Nicolás "Nico" Terol Peidro (born 27 September 1988) is a Spanish professional

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road racer, winner of the 125cc World Championship in . He has previously competed in the

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and the

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Career

125cc World Championship

Born in Alcoy,

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, Terol began his professional racing career in

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. He took his first international victory in the rain-shortened

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as he was leading the race at the time of the final completed lap. He finished third in the 2009 championship, while he finished runner-up to

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in the 2010 championship. In , Terol won eight races during the season, and won the final world championship for the class, before it was replaced by Moto3 for .

Moto2 World Championship

Terol moved up to the intermediate class, Moto2, for the season. Terol endured a testing season, which finished with a third-place finish on home soil in

. In , Terol won three races with the

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, en route to a seventh-place finish in the final championship standings. Terol struggled in the 2014 campaign, taking a solitary points-scoring finish – a 14th-place finish in

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– as he finished in 28th place in the final championship standings.

Superbike World Championship

Terol started 2015 competing in the

with

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but left the team mid-season.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Races by year

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

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

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

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

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

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Terol, Nicolas 1988 births Living people People from Alcoy Sportspeople from the Province of Alicante Spanish motorcycle racers 125cc World Championship riders Moto2 World Championship riders Superbike World Championship riders Supersport World Championship riders MotoE World Cup riders