Álex Rins

Álex Rins Navarro^[1] (born 8 December 1995) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer, having made his début in the Moto3 World Championship, in the 2012 season.

Rins was the 2011 championship winner of the Spanish 125GP series.

Career

Moto3 World Championship, (2012-2014)

Born in Barcelona, Rins began his career in MotoGP with the Estrella Galicia 0,0 team. In his second meeting, Rins took pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix.^[2] He took his first podium in France with third place. He scored no further podiums, but was very consistent throughout the remainder of the season, regularly finishing in the top ten. He finished fifth in the final standings.

He continued racing for Estrella Galicia alongside Álex Márquez in 2013, which would prove to be his breakthrough year. He won six grands prix throughout the season, and was in the running for the title all throughout the season, and finished second only to Maverick Viñales.

He continued to race for Estrella Galicia in 2014.^[3] He finished the season in third place in the riders' championship.

Moto2 World Championship, (2015-)

In 2015, Rins signed a contract with Pons Racing to compete in the Moto2 World Championship. Rins achieved his first victory in the class at Indianapolis,^[4] and finished second in the championship.

Career statistics

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2012	Moto3	Suter Honda	17	0	1	1	1	141	5th
2013	Moto3	KTM	17	6	14	8	1	311	2nd
2014	Moto3	Honda	18	2	8	4	3	237	3rd
2015	Moto2	Kalex	18	2	10	3	4	234	2nd
Total			70	10	33	16	9	923

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Yr	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pos	Pts
2012	Moto3	Suter Honda	QAT 10	SPA 4	POR 7	FRA 3	CAT Ret	GBR Ret	NED 6	GER 20	ITA 7	IND 7	CZE 5	RSM 4	ARA 6	JPN 4	MAL 7	AUS 4	VAL 16		5th	141
2013	Moto3	KTM	QAT 3	AME 1	SPA Ret	FRA 2	ITA 2	CAT 2	NED 3	GER 1	IND 1	CZE 4	GBR 2	RSM 1	ARA 1	MAL 2	AUS 1	JPN 24	VAL 3		2nd	311
2014	Moto3	Honda	QAT 5	AME 4	ARG 5	SPA 3	FRA 2	ITA 3	CAT Ret	NED 2	GER Ret	IND 5	CZE 9	GBR 1	RSM 1	ARA 4	JPN 10	AUS 3	MAL 3	VAL 5	3rd	237
2015	Moto2	Kalex	QAT 4	AME 3	ARG 2	SPA 18	FRA 17	ITA 11	CAT 2	NED 4	GER 3	IND 1	CZE 3	GBR 2	RSM DSQ	ARA 2	JPN 11	AUS 1	MAL Ret	VAL 2	2nd	234
2016	Moto2	Kalex	QAT 8	ARG 4	AME 1	SPA 3	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	AUT	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	2nd*	62*

* Season still in progress

References

↑ "Campeonato de España de Velocidad, Circuito de Jerez – 7ª Prueba: Clasificación Final" (PDF). CEV Buckler. Dorna Sports. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
↑ "Local rookie Rins takes pole in enthralling Moto3 qualifying". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). 28 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
↑ "Victoria de Rins y podio de Márquez para celebrar la renovación". puig.tv (in Spanish) (Puig Racing Screens). 16 September 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013. Álex Rins vence y Álex Márquez acaba tercero tras confirmar ayer que seguirán juntos en 2014.
↑ "Rins takes sensational Moto2 victory". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by Maverick Viñales	CEV Buckler 125GP Champion 2011	Succeeded by Álex Márquez

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