Iván Silva Alberola (born 12 June 1982 in

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) is a Spanish Grand Prix

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road racer. He races in the RFME Superstock 1000 Championship aboard a Suzuki GSX-R1000. Silva has made occasional substitute racing appearances in MotoGP. After appearing in

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he filled in for D'Antin at

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and

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, as their regular rider Alex Hofmann was filling in for Sete Gibernau on a works Ducati. Despite targeting a full-time ride for

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, he remained in a testing role, but again raced for the team at Brno, this time replacing an injured Hofmann. He noted that "I am happy to have the possibility to run in MotoGP again, especially this year where we have at our disposal the best tyres and bike of the moment", although his performance disguised this fact – he finished last in every practice session and in qualifying, despite

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taking pole on identical equipment.BBC SPORT , Motorsport , Motorbikes , Stoner to start on pole in Brno
/ref> He also entered the

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round in

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for the La Glisse team, taking 7th place in the one race his bike finished.

Career statistics

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- 20th, Superstock European Championship, Yamaha YZF-R1 *

- 16th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Kawasaki ZX-10R

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

By class

Races by year

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Supersport World Championship

Races by year

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

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

FIM World Endurance Championship

By team

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Ivan Living people Spanish motorcycle racers Motorcycle racers from Catalonia Avintia Racing MotoGP riders Superbike World Championship riders 1982 births Supersport World Championship riders FIM Superstock 1000 Cup riders Pramac Racing MotoGP riders MotoGP World Championship riders 250cc World Championship riders