Imre Tóth


Imre "Imi" Tóth is a motorcycle racer who competed for 8 years in Grand Prix motorcycle racing in the 125cc the 250cc World Championships as a privateer. He last raced in the Superbike World Championship aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1. He previously raced in the Supersport World Championship. He now owns a Supersport team called Team Tóth, which started operating when he was in 125cc.

Early life

Tóth started his racing career in 1989 on an electric bike. The next year, he continued on a 50cc automatic LEM bike, with which he won his first race in 1991.

Early career

He became Hungarian champion in 1992 and 1993 with Honda QR bike in the 50cc automatic category. Then in 1994, Tóth was inaugurated to win the championship in the 50cc stick shift category.
The next step was an 80cc CASAL bike, then raced with a Honda 125cc bike, in age ten and a half, with special permission, in the Czech Republic and Croatia. In Hungary he was not permitted to start due to his young age.
At age 12, Toth became champion as the youngest rider in Slovakia.
He then finished second in the Alpok-Adria tournament in year 1997.
In the Alpok-Adria tournament Imi couldn't have participated, as the Italian regulation only allows riders from the age of fourteen onwards, but the race director permitted him to race, after checking his training results. Finishing at the seventh place, he received a special award for being the youngest rider in Italy.
After receiving the permission to race in Hungary at age 12, Tóth became the youngest Hungarian and international champion in the motorcycle racing history by winning the Hungarian Championship.
Finally, when he turned 14, he received he gained the permission to compete in European races from the European Motorcycle Union.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Races by year

YearClassTeam1234567891011121314151617Pts
2002125ccHondaJPN
18		RSA
23		SPA
27		FRA
22		ITA
21		CAT
23		NED
27		GBR
20		GER
25		CZE
26		POR
Ret		BRA
28		PAC
23		MAL
22		AUS
23		VAL
25		NC0
2003125ccHondaJPN
24		RSA
Ret		SPA
26		FRA
23		ITA
27		CAT
20		NED
23		GBR
17		GER
Ret		CZE
23		POR
Ret		BRA
Ret		PAC
26		MAL
24		AUS
Ret		VAL
22		NC0
2004125ccApriliaRSA
22		SPA
26		FRA
21		ITA
16		CAT
19		NED
10		BRA
18		GER
Ret		GBR
19		CZE
Ret		POR
Ret		JPN
Ret		QAT
25		MAL
18		AUS
21		VAL
21		29th6
125ccApriliaSPA
16		POR
22		CHN
30		FRA
9		ITA
25		CAT
Ret		NED
25		GBR
26		GER
20		CZE
18		JPN
21		MAL
22		QAT
29		AUS
Ret		TUR
24		VAL
21		27th7
2006125ccApriliaSPA
26		QAT
Ret		TUR
29		CHN
32		FRA
20		ITA
25		CAT
27		NED
29		GBR
Ret		GER
27		CZE
20		MAL
23		AUS
Ret		JPN
25		POR
18		VAL
33		NC0
2007250ccApriliaQAT
19		SPA
18		TUR
Ret		CHN
18		FRA
Ret		ITA
22		CAT
22		GBR
15		NED
22		GER
Ret		CZE
19		RSM
17		POR
15		JPN
18		AUS
Ret		MAL
21		VAL
23		28th2
250ccApriliaQAT
Ret		SPA
15		POR
18		CHN
16		FRA
18		ITA
15		CAT
Ret		GBR
Ret		NED
20		GER
17		CZE
RSM
Ret		IND
C		JPN
22		AUS
13		MAL
15		VAL
13		20th9
250ccApriliaQAT
17		JPN
13		SPA
16		FRA
9		ITA
15		CAT
Ret		NED
15		GER
18		GBR
17		CZE
17		IND
17		RSM
18		POR
18		AUS
18		MAL
Ret		VAL
19		22nd12

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

World Superbike Championship

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