Karel Abraham (born 2 January 1990) is a retired motorcycle racer from the Czech Republic. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from to , riding in the 125cc, 250cc, Moto2 and MotoGP classes, with the exception of 2016, when he raced in the Superbike World Championship. In he won the Moto2 Valencian Grand Prix and finished third at Twin Ring Motegi in the same class. His father, also called Karel Abraham, has owned Brno Circuit since December 2005.

Career

125cc World Championship Abraham started racing in the 125cc class of the world championship in , riding for Semprucci Cardion Blauer on an Aprilia motorcycle. In he rode for his father's AB Motoracing team.

250cc World Championship From to , Abraham rode in 250cc for AB Motoracing using Aprilia motorcycles.

Moto2 World Championship In , Abraham and AB Motoracing competed in the new Moto2 class, using RSV and FTR chassis. Abraham took his and his team's first victory in Valencia.

MotoGP World Championship

Abraham and the team stepped up to MotoGP in , having signed a contract with Ducati, he finished the season in fourteenth place in the championship; his best results were a pair of seventh-place finishes at Jerez and Silverstone. The team remained with Ducati for and Abraham finished the season with a best result of seventh at Valencia.

For Abraham switched to an ART-Aprilia running under CRT regulations, He finished the season in 24th place overall with just five points. CRT was restructured as the "Open" class for and Abraham took part with the new Honda RCV1000R. He obtained the 17th position in the riders' championship. In , Abraham struggled with the Honda RC213V-RS and did not score any points.

Superbike World Championship On 21 November 2015, Milwaukee BMW announced that Abraham would race for the team for the season of the Superbike World Championship, partnering 2015 British Superbike Championship winner Josh Brookes.

Return to MotoGP Abraham returned to MotoGP in riding a Ducati for the Pull&Bear Aspar Team. He remained with the team, now called Ángel Nieto Team, for . He raced for Avintia Racing on a Ducati in 2019. His contract was terminated at the end of the season.

Career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing By season SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamNumberRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd 125cc Aprilia Semprucci Cardion Blauer 44 15 0 0 0 0 0 NC 125cc Aprilia Cardion AB Motoracing 44 16 0 0 0 0 8 24th 250cc Aprilia Cardion AB Motoracing 17 17 0 0 0 0 31 16th 250cc Aprilia Cardion AB Motoracing 17 14 0 0 0 0 40 16th 250cc Aprilia Cardion AB Motoracing 17 16 0 0 0 0 74 14th Moto2 RSV Cardion AB Motoracing 17 14 1 2 0 1 96 10th FTR MotoGP Ducati Cardion AB Motoracing 17 16 0 0 0 0 64 14th MotoGP Ducati Cardion AB Motoracing 17 14 0 0 0 0 59 14th MotoGP ART Cardion AB Motoracing 17 9 0 0 0 0 5 24th MotoGP Honda Cardion AB Motoracing 17 18 0 0 0 0 33 17th MotoGP Honda AB Motoracing 17 10 0 0 0 0 0 NC MotoGP Ducati Pull&Bear Aspar Team 17 18 0 0 0 0 32 20th MotoGP Ducati Ángel Nieto Team 17 18 0 0 0 0 12 23rd MotoGP Ducati Reale Avintia Racing 17 19 0 0 0 0 9 24thTotal2141201463

By class ClassSeasons1st GP1st Pod1st WinRaceWinPodiumsPoleFLapPtsWChmp 125cc 2005–2006 2005 Spain 31 0 0 0 0 8 0 250cc 2007–2009 2007 Qatar 47 0 0 0 0 145 0 Moto2 2010 2010 Qatar 2010 Japan 2010 Valencia 14 1 2 0 1 96 0 MotoGP 2011–2015, 2017–2019 2011 Qatar 122 0 0 0 0 214 0 Total 2005–2015, 2017–2019 214 1 2 0 1 463 0

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 19 Pos Pts 125cc Aprilia SPA22 PORRet CHN27 FRA21 ITA27 CATRet NEDRet GBR17 GER17 CZERet JPN28 MALRet QAT28 AUS TUR18 VALRet NC 0 125cc Aprilia SPA23 QAT24 TUR22 CHN26 FRA25 ITARet CAT21 NEDRet GBR28 GERRet CZERet MAL18 AUS17 JPN13 POR11 VALRet 24th 8 250cc Aprilia QATRet SPA15 TUR12 CHNRet FRARet ITA16 CAT14 GBR10 NED15 GERRet CZE14 RSM14 POR10 JPNRet AUS13 MAL12 VALRet 16th 31 250cc Aprilia QAT7 SPA13 POR16 CHNRet FRARet ITA7 CATRet GBR12 NEDDNS GERRet CZERet RSM10 INP JPN AUS11 MAL12 VAL17 16th 40 250cc Aprilia QATRet JPN9 SPARet FRA12 ITA13 CAT8 NED7 GERRet GBR14 CZERet INP10 RSM11 POR10 AUS6 MAL12 VAL6 14th 74 Moto2 RSV QAT14 SPA28 10th 96 FTR FRARet ITA17 GBRRet NED9 CAT4 GER5 CZEDNS INPDNS RSMDNS ARA18 JPN3 MAL6 AUS10 POR10 VAL1 MotoGP Ducati QAT13 SPA7 PORRet FRA10 CAT10 GBR7 NEDRet ITA12 GER12 USA11 CZERet INPRet RSM12 ARARet JPNDNS AUS10 MALC VAL8 14th 64 MotoGP Ducati QATRet SPA17 PORRet FRARet CAT12 GBRWD NEDDNS GER ITA USA10 INP8 CZE9 RSMRet ARA9 JPN11 MAL10 AUS9 VAL7 14th 59 MotoGP ART QATRet AMEDNS SPADNS FRA15 ITA15 CATRet NED15 GER18 USA14 INPDNS CZE19 GBR RSMRet ARA MAL AUS JPN VAL 24th 5 MotoGP Honda QAT13 AME14 ARG13 SPARet FRA15 ITA12 CATRet NED14 GER13 INP11 CZE14 GBR13 RSM11 ARARet JPNRet AUSRet MALRet VAL17 17th 33 MotoGP Honda QATRet AMERet ARG21 SPARet FRARet ITA17 CATDNS NED GER INP CZE21 GBR19 RSM21 ARARet JPN AUS MAL VAL NC 0 MotoGP Ducati QAT14 ARG10 AMERet SPA15 FRARet ITA16 CAT14 NED7 GER17CZE13AUT14GBR13RSM17ARARetJPNRetAUS14MALRetVAL14 20th 322018 MotoGP Ducati QAT15 ARG20 AMERet SPA18 FRA17 ITARet CAT13 NEDRet GER18 CZE18 AUT21 GBRC RSM20 ARA15 THA17 JPNRet AUS11 MALRet VAL14 23rd 12 MotoGP Ducati QAT18 ARGRet AME16 SPA16 FRADSQ ITA14 CATRet NED17 GER15 CZE19 AUT15 GBR15 RSM17 ARA18 THA19 JPN18 AUS14 MAL17 VAL14 24th 9

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 2016 BMW AUS13 AUS11 THARet THA15 SPA15 SPA14 NEDRet NED14 ITA16 ITARet MAL12 MALRet GBR9 GBRRet ITARet ITA15 USA14 USA12 GERRet GER15 FRA16 FRA16 SPA SPA QATRet QATRet 18th 33

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