MotoGP - Toni Elias
08/30/2007 (update : 09/11/2008)

Date of birth : 03/26/1983
Place of birth : Manresa (Spain)
Size : 1,63 m
Weight : 57 kg
Marital status : single

Website : http://www.tonielias.com

2008 : MotoGP world championship (Ducati)
2007 : 12th MotoGP world championship (Honda)
2006 : 9th MotoGP world championship (Honda) - 1 win
2005 : 12th MotoGP world championship (Yamaha)
2004 : 4th 250 cc world championship (Honda) - 1 win
2003 : 3rd 250 cc world championship (Aprilia) - 5 wins, 5 poles
2002 : 4th 250 cc world championship (Aprilia) - 1 win
2001 : 3rd 125 cc world championship (Honda) - 2 wins, 4 poles
2000 : 20th 125 cc world championship (Honda)
1999 : 33rd 125 cc world championship (Honda)

Son of a former motocross champion,Toni Elias began the competition at the age of nine and successively passed the stages : pocket bike, 50 cc and 125 cc (3rd of the 1999 Spanish championship). Singled out by Alberto Puig during his first complete Grand Prix season (20th), he joined the Telefonica Junior Team in 2001, alongside Dani Pedrosa. Toni Elias won two races and finished in 3rd position. However, he decided to contend in the 250 cc class for Aprilia, without the 125 cc world title. Toni Elias has been competitive during the two following seasons: 4th in 2002, 3rd in 2003 and six victories overall. In 2004, he came back to Honda and had a good season (4th and one win) before reaching MotoGP. In spite of first conclusive tests on the Yamaha M1 bike, his season with the Tech 3 team was disappointing. Recruited by Fausto Gresini in 2006, Toni Elias, rider with a singular style, was irregular and got injured in Assen. He came back with courage and kept his place for 2007 thanks to his victory in Portugal. Injured again at Dutch TT, he recorded no convincing result but Luis d'Antin recruited him for 2008 to ride one of his Ducatis.

2008
24 - Toni Elias (SPA, Ducati)
Watercolours and India ink on 140 lbs paper,
12 x 16 "
April 2008

2007
24 - Toni Elias (SPA, Honda)
Watercolours and India ink on 140 lbs paper,
12 x 16 "
January 2008

2006
24 - Toni Elias (SPA, Honda)
Watercolours on 140 lbs paper,
16,8 x 22,4 "
February 2007

2005
24 - Toni Elias (SPA, Yamaha)
Watercolours on 140 lbs paper,
9,6 x 12 "
May 2005

2003
24 - Toni Elias (SPA, Aprilia)
Watercolours on 140 lbs paper,
12 x 16 "
May 2007

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