 1st

## AMA Supercross/Motocross results

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2024 450 SX  | 13  | 7  | 11  | 12  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 10.75  | \-  | 22nd
2025 450 SX  | 14  | 12  | DNQ  | OUT  | OUT  | OUT  | OUT  | OUT  | OUT  | OUT  | OUT  | OUT  | OUT  | OUT  | OUT  | OUT  | OUT  | 13.00  | \-  | 30th

Notes:

* 1) Prado raced a partial supercross schedule in 2024.

## References

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1. ^ "Jorge Prado MXGP profile". mxgpresults.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
2. ^ "Jorge Prado, è qui il futuro: "Il secondo Mondiale è ancora più bello"" (in Italian). corsedimoto.com. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
3. ^ "El gallego Jorge Prado debutará en el Mundial de motocross con 15 años". lavozdegalicia.es. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
4. ^ "Jorge Prado, campeón en el GP de Trentino". elprogreso.es. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
5. ^ "MX2: Jorge Prado rinnovo e MXGP nel 2020 con KTM". corsedimoto.com. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

## External links

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* Jorge Prado García at MXGP web site
*   * Official website

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250cc / MX2 world champions1

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1962 – T. Hallman
1963 – T. Hallman
1964 – J. Robert
1965 – V. Arbekov
1966 – T. Hallman
1967 – T. Hallman
1968 – J. Robert
1969 – J. Robert

1970 – J. Robert
1971 – J. Robert
1972 – J. Robert
1973 – H. Andersson
1974 – G. Moisseev
1975 – H. Everts
1976 – H. Mikkola
1977 – G. Moisseev
1978 – G. Moisseev
1979 – H. Carlqvist

1980 – G. Jobé
1981 – N. Hudson
1982 – D. LaPorte
1983 – G. Jobé
1984 – H. Kinigadner
1985 – H. Kinigadner
1986 – J. Vimond
1987 – E. Geboers
1988 – J. van den Berk
1989 – J. Bayle

1990 – A. Puzar
1991 – T. Parker
1992 – D. Schmit
1993 – G. Albertyn
1994 – G. Albertyn
1995 – S. Everts
1996 – S. Everts
1997 – S. Everts
1998 – S. Tortelli
1999 – F. Bolley

2000 – F. Bolley
2001 – M. Pichon
2002 – M. Pichon
2003 – S. Ramon2
2004 – B. Townley
2005 – T. Cairoli
2006 – C. Pourcel
2007 – T. Cairoli
2008 – T. Rattray
2009 – M. Musquin

2010 – M. Musquin
2011 – K. Roczen
2012 – J. Herlings
2013 – J. Herlings
2014 – J. Tixier
2015 \- T. Gajser
2016 \- J. Herlings
2017 \- P. Jonass
2018 \- J. Prado
2019 \- J. Prado

2020 \- T. Vialle
2021 \- M. Renaux
2022 \- T. Vialle
2023 \- A. Adamo
2024 \- K. de Wolf

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1From 1962 to 2002 the MX-2 world championship was named the 250cc motocross world championship. 2In 2003 250cc 4-stroke machine was allowed to race in 125cc which convert to the new MX2 class later.
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