RACING DRIVER

Jorge Martínez

1962 - Today

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Jorge Martínez Salvadores (born 29 August 1962), nicknamed "Aspar", is a Spanish former professional motorcycle racer and racing team manager. He competed in the Grand Prix road racing world championships from 1982 to 1997. Martínez is one of the most successful motorcycle racers in Grand Prix motorcycle racing history with 22 Grand Prix victories to his name in the 80 cc class and a further 15 wins in the 125 cc class. After retiring from active competition, Martínez became a successful motorcycle racing team owner. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jorge Martínez is the 549th most popular racing driver (down from 462nd in 2024), the 1,814th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,672nd in 2019) and the 20th most popular Spanish Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jorge Martínez ranks 549 out of 1,080. Before him are Josef Peters, Doug Serrurier, Oliver Bearman, Hans Klenk, Ron Flockhart, and Eric Thompson. After him are Harry Blanchard, André Guelfi, A. J. Foyt, Robert La Caze, Chris Craft, and Sébastien Buemi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Jorge Martínez ranks 380. Before him are Kardam, Prince of Tarnovo, Stephen Keshi, Neven Spahija, Garth Brooks, Néstor Clausen, and Timo Soini. After him are Anatoliy Serdyukov, Sara Danius, Andrei Panin, Steven Mnuchin, Marc Lavoine, and Roger Clemens.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Jorge Martínez ranks 1,814 out of 3,355. Before him are Francisco Gamborena (1901), José Juncosa (1922), Marcelino Oreja, 1st Marquis of Oreja (1935), Ismael Urzaiz (1971), José Amador de los Ríos (1818), and Jerónimo Saavedra (1936). After him are Miquel-Lluís Muntané (1956), Rubén de la Red (1985), Miguel Pardeza (1965), Santiago Urquiaga (1958), Patricia Urquiola (1961), and Enrique Rodríguez (1951).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Spain

Among racing drivers born in Spain, Jorge Martínez ranks 20. Before him are Emilio Zapico (1944), María de Villota (1980), Dani Pedrosa (1985), Marc Gené (1974), Luis Pérez-Sala (1959), and Juan Jover (1903). After him are Àlex Crivillé (1970), Sete Gibernau (1972), Ricardo Tormo (1952), Alberto Puig (1967), Carlos Checa (1972), and Álvaro Bautista (1984).

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