Nicolás Terol


Nicolás "Nico" Terol Peidro is a professional motorcycle road racer, winner of the final 125cc World Championship in. He has previously competed in the Superbike World Championship and the Supersport World Championship.

Career

125cc World Championship

Born in Alcoy, Province of Alicante Valencia, Spain, Terol began his professional racing career in 2005. He took his first international victory in the rain-shortened 2008 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix as he was leading the race at the time of the final completed lap. He finished third in the 2009 championship, while he finished runner-up to Marc Márquez in the 2010 championship. In, Terol won eight races during the season, and won the final world championship for the class, before it was replaced by Moto3 for.

Moto2 World Championship

Terol moved up to the intermediate class, Moto2, for the season. Terol endured a testing season, which finished with a third-place finish on home soil in Valencia. In, Terol won three races with the Aspar Racing Team, en route to a seventh-place finish in the final championship standings. Terol struggled in the 2014 campaign, taking a solitary points-scoring finish – a 14th-place finish in Argentina – as he finished in 28th place in the final championship standings.

Superbike World Championship

Terol started 2015 competing in the Superbike World Championship with Althea Racing, riding a Ducati but left the team mid-season.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Races by year

YearClassBike123456789101112131415161718PosPts
2004125ccApriliaRSASPAFRAITACATNEDBRAGERGBRCZEPORJPNQATMALAUSVAL
22
NC0
2005125ccDerbiSPA
15
POR
23
CHN
26
FRA
22
ITA
21
CAT
Ret
NED
16
GBR
21
GER
Ret
CZE
19
JPNMALQATAUS
Ret
TUR
16
VAL
16
36th1
2006125ccDerbiSPA
19
QAT
16
TUR
27
CHN
19
FRA
Ret
ITA
18
CAT
11
NED
15
GBR
9
GER
7
CZE
7
MAL
10
AUS
11
JPN
10
POR
Ret
VAL
11
14th53
2007125ccDerbiQAT
16
SPA
14
TUR
16
CHN
Ret
FRA
19
ITA
12
CAT
23
GBR
24
NED
17
GER
22
CZE
22
RSM
18
POR
Ret
JPN
17
AUS
13
MAL
11
VAL
11
22nd19
2008125ccApriliaQAT
10
SPA
2
POR
3
CHN
8
FRA
3
ITA
7
CAT
Ret
GBR
18
NED
9
GER
7
CZE
5
RSM
5
IND
1
JPN
5
AUS
Ret
MAL
9
VAL
2
5th176
2009125ccApriliaQAT
7
JPN
17
SPA
10
FRA
9
ITA
2
CAT
2
NED
5
GER
4
GBR
4
CZE
1
IND
4
RSM
2
POR
Ret
AUS
6
MAL
5
VAL
10
3rd179.5
2010125ccApriliaQAT
1
SPA
2
FRA
2
ITA
2
GBR
4
NED
2
CAT
Ret
GERCZE
1
IND
1
RSM
2
ARA
2
JPN
2
MAL
3
AUS
3
POR
2
VAL
3
2nd296
2011125ccApriliaQAT
1
SPA
1
POR
1
FRA
2
CAT
1
GBR
8
NED
DNS
ITA
1
GER
4
CZE
Ret
IND
1
RSM
1
ARA
1
JPN
2
AUS
6
MAL
5
VAL
2
1st302
Moto2SuterQAT
23
SPA
27
POR
16
FRA
13
CAT
15
GBR
20
NED
17
GER
14
ITA
13
IND
13
CZE
12
RSM
15
ARA
12
JPN
18
MAL
Ret
AUS
17
VAL
3
17th37
Moto2SuterQAT
14
AME
1
SPA
5
FRA
Ret
ITA
2
CAT
16
NED
17
GER
Ret
IND
12
CZE
6
GBR
11
RSM
10
ARA
1
MAL
18
AUS
9
JPN
6
VAL
1
7th150
2014Moto2SuterQAT
Ret
AME
Ret
ARG
14
SPA
DNS
FRA
21
ITA
24
CAT
20
NED
22
GER
19
IND
21
CZE
25
GBRRSM
Ret
ARA
29
JPN
22
AUS
18
MAL
24
VAL
18
28th2

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
2015MV AgustaAUSTHASPANEDITAGBRPORITAMALSPA
5
FRA
14
QAT
6
18th23
2016MV AgustaAUS
11
THA
Ret
SPA
3
NED
13
ITA
9
MAL
Ret
GBR
Ret
ITA
18
GERFRASPAQAT17th31