Joan Garriga Vilaresau (29 March 1963 – 27 August 2015) was a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was known for his aggressive riding style. Together with Sito Pons, he helped to forge the path for Spanish riders in the World Championship’s premier class.
Garriga had his best year in 1988, when he won three races and finished second in the 250cc world championship to Pons. In 1990, he moved up to the 500cc class but failed to repeat his successes in the 250 class. He also competed in the Superbike World Championship in 1993.
In 1998, Garriga was arrested for drug trafficking and possessing illegal weapons, and ultimately sentenced to two years' imprisonment, suspended. Court-obtained medical records showed that he had been regularly taking drugs during his motorcycle-racing career.
Garriga died due to injuries suffered in a motorcycle road accident in August 2015.
Motorcycle Grand Prix results Source:
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 250cc Yamaha RSA- NAT- ESP- AUT- GER- FRA- YUG14 NED- BEL- GBR- SWE- RSM- 0 - 0 250cc JJ Cobas RSANC ESP18 GERNC NAT11 AUT7 YUGNC NED- BEL7 FRA11 GBR20 SWE14 RSM14 8 18th 0 500cc Cagiva ESP8 NATNC GERNC AUTNC YUG12 NED10 BELNC FRA20 GBRNC SWE- RSMNC 4 17th 0 250cc Ducados-Yamaha JPN6 ESP3 GER8 NATNC AUT11 YUG9 NED8 FRA- GBR- SWE- TCH9 RSM7 POR2 BRA10 ARG7 46 11th 0 250cc Ducados-Yamaha JPN6 USA10 ESP2 EXP1 NAT3 GER3 AUT3 NED1 BEL6 YUG2 FRA4 GBR3 SWE2 TCH1 BRA5 221 2nd 3 250cc Ducados-Yamaha JPN10 AUS4 USANC ESP4 NATNC GER8 AUTNC YUG5 NEDNC BEL7 FRA8 GBR6 SWE10 TCH7 BRA11 98 8th 0 500cc Ducados-Yamaha JPN10 USA6 ESP9 NAT8 GER7 AUT9 YUGNC NED6 BEL9 FRA8 GBR7 SWE8 TCH5 HUN5 AUS6 121 6th 0 500cc Ducados-Yamaha JPN7 AUSNC USA8 ESP4 ITA8 GER7 AUT6 EUR6 NED12 FRA11 GBR9 RSM7 TCH6 VDM6 MAL4 121 7th 0 500cc Ducados-Yamaha JPN12 AUS9 MAL4 ESP7 ITA6 EUR10 GER9 NED4 HUN8 FRA4 GBR3 BRANC RSA10 61 7th 0 500cc Cagiva AUS- MAL- JPN- ESP- AUT- GER- NED- EUR9 RSM- GBR- CZE- ITA- USA- FIM- 7 25th 0
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