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{{short description|German motorcycle racer}}
{{Infobox motorcycle rider
|image= 2005 0319 Alex Hofmann.jpg
|caption       = Alex Hofmann in 2005
|name          = Alex Hofmann
|nationality   = German
| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|1980|5|25|df=y}}
| birth_place      = [[Mindelheim]], [[West Germany]]
|GP Active years         = [[1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1997]] - [[2007 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2007]]
|GP Teams         = [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]], [[Honda]], [[Technical Sports Racing|TSR]]-[[Honda]], [[Aprilia]], [[Kawasaki Motors|Kawasaki]], [[Ducati]]
|GP Race Starts         = 106
|GP Championships = 0
|GP Race Wins          = 0
|GP Podiums       = 0
|GP Total Points        = 315
|GP Poles         = 0
|GP Fastest laps  = 0
|GP First race    = [[1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1997]] 125cc [[1997 German motorcycle Grand Prix|German Grand Prix]]
|GP First win     =
|GP Last win      =
|GP Last race     = [[2007 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2007]] MotoGP [[2007 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|Portuguese Grand Prix]]
}}
{{Commons category}}

'''Alexander Hofmann''' (born 25 May 1980) is a retired [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix motorcycle racer]], who now works on German television coverage of the sport. He is nicknamed 'The Hoff' in English-speaking countries, a nod to [[David Hasselhoff]].

==Early years==
He successfully raced in Motocross in his early teens, before entering the German 125cc championship for the first time in 1995, and the European series alongside it a year later.  In 1997 he was runner-up in the German series, and also started the German 125cc World Championship race as a [[Wild card (sports)#Motorsport|wild card]].

In 1998 he moved up to 250cc, winning every race in the German championship and also winning the [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing European champions|European title]], as well as coming 10th in a one-off in the 250cc World Championship. He was the first German to achieve both titles in his first season in the 250 cc class. Inspired by his childhood idol [[Loris Capirossi]], he started with starting number 66. From 1999 to 2001 Hofmann was a regular in this series, although without taking a podium finish, and missing 8 races in 2000 due to injury. 

==MotoGP==
He started 2002 without a ride, but made his MotoGP debut as a stand-in rider for [[Garry McCoy]] at the [[World Championship Motorsports|WCM]] [[Red Bull]] team, also filling in for [[Loris Capirossi]] for [[Sito Pons]]' team.  He was hired to be  [[Kawasaki Motors|Kawasaki's]] test rider role in 2003.  In two starts, he scored points both times.  He and [[Shinya Nakano]] replaced McCoy and [[Andrew Pitt]] as full-time racers in 2004. The next two years were difficult, mainly due to injuries,<ref name="injuries">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/4381745.stm Alex Hofmann] retrieved from bbc.co.uk</ref> partly through his love of Motocross. Points were rare and Kawasaki chose [[Randy de Puniet]] for 2006 over Hofmann.

In 2006 he joined the D'Antin Pramac team, riding on a 2006 customer version of the works [[Ducati]] alongside [[José Luis Cardoso]]. When their factory rider [[Sete Gibernau]] was injured at the [[Circuit de Catalunya]] (a race in which Alex finished 8th, helped by 3 riders not starting the resumption of the race), Hofmann was appointed as his replacement for the next 2 races, before returning to D'Antin for his home race at [[Sachsenring]],<ref name="Sachsenring">[http://www.insidebikes.com/racing/gp/preview/preview_detail.asp?id=7264 Sachsenring; D'Antin Ducati Preview - July 11, 2006] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929032922/http://www.insidebikes.com/racing/gp/preview/preview_detail.asp?id=7264 |date=September 29, 2007 }} retrieved from insidebikes.com</ref> dropping out early.

In 2007 he remained with D'Antin, alongside the veteran [[Alex Barros]]. Fifth place at [[Bugatti Circuit|Le Mans]] took him to 10th in the championship after five rounds, ahead of reigning champion [[Nicky Hayden]]. He was a strong 8th at [[Assen]]. Preparation for his home round at the [[Sachsenring]] were hampered by a hand injury suffered when a friend closed a car door onto it, but he scored minor points in the race.  He injured his hand in practice at [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca]].<ref name="laguna">[http://www.trymysport.co.uk/sports_news/dantin_racing_news/2007/jul07/hofmann_injury_update.htm FIVE WEEK RECOVERY TIME FOR ALEX HOFMANN AFTER PRACTICE CRASH] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928083309/http://www.trymysport.co.uk/sports_news/dantin_racing_news/2007/jul07/hofmann_injury_update.htm |date=2007-09-28 }} retrieved from trymysport.co.uk</ref> He was replaced at [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca]] by [[Chaz Davies]] and by [[Iván Silva (motorcyclist)|Iván Silva]] at [[Masaryk Circuit|Brno]]. He returned to racing at [[Misano World Circuit|Misano]] but he was fired by the team following the [[2007 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|Portuguese Grand Prix]], after pulling out of the race while in with a chance of scoring points, due to a lack of motivation.<ref name="fired">[http://www.crash.net/news_view.asp?cid=6&id=154579 Hofmann sacked.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210001157/http://www.crash.net/news_view.asp?cid=6&id=154579 |date=2008-02-10 }} retrieved from crash.net on September 17, 2007</ref> 

===Controversy===

During the Portugal Event, Hofmann was forced to start from the pit lane due to a problem with his motorcycle, and subsequently found himself lagging behind the field. After a few laps, he parked his bike in the pits, claiming he lacked the motivation to fight for the last positions. He was subsequently dismissed from the [[Pramac Racing|D'Antin Racing]] team that same night for refusing to work. He subsequently sued for reinstatement so that he could still finish the 2007 season. The matter was ultimately settled out of court. Alex Hofmann dropped the lawsuit, and in return, the team agreed to qualify its statements regarding the refusing to work.

He never raced in a World Championship again.

==Personal==
His girlfriend is called Romina Rados.  He loves action sports such as skiing and BMX bikes.  At 1.80m he is tall for a motorcycle racer.  His favourite food is Italian. He has a two children, a son called Travis (b. 2010) and a daughter called Sienna (b. 2014).

He is fluent in German, English, French, Spanish and Italian.

After his racing career he started working as MotoGP co-commentator alongside German commentator [[Edgar Mielke]] for the German TV station [[Sport1 (Germany)|Sport1]] in 2009, where his knowledge from his own racing career and multilingualism prove helpful as a pit and grid reporter. He remained there until the end of 2014 when [[Eurosport]] acquired the rights for the [[MotoGP]] for the 2015 season.
Alex Hofmann also switched to Eurosport and also worked there as a pit lane reporter. In the spring of the following year, he left the channel, citing technical and personnel setbacks in his reporting.

WHen there was no place available for Hofmann on a MotoGP bike in the 2008 season, Aprilia hired him as a development and test rider for the new [[Aprilia RSV4|RSV4]] superbike. If his performance was sufficient, it was planned that he would start as an Aprilia factory rider in the [[Superbike World Championship]] from 2009. However, this hope was dashed when [[Shinya Nakano]], who had switched from the MotoGP class to the Superbike World Championship, received a contract with Aprilia and started for the Italians alongside [[Max Biaggi]] in 2009. The German remained a test rider for the manufacturer from [[Noale]]. 
After his contract expired, he moved to [[KTM]] in 2015 to help prepare the company's entry into MotoGP in 2017 as a test rider.

Since 2016, Hofmann has worked for the Austrian TV station [[ServusTV]] as a racing expert and co-commentates alongside Austrian commentator [[Christian Brugger]] at the Motorcycle World Championship races. The Broadcast were available to the German audience again so the Team at ServusTV became a mixture of Austrian and German personnel. Due to his foreign language skills, he is often deployed in the starting grid and interviews the riders immediately before the start. [[Stefan Bradl]] serves as Hofmann's additional co-commentator and stand-in. Occasionally fellow GP ex-riders [[Thomas Lüthi]] and [[Sandro Cortese]] also appear on segments, sometimes due to their involvement in the paddock or replacement expert when Bradl did race and test for [[Honda Racing Corporation|HRC]] and KTM.
After the Covid Pandemic ServusTV announced withdrawal to broadcast their frequencies to Germany, focusing solely on the Austrian market. Ultimately a subsidiary station was formed as DF1 that inherited the rights was formed just in time before the subsequent season with the whole cast and crew retained.

Hofmann has also occasionally been called in for [[Florian König]] during [[Formula 1]] broadcasts on the German TV channel [[RTL (German TV channel)|RTL]]. Furthermore Alex joined RTL2, RTL Nitro and Sport1 for the [[24h Nürburgring]] Endurance Events in recent years, after his active rider career ended in the late 2010s. His knowledge and linguistical versatility helped him to establish a strong recurring role in motorsport coverage.

==Career statistics==

===By season===
{|class="wikitable"
!Seas
!Class
!Moto
!Team
!{{Tooltip|Race|Races competed}}
!{{Tooltip|Win|Races won}}
!{{Tooltip|Pod|Podiums achieved}}
!{{Tooltip|[[Pole position|Pole]]|Pole positions achieved}}
!{{Tooltip|FLap|Fastest laps achieved}}
!{{Tooltip|Pts|Points achieved}}
!{{Tooltip|Plcd|World championship placements}}
|- align="right"
! [[1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1997]]
| 125cc
| [[Yamaha TZ125]]
| Castor Kapital Racing
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 28th
|- align="right"
! [[1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1998]]
| 250cc
| [[Honda NSR250]]
| Racing Factory
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 29th
|- align="right"
! [[1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1999]]
| 250cc
| [[Honda NSR250]]
| Racing Factory
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 51
| 16th
|- align="right"
! [[2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2000]]
| 250cc
| [[Aprilia RSV 250]]
| Racing Factory
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 25th
|- align="right"
! [[2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2001]]
| 250cc
| [[Aprilia RSV 250]]
| Racing Factory
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 55
| 12th
|- align="right"
!rowspan=2| [[2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2002]]
|rowspan=2| MotoGP
| [[Yamaha YZR500]]
| [[World Championship Motorsports|Red Bull Yamaha WCM]]
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|rowspan=2| 11
|rowspan=2| 22nd
|- align="right"
| [[Honda NSR500]]
| [[Pons Racing|West Honda Pons]]
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- align="right"
! [[2003 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2003]]
| MotoGP
| [[Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR]]
| [[Kawasaki Racing Team]]
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 23rd
|- align="right"
! [[2004 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2004]]
| MotoGP
| [[Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR]]
| [[Kawasaki Racing Team]]
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 51
| 15th
|- align="right"
! [[2005 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2005]]
| MotoGP
| [[Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR]]
| [[Kawasaki Racing Team]]
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 19th
|- align="right"
!rowspan=2| [[2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2006]]
|rowspan=2| MotoGP
| [[Ducati Desmosedici|Ducati Desmosedici GP5]]
| [[Pramac Racing|Pramac d'Antin]]
| 14
|rowspan=2| 0
|rowspan=2| 0
|rowspan=2| 0
|rowspan=2| 0
|rowspan=2| 30
|rowspan=2| 17th
|- align="right"
| [[Ducati Desmosedici|Ducati Desmosedici GP6]]
| [[Ducati Corse|Ducati Marlboro Team]]
| 3
|- align="right"
! [[2007 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2007]]
| MotoGP
| [[Ducati Desmosedici|Ducati Desmosedici GP7]]
| [[Pramac Racing|Pramac d'Antin]]
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 65
| 13th
|- align="right"
! Total
|
|
|
| '''106'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
| '''315'''
|
|}

===By class===
{|class="wikitable"
!Class
!Season(s)
!1st Grand Prix
!1st Podium
!1st Win
!Race
!Win
!Pod
![[Pole position|Pole]]
!FLap
!Pts
!WCh
|- align="right"
! 125cc
| 1997
| align="left" | [[1997 German motorcycle Grand Prix|1997 Germany]]
| align="left" | N/A
| align="left" | N/A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
|- align="right"
! 250cc
| 1998–2001
| align="left" | [[1998 German motorcycle Grand Prix|1998 Germany]]
| align="left" | N/A
| align="left" | N/A
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 124
| 0
|- align="right"
! MotoGP
| 2002–2007
| align="left" | [[2002 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix|2002 Catalunya]]
| align="left" | N/A
| align="left" | N/A
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 189
| 0
|- align="right"
! Total
! 1997-2007
|
|
|
| '''106'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
| '''315'''
| '''0'''
|}

====Races by year====
([[Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Year
! Class
! Bike
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! {{Tooltip|Pos|Championship position}}
! {{Tooltip|Pts|Championship points}}
|-
! [[1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1997]]
! 125cc
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[1997 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]]
| [[1997 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]]
| [[1997 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|SPA]]
| [[1997 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1997 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1997 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1997 Dutch TT|NED]]
| [[1997 City of Imola motorcycle Grand Prix|IMO]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1997 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>14</small>
| [[1997 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1997 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1997 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]
| [[1997 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix|CAT]]
| [[1997 Indonesian motorcycle Grand Prix|IND]]
| [[1997 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]]
|
|
|
! 28th
! 2
|-
! [[1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1998]]
! 250cc
! [[Honda]]
| [[1998 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]]
| [[1998 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]]
| [[1998 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|SPA]]
| [[1998 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1998 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1998 Madrid motorcycle Grand Prix|MAD]]
| [[1998 Dutch TT|NED]]
| [[1998 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1998 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>10</small>
| [[1998 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]
| [[1998 City of Imola motorcycle Grand Prix|IMO]]
| [[1998 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix|CAT]]
| [[1998 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]]
| [[1998 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix|ARG]]
|
|
|
|
! 29th
! 6
|-
! [[1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1999]]
! 250cc
! [[Technical Sports Racing|TSR]]-[[Honda]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1999 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]]<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1999 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]]<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1999 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|SPA]]<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1999 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>8</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1999 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>16</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1999 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix|CAT]]<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1999 Dutch TT|NED]]<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1999 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1999 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1999 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1999 City of Imola motorcycle Grand Prix|IMO]]<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1999 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|VAL]]<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1999 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]]<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1999 South African motorcycle Grand Prix|RSA]]<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1999 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix|BRA]]<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1999 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix|ARG]]<br><small>10</small>
|
|
! 16th
! 51
|-
! [[2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2000]]
! 250cc
! [[Aprilia]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2000 South African motorcycle Grand Prix|RSA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2000 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]]<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2000 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]]<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2000 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|SPA]]<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2000 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2000 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
| [[2000 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix|CAT]] 
| [[2000 Dutch TT|NED]] 
| [[2000 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 
| [[2000 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] 
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2000 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] <br><small>19</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2000 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|POR]] <br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2000 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|VAL]] <br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[2000 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix|BRA]] <br><small>DNS</small>
| [[2000 Pacific motorcycle Grand Prix|PAC]] 
| [[2000 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]] 
|
|
! 25th
! 12
|-
! [[2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2001]]
! 250cc
! [[Aprilia]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2001 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]]<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2001 South African motorcycle Grand Prix|RSA]]<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2001 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|SPA]]<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2001 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2001 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2001 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix|CAT]]<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2001 Dutch TT|NED]]<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2001 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2001 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>7</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2001 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2001 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|POR]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2001 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|VAL]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2001 Pacific motorcycle Grand Prix|PAC]]<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2001 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2001 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]]<br><small>8</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2001 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix|BRA]]<br><small>17</small>
|
|
! 12th
! 55
|-
! rowspan=2| [[2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2002]]
! rowspan=2| MotoGP
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]]
| [[2002 South African motorcycle Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[2002 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|SPA]]
| [[2002 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[2002 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2002 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix|CAT]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2002 Dutch TT|NED]]<br><small>11</small>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
! rowspan=2| 22nd
! rowspan=2| 11
|-
! [[Honda]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2002 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>10</small>
| [[2002 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]
| [[2002 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[2002 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[2002 Pacific motorcycle Grand Prix|PAC]]
| [[2002 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]]
| [[2002 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]]
| [[2002 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|VAL]]
|
|
|-
! [[2003 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2003]]
! MotoGP
! [[Kawasaki Motors|Kawasaki]]
| [[2003 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]]
| [[2003 South African motorcycle Grand Prix|RSA]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2003 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|SPA]]<br><small>16</small>
| [[2003 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2003 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>14</small>
| [[2003 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix|CAT]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2003 Dutch TT|NED]]<br><small>10</small>
| [[2003 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2003 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2003 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br><small>19</small>
| [[2003 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[2003 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[2003 Pacific motorcycle Grand Prix|PAC]]
| [[2003 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]]
| [[2003 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]]
| [[2003 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|VAL]]
|
|
! 23rd
! 8
|-
! [[2004 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2004]]
! MotoGP
! [[Kawasaki Motors|Kawasaki]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 South African motorcycle Grand Prix|RSA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|SPA]]<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>14</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix|CAT]]<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 Dutch TT|NED]]<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix|BRA]]<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2004 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>19</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|POR]]<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]]<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix|QAT]]<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]]<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|VAL]]<br><small>11</small>
|
|
! 15th
! 51
|-
! [[2005 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2005]]
! MotoGP
! [[Kawasaki Motors|Kawasaki]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2005 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|SPA]]<br><small>11</small>
| [[2005 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|POR]] 
| [[2005 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix|CHN]] 
| [[2005 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] 
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2005 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2005 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix|CAT]]<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2005 Dutch TT|NED]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2005 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]]<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2005 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>8</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2005 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2005 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2005 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]]<br><small>Ret</small>
| [[2005 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]] 
| [[2005 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix|QAT]] 
| [[2005 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]] 
| [[2005 Turkish motorcycle Grand Prix|TUR]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2005 Valencian Community Grand Prix|VAL]]<br><small>14</small>
|
! 19th
! 24
|-
! [[2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2006]]
! MotoGP
! [[Ducati]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|SPA]]<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix|QAT]]<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2006 Turkish motorcycle Grand Prix|TUR]]<br><small>16</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix|CHN]]<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2006 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix|CAT]]<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 Dutch TT|NED]]<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2006 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]]<br><small>14</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2006 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br><small>16</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]]<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]]<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2006 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]]<br><small>16</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|POR]]<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2006 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|VAL]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|
! 17th
! 30
|-
! [[2007 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2007]]
! MotoGP
! [[Ducati]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix|QAT]]<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#000000; color:white;"| [[2007 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|<span style="color:white;">SPA</span>]]<br><small>DSQ</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix|CHN]]<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 Turkish motorcycle Grand Prix|TUR]]<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>5</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix|CAT]]<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 Dutch TT|NED]]<br><small>8</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[2007 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]]<br><small>DNS</small>
| [[2007 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] 
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]]<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2007 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|POR]]<br><small>Ret</small>
| [[2007 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]]
| [[2007 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]]
| [[2007 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]]
| [[2007 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|VAL]]
! 13th
! 65
|}

===Superbike World Championship===

====Races by year====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
!valign="middle" rowspan=2| Year
!valign="middle" rowspan=2| Make
!colspan=2| 1
!colspan=2| 2
!colspan=2| 3
!colspan=2| 4
!colspan=2| 5
!colspan=2| 6
!colspan=2| 7
!colspan=2| 8
!colspan=2| 9
!colspan=2| 10
!colspan=2| 11
!colspan=2| 12
!colspan=2| 13
!rowspan=2| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}
!rowspan=2| Pts
|-
! R1
! R2
! R1
! R2
! R1
! R2
! R1
! R2
! R1
! R2
! R1
! R2
! R1
! R2
! R1
! R2
! R1
! R2
! R1
! R2
! R1
! R2
! R1
! R2
! R1
! R2
|-
! [[2002 Superbike World Championship season|2002]]
! [[Kawasaki Motors|Kawasaki]]
| [[Circuit de Valencia|SPA]]
| [[Circuit de Valencia|SPA]]
| [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|AUS]]
| [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|AUS]]
| [[Kyalami|RSA]]
| [[Kyalami|RSA]]
| [[Sportsland SUGO|JPN]]
| [[Sportsland SUGO|JPN]]
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]]
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|GBR]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|GBR]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[EuroSpeedway Lausitz|GER]]<br /><small>13</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[EuroSpeedway Lausitz|GER]]<br /><small>15</small>
| [[Misano World Circuit|SMR]]
| [[Misano World Circuit|SMR]]
| [[Laguna Seca Raceway|USA]]
| [[Laguna Seca Raceway|USA]]
| [[Brands Hatch|GBR]]
| [[Brands Hatch|GBR]]
| [[Motorsport Arena Oschersleben|GER]]
| [[Motorsport Arena Oschersleben|GER]]
| [[TT Circuit Assen|NED]]
| [[TT Circuit Assen|NED]]
| [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari|ITA]]
| [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari|ITA]]
! 34th
! 4
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*{{sports links}}
* [http://www.alex66.com Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060621081805/http://store.eastcoastwheels.com/alexhoffman66.html Bio at EastCoast wheels]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060904053232/http://www.crash.net/driver_view~cid~6~did~378.htm Crash.net profile]

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