Nicolás "Nico" Terol Peidro (born 27 September 1988) is a Spanish former motorcycle road racer, winner of the 125cc World Championship in . He has previously competed in the Superbike World Championship and the Supersport World Championship.

Career

125cc World Championship

Born in Alcoy, Province of Alicante Valencia, Spain, Terol began his professional racing career in 2005. He took his first international victory in the rain-shortened 2008 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix as he was leading the race at the time of the final completed lap. He finished third in the 2009 championship, while he finished runner-up to Marc Márquez in the 2010 championship. In , Terol won eight races during the season, and won the final world championship for the class, before it was replaced by Moto3 for .

Moto2 World Championship Terol moved up to the intermediate class, Moto2, for the season. Terol endured a testing season, which finished with a third-place finish on home soil in Valencia. In , Terol won three races with the Aspar Team, en route to a seventh-place finish in the final championship standings. Terol struggled in the 2014 campaign, taking a solitary points-scoring finish – a 14th-place finish in Argentina – as he finished in 28th place in the final championship standings.

Superbike World Championship Terol started 2015 competing in the Superbike World Championship with Althea Racing, riding a Ducati but left the team mid-season.

Supersport World Championship Terol raced in the final three rounds of the 2015 Supersport World Championship, filling in for an injured Jules Cluzel with MV Augusta Reparto Corse. In 2016, he continued competing in the championship with Schmidt Racing, securing a podium in Aragon.

MotoE World Championship In 2019, Terol returned to Grand Prix racing with the Ángel Nieto (formerly Aspar) Team to compete in the inaugural season of the MotoE World Championship. He finished the season in 12th before departing the championship.

Endurance World Championship Terol joined the Endurance World Championship in 2020 as a back-up rider for VRD Igol Pierret Experiences.

Aspar Team Sporting Director Terol returned to the Aspar Team in 2023 as sporting director, replacing the outgoing Gino Borsoi.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd 125cc Aprilia Globet.com Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 125cc Derbi Caja Madrid - Derbi Racing 13 0 0 0 0 1 36th 125cc Derbi Derbi Racing 16 0 0 0 0 53 14th 125cc Derbi Valsir Seedorf Derbi 17 0 0 0 0 19 22nd 125cc Aprilia Jack & Jones WRB 17 1 5 0 0 176 5th 125cc Aprilia Jack & Jones Team 16 1 4 0 0 179.5 3rd 125cc Aprilia Bancaja Aspar Team 16 3 14 1 2 296 2nd 125cc Aprilia Bankia Aspar Team 16 8 11 7 5 302 1st Moto2 Suter Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 17 0 1 0 0 37 17th Moto2 Suter Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 17 3 4 1 1 150 7th 2014 Moto2 Suter Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 16 0 0 0 0 2 28th 2019 MotoE Energica Openbank Ángel Nieto Team 6 0 0 0 0 33 12th Total 168 16 39 9 8 1248.5

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 2004 125cc Aprilia RSA SPA FRA ITA CAT NED BRA GER GBR CZE POR JPN QAT MAL AUS VAL22 NC 0 2005 125cc Derbi SPA15 POR23 CHN26 FRA22 ITA21 CATRet NED16 GBR21 GERRet CZE19 JPN MAL QAT AUSRet TUR16 VAL16 36th 1 2006 125cc Derbi SPA19 QAT16 TUR27 CHN19 FRARet ITA18 CAT11 NED15 GBR9 GER7 CZE7 MAL10 AUS11 JPN10 PORRet VAL11 14th 53 2007 125cc Derbi QAT16 SPA14 TUR16 CHNRet FRA19 ITA12 CAT23 GBR24 NED17 GER22 CZE22 RSM18 PORRet JPN17 AUS13 MAL11 VAL11 22nd 19 2008 125cc Aprilia QAT10 SPA2 POR3 CHN8 FRA3 ITA7 CATRet GBR18 NED9 GER7 CZE5 RSM5 INP1 JPN5 AUSRet MAL9 VAL2 5th 176 2009 125cc Aprilia QAT7 JPN17 SPA10 FRA9 ITA2 CAT2 NED5 GER4 GBR4 CZE1 INP4 RSM2 PORRet AUS6 MAL5 VAL10 3rd 179.5 2010 125cc Aprilia QAT1 SPA2 FRA2 ITA2 GBR4 NED2 CATRet GER CZE1 INP1 RSM2 ARA2 JPN2 MAL3 AUS3 POR2 VAL3 2nd 296 2011 125cc Aprilia QAT1 SPA1 POR1 FRA2 CAT1 GBR8 NEDDNS ITA1 GER4 CZERet INP1 RSM1 ARA1 JPN2 AUS6 MAL5 VAL2 1st 302 Moto2 Suter QAT23 SPA27 POR16 FRA13 CAT15 GBR20 NED17 GER14 ITA13 INP13 CZE12 RSM15 ARA12 JPN18 MALRet AUS17 VAL3 17th 37 Moto2 Suter QAT14 AME1 SPA5 FRARet ITA2 CAT16 NED17 GERRet INP12 CZE6 GBR11 RSM10 ARA1 MAL18 AUS9 JPN6 VAL1 7th 150 2014 Moto2 Suter QATRet AMERet ARG14 SPADNS FRA21 ITA24 CAT20 NED22 GER19 INP21 CZE25 GBR RSMRet ARA29 JPN22 AUS18 MAL24 VAL18 28th 22019MotoEEnergica GER10 AUT14 RSM18 RSM29 VAL113 VAL29 12th 33

Superbike World Championship

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2015 Ducati AUS8 AUS6 THA12 THA12 SPA7 SPA10 NED9 NEDRet ITA ITA GBR12 GBRRet POR15 POR15 ITA ITA USA USA MAL MAL SPA SPA FRA FRA QAT QAT 17th 54

Supersport World Championship

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts 2015 MV Agusta AUS THA SPA NED ITA GBR POR ITA MAL SPA5 FRA14 QAT6 18th 23 2016 MV Agusta AUS11 THARet SPA3 NED13 ITA9 MALRet GBRRet ITA18 GER FRA SPA QAT 17th 31

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