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Tony Elias's Profile
Bike No.: 24- Date of birth: March 26th 1983
- Place of birth: Manresa (Barcelona), Spain
- Nationality: Spanish
- Residence: Manresa
- Marital Status: Single
- Weight: 57kg
- Height: 163cm
- Web: www.aliceteam.com
- Victories in GP: 10
- 2nd position: 11
- 3rd position: 11
- Podiums: 32
- Pole positions: 9
- Fast laps: 10
- Best position in the final classification: 3rd (in 2003 in 250cc and 2001 in 125cc)
- 2001 in 125cc – HONDA – 3rd
Background
Determination and aggressiveness have brought Toni Elias to become a MotoGP rider. His career began in 1999 when he concluded the 125cc Spanish Championship in 3rd place. In the following two years he built up his skills in the 125cc World Championship. But it’s in 2001 when the world recognized his true value, when Toni fought for the final victory in the category until the last race of the season, but a fall in the last lap ruined his goal to become the champion. After such a special season, in 2002 the rider from Catalunya began his adventure in the quarter class category with Aprilia.
In the first two of three years in 250cc, Toni concluded respectively in fourth and third place in the final standing. In 2005 the big step in MotoGP with the Yamaha Tech3. The year after he moved to the Honda satellite Team and in his first race of the season he conquered a good fourth position. In the same year the first historic victory in MotoGP for the young rider, with an unforgivable performance, in a battle until the last corner with seven times World Champion Valentino Rossi at Estoril. In 2008 a new adventure begins for the strong spanish rider, he joins the Alice Team onboard the Ducati Desmosedici GP8 Sat with Bridgestone tyres.
In the first two of three years in 250cc, Toni concluded respectively in fourth and third place in the final standing. In 2005 the big step in MotoGP with the Yamaha Tech3. The year after he moved to the Honda satellite Team and in his first race of the season he conquered a good fourth position. In the same year the first historic victory in MotoGP for the young rider, with an unforgivable performance, in a battle until the last corner with seven times World Champion Valentino Rossi at Estoril. In 2008 a new adventure begins for the strong spanish rider, he joins the Alice Team onboard the Ducati Desmosedici GP8 Sat with Bridgestone tyres.
Career Highlights
2002 in 250cc – APRILIA – 4th
2003 in 250cc – APRILIA – 3rd
2004 in 250cc – HONDA – 4th
2005 in MotoGP – YAMAHA – 12th
2006 in MotoGP – HONDA – 9th
2007 in MotoGP – HONDA – 12th
2008 in MotoGP – DUCATI –
Sylvain Guintoli's Profile
Date of birth: June 24th 1982- Age: 25
- Place of Birth: Montelimar (France)
- Nationality: French
- Residence: Romais
- Marital status: Married
- Weight: 62 kg
- Height: 179 cm
- Number: 50
- Web: www.aliceteam.com
Career HighlightsVictories in GP: 0
2nd position: 0
3rd position: 1
Podiums: 1
Pole Positions: 0
Fast laps: 0
Best position in the final classification: 9th (in 2006 in 250cc) 2002 in MotoGP – YAMAHA – test rider
2003 in 250cc – APRILIA – 10th2004 in 250cc – APRILIA – 14th
2005 in 250cc – APRILIA – 10th
2006 in 250cc – APRILIA – 9th
2007 in MotoGP – YAMAHA – 16th
Sylvain Guintoli career in the 250cc category began in 2001 before moving the year after to the French MotoGP structure Yamaha Tech3 as test rider. In the following four years Sylvain went back to race in the quarter litre class as a privateer on Aprilia bike achieving really interesting results. In these four years of racing in the 250cc category the French riders concluded in the final classification respectively in 10th, 14th, 10th and 9th position, before going back to MotoGP. In fact, another great chance in 2007, when he is paired up with Japanese rider Makoto Tamada in the Yamaha Tech3 MotoGP structure. For 2008 he joins the Alice Team with the young but expert Spanish rider Toni Elias.
