Jorge Martínez (motorcyclist)

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Jorge Martinez

Motorcycle Grand Prix Career
Nationality	Spanish
Active years	1982 - 1997
Team(s)	Derbi
Grands Prix	196
Championships	80 cc - 1986, 1987, 1988 125 cc - 1988
Wins	37
Podium finishes	61
Pole positions	42
Fastest laps	11
First Grand Prix	1982 50 cc Spanish Grand Prix
First win	1984 80 cc Dutch TT
Last win	1994 125 cc Argentine Grand Prix
Last Grand Prix	1997 125 cc Australian Grand Prix

Jorge Martínez, also known as "Aspar", (born August 29, 1962 in Alzira, Valencia, Spain) was one of the most successful motorcycle racers in Grand Prix motorcycle racing history with 22 Grand Prix victories to his name in the 80 cc class and a further 15 wins in the 125 cc class.

He entered his first Grand Prix in 1982. Between 1986 and 1988, he claimed a total of four World Championships in these two categories, three times in the 80cc event and once at 125 cc. In 1988 he achieved the ‘double’, taking both crowns that year. His nickname was Aspar, a Spanish link with the shoe making industry which was given to him as a direct result of his father’s occupation as a cobbler.

The Spanish company Dinamic created a licensed racing game called Grand Prix Master around him. After his competitive career had ended in 1997, he went on to manage his own organisation, the Aspar Racing Team with Alex de Angelis as his rider.

v • d • e 125 cc Motorcycle World Champions     1949 - N. Pagani 1950 - B. Ruffo 1951 - C. Ubbiali 1952 - C. Sandford 1953 - W. Haas 1954 - R. Hollaus 1955 - C. Ubbiali 1956 - C. Ubbiali 1957 - T. Provini 1958 - C. Ubbiali 1959 - C. Ubbiali 1960 - C. Ubbiali 1961 - T. Phillis 1962 - L. Taveri 1963 - H. Anderson 1964 - L. Taveri 1965 - H. Anderson 1966 - L. Taveri 1967 - B. Ivy 1968 - P. Read 1969 - D. Simmonds 1970 - D. Braun 1971 - Á. Nieto 1972 - Á. Nieto 1973 - K. Andersson 1974 - K. Andersson 1975 - P. Pileri 1976 - P. Bianchi 1977 - P. Bianchi 1978 - E. Lazzarini 1979 - Á. Nieto 1980 - P. Bianchi 1981 - Á. Nieto 1982 - Á. Nieto 1983 - Á. Nieto 1984 - Á. Nieto 1985 - F. Gresini 1986 - L. Cadalora 1987 - F. Gresini 1988 - J. Martínez 1989 - À. Crivillé 1990 - L. Capirossi 1991 - L. Capirossi 1992 - A. Gramigni 1993 - D. Raudies 1994 - K. Sakata 1995 - H. Aoki 1996 - H. Aoki 1997 - V. Rossi 1998 - K. Sakata 1999 - E. Alzamora 2000 - R. Locatelli 2001 - M. Poggiali 2002 - A. Vincent 2003 - D. Pedrosa 2004 - A. Dovizioso 2005 - T. Lüthi 2006 - Á. Bautista 2007 - G. Talmácsi

v • d • e 80 cc Motorcycle World Champions (1984, 1985) Stefan Dörflinger • (1986, 1987, 1988) Jorge Martínez • (1989) Manuel Herreros