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silva at circuito de navarra -lsb- http://www.silva22.es silva22.es -rsb- barcelona , spain esp spanish 12 june 1982 inmotec gpi-10 . jpeg iván silva
 iván silva alberola
iván silva

iván silva alberola -lrb- born june 12 , 1982 in barcelona -rrb- is a spanish grand prix motorcycle road racer .
he races in the spanish cev stock extreme series for team targobank motorsport aboard a bmw s1000rr and the fim endurance world championship aboard a yamaha yzf-r1 .
silva has made occasional substitute racing appearances in motogp .
after appearing in 2005 he filled in for d'antin at donington park and brno in 2006 , as their regular rider alex hofmann was filling in for sete gibernau on a works ducati .
despite targeting a full-time ride for 2007 , he remained in a testing role , but again raced for the team at brno , this time replacing an injured hofmann .
he noted that `` i am happy to have the possibility to run in motogp again , especially this year where we have at our disposal the best tyres and bike of the moment '' , although his performance disguised this fact -- he finished last in every practice session and in qualifying , despite casey stoner taking pole on identical equipment .
he also entered the superbike world championship round in qatar for the la glisse team , taking 7th place in the one race his bike finished .
