Onde 2000 is a

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team previously competing in the 125 cc road racing Grand Prix world championship. The team withdrew from MotoGP after 8 races in the

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season due to financial difficulties. In 2009, the team competed in 6 races under the name Grupo Francisco Hernando and using a

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motorcycle.

History

2008

The team was officially launched early in 2008, running two bikes in the 125 cc Grand Prix category. The team entered two KTM

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s, ridden by Pablo Nieto and Raffaele de Rosa.

2009

Onde 2000 stepped up to the MotoGP class in

with the Spanish rider Sete Gibernau riding a

. however financial problems restricted them to 6 rounds ending with the US GP with a best result of 11th at the Spanish Grand Prix.

References

External links

Onde 2000 Team
Official website {{Onde 2000 Motorcycle racing teams Motorcycle racing teams established in 2008 2008 establishments in Spain Motorcycle racing teams disestablished in 2009 2009 disestablishments in Spain