Alberto Moncayo Bernal (born 23 July 1991) is a
Grand Prix motorcycle racer from
Spain
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Career
Early career
Born in
Cadiz, Moncayo began competitive racing at a young age and won his first championship at the age of eleven, winning the Valencian minimoto championship before winning the championship of Andalucia the following season. Moncayo then moved up to 125cc level in 2005, competing in the Catalan championship, where he would finish eleventh in the 2005 championship and improved to finish runner-up in 2006. He moved up to the CEV Buckler 125GP series in 2007 where he would compete for three full seasons, ending up with the championship in 2009 with three victories at
Valencia
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Albacete
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Catalunya
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125cc World Championship
Moncayo made his début in the 125cc World Championship in , making a wildcard appearance at the
Spanish Grand Prix
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, finishing 25th in the race. He made appearances in the three Spanish races and the
Portuguese Grand Prix
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in , but finished outside of the points in all four races.
Moncayo moved into the 125cc World Championship full-time ahead of the season, partnering
Danny Webb at the Andalucia Cajasol team.
A fifth place, and three further top ten finishes helped Moncayo to finish in 13th place in the final championship standings.
Career statistics
By season
By class
Races by year
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References
External links
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Andalucia Cajasol profile
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125cc World Championship riders
Spanish motorcycle racers
1991 births
Living people
Moto3 World Championship riders
Moto2 World Championship riders