Johan Stigefelt (born 17 March 1976) is a

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former

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road racer and racing team manager.

Career

Born in

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, Sweden, Stigefelt won the Swedish

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national championship twice in the 125cc category, in 1994 and 1995. He debuted in Grands Prix in 1997, racing in the 250cc class until 2000. In 2001 he had his only season in the premier class, the 500cc category, finishing twenty-second. After two more seasons spent in the 250cc class, Stigefelt moved to the

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in 2005, finishing eighth in

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. In 2005 he founded the Stiggy Racing team, that competed in the Supersport and Superbike World Championships until

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. From late 2011 to late 2012, he was the RW Racing GP team manager competing in the

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Championship. His team finished runner-up in

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with rider

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. Stigefelt was appointed team manager of the Caterham Moto Racing Team for the

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and the team finished sixth in the Championship with rider Johann Zarco. After the Caterham Moto Racing team was disbanded, Stigefelt was chosen to manage the

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’s new

team known as the SIC Racing Team. In

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the team contested the Moto3 Championship with Malaysian rider

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and Czech rider

Jakub Kornfeil Jakub Kornfeil (born 8 April 1993) is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from the Czech Republic. Until 2019, he competed in the Moto3 World Championship. During 2020 he raced for WithU Motorsport in the MotoE World Cup. He was the winner of Red Bull ...

. The SIC Racing Team competed in the

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with riders Jakub Kornfeil and Adam Norrodin.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Races by year

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Supersport World Championship

Races by year

References

External links

Profile on MotoGP.comProfile on WorldSBK.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stigefelt, Johan 1976 births Living people People from Gislaved Municipality Swedish motorcycle racers 500cc World Championship riders 250cc World Championship riders Supersport World Championship riders Motorcycle racing team owners Sportspeople from Jönköping County