Thomas Lüthi is a Swiss sporting director at Prüstel GP, and former Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He spent 19 years in Grand Prix world championships, becoming one of only six riders to reach 300 race starts, spending much of his career with the Interwetten Paddock team, with who he became the 2005 season's 125cc world champion.
Lüthi in 2018
Lüthi at the 2011 Portuguese Grand Prix
2005 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 2005 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 57th F.I.M. Road racing World Championship season. The season consisted out of 17 races for the MotoGP class and 16 for the 125cc and 250cc classes, beginning with the Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix on 10 April and ending with the Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix on 6 November.
Valentino Rossi (pictured at Donington Park) became the MotoGP World Champion
Daniel Pedrosa (pictured at Phillip Island) became the 250cc World Champion
Thomas Lüthi (pictured in 2011) became the 125cc World Champion