Career
Crivillé falsified his age in order to start racing at 14 in 1985, the minimum age for a license being 15 in Spain. Crivillé started his international career in the now-defunct 80cc World Championship on team Derbi, taking a 2nd place in his very first race in 1987. He was second overall in 1988 while also dabbling in the 125cc series, which he raced full-time in 1989.
In 1990 he stepped up to the 250 cc class for Giacomo Agostini"s team, before returning to the Cobas team a year later.
In 1993, he again finished 8th in the championship. 1994 was his first year as a full factory Honda rider, as Mick Doohan"s team-mate on the Repsol-backed Hondas which would dominate 500cc and MotoGP racing in years to come.
Crivillé was fourth in 1995 and 1997, runner-up in 1996 with 11 podium finishes, and 3rd in 1998. Doohan"s career-ending crash in 1999 opened the door for Crivillé, and he took six wins, including his 100th start at Donington Park, clinching the world championship with one race to spare.
However, he finished 9th in 2000 and 8th in 2001 (with a third place at Jerez).
Fired by Repsol Honda, he planned to spend the 2002 MotoGP season with the d"Antin Yamaha team, but was forced to retire due to undetermined health problems, the main symptom being fainting spells that started during the 2000 pre-season, and had continued over the following 2 years.