Manuel Herreros

Herreros' 1988 80cc Derbi

Manuel "Champi" Herreros (born April 20, 1963 in Villarrobledo ) is a former Spanish motorcycle racer . His greatest success is winning the 80 cm³ world championship in the 1989 season and thus became the "eternal world champion" of this class, as it was abolished after the 1989 season.

Career

Herreros contested a total of 62 races in the motorcycle world championship between 1984 and 1991 and won the title in the 80 cc class in 1989 without having won a race that season. Herreros won the 1980s class at the 1986 German GP and 1987 at the San Marino GP . His only podium place in the 125 cc class he achieved in 1988 at the Nations GP in Imola .

statistics

title

• 1987 - Spanish 80 cc champion on Derbi
• 1989 - 80 cm³ world champion on Derbi
• 2 Grand Prix victories

In the motorcycle world championship

Podium places: 22nd Pole positions: - fastest laps: - GP starts: 80 cm³: 33 125 cm³: 16

Greatest successes year class World Cup place team Victories 1985 80 cc 4th Derbi 1986 80 cc 2. Derbi 1987 80 cc 2. Derbi 1988 80 cc 4th Derbi 1989 80 cc 1. Derbi

Web links

Commons : Manuel Herreros  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Manuel Herreros on the official website of the Motorcycle World Championship (English).