Karel Abraham (born 2 January 1990) is a retired motorcycle racer from the

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. 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

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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

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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 7th at

. For Abraham switched to an ART-Aprilia running under CRT regulations, He finished the season in 24th place overall with just 5 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

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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

By class

Races by year

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

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

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

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