Adu Celso

Adu Celso-Santos
Nationality	Brazilian
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1972 - 1975 First race 1972 350cc French Grand Prix Last race 1975 500cc West German Grand Prix First win 1973 350cc Spanish Grand Prix Last win 1973 350cc Spanish Grand Prix Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 15 1 3 0 0 137

Adu Celso-Santos (born Eduardo Celso Santos, August 7, 1945 - 6 February 2005) was the first Brazilian motorcycle road racer to compete in Grand Prix motorcycle racing.

Celso-Santos was popular on the Grand Prix circuit during first half of the 1970s. He raced from 1972 to the 1975 season before returning to Brazil.

In the 1973 Grand Prix season, he gained his only victory in a race counting for world championship points when he won the 350cc class at the Spanish Grand Prix held at the Jarama Circuit.^[1]

Motorcycle Grand Prix results^[1]

Points system from 1969 onwards:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Points	15	12	10	8	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	Points	Rank	Wins
1972	350cc	Yamaha	GER -	FRA 7	AUT -	NAT -	IOM -	YUG -	NED 4	DDR -	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ESP 4	12	14th	0
1973	250cc	Yamaha	FRA -	AUT -	GER 4		IOM -	YUG 6	NED 6	BEL -	CZE -	SWE 3	FIN -	ESP -	20	12th	0
	350cc	Yamaha	FRA 10	AUT -	GER -	NAT -	IOM -	YUG 5	NED 7		CZE 10	SWE 5	FIN -	ESP 1	33	7th	1
1974	350cc	Yamaha	FRA -	GER -	AUT -	NAT 9	IOM -	NED -	SWE -	FIN -	YUG -	ESP -			2	45th	0
1975	350cc	Yamaha	FRA -	ESP 9	AUT 3	GER -	NAT -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN -	CZE -	YUG -	12	18th	0
	500cc	Yamaha	FRA -	ESP -	AUT -	GER 9	NAT -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN -	CZE -	YUG -	2	41st	0

References

1. "Adu Celso-Santos". MotoGP.com. Retrieved 6 December 2010.