Carlos Cardús

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cardús and the second or maternal family name is Carrió.

Carlos Cardús Carrió (born 26 September 1959 in Barcelona) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Carlos Cardús
Cardús at the 1991 German Grand Prix.
Nationality	Spanish
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1983 - 1993 First race 1983 250cc South African Grand Prix Last race 1993 250cc European Grand Prix First win 1989 250cc French Grand Prix Last win 1990 250cc Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Team(s) Honda Championships 0 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 123 5 26 7 5 835

Cardús had his best year in 1990 when he won four races and finished second in the 250cc world championship to John Kocinski in a close battle that went down to the last race of the season. In the last race of the year at Phillip Island in Australia, Cardús only needed to finish in second place behind Kocinski to win the world championship, however, his gear shift lever broke and he lost the title. He competed in the World Superbike Championship in 1994.

Carlos is the uncle of Ricard Cardús.

Motorcycle Grand Prix Results

Points system from 1969 to 1987:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Points system from 1988 to 1992:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Points	20	17	15	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

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

Year	Class	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Points	Rank	Wins
1983	250cc	Cobas-Rotax	RSA NC	FRA 21	NAT -	GER 11	ESP 9	AUT -	YUG -	NED 16	BEL NC	GBR 11	SWE NC					2	28th	0
1984	250cc	JJ Cobas	RSA -	NAT NC	ESP NC	AUT -	GER -	FRA 7	YUG NC	NED -	BEL 11	GBR NC	SWE NC	RSM NC				4	25th	0
1985	250cc	JJ Cobas	RSA 6	ESP NC	GER 5	NAT NC	AUT NC	YUG NC	NED NC	BEL 5	FRA NC	GBR NC	SWE NC	RSM 7				21	12th	0
1986	250cc	Campsa Honda	ESP NC	NAT NC	GER 13	AUT NC	YUG 5	NED NC	BEL 6	FRA 17	GBR 5	SWE 19	RSM NC					17	12th	0
1987	250cc	Campsa Honda	JPN NC	ESP -	GER 4	NAT 7	AUT 5	YUG NC	NED 4	FRA 3	GBR 8	SWE 6	CZE 3	RSM NC	POR NC	BRA 3	ARG 5	70	5th	0
1988	250cc	Ducados Honda	JPN 9	USA NC	ESP NC	EXP -	NAT -	GER -	AUT NC	NED 12	BEL 7	YUG 8	FRA 8	GBR 12	SWE 5	CZE 5	BRA 7	71	9th	0
1989	250cc	Repsol Honda	JPN 8	AUS 7	USA 5	ESP 5	NAT 4	GER 6	AUT 6	YUG 6	NED 4	BEL 3	FRA 1	GBR NC	SWE 4	CZE 8	BRA 5	162	4th	1
1990	250cc	Repsol Honda	JPN 2	USA 6	ESP 4	NAT 4	GER 2	AUT NC	YUG 1	NED 2	BEL 3	FRA 1	GBR 5	SWE 1	CZE 1	HUN 3	AUS NC	208	2nd	4
1991	250cc	Repsol Honda	JPN 2	AUS 3	USA 4	ESP 6	ITA 6	GER 2	AUT 2	EUR 3	NED 5	FRA 3	GBR 2	RSM 2	CZE 2	VDM 2	MAL 2	205	3rd	0
1992	250cc	Repsol Honda	JPN NC	AUS 2	MAL 4	ESP 5	ITA 7	EUR NC	GER -	NED -	HUN DNS	FRA 5	GBR 8	BRA -	RSA -			48	8th	0
1993	250cc	Honda	AUS 6	MAL 18	JPN NC	ESP -	AUT -	GER 9	NED NC	EUR 6	RSM -	GBR -	CZE -	ITA -	USA -	FIM -		27	18th	0

References

• Carlos Cardús on MotoGP.com^{[dead link]}

External links

• Carlos Cardús on MotoGP.com
• Carlos Cardús on WorldSBK.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Reinhold Roth	250 cc motorcycle European Champion 1983	Succeeded by Gary Noel