Tony Cairoli

Antonio "Tony" Cairoli (born 23 September 1985) is an Italian retired professional motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 2002 to 2021. Cairoli is notable for winning nine FIM motocross world championships, second only to ten-time champion Stefan Everts, making him one of the most successful world championship motocross racers in history.[2]

Tony Cairoli
NationalityItalian
Born23 September 1985 (1985-09-23) (age 37)
Patti, Sicily, Italy
Motocross career
Years active2002 – 2022
Teams
Grands Prix93
(24 MX2, 39 MX1, 30 MXGP)[1]
Championships9
(MX2 2005, 2007; MX1 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; MXGP 2014, 2017)
Wins178
(54 MX2, 75 MX1, 49 MXGP)
GP debut2002, GP of Belgium, 125cc
First GP win2004, GP of Wallonia MX2

Life and career

Antoni was born in Patti, Sicily. He began his motocross Grand Prix career in 2002 riding a Yamaha. He was the 2005 FIM world champion in the MX2-GP class. In 2007 he again won the MX2-GP world championship as well as the English supercross championship.[3] Antonio Cairoli claimed the 2009 MX1-GP FIM Motocross World Championship, and after moving to Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, successfully defended his title in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and MXGP 2014 .[4][5] Cairoli has won several motos on the Motocross des Nations, particularly in 2012 and 2013 when he managed to win every single moto he raced on. On 5 August 2012, in Czech Republic, he won his 50th GP in World Championship.[6]

Cairoli announced his retirement from motocross on September 14, 2021.

Cairoli announced he is visiting the United States to race the AMA Motocross Championship for the first 2 races of the season, which include Fox Raceway in Pala, California and the Hangtown Classic in Sacramento, California.[7]

He lives with his wife Jill Cox between Rome, Italy and Lommel, Belgium, where he is training.[8]

Achievements
Year Motocycle World Championship MdN Italian Ch. Supercross Títles
MXGP MX1 MX2 Titles GP wins Races wins Race1 Race2 Nation's Overall European Ch. British Ch.
2001 ? 1st Cadet 1
2002Honda 1st Junior 1
2003Honda -
2004Yamaha3rd –11 18th26th15th -
2005Yamaha1st MX2612 39th36th13th 1
2006Yamaha2nd –311 10th1st4th1st1st 2
2007Yamaha24th1st MX211[9]23[9] 37th14th4th1st1st1st 4
2008Yamaha6th –48 ––– -
2009Yamaha1st MX149 1st38th6th 1
2010KTM1st MX1815 2nd4th5th 1
2011KTM1st MX169 40th37th16th 1
2012KTM1st MX11121 1st1st5th 1
2013KTM1st MX1920 1st1st3rd 1
2014KTM1st MXGP915 40th19th6th 1
2015KTM7th –25 --- -
2016KTM2nd –35 2nd2nd5th -
2017KTM1st MXGP69 11th7th7th 1
2018KTM2nd -26 6th4th2nd -
2019 KTM 10th 4 7 16th -
2020 KTM 3rd 3 2 21st 2nd 1st -
Total titles 2 5 2 9 85 169 3 3 0 22116
9 world titles

MXGP Career Results
Year Rnd
1		 Rnd
2		 Rnd
3		 Rnd
4		 Rnd
5		 Rnd
6		 Rnd
7		 Rnd
8		 Rnd
9		 Rnd
10		 Rnd
11		 Rnd
12		 Rnd
13		 Rnd
14		 Rnd
15		 Rnd
16		 Rnd
17		 Rnd
18		 Rnd
19		 Rnd
20		 Average
Finish		 Podium
Percent		 Place
2004 MX2 8 5 5 5 3 OUT 5 4 13 7 3 1 4 2 3 - - - - - 4.85 36% 3rd
2005 MX2 5 2 1 6 7 2 20 1 OUT 1 3 1 1 1 11 5 10 - - - 4.81 56% 1st
2006 MX2 7 8 3 5 2 6 2 2 1 6 4 1 3 2 1 - - - - - 3.53 60% 2nd
2007 MX2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 8 1 OUT 1 - - - - - 1.71 93% 1st
2008 MX2 2 4 1 7 1 1 10 2 1 DNF OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT - - - - - 3.22 67% 6th
2009 MX1 5 6 1 2 1 3 8 3 1 1 2 3 4 6 9 - - - - - 3.60 60% 1st
2010 MX1 2 1 1 2 4 1 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 35 - - - - - 3.93 80% 1st
2011 MX1 9 1 5 2 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 OUT - - - - - 2.35 86% 1st
2012 MX1 1 3 2 1 8 1 3 1 30 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - 3.56 88% 1st
2013 MX1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 5 2 7 3 - - 2.00 89% 1st
2014 MXGP 3 1 1 5 1 1 4 1 3 1 5 1 1 3 1 3 3 - - - 2.23 82% 1st
2015 MXGP 4 3 3 2 11 1 1 3 13 9 7 5 OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT - - 6.89 50% 7th
2016 MXGP 5 5 4 2 6 2 1 1 7 4 6 4 7 3 1 2 14 2 - - 4.22 44% 2nd
2017 MXGP 1 4 7 2 1 4 2 1 2 5 1 1 1 2 3 7 3 4 15 - 3.47 63% 1st
2018 MXGP 2 2 1 3 2 3 2 6 2 2 1 2 4 2 2 7 4 8 2 OUT 3.00 74% 2nd
2019 MXGP 1 1 1 2 2 7 1 8 11 OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT - - 3.78 67% 10th
2020 MXGP 3 4 13 1 4 3 4 1 8 4 2 6 9 3 5 1 5 12 - - 4.89 39% 3rd
2021 MXGP 10 1 3 2 2 5 5 5 3 OUT 7 5 5 DNS 1 5 3 15 - - 4.81 44% 6th

Injuries
  • 2008 – Torn Acl (Knee, MXGP of South Africa)
  • 2014 – Knee injury (at MXON Kegums, Latvia)
  • 2015 – Fractured elbow (MXGP of Maggiora, Italy)
  • 2016 – 2 broken ribs, wrist injury[10]
  • 2019 - Shoulder injury

References
  1. "Antonio Cairoli – MXGP". mxgp.com. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. "Antonio Cairoli results at www.motocrossmx1.com". motocrossmx1.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. antonio Cairoli career profile
  4. 2009 FIM MX1-GP final standings
  5. 2010 FIM MX1-GP final standings
  6. "Tony Cairoli stellare: vince il 50° GP" (in Italian). motociclismo.it. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  7. "Antonio Cairoli Confirms 2022 Pro Motocross Appearance". Racer X. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  8. "Antonio Cairoli: "Velocità, Fango e Gloria"" (in Italian). f1passion.it. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  9. One Race and one GP in MX1
  10. "Rider Profile: Antonio Cairoli on Gatedrop.com". Gatedrop.com. Gatedrop. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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