Tim Gajser

Tim Gajser (born 8 September 1996) is a Slovenian professional motocross racer.[1] He has competed in the FIM Motocross World Championships since 2012. Gajser is notable for being a four-time motocross world champion.

Tim Gajser
Nationality Slovenian
Born (1996-09-08) 8 September 1996
Ptuj, Slovenia
Motocross career
Years active2007–present
TeamsKTM (2009–2013)
Honda (2014–)
Grands Prix129 (93 MX2 and 36 MXGP)
ChampionshipsMX2 – 2015
MXGP – 2016, 2019, 2020
Wins26
(5 MX2 and 21 MXGP)
GP debut2012, GP of Europe, Faenza, MX2
First GP win2015, MXGP of Trentino, Pietramurata, MX2

Motocross career

Gajser was born in Ptuj, Slovenia, and is a native of Makole, a small settlement roughly 20 kilometers to the southwest.[2] His father Bogomir was also a motocross rider and introduced his son to the sport at a young age.[2][3] He remains his coach to this day.[2][3][4]

Gajser has one older brother Nejc, and two younger sisters Alja and Neja.[4] In 1995 his family went through a tragedy when his 3-year-old brother Žan was killed in a racing accident. During a race the young boy wandered on a track below one of the jumps and was hit in the temple by his father's motorcycle during landing and killed instantly.[3] Gajser rides with the number 243 in honor of his deceased brother, who was born on 24 March.[4]

Gajser currently competes for the Gariboldi Honda motocross racing team managed by Giacomo Gariboldi.[5] In the 2015 FIM Motocross World Championship season, he won his first world championship in the MX2.[6] Gajser moved up to the MX1 class and won the 2016 MX1 Motocross World Championship.[7] Gajser now currently competes under Team HRC and won the 2019 and 2020 season with them.

Career statistics
  • 2007: 1. place on UEM EMX 65cc European Championship
  • 2009: 1. place on UEM EMX 85cc European Championship
  • 2012: 1. place on FIM MOTOCROSS 125 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP & 1. place on UEM EMX 125 European Championship
  • 2014: 5. place on FIM Motocross World Championship MX2
  • 2015: World Championship MX2
  • 2016: World Championship MXGP
  • 2019: World Championship MXGP
  • 2020: World Championship MXGP

By season
Season Class Motorcycle Team Races Wins Podiums Points Place
2012 MX2 KTM Silver Action 4 0 0 13 35th
2013 MX2 KTM Marchetti 22 0 0 112 20th
2014 MX2 Honda Honda Gariboldi 34 0 6 528 5th
2015 MX2 Honda Honda Gariboldi 33 5 8 589 1st
2016 MXGP Honda Honda Gariboldi 36 7 9 731 1st
TOTALS 129 12 23 1973

2012
Pos Bike NED
 BUL
 ITA
 MEX
 BRA
 FRA
 POR
 BEL
 SWE
 LAT
 RUS
 Loket
 GBR
 BEN
 EUR
 GER
 Points
35 KTM 31 28 12 17 13

2013
Pos Bike QAT
 THA
 NED
 TRE
 BUL
 POR
 BRA
 FRA
 ITA
 SWE
 LAT
 FIN
 GER
 Loket
 BEL
 GBR
 BEN
 Points
20 KTM 17 13 17 Ret Ret 17 20 14 17 Ret 23 8 14 15 14 10 14 Ret 6 Ret 7 Ret 112

2014
Pos Bike QAT
 THA
 BRA
 TRE
 BUL
 NED
 ESP
 GBR
 FRA
 ITA
 GER
 SWE
 FIN
 CZE
 BEL
 GOI
 MEX
 Points
5 Honda 8 10 12 Ret 11 3 3 11 6 8 9 9 17 2 4 3 11 5 4 5 2 2 2 6 3 3 4 9 8 6 7 1 5 1 528

2015
Pos Bike QAT
 THA
 ARG
 ITA
 NED
 ESP
 GBR
 FRA
 ITA
 GER
 SWE
 LAT
 CZE
 BEL
 ITA
 NED
 MEX
 USA
 Points
1 Honda 4 7 3 DNS 12 4 2 1 17 14 11 2 DNS DNS 4 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 7 4 33 2 5 7 3 2 1 2 5 2 6 4 589

2016
Pos Bike QAT
 THA
 NED
 ARG
 MEX
 LAT
 GER
 ITA
 ESP
 FRA
 GBR
 ITA
 CZE
 BEL
 SUI
 NED
 USA
 USA
 Points
1 Honda 1 1 3 5 1 8 3 1 2 1 1 4 2 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 15 1 9 1 12 28 4 2 4 3 731

2017
Pos Bike QAT
 INA
 ARG
 MEX
 ITA
 NED
 LAT
 GER
 FRA
 RUS
 ITA
 POR
 CZE
 BEL
 SUI
 SWE
 USA
 NED
 FRA
 Points
5 Honda 3 2 7 C 1 1 1 1 3 1 6 4 14 Ret 12 10 DNS DNS DNS DNS 10 11 8 6 1 4 9 10 7 5 1 2 453

Legend

ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Wins
No. Season Date Grand Prix Location Class
1201519 April 2015 ItalyArco di TrentoMX2
214 June 2015 ItalyMaggioraMX2
321 June 2015 GermanyTeutschenthalMX2
45 July 2015 SwedenUddevallaMX2
530 August 2015 NetherlandsAssenMX2
6201627 February 2016 QatarLosailMXGP
710 April 2016 ArgentinaNeuquénMXGP
817 April 2016 MexicoLeonMXGP
91 May 2016 LatviaKegumsMXGP
1029 May 2016 SpainTalavera de la ReinaMXGP
1119 June 2016 United KingdomMatterley BasinMXGP
1226 June 2016 ItalyMantuaMXGP
13201719 March 2017 ArgentinaNeuquénMXGP
142 April 2017 MexicoLeonMXGP
1520 August 2017 SwedenUddevallaMXGP

References
  1. "Tim Gajser race results". mxgpresults.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. Alenka Teran Košir (15 September 2016). "Tim Gajser po rdeči preprogi v domačih Makolah: Ostajam v Evropi" [Tim Gajser on the red carpet in hometown Makole: I remain in Europe] (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  3. Rok Virag (30 April 2016). "Bogomir Gajser iskreno o smrti sina: "Ravno tam, kjer sem pristajal, je stal kot kip. Še danes ga vidim."" [Bogomir Gajser sincerely about the death of his son: "Right there, when I was landing, he stood as a statue. Even today I still see him."] (in Slovenian). Nova24tv. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  4. Engelbert Osojnik (4 September 2016). "Zakaj ima številka 243 na motorju Tima Gajserja neprecenljiv pomen?" [Why the number 243 on Tim Gajser's motorcycle has a priceless meaning?] (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  5. "Team". Gariboldi racing. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  6. "Tim Gajser is the 2015 MX2 World Champion". MXGP. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  7. "Youthstream - Results". Motocrossmx1.com. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
Preceded by
Romain Febvre		 Motocross World Championship
MXGP Champion
2016		 Succeeded by
Tony Cairoli
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