Antonio Cobas
- January 10, 2024
- Designer
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Antonio Cobas Biography
| Name | Antonio Cobas |
| Birthday | Jan 29 |
| Birth Year | 1952 |
| Place Of Birth | Barcelona |
| Home Town | Catalonia |
| Birth Country | Spain |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Antonio Cobas is one of the most popular and richest Designer who was born on January 29, 1952 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Cobas began building racing motorcycles dubbed Sirokas in 1978. They proved successful at the Spanish national road race championships. He developed Kobas, a Kobas brand motorcycle by designing his own chassis that was powered with Rotax engines. Spanish driver Sito Pons rode the Kobas to third place during the Finnish Grand Prix and followed by a fourth-place finish during the Czechoslovakian Grand Prix. The next time, Carlos Cardus won the 250cc European Championship riding a Kobas.
Antonio Cobas (Barcelona 1952 – April 14 in 2004,) was an Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle designer constructor, mechanic and designer who designed world championship-winning motorcycles. Cobas was acknowledged as the inventor of the contemporary aluminum frame chassis, which is now utilized on a variety of modern production and racing motorcycles.
When Pons made the move into an Honda Factory Racing team in the year 1986 Cobas joined and was Pons Crew Chief. Pons quit racing in 1991 and established his own Pons Racing team with Cobas as the Technical Director. In this position Cobas was responsible for preparing motorcycles that were ridden by Grand Prix victories by Alberto Puig and Carlos Checa. He also joined Criville in his World Championship winning year of 1999.
Antonio Cobas Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Designer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Antonio Cobas is one of the richest Designer from Spain. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Antonio Cobas 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
In the early 1980s racing motorcycles were still using steel tube frames, which were invented by the 1950s. As motorbike engine and tire technology improved the frames of motorcycles became more and more strained. As early as 1982 Cobas came up with a more durable and light twin-beam aluminum chassis that could replace backbone frames made of steel. The design was copied by major manufacturers of motorcycles in the early 1990s. By the time the 1990s arrived, every major racing team participating in Grand Prix competition used the aluminum frame technology developed by Cobas.
The year 1983 was when Cobas founded a motorcycle business called JJ Cobas. Pons was to ride the JJ Cobas motorcycle at the world championship in 1984, 250cc and win the debut Grand Prix victory with a victory in the Spanish Grand Prix and, finished the year with fourth place at the top of the podium. The biggest success was in 1989, when a Cobas-designed motorcycle piloted by Alex Criville won the 125cc world championship.
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Antonio Ranked on the list of most popular Designer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Spain. Antonio Cobas celebrates birthday on January 29 of every year.