Johan Stigefelt (born 17 March 1976) is a
Swedish former
Grand Prix motorcycle
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road racer and racing team manager.
Career
Born in
Anderstorp, Sweden, Stigefelt won the Swedish
road racing
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national championship twice in the 125cc category, in 1994 and 1995.
He debuted in Grands Prix in 1997, racing in the 250cc class until 2000.
In 2001 he had his only season in the premier class, the 500cc category, finishing twenty-second.
After two more seasons spent in the 250cc class, Stigefelt moved to the
Supersport World Championship
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in 2005, finishing eighth in
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
.
In 2005 he founded the Stiggy Racing team, that competed in the Supersport and
Superbike World Championship
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The championship was founded in . The Superbike World Champion ...
s until
2009
2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
.
From late 2011 to late 2012, he was the
RW Racing GP team manager competing in the
Moto3 Championship.
His team finished runner-up in
2012
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
with rider
Luis Salom.
Stigefelt was appointed team manager of the
Caterham Moto Racing Team for the
2014 Moto2 season and the team finished sixth in the Championship with rider
Johann Zarco.
After the Caterham Moto Racing team was disbanded, Stigefelt was chosen to manage the
Sepang International Circuit’s new
Moto3 team known as the
SIC Racing Team.
In
2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
the team contested the Moto3 Championship with Malaysian rider
Zulfahmi Khairuddin
Muhammad Zulfahmi bin Khairuddin (born 20 October 1991) is a Malaysian motorcycle racer.
Career
125cc World Championship
Born in Banting, Selangor, Malaysia, Zulfahmi made his debut in the 125cc world championship at the 2009 Malaysian Gran ...
and Czech rider
Jakub Kornfeil.
The SIC Racing Team competed in the
2016 Moto3 season with riders Jakub Kornfeil and
Adam Norrodin.
Career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Races by year
(
key)
Supersport World Championship
Races by year
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stigefelt, Johan
1976 births
Living people
People from Gislaved Municipality
Swedish motorcycle racers
500cc World Championship riders
250cc World Championship riders
Supersport World Championship riders
Motorcycle racing team owners
Sportspeople from Jönköping County