Pablo Nieto


Pablo Nieto Aguilar is a Spanish former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer currently involved in team management. He is the son of the legendary Spanish motorcycle racer Ángel Nieto, and cousin of Fonsi Nieto. He started to race professionally in 1998, and spent his career in the 125cc class. Following the race at Valencia in 2008 he announced his retirement from racing, to move to a managerial position of the Onde 2000 MotoGP team with Sete Gibernau in 2009 as the team's only rider. He was the team manager for the Laglisse Moto3 team from 2012-2014, in the 2013 Moto3 Grand Prix season, his rider Maverick Viñales won the championship. He is now the team manager for Valentino Rossi's SKY Racing Team VR46 team.

Grand Prix motorcycle racing career

SeasonClassMotoTeamNumberRacesWinPodiumsPoleFLapPtsPosition
1998125ccApriliaVia Digital Team79100000NC
1999125ccDerbiFestina-Derbi221600001523rd
2000125ccDerbiDerbi Racing221600016813th
2001125ccDerbiL & M Derbi Team221500002124th
2002125ccApriliaMaster-Aspar Team221603101456th
2003125ccApriliaMaster-MXOnda-Aspar Team221613211487th
2004125ccApriliaMaster - Repsol Team 125cc221602021386th
2005125ccDerbiCaja Madria - Derbi Racing221600016413th
2006125ccApriliaMultimedia Racing221300006613th
2007125ccApriliaBlusens Aprilia221700005715th
2008125ccKTMOnde 2000 - KTM221600002521st
Total1581835747

Races by year

YearClassBike1234567891011121314151617Pts
1998125ccApriliaJPNMALSPAITAFRAMADNEDGBRGERCZEIMOCAT
22
AUSARGNC0
1999125ccDerbiMAL
22
JPN
19
SPA
Ret
FRA
18
ITA
22
CAT
Ret
NED
16
GBR
12
GER
Ret
CZE
22
IMO
17
VAL
Ret
AUS
17
RSA
12
BRA
Ret
ARG
9
23rd15
2000125ccDerbiRSA
15
MAL
11
JPN
11
SPA
Ret
FRA
Ret
ITA
11
CAT
6
NED
19
GBR
15
GER
7
CZE
16
POR
12
VAL
4
BRA
10
PAC
9
AUS
14
13th68
2001125ccDerbiJPN
10
RSA
15
SPA
Ret
FRA
DNS
ITA
Ret
CAT
6
NED
Ret
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
CZE
18
POR
Ret
VAL
14
PAC
16
AUS
20
MAL
Ret
BRA
14
24th21
2002125ccApriliaJPN
Ret
RSA
5
SPA
Ret
FRA
6
ITA
3
CAT
8
NED
7
GBR
Ret
GER
5
CZE
Ret
POR
4
BRA
5
PAC
4
MAL
5
AUS
3
VAL
3
6th145
2003125ccApriliaJPN
7
RSA
5
SPA
Ret
FRA
5
ITA
3
CAT
17
NED
2
GBR
6
GER
5
CZE
Ret
POR
1
BRA
5
PAC
8
MAL
9
AUS
Ret
VAL
7
7th148
2004125ccApriliaRSA
4
SPA
9
FRA
7
ITA
6
CAT
3
NED
8
BRA
7
GER
3
GBR
Ret
CZE
4
POR
4
JPN
Ret
QAT
6
MAL
Ret
AUS
15
VAL
4
6th138
2005125ccDerbiSPA
12
POR
12
CHN
8
FRA
7
ITA
22
CAT
Ret
NED
11
GBR
5
GER
10
CZE
16
JPN
8
MAL
13
QAT
Ret
AUS
18
TUR
20
VAL
10
13th64
2006125ccApriliaSPA
10
QAT
5
TUR
14
CHN
Ret
FRA
5
ITA
12
CAT
7
NED
9
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
CZE
9
MAL
Ret
AUSJPNPORVAL
7
13th66
2007125ccApriliaQAT
9
SPA
6
TUR
13
CHN
16
FRA
15
ITA
Ret
CAT
20
GBR
9
NED
Ret
GER
9
CZE
Ret
RSM
Ret
POR
Ret
JPN
7
AUS
Ret
MAL
12
VAL
7
15th57
2008125ccKTMQAT
18
SPA
5
POR
Ret
CHNFRA
Ret
ITA
Ret
CAT
Ret
GBR
20
NED
20
GER
14
CZE
16
RSM
Ret
IND
Ret
JPN
18
AUS
13
MAL
14
VAL
9
21st25