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Luis Salom Biography

Luis Salom is one of the most popular and richest Motorcycle Racer who was born on August 7, 1991 in Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain. Grand Prix motorcycle racer, who ended his career with three podium appearances in 41 starts. He tragically died doing what he loved at the 2016 Catalan Moto2 Grand Prix.

In the 2008 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, he competed against JD beach.

Luis Jaime Salom Horrach (7 August 1991 – 3 June 2016) was a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer. Salom died after a practice accident at Circuit de Catalunya, when making contact with his bike and the wall after a high-speed accident. Racing in the Moto2 class since 2014, he finished 41 races, with 3 podium appearances, including a second-place finish at the 2016 Qatar season opener. At the time of his death, Salom ranked 10th in the 2016 Moto2 Championship point standings. Previously he had competed in Moto3, accumulating nine race victories, finishing 2nd and 3rd in the 2012 and 2013 championships, respectively.

Born in Palma de Mallorca, Salom started racing competitively from the age of eight, winning the 50 cc Balearic Supermotard championship. He progressed up into 125cc championships from 2005 onwards, again becoming Balearic champion for two years in succession, before moving into the CEV Buckler championship in 2007.

His real name was Luis Jaime Salom Horrach. He was born in Palma de Mallorca (Spain).

Name	Luis Salom
First Name	Luis
Last Name	Salom
Occupation	Motorcycle Racer
Birthday	August 7
Birth Year	1991
Place of Birth	Palma
Home Town	Balearic Islands
Birth Country	Spain
Birth Sign	Leo
Full/Birth Name
Parents	Maria Antonia Horrach, José Luis Salom
Siblings	Not Available
Spouse	Not Known
Children(s)	Not Available

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Salom moved to the Lambretta team for the 2010 season. After amassing Lambretta’s only point of the season at Jerez, Salom moved to Stipa-Molenaar Racing for the rest of the season, where he would add a further 71 points to his tally, including nine top-ten finishes to enable him to finish 12th in the championship.

Luis Salom Net Worth

Luis Salom is one of the richest Motorcycle Racer from Spain. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Luis Salom's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

As an eight-year-old, he was already racing at a high level. He would be able to achieve high levels of success in amateur ranks and lower-level tournaments.

In 2009, he made his Grand Prix debut at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Salom made his Grand Prix début in a wildcard appearance at the Spanish Grand Prix, finishing 23rd. After another wildcard appearance in Catalunya, Salom moved into the championship full-time, replacing Simone Corsi at the WRB team. In twelve races, Salom amassed 21 points on the Aprilia with sixth at Donington being his best result.

Net Worth	$5 Million
Salary	Under Review
Source of Income	Motorcycle Racer
Cars	Not Available
House	Living in own house.

As a result of his death, the race used the layout normally used by Formula One, to reduce speeds to the motorcycle racing bikes to slow down in the part of the track where Salom had crashed. Salom’s death was the first during a world championship since Italian premier class rider Marco Simoncelli’s fatal crash at Sepang during the 2011 Shell Advance Malaysian Grand Prix (which was abandoned and declared a non-event by the FIM). Further modifications with the chicane location were announced at the end of the 2016 season, with a new motorcycle-only chicane installed before the car chicane. However, safety issues proved to be an issue and that chicane was not used by MotoGP, with the car chicane used. The 2004-06 Formula One layout (La Caixa hairpin) will be utilised starting with the 2019 season.

Salom won his first Grand Prix in Indianapolis in 2012, beating Sandro Cortese and Maverick Viñales in a last-lap fight. He also won at Aragon. He finished the championship in second behind Cortese.

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In his first full season in the national championship, Salom finished seventh in the series, with a single podium coming in Catalunya. He also took part in the Red Bull Rookies Cup in 2007, taking fourth place in the championship thanks to a win at Assen and second at Jerez. He continued in the series in 2008 where he would win four of the first five races of the season, to hold a 13-point lead over J. D. Beach. Beach would overhaul Salom by four points by season’s end, after Salom retired from races at the Sachsenring and Brno. He also finished second to Efrén Vázquez in the CEV Buckler championship.

Salom signed a contract with Pons Racing that lasted until the end of 2015 to race with former title rival Maverick Viñales. Then during the events in Qatar and Austin, he only scored two points. During the Catalan Grand Prix, he suffered a crash with Jonas Folger, putting both of them out of the race. Salom was taken to hospital after the race, and underwent surgery on a broken right arm.

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He went to Red Bull KTM Ajo for the 2013 season. He dominated most of the season, finishing the first eight races on the podium, including four wins, and led the points standings from Catalunya onwards. In a heavy crash during qualifying for the Indianapolis Grand Prix he broke his heel, but continued to race injured to keep the championship battle in his favour. He finished the race in 5th place, his worst result of the season up to that point and the first time he was off the podium all year. Despite the injury he won the next two races at Brno and Silverstone to extend his points lead before being able to rest his foot and recover. However, his championship hopes were put in serious jeopardy at Motegi where he was the innocent victim of a crash by Isaac Viñales, cousin of title rival Maverick Viñales, when he ran in third place. After remounting he eventually had to retire from the race after a second fall, giving Maverick Viñales and Álex Rins the chance to catch up. Rins later also crashed out, but Viñales finished second, making up decisive 20 points after being on the brink of being out of the championship battle altogether before the last race of the season. At the final round in Valencia only five points covered the top three riders with Salom leading, but he eventually crashed out and rejoined the race far behind, leaving Rins and Viñales to fight for the title until the last corner. Salom crossed the line in 14th and recorded the fastest lap of the race, but only finished third in the final standings despite scoring the most wins of the season.

Facts & Trivia

Luis Ranked on the list of most popular Motorcycle Racer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Spain. Luis Salom celebrates birthday on August 7 of every year.

As a result of his death, during the 2016 FIM MotoGP Awards, it is announced that his number, the #39, will be retired in the Moto2 class as a tribute for Salom.

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