Héctor Faubel Rojí (born 10 August 1983, in Llíria, Valencia, Spain) is a former professional motorcycle road racer.

Faubel has been racing full-time since 2002, always on Aprilia bikes. After finishing 2006 strongly he was considered a favourite for the 2007 125cc title, during which he battled with eventual world champion Gábor Talmácsi. For , he moved up to the 250cc class. However; his 2008 season was a disappointment, as Faubel could do no better than a fourteenth place overall, while teammate Álvaro Bautista was Championship runner-up.

For 2009, Faubel left the Aspar team and moved to the Honda SAG team with the sponsorship of Valencia CF. In a season marked by the economic difficulties of the moment (in the midst of an economic crisis) that made the means available to both the team and the pilot are rather scarce. Even so, the season was not bad for Faubel who arrived on the podium (second) in Le Mans and finished the year in ninth position, signing the best season in 250cc for both him and the team he was riding for.

In 2010, the first season of the new Moto2 (600cc and "four-stroke") was a mystery for the whole grid. A dozen brands were running with different chassis to compete for being champions in the first season of the Moto2. Faubel meanwhile dragged the problems of the previous year and only a week before he managed to gain a foothold in the Marc VDS Racing Team led by Michael Bartholemy.

Faubel only managed to finish four races in the points, so he finished the World Cup in 26th position, having to retire in several races.

For 2011, Faubel returnd to the 125cc category, again with the Aspar Team.

Faubel returned to the podium in several Grands prix, and even manages to re-savor a victory in the World Championship of Motorcycling at the German GP, with the anecdote that the Frenchman Johann Zarco entered on a par with him, but when Faubel did Fast return in less time than the Derbi rider, the commissioners awarded him the victory. The fifth year ended.

To the following season, 2012, the category of 125cc happens to be denominated Moto3, with the corresponding changes in the regulation. The bikes became 250cc and four stroke.

Faubel failed to match the results of the previous season, and in addition to Bankia's lack of sponsorship in the Aspar team they decide to replace him with Luca Amato from the Aragon GP.

Faubel participated in the last Grand Prix of the season, the Valencia GP, in the Andalucía-JHK Laglisse team, to whom his teammate from season's beginning, Alberto Moncayo, also had jump over mid season in favor of Amato's compatriot Jonas Folger, from the season's piloting an FTR and finishing in fifth position, improving any other result obtained that same season.

Grand Prix motorcycle racing career

By season SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamNumberRacesWinPodiumsPolePtsPosition 2000 125cc Aprilia CC Valencia Airtel Aspar 44 2 0 0 0 0 NC 2001 125cc Aprilia Valencia Circuit Aspar Team 44 2 0 0 0 0 NC 2002 250cc Aprilia RFME Equipo Nacional 32 16 0 0 0 14 23rd 2003 250cc Aprilia Aspar Junior Team 33 16 0 0 0 34 13th 2004 250cc Aprilia Grefusa - Aspar Team 250cc 33 14 0 0 0 31 17th 2005 125cc Aprilia Master Aspar 55 16 0 3 0 113 9th 2006 125cc Aprilia Master - MVA Aspar Team 55 16 2 5 0 197 3rd 2007 125cc Aprilia Bancaja Aspar 55 17 5 13 2 277 2nd 2008 250cc Aprilia Mapfre Aspar Team 55 16 0 0 0 64 14th 2009 250cc Honda Honda SAG 55 16 0 1 0 105 9th 2010 Moto2 Suter Marc VDS Racing Team 55 17 0 0 0 18 26th 125cc Aprilia Bankia Aspar Team 125cc 55 17 1 4 1 177 5th Moto3 Kalex KTM Bankia Aspar Team 55 12 0 0 0 63 16th FTR Honda Andalucia JHK Laglisse Total 177 8 26 3 1093

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pts 2000 125cc Aprilia RSA MAL JPN SPA22 FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE POR VAL19 BRA PAC AUS NC 0 2001 125cc Aprilia JPN RSA SPA16 FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE POR VALRet PAC AUS MAL BRA NC 0 2002 250cc Aprilia JPNRet RSARet SPA11 FRA14 ITA16 CAT20 NEDRet GBR20 GER18 CZERet POR10 BRA17 PAC22 MALRet AUS19 VAL15 23rd 14 2003 250cc Aprilia JPNRet RSA11 SPARet FRA11 ITA15 CATRet NED17 GBR20 GER18 CZERet POR13 BRA6 PACRet MALRet AUS16 VALRet 13th 34 2004 250cc Aprilia RSA12 SPA17 FRA13 ITA14 CAT16 NED17 BRADNS GER GBRDSQ CZE10 POR11 JPN15 QATRet MAL13 AUS16 VAL9 17th 31 2005 125cc Aprilia SPA7 POR2 CHN15 FRARet ITARet CATRet NED2 GBRRet GERRet CZERet JPN3 MAL4 QAT5 AUS6 TURRet VAL4 9th 113 2006 125cc Aprilia SPA6 QAT6 TUR1 CHN7 FRA14 ITA5 CAT2 NED6 GBR4 GER4 CZERet MAL3 AUS13 JPN6 POR2 VAL1 3rd 197 2007 125cc Aprilia QAT1 SPA3 TUR10 CHN2 FRA6 ITA1 CATRet GBR3 NED2 GER3 CZE1 RSM17 POR1 JPN3 AUS3 MAL3 VAL1 2nd 277 2008 250cc Aprilia QAT10 SPARet POR9 CHN10 FRA10 ITARet CAT8 GBR15 NED11 GER14 CZE8 RSMRet INPC JPN11 AUSRet MALRet VAL6 14th 64 2009 250cc Honda QAT11 JPNRet SPA14 FRA2 ITA8 CAT10 NED8 GER6 GBR10 CZE10 INP8 RSM9 PORRet AUS8 MAL5 VALRet 9th 105 2010 Moto2 Suter QAT22 SPARet FRARet ITA12 GBRRet NED25 CATRet GER25 CZE12 INPRet RSM16 ARA17 JPN30 MAL11 AUSRet POR11 VAL21 26th 18 2011 125cc Aprilia QAT11 SPA11 PORRet FRA4 CAT7 GBR3 NED10 ITA5 GER1 CZE4 INP7 RSM5 ARARet JPN3 AUS7 MAL4 VAL3 5th 177 Moto3 Kalex KTM QAT12 SPA9 POR12 FRARet CAT7 GBR12 NED15 GER7 ITA10 INPDNS CZE11 RSM13 ARA JPN MAL AUS 16th 63 FTR Honda VAL5

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