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SPONSORING
IN 2007, TOM MADE THE SWITCH TO THE TOM FIGHTS HIS WAY BACK TO THE TOP OF SPONSORING
Tom Lüthi and intAct Battery-Power 250CC CLASS MOTO2 IN 2019 AND HAS HIS SIGHTS FIRMLY
Which meant swapping his trusty Honda for an Aprilia. After
SET ON THE WORLD TITLE IN 2020
20 three years of fierce competition in the 250cc category, Lüthi The Bern native keeps on fighting, securing a Moto2 class 21
A promising pairing continued to hold his own when he progressed from the start in the Intact GP team after a difficult MotoGP season,
250cc class to the 600cc Moto2 class. Over the course of and making his way back to the top league on a Kalex he
eight years, Tom Lüthi consistently ranked among the best in knows. As one of the main candidates for the Moto2 World
Moto2 World Championship, securing 45 podium finishes, 11 Championship title, he finished the 2019 season with eight
victories and two World Championship runner-up titles (2016 podiums with four in a row in the final four races, and took
and 2017) from seasons 2010-2017. third in the overall rankings after an ultra-exciting final at
Valencia. For 2020, the Swiss has made the Moto2 title his
AND THEN TOM LÜTHI FINALLY TURNED HIS clear goal.
DREAM INTO REALITY
In 2018 the Swiss rider moved up into the MotoGP World
Championship, competing in the premier class on a Honda
RC213V. However, the season was more difficult than
expected, not least because of a long injury break in the
2017/2018 winter season and the lack of preparation time.
Dates and facts
Name: Tom Lüthi
Category: Moto2
Team: Liqui Moly Intact GP
Age: 33 Years
Place of birth: Oberdiessbach, CH
Nationality Swiss
Height: 172 cm
Weight: 62 kg
Web: intactgp.de
Portrait: Foto Thanner // Race picture: Fritz Glänzel
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