Héctor Barberá


Héctor Barberá Vall is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He currently competes in the British Superbike Championship, aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10R.

Career

Born in Dos Aguas, Valencia Province, Barberá began his World Championship career at the age of 15 in the 125cc world championship, under the guidance of Jorge Martínez "Aspar", who teamed Barberá and fellow youngster Ángel Rodríguez up with the experienced Pablo Nieto.
In his first season Barberá established himself as the most promising rider of the three and in he broke through, with his first victory at Donington Park making him one of the youngest riders ever to win a Grand Prix. A strong finish to the season saw him take third place in the championship and he signed up for a title challenge with Seedorf Racing in. Several inopportune crashes and mechanical failures derailed his hopes but victory in the final race secured the runner-up spot and a factory ride with Fortuna Honda in the 250cc class for. After two years with the team he moved to Team Toth in.
at the 2007 Italian Grand Prix.
Barberá survived a huge crash during the Italian round of the championship on June 1,. Running second behind Marco Simoncelli on the penultimate lap who tried to defend his lead by changing his line on the straight, Barberá slipstreamed onto Simoncelli's back wheel and clipped it with his front brake lever. His bike somersaulted through the air, with Barberá escaping somewhat uninjured. However, a further crash in practice at Motegi left him with two spinal fractures, ending his season.
In the 250cc world championship, Barberá won three races along with five other podium results to finish second to Honda's Hiroshi Aoyama. Barberá won the 2009 Valencia Grand Prix, the final two-stroke, 250cc race in Grand Prix history, as the class was to be discontinued in favor of the four-stroke Moto2 class in. On 20 August 2009 it was announced Barberá would move to MotoGP in, riding for the Aspar Racing Team aboard Ducati customer bikes. Barberá finished the 2010 MotoGP season in twelfth place, and followed on in eleventh place in 2011. On 7 November 2011, it was announced that he was moving to Pramac Racing for the 2012 season.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

By class

Races by year

YearClassBike12345678910111213141516171819PosPts
2002125ccApriliaJPN
16		RSA
DNS		SPA
12		FRA
15		ITA
Ret		CAT
18		NED
20		GBR
Ret		GER
21		CZE
4		POR
Ret		BRA
15		PAC
5		MAL
8		AUS
14		VAL
6		14th50
2003125ccApriliaJPN
Ret		RSA
13		SPA
7		FRA
11		ITA
9		CAT
Ret		NED
3		GBR
1		GER
14		CZE
5		POR
2		BRA
9		PAC
1		MAL
8		AUS
6		VAL
3		3rd164
2004125ccApriliaRSA
10		SPA
3		FRA
5		ITA
3		CAT
1		NED
6		BRA
1		GER
2		GBR
Ret		CZE
7		POR
1		JPN
Ret		QAT
12		MAL
Ret		AUS
6		VAL
1		2nd202
2005250ccHondaSPA
5		POR
11		CHN
7		FRA
7		ITA
6		CAT
16		NED
9		GBR
Ret		GER
8		CZE
Ret		JPN
8		MAL
6		QAT
7		AUS
4		TUR
6		VAL
5		9th120
2006250ccApriliaSPA
5		QAT
4		TUR
2		CHN
1		FRA
7		ITA
Ret		CATNEDGBR
5		GER
5		CZE
5		MAL
Ret		AUS
6		JPN
7		POR
10		VAL
3		7th152
2007250ccApriliaQAT
3		SPA
Ret		TUR
8		CHN
6		FRA
4		ITA
3		CAT
8		GBR
Ret		NED
7		GER
6		CZE
4		RSM
3		POR
5		JPN
3		AUS
Ret		MAL
2		VAL
5		5th177
2008250ccApriliaQAT
2		SPA
5		POR
8		CHN
6		FRA
12		ITA
Ret		CAT
3		GBR
4		NED
5		GER
2		CZE
4		RSM
3		IND
C		JPN
DNS		AUSMALVAL6th142
2009250ccApriliaQAT
1		JPN
11		SPA
4		FRA
11		ITA
5		CAT
3		NED
2		GER
5		GBR
8		CZE
7		IND
6		RSM
1		POR
3		AUS
2		MAL
2		VAL
1		2nd239
2010MotoGPDucatiQAT
12		SPA
13		FRA
8		ITA
12		GBR
11		NED
12		CAT
10		GER
9		USA
Ret		CZE
9		IND
10		RSM
9		ARA
11		JPN
13		MAL
11		AUS
14		POR
10		VAL
8		12th90
2011MotoGPDucatiQAT
12		SPA
6		POR
Ret		FRA
9		CAT
11		GBR
11		NED
12		ITA
7		GER
11		USA
9		CZE
10		IND
Ret		RSM
9		ARA
8		JPN
Ret		AUSMAL
C		VAL
11		11th82
MotoGPDucatiQAT
9		SPA
10		POR
10		FRA
9		CAT
11		GBR
10		NED
7		GER
9		ITA
9		USAIND
WD		CZERSM
Ret		ARA
12		JPN
10		MAL
7		AUS
12		VAL
Ret		11th83
MotoGPFTRQAT
13		AME
18		SPA
12		FRA
18		ITA
10		CAT
Ret		NED
20		GER
11		USA
10		IND
16		CZE
Ret		GBR
13		RSM
Ret		ARA
Ret		MAL
14		AUS
14		JPN
16		VAL
12		16th35
2014MotoGPAvintiaQAT
Ret		AME
15		ARG
16		SPA
15		FRA
Ret		ITA
Ret		CAT
19		NED
18		GER
18		IND
Ret		CZE
17		GBR
19		RSM
19		18th26
2014MotoGPDucatiARA
19		JPN
15		AUS
5		MAL
9		VAL
11		18th26
2015MotoGPDucatiQAT
15		AME
12		ARG
13		SPA
14		FRA
13		ITA
13		CAT
16		NED
Ret		GER
13		IND
15		CZE
16		GBR
13		RSM
18		ARA
16		JPN
9		AUS
16		MAL
13		VAL
16		15th33
2016MotoGPDucatiQAT
9		ARG
5		AME
9		SPA
10		FRA
8		ITA
12		CAT
11		NED
6		GER
9		AUT
DSQ		CZE
5		GBR
14		RSM
13		ARA
13		JPN
17		AUS
Ret		MAL
4		VAL
11		10th102
2017MotoGPDucatiQAT
13		ARG
13		AME
14		SPA
12		FRA
Ret		ITA
14		CAT
9		NED
16		GER
DSQ		CZE
20		AUT
17		GBR
14		RSM
Ret		ARA
18		JPN
14		AUS
20		MAL
14		VAL
15		22nd28
2018Moto2KalexQAT
13		ARG
20		AME
18		SPA
14		FRA
11		ITA
Ret		CATNEDGERCZEAUTGBRRSMARATHAJPNAUSMALVAL23rd10

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
2018KawasakiAUSTHASPANEDITAGBRCZEITAPOR
11		FRA
10		ARG
9		QAT
7		17th27
2019YamahaAUS
4		THA
7		SPA
DNS		NEDITASPAITAGBRPORFRAARGQAT16th22

Superbike World Championship

Races by year