Emilio Alzamora i Escardibul (born May 22, 1973 in Lleida

Lleida

Lleida is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida, as well as the largest city in the province and it had 137,387 inhabitants , including the contiguous municipalities of Raimat and Sucs. The metro area has about 250,000 inhabitants...

, Spain

Spain

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) is a former Grand Prix

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing currently divided into three distinct classes: 125cc, Moto2 and MotoGP. The 125cc class uses a two-stroke engine while Moto2 and MotoGP use four-stroke engines. In 2010 the 250cc two-stroke was replaced...

 motorcycle

Motorcycle

A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...

 road racer

Road racing

Road racing is a general term for most forms of motor racing held on paved, purpose-built race tracks , as opposed to oval tracks and off-road racing...

. He was the 1999

1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 51st F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.-Season summary:The dominant reign of Honda's Mick Doohan came to an end with serious injuries suffered in practice for the Spanish Grand Prix. In his absence, his Honda team-mate Àlex Crivillé...

 F.I.M.

Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme

The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme is the governing body of motorcycle racing. It represents 103 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six regional continental unions....

 125cc world champion. He holds the distinction of being the only rider to win a Grand Prix motorcycle world championship without having won a race.

Alzamora got his start racing in the 80cc class, winning the 1989 80cc championship of Catalunya at the age of 16. In 1994

1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The 1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 46th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.-Season summary:1994 was the year in which Honda's Mick Doohan began to stamp his authority on the Grand Prix world. Honda's Longtime sponsor Rothmans left Honda to join Williams Renault in...

, he made his Grand Prix debut in the 125 class as a member of former world champion Paolo Pileri's

Paolo Pileri

Paolo Pileri was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion.Born at Terni, he won the FIM 125cc world championship in 1975 as a member of the Morbidelli factory racing team. After retiring, he became a race team manager, guiding Loris Capirossi, Alex Barros and others...

 team. He moved up to the 250 class in 1997

1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 49th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.-Season summary:A fourth world championship in a row for Honda's Mick Doohan with another dominating performance. He broke Giacomo Agostini's record for victories in one season with 12 wins. It...

, but after a season marred by injuries, he returned to the 125 class. Alzamora won the 1999

1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 51st F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.-Season summary:The dominant reign of Honda's Mick Doohan came to an end with serious injuries suffered in practice for the Spanish Grand Prix. In his absence, his Honda team-mate Àlex Crivillé...

 125cc world championship without winning a race by virtue of 10 podium positions, defeating Marco Melandri

Marco Melandri

Marco Melandri is a motorcycle road racer currently racing for the Yamaha World Superbike Team. Melandri is also a former 250cc World Champion in 2002...

 and Masao Azuma

Masao Azuma

Masao Azuma was a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed in the 125cc class from 1996 to 2003. During his eight years in the 125 class he rode exclusively for Honda and used Bridgestone tyres for six of those years...

 who each had five victories. He continued to compete until the 2003

2003 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The 2003 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 55th F.I.M. Road racing World Championship season.-Season summary:Defending champion Valentino Rossi won his 3rd MotoGP championship in 2003, winning 9 races, highlighted by his win at Phillip Island where he was given a 10 second penalty for...

 season.

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pos	Pts
1999 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 51st F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.-Season summary:The dominant reign of Honda's Mick Doohan came to an end with serious injuries suffered in practice for the Spanish Grand Prix. In his absence, his Honda team-mate Àlex Crivillé...	125 cc	Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...	MAL 1999 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix The 1999 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on April 18, 1999 at the Sepang International Circuit.-500cc classification:-250cc classification:-125cc classification:...   2	JPN 1999 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix The 1999 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on April 25, 1999 at the Twin Ring Motegi.-500cc classification:-250cc classification:-125cc classification:...   3	SPA 1999 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix The 1999 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on May 9, 1999 at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez.-500cc classification:-250cc classification:-125cc classification:...   3	FRA 1999 French motorcycle Grand Prix The 1999 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on May 23, 1999 at Le Castellet.-500cc classification:-250cc classification:-125cc classification:...   3	ITA 1999 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix The 1999 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth race of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on June 6, 1999 at the Mugello Circuit.-500cc classification:-250cc classification:-125cc classification:...   6	CAT 1999 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix The 1999 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on June 20, 1999 at the Circuit de Catalunya.-500cc classification:-250cc classification:-125cc classification:...   2	NED 1999 Dutch TT The 1999 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on June 26, 1999 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.-500cc classification:-250cc classification:-125cc classification:...   4	GBR 1999 British motorcycle Grand Prix The 1999 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on July 4, 1999 at Donington Park.-500cc classification:-250cc classification:-125cc classification:...   3	GER 1999 German motorcycle Grand Prix The 1999 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on July 18, 1999 at the Sachsenring.-500cc classification:-250cc classification:-125cc classification:...   2	CZE 1999 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix The 1999 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on August 22, 1999 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno, Czech Republic.-500cc classification:-250cc classification:...   6	IMO 1999 City of Imola motorcycle Grand Prix The 1999 City of Imola motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on September 5, 1999 at Imola.-500cc classification:-250cc classification:-125cc classification:...   4	VAL 1999 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix The 1999 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on September 19, 1999 at the Circuit de Valencia.-500cc classification:-250cc classification:-125cc classification:...   2	AUS 1999 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix The 1999 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 3 October 1999 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.-500cc classification:-250cc classification:...   15	RSA 1999 South African motorcycle Grand Prix The 1999 South African motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourteenth round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on October 10, 1999 at Phakisa Freeway.- 500cc classification :- 250cc classification :- 125cc classification :...   Ret	BRA 1999 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix The 1999 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifteenth round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on October 24, 1999 at the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet.-500cc classification:-250cc classification:...   3	ARG 1999 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix The 1999 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on October 31, 1999 at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez in Buenos Aires.-500cc classification:-250cc classification:... 2			1st	227