Álex Rins

Álex Rins
Nationality Spain Spanish
Born (1995-12-08) 8 December 1995
Barcelona, Spain
Current team Paginas Amarillas HP 40
Bike number 40
Website AlexRins.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2015
ManufacturersKalex
2015 championship position2nd (234 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
18 2 10 3 4 234
Moto3 World Championship
Active years20122014
ManufacturersSuter Honda, KTM, Honda
2014 championship position3rd (237 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
52 8 23 13 5 689
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rins and the second or maternal family name is Navarro.

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

  1. "Campeonato de España de Velocidad, Circuito de Jerez – 7ª Prueba: Clasificación Final" (PDF). CEV Buckler. Dorna Sports. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  2. "Local rookie Rins takes pole in enthralling Moto3 qualifying". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). 28 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  3. "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.
  4. "Rins takes sensational Moto2 victory". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Maverick Viñales
CEV Buckler 125GP
Champion

2011
Succeeded by
Álex Márquez
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