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Fonsi Nieto

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Nieto.
Fonsi Nieto
Nieto in 2009
NationalitySpanish
BornAlfonso González Nieto
(1978-12-02) 2 December 1978 (age 45)
Madrid, Spain
Websitefonsinieto.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2007
ManufacturersKawasaki
Championships0
2007 championship position22nd (5 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
1 0 0 0 0 5
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2010
ManufacturersMoriwaki-Honda
Championships0
2010 championship position18th (45 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
15 0 0 0 0 45
250cc World Championship
Active years1999–2004
ManufacturersAprilia, Yamaha
Championships0
2004 championship position7th (124 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
95 5 18 12 7 771
125cc World Championship
Active years1997–1998
ManufacturersAprilia
Championships0
1998 championship position29th (3 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
4 0 0 0 0 3

Alfonso González Nieto (born 2 December 1978 in Madrid, Spain), better known as Fonsi Nieto, is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and the nephew of successful Grand Prix motorcycle road racer Ángel Nieto. After success in the 250cc class he moved to World Superbikes and made one MotoGP start. For 2010 he returned to the Grand Prix scene in the newly formed Moto2 category.

Nieto announced his retirement from competition in early 2011 after failing to recover from injuries suffered when racing at Indianapolis in 2010.[1]

After the dramatic injury he began his career as a DJ and music producer[2], playing regularly at venues in Spain.[3][4]

He is currently the Rider Performance Director for Pramac Racing.

Early years

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He won the Spanish 125cc championship in 1998, and the Spanish 250cc champion in 1999 and 2000, also winning the less prestigious European 125cc title in 1997. In 1999 and 2000 he raced in the 250cc World Championship alongside his domestic commitments, finishing 14th overall on a Yamaha TZ250 with a best result of 6th at Estoril in 2000.

250cc World Championship

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He was 4th in the world championship in 2001, with 4 successive 5th places early in the season and a pair of late-season podium finishes.[5] He won 4 races in 2002, finishing 2nd to Marco Melandri. He was then 5th in 2003 with a win at Donington Park, and 7th in 2004.

Superbike World Championship

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Nieto at the Assen round of the 2007 season.

In 2005 he entered the Superbike World Championship with the Caracchi Ducati team, finishing 17th overall in the championship. A fourth in Round 4 of the season was the highlight; he only reached the top 10 once more. For 2006 and 2007 he rode for PSG-Kawasaki. His first podium finish came in Race 2 at Assen in 2006, following teammate Chris Walker's victory in the first race. He was also third at Magny-Cours in 2007.[6] He took pole position at Lausitzring in 2007 after finding a dry spell in a wet qualifying session.[7]

In 2007 he also replaced the injured Olivier Jacque in the French Grand Prix making his debut in the MotoGP class, finishing the race in 11th place.

For 2008 he joined Alstare Suzuki, making an immediate impact by winning his first world superbike race in the second race of the opening round in Qatar.[8] He finished the season 7th overall, but lost his 2009 ride as the team scaled back to two riders and retained the less successful Japanese Yukio Kagayama. However, Nieto returned to the team mid-season after Max Neukirchner was injured.

Career statistics

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Races by year

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Pts
1997 125cc Aprilia MAL JPN SPA
16 		ITA AUT FRA NED IMO GER BRA GBR CZE CAT INA AUS NC 0
1998 125cc Aprilia JPN MAL SPA
15 		ITA FRA MAD
14 		NED GBR GER CZE IMO CAT
17 		AUS ARG 29th 3
1999 250cc Yamaha MAL
22 		JPN
14 		SPA
18 		FRA
12 		ITA
17 		CAT
Ret 		NED
19 		GBR
17 		GER
18 		CZE
17 		IMO
18 		VAL
15 		AUS
16 		RSA
15 		BRA
17 		ARG
14 		23rd 10
2000 250cc Yamaha RSA
Ret 		MAL
Ret 		JPN
22 		SPA
16 		FRA
16 		ITA
9 		CAT
18 		NED
16 		GBR
18 		GER
12 		CZE
Ret 		POR
6 		VAL
17 		BRA
11 		PAC
14 		AUS
9 		14th 35
2001 250cc Aprilia JPN
11 		RSA
5 		SPA
5 		FRA
5 		ITA
5 		CAT
5 		NED
DNS 		GBR
6 		GER
10 		CZE
7 		POR
4 		VAL
3 		PAC
4 		AUS
5 		MAL
3 		BRA
4 		5th 167
2002 250cc Aprilia JPN
13 		RSA
3 		SPA
1 		FRA
1 		ITA
3 		CAT
3 		NED
5 		GBR
2 		GER
4 		CZE
4 		POR
1 		BRA
Ret 		PAC
4 		MAL
1 		AUS
2 		VAL
Ret 		2nd 241
2003 250cc Aprilia JPN
6 		RSA
7 		SPA
7 		FRA
4 		ITA
2 		CAT
2 		NED
Ret 		GBR
1 		GER
2 		CZE
6 		POR
9 		BRA
Ret 		PAC
8 		MAL
3 		AUS
3 		VAL
5 		5th 194
2004 250cc Aprilia RSA
7 		SPA
3 		FRA
7 		ITA
5 		CAT
5 		NED
8 		BRA
5 		GER
8 		GBR
5 		CZE
Ret 		POR
Ret 		JPN
Ret 		QAT
5 		MAL
7 		AUS
Ret 		VAL
6 		7th 124
2007 MotoGP Kawasaki QAT SPA TUR CHN FRA
11 		ITA CAT GBR NED GER USA CZE RSM POR JPN AUS MAL VAL 22nd 5
2010 Moto2 Moriwaki QAT
13 		SPA
21 		FRA
8 		ITA
15 		GBR
11 		NED
Ret 		CAT
8 		GER
4 		CZE
13 		INP
DNS 		SMR ARA
Ret 		JPN
Ret 		MAL
19 		AUS
12 		POR
24 		VAL
Ret 		18th 45

References

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  1. ^ MotoGP official site 7 February 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2015
  2. ^ djraport2 (22 May 2020). "Fonsi Nieto, Sandro Silva, Will K, Promise Land, Jay Frog... EDM TYPY". DJ RAPORT (in Polish). Retrieved 2 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "El DJ Fonsi Nieto disfruta de una escapada junto a su pareja". La Opinión de Zamora (in Spanish). 19 August 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Fonsi Nieto celebra su aniversario con Pedrosa y Espargaró en una sesión de Dj". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 December 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  5. ^ 125gp-1999-results Archived 2002-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Motocorse.com is available at DomainMarket.com". Motocorse.com.
  7. ^ "SBK 2007 Lausitzring".
  8. ^ "Qatar World Superbikes: Fonsi Nieto records first World Superbike victory in Qatar". Motorcycle News.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Spanish 125cc Champion
1998 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Spanish 250cc Champion
1999-2000 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Race of Champions
Nations' Cup
2003 with:
Cristiano da Matta
Gilles Panizzi 		Succeeded by
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