In Europe most riders start very young with their careers and end up sacrificing part their education as they try to attend high school or get their GED’s, but not Karel Abraham.
The Czech rider who finished 9th in his home race – his father owns part of the Brno circuit – just two day later received his bachelor degree in law.
“I studied every day, even during the Grand Prix weekend’s.
Paradoxically, I think it helped me get rid of some of the stress associated with the race, because I had something completely different to worry about.
Now I’m glad to have them both behind me, and that they both worked out OK,” said Abraham, also adding that he would like to continue and get his Master’s.
For a MotoGP rider to have a university degree is almost unique,“As far as I know, Roberto Rolfo from Moto2 studied literature at the University of Turin, but most of the lads in MotoGP decided to invest all their time in their racing careers,” concluded the new law grad.