Miguel Praia

Quick Facts

Full Name	Miguel Praia
Occupation	Motorcycle Racer
Date Of Birth	Mar 2, 1978(1978-03-02)
Age	46
Birthplace	Portalegre
Country	Portugal
Birth City	Portalegre District
Horoscope	Pisces

Miguel Praia Biography

Miguel Praia is one of the most popular and richest Motorcycle Racer who was born on March 2, 1978 in Portalegre, Portalegre District, Portugal. Miguel Praia, a former Portuguese motorcycle racer, was born 2 March 1978. He is now a broadcaster for MotoGP Portugal.

2001 was the year he upgraded to the 600cc class. He finished 8th in Trofeu Honda CBR600RR.

In an attempt to get more and better experience from an international competition, in 2002 and 2003 Miguel Praia raced in European Supersport Championship, being always the best Portuguese racer.

After a not-so-good entry in a supersport class, 2002 was a breakout year as he got full dedicated to motorcycle racing and set the best results ever. New lap records were set in most rounds, and as a result he became the champion of Troféu Honda CBR600RR 2002.

2000 was a great year for the Aprilia Challenge125cc. Miguel Praia won most races and set lap records, but the final round of the juries saw him finish in 2nd place.

Miguel Praia Net Worth

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

Praia was born at Portalegre in Portugal. At 16 years old, he raced his first race in a Yamaha TZR50. He finished 3rd overall on a Yamaha TZR125 in 1997, his first full championship.

He stopped racing after the death of his brother Alberto Praia. However, he returned to racing in 1999 with a Yamaha TZ125 for a Portuguese 125GP championship. He finished 6th. He was voted the Best Rookie.

By invitation of the Portuguese Government, Miguel Praia went racing in the Macau Grand Prix in 2002 and in 2003 finishing in 5th on the first year, and in 4th on the following. Also in 2003 he entered the Portuguese round of the MotoGP 250cc championship as a wildcard and finished 22nd.

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He decided to give it a try at a lower class in 2006, the Supersport World Championship, but this time with a newcomer Portuguese team: Parkalgar Racing Team. Once again, the motorcycle changed. It was now time for Honda CBR600RR. Besides great expectations, the team was experiencing some problems in getting the right setups for the machine, and the year did not go so well any either. Praia had to abandon some races due to mechanical failures and ended up not learning as much as needed, retiring from the championship.

Facts & Trivia

Miguel Ranked on the list of most popular Motorcycle Racer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Portugal. Miguel Praia celebrates birthday on March 2 of every year.

New year comes and along new changes. In 2008 the Parkalgar Racing Team secured Factory Honda support and new Honda CBR600RR better shaped then the previous year’s ones. The pre-season tests at Almería (Circuito de Almería) (in January) brought new and good expectations for the team, with Craig Jones (Praia’s teammate) setting new lap record for this track and Miguel Praia going only less-than-a-second behind.