TONI ELIAS TO RIDE THE DUCATI OF THE PRAMAC-DANTIN TEAM
NEXT SEASON.
The Pramac-Dantin Team and Toni Elias have reached an agreement
that sees both parties committed to working together next
year.
The young pilot of 24 years, native of Manresa, already has
nine years of experience racing in the World Championship,
and for the 2008 season he will ride a Ducati GP8 for the
Pramac-Dantin Team.
Toni Elías began his professional career in 1998 racing
a 125cc in the Spanish Championship, and after only one year
jumped directly to the mecca of motorcycling, the MotoGP World
Championship. During his three years in the eighth liter class,
Elias obtained several victories and pole-positions, demonstrating
that despite his youth he was able to fight with the best
riders of that day. From 2002, when he moved up into the 250cc
category, he proved himself to be a very fast and consistent
rider, competing in the top group from his very first season.
In his three years riding 250's, he was able to fight for
the Championship and achieved 20 podiums. In 2005 Elias took
his first steps in the MotoGP class, thus far notching 3 podiums
and a breathtaking, breakthrough win in 2006 at the Gran Prix
of Portugal.
The Pramac-Dantin Team will charge into 2008 with two young,
fierce, and competitive pilots: TONI ELIAS and SYLVAIN GUINTOLI.
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