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team from

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that competed in the

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, 250cc and 125cc World Championships.

History

The team started racing in running

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motorcycles in the 125cc class with

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and in the 250cc class with Jakub Smrž. From to , the team ran only one

with Abraham in 250cc. In , Cardion AB Motoracing competed in the new

class, using RSV and FTR chassis. Abraham took his and his team's first victory in

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. The team stepped up to

in , having signed a contract with

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, which was later extended through . For

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the team switched to an ART-Aprilia CRT bike. The team was headed by Karel Abraham Sr., the owner of the

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– which hosts the Czech Republic Grand Prix – and his son Karel Abraham was the only rider for the team, the first Czech team with a Czech rider in MotoGP.

Results

Riders results

Team results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Notes

References

External links

* {{official website, http://www.karelabraham.com/en/ Motorcycle racing teams Motorcycle racing teams established in 2006 2006 establishments in the Czech Republic Motorcycle racing teams disestablished in 2015 2015 disestablishments in the Czech Republic