Tim Gajser

Tim Gajser (born 8 September 1996) is a Slovenian professional motocross racer.[1] He has competed in the FIM Motocross World Championships since 2012. Gajser is notable for being a four-time motocross world champion.

Tim Gajser
Nationality Slovenian
Born (1996-09-08) 8 September 1996
Makole, Slovenia
Motocross career
Years active2007–present
TeamsKTM (2009–2013)
Honda (2014–)
Grands Prix129 (93 MX2 and 36 MXGP)
ChampionshipsMX2 – 2015
MXGP – 2016, 2019, 2020
Wins26
(5 MX2 and 21 MXGP)
GP debut2012, GP of Europe, Faenza, MX2
First GP win2015, MXGP of Trentino, Pietramurata, MX2

Motocross career

Gajser previously competed for the Gariboldi Honda motocross racing team managed by Giacomo Gariboldi.[2] In the 2015 FIM Motocross World Championship season, he won his first world championship in the MX2.[3] Gajser moved up to the MX1 class and won the 2016 MX1 Motocross World Championship.[4] Gajser now currently competes under Team HRC and won the 2019 and 2020 season with them.

Personal life

Gajser was born in Ptuj, Slovenia, and is a native of Makole, a small settlement roughly 20 kilometers to the southwest.[5] His father Bogomir was also a motocross rider and introduced his son to the sport at a young age.[5][6] He remains his coach to this day.[5][6][7]

Gajser has one older brother Nejc, and two younger sisters Alja and Neja.[7] In 1995 his family went through a tragedy when his 3-year-old brother Žan was killed in a racing accident. During a race the young boy wandered on a track below one of the jumps and was hit in the temple by his father's motorcycle during landing and killed instantly.[6] Gajser rides with the number 243 in honor of his deceased brother, who was born on 24 March.[7]

Gasjer maintains a close friendship with MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez, having met the Spaniard through their mutual relationship with Honda Racing Corporation.[8] Despite having ridden motorcycles since he was three years old, Gasjer does not have a motorcycle license and has never ridden a motorcycle on public roads.[8]

Career statistics

  • 2007: 1. place on UEM EMX 65cc European Championship
  • 2009: 1. place on UEM EMX 85cc European Championship
  • 2012: 1. place on FIM MOTOCROSS 125 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP & 1. place on UEM EMX 125 European Championship
  • 2014: 5. place on FIM Motocross World Championship MX2
  • 2015: World Championship MX2
  • 2016: World Championship MXGP
  • 2017: 7. place on World Championship MXGP
  • 2018: 4. place on World Championship MXGP
  • 2019: World Championship MXGP
  • 2020: World Championship MXGP
  • 2021: 3. place on World Championship MXGP

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Races Wins Podiums Points Place
2012 MX2 KTM Silver Action 4 0 0 13 35th
2013 MX2 KTM Marchetti 22 0 0 112 20th
2014 MX2 Honda Honda Gariboldi 34 0 6 528 5th
2015 MX2 Honda Honda Gariboldi 33 5 8 589 1st
2016 MXGP Honda Honda Gariboldi 36 7 9 731 1st
TOTALS 129 12 23 1973

2012

Pos Bike NED
BUL
ITA
MEX
BRA
FRA
POR
BEL
SWE
LAT
RUS
Loket
GBR
BEN
EUR
GER
Points
35 KTM 31 28 12 17 13

2013

Pos Bike QAT
THA
NED
TRE
BUL
POR
BRA
FRA
ITA
SWE
LAT
FIN
GER
Loket
BEL
GBR
BEN
Points
20 KTM 17 13 17 Ret Ret 17 20 14 17 Ret 23 8 14 15 14 10 14 Ret 6 Ret 7 Ret 112

2014

Pos Bike QAT
THA
BRA
TRE
BUL
NED
ESP
GBR
FRA
ITA
GER
SWE
FIN
CZE
BEL
GOI
MEX
Points
5 Honda 8 10 12 Ret 11 3 3 11 6 8 9 9 17 2 4 3 11 5 4 5 2 2 2 6 3 3 4 9 8 6 7 1 5 1 528

2015

Pos Bike QAT
THA
ARG
ITA
NED
ESP
GBR
FRA
ITA
GER
SWE
LAT
CZE
BEL
ITA
NED
MEX
USA
Points
1 Honda 4 7 3 DNS 12 4 2 1 17 14 11 2 DNS DNS 4 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 7 4 33 2 5 7 3 2 1 2 5 2 6 4 589

2016

Pos Bike QAT
THA
NED
ARG
MEX
LAT
GER
ITA
ESP
FRA
GBR
ITA
CZE
BEL
SUI
NED
USA
USA
Points
1 Honda 1 1 3 5 1 8 3 1 2 1 1 4 2 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 15 1 9 1 12 28 4 2 4 3 731

2017

Pos Bike QAT
INA
ARG
MEX
ITA
NED
LAT
GER
FRA
RUS
ITA
POR
CZE
BEL
SUI
SWE
USA
NED
FRA
Points
5 Honda 3 2 7 C 1 1 1 1 3 1 6 4 14 Ret 12 10 DNS DNS DNS DNS 10 11 8 6 1 4 9 10 7 5 1 2 453

Legend

ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Wins

GP wins
Amount of GP-winsDateGrand PrixPlace
MX2-class
119-04-2015TrentinoArco di Trento, Italy
214-06-2015ItalyMaggiora
321-06-2015GermanyTeutschenthal
405-07-2015SwedenUddevalla
530-08-2015HollandAssen
MXGP-class
627-02-2016QatarLosial internationaal circuit, Doha
710-04-2016ArgentinaNeuquén
817-04-2016MexicoLeón los Aldama
901-05-2016LatviaKegums
1029-05-2016SpainTalavera de la Reina
1119-06-2016Great BritainWinchester (Hampshire)
1226-06-2016LombardiaMantua, Italy
1319-03-2017PatagoniëNeuguén, Argentina
1402-04-2017MexicoLeón los Aldama
1520-08-2017SwedenUddevalla
1607-04-2019TrentinoPietramurata, Italy
1719-05-2019PortugalÁgueda
1826-05-2019FranceSaint-Jean-d’Angely
1909-06-2019RussiaToeapse (Orljonok-circuit)
2016-06-2019LatviaKegums
2123-06-2019GermanyTeutschenthal
2207-07-2019IndonesiaPalembang
2314-07-2019AsiaSemarang, Indonesië
2404-08-2019BelgiumLommel
2504-10-2020EuropeMantova, Italië
2618-10-2020FlandersLommel
2725-10-2020LommelLommel
2804-11-2020PietramurataPietramurata
2908-11-2020Garda TrentinoPietramurata
3013-06-2021RussiaToeapse (Orljonok-circuit)
3118-07–2021HollandOss
3208-08-2021LatviaKegums
3303-10-2021GermanyTeutschenthal
3427-02-2022Great- BritainMatterley Basin
3506-03-2022LombardiaMantova
3620-03-2022ArgentinaNeuquén
3710-04-2022TrentinoPietramurata, Italië
3824-04-2022LatviaKegums

References

  1. "Tim Gajser race results". mxgpresults.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. "Team". Gariboldi racing. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  3. "Tim Gajser is the 2015 MX2 World Champion". MXGP. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  4. "Youthstream - Results". Motocrossmx1.com. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  5. Alenka Teran Košir (15 September 2016). "Tim Gajser po rdeči preprogi v domačih Makolah: Ostajam v Evropi" [Tim Gajser on the red carpet in hometown Makole: I remain in Europe] (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  6. Rok Virag (30 April 2016). "Bogomir Gajser iskreno o smrti sina: "Ravno tam, kjer sem pristajal, je stal kot kip. Še danes ga vidim."" [Bogomir Gajser sincerely about the death of his son: "Right there, when I was landing, he stood as a statue. Even today I still see him."] (in Slovenian). Nova24tv. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  7. Engelbert Osojnik (4 September 2016). "Zakaj ima številka 243 na motorju Tima Gajserja neprecenljiv pomen?" [Why the number 243 on Tim Gajser's motorcycle has a priceless meaning?] (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  8. Pro Racing, Honda. "Tim Gajser – From Tragedy to Triumph". Youtube. Honda Racing Corporation. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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