This article is about the motorcycle rider. For the footballer, see Dani Pedrosa (footballer).
Dani Pedrosa
Pedrosa at the 2018 Valencian Grand Prix
Nationality
Spanish
Born
(1985-09-29) 29 September 1985 (age 38) Sabadell, Spain
Current team
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (Test rider)
Bike number
26
Website
danipedrosa.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years
2006–2018, 2021, 2023–2024
Manufacturers
Honda (2006–2018) KTM (2021, 2023–2024)
Championships
0
2023 championship position
21st (32 pts)
Starts
Wins
Podiums
Poles
F. laps
Points
220
31
112
31
44
3015
250cc World Championship
Active years
2004–2005
Manufacturers
Honda
Championships
2 (2004, 2005)
2005 championship position
1st (309 pts)
Starts
Wins
Podiums
Poles
F. laps
Points
32
15
24
9
15
626
125cc World Championship
Active years
2001–2003
Manufacturers
Honda
Championships
1 (2003)
2003 championship position
1st (223 pts)
Starts
Wins
Podiums
Poles
F. laps
Points
46
8
17
9
5
566
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pedrosa and the second or maternal family name is Ramal.
Daniel Pedrosa Ramal (born 29 September 1985) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer who retired from regular competition after the 2018 season.[1] He grew up in Castellar del Vallès, a village near Sabadell. He is a three-time World Champion being the 125cc world champion in 2003, 250cc world champion in 2004, the youngest ever to win it and repeated it in 2005.
Pedrosa is a test and development rider for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing. In 2021, he returned to race for KTM as a wildcard rider in Austria at the Styrian Grand Prix, followed by two outings in 2023, resulting in placing 6th and 7th at Jerez and two 4th places at Misano.[2]
Pedrosa is best known for his time with the Repsol Honda Team in the MotoGP class finishing championship runner-up in 2007, 2010 and 2012 and is one of the most successful modern MotoGP riders with 31 MotoGP victories and 112 podiums.
In 2019, the former Curva Dry Sac, a corner at the Spanish Circuito de Jerez, was renamed Curva Dani Pedrosa (English: Dani Pedrosa Corner) in his honour.[3] He has been described as the best MotoGP rider to have never won a MotoGP World Championship.[4][5] Pedrosa also competed in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe in 2022, driving for FFF Racing Team.[6]
^Cite error: The named reference retirement was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Matias, Bernardo (31 December 2023). "The 2023 Season for Wildcards and replacement riders in MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa stood out". Motorcycle Sports. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^Jerez Turn 6 named after Pedrosa MotoGP.com, 3 May 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019
^Newman, Luke (23 December 2020). "The Top 5 MotoGP Riders to never win a MotoGP World Championship". DriveTribe. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
^"Dani Pedrosa, the best rider to never win a premier class title". everythingmotoracing.com. 20 August 2020.
^Brownell, Bradley (28 March 2022). "MotoGP Star Dani Pedrosa Will Race Lamborghini Super Trofeo In 2022". Jalopnik. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
corner at the Spanish Circuito de Jerez, was renamed Curva DaniPedrosa (English: DaniPedrosa Corner) in his honour. He has been described as the best...
the Honda of DaniPedrosa. Rossi worked his way up from fifth to third on the opening lap, overtaking Stoner on lap nine after Pedrosa did the same two...
250cc World Champion DaniPedrosa. Hayden led the championship for most of the season but at the Portuguese Grand Prix, Pedrosa recklessly crashed into...
MotoGP class, Lorenzo, along with Repsol Honda teammates Marc Márquez and DaniPedrosa battled it out for most of the season in regards to the championship...
chassis built with mass centralization and handling as top priority. DaniPedrosa and Nicky Hayden rode the factory-backed versions, while the customer...
French comic book artist, colorist and writer DaniPedrosa, Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer Inês Pedrosa, Portuguese journalist, novelist, short story...
championship leader DaniPedrosa; a threat that only dissipated with a crash at Stoner's home Grand Prix of Phillip Island, allowing Pedrosa to establish an...
battle revolved around Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo and Honda pairing DaniPedrosa and defending champion Stoner. Lorenzo won four of the first six races...
June 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023. "Wildcard outings scheduled for DaniPedrosa and Pol Espargaro in 2024 MotoGP". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 13 April...
teammate DaniPedrosa. Rossi retired from the race due to mechanical problems, increasing Hayden's championship lead over now second-place Pedrosa by 34...
compatriot and rival DaniPedrosa by a single day. By this stage of the Championship, Lorenzo was in joint first place with Pedrosa, but on 1 May 2008 Lorenzo...
in taking the championship. Meanwhile, Márquez finished third behind DaniPedrosa and the season's top rookie and independent rider Johann Zarco. Márquez...
two factory RC213Vs, ridden by Repsol Honda teammates Casey Stoner and DaniPedrosa; a third and fourth were used by Álvaro Bautista on the Gresini Racing...
redesigned the RC16 chassis based on feedback from development rider DaniPedrosa. The upgraded RC16 features a hybrid chassis design (combining elements...
the first 10 races to be held in 2014, before Repsol Honda teammate DaniPedrosa was able to inflict his first defeat, at Brno. Rossi had taken eight...
youngest Moto2 champion, at the age of 19 years, 171 days, and only behind DaniPedrosa (19 years, 8 days) as the youngest intermediate class champion. In the...
with Loris Capirossi, Dirk Raudies, Haruchika Aoki, Emilio Alzamora, DaniPedrosa, Andrea Dovizioso and Thomas Lüthi, while Honda was crowned Constructors'...
win a race during the season was Márquez's Repsol Honda teammate, DaniPedrosa. Pedrosa missed three races at the start of the season, after electing to...
riders – Lorenzo, Rossi, Miller, Márquez, Iannone, Crutchlow, Viñales and DaniPedrosa – won in eight successive races, surpassing the previous record of seven...
different riders claimed Grand Prix victories including first time winners DaniPedrosa, Toni Elías and Troy Bayliss. Yamaha's Valentino Rossi fought back from...
weather podium with Brad Binder at the Czech GP. (key) Honda MotoGP rider DaniPedrosa to join KTM's test team in 2019 Autosport, 10 September 2018. Retrieved...
championship in 2007, moved to the factory Honda team. Jorge Lorenzo, DaniPedrosa & Andrea Dovizioso retained their seats at the factory Yamaha and Honda...
in the Malaysian district of Sepang in Selangor on 25 October 2015. DaniPedrosa of Honda won the 20-lap race from pole position. Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo...
achieved by Valentino Rossi in 2008. Second in the championship was DaniPedrosa, 138 points behind Lorenzo, recording four race victories over the course...
Global Information