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2018 Moto2 Season
The 2018 FIM Moto2 World Championship was a part of the 70th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Franco Morbidelli was the reigning series champion, but he did not defend his title as he moved to the MotoGP class. 2018 was the final season that the Honda CBR600RR inline-4 engine package — which debuted in the 2010 Moto2 season — was used in competition; as the brand new engine package (765cc inline-3) supplied by Triumph Motorcycles was introduced for the 2019 season. After finishing 3rd at Sepang, Italian rider Francesco Bagnaia became the 2018 Moto2 World Champion. Miguel Oliveira finished second in the championship and his teammate Brad Binder finished third. Teams and riders All the bikes used series-specified Dunlop tyres and Honda 600cc 4-cylinder engine. Rider changes * Sam Lowes returned to Moto2 after a season with Aprilia Racing Team Gresini in MotoGP. Lowes previously raced in Moto2 from 2014 to 2016. He joined Swiss Innovative Investors, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fédération Internationale De Motocyclisme
The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM; en, International Motorcycling Federation) is the global governing/sanctioning body of motorcycle racing. It represents 116 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six regional continental unions. There are seven motorcycle-racing disciplines that FIM covers, encompassing 82 world championships as well as hundreds of secondary championships: enduro, trial, circuit racing, motocross and supermoto, cross-country, e-bike, and track racing. FIM is also involved in many non-racing activities that promote the sport, its safety, and support relevant public policy. The FIM is also the first international sporting federation to publish an Environmental Code, in 1994. In 2007, a Commission for Women in Motorcycling was created by the FIM in order to promote the use of powered two-wheelers and the motorcycle sport among women. History The FIM was born from the ''Fédération Internationale des Clubs Motocyclistes'' (F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalex
Kalex Engineering is a German specialty engineering company that designs, manufactures and sells high-performance parts for motorcycles. Kalex Engineering was founded in 2008 in the Bavarian city of Bobingen, Germany by Klaus Hirsekorn and Alex Baumgärtel. Company history The name of Kalex was created by merging the two first names of the company founders, Klaus Hirsekorn and Alex Baumgärtel. In 2010, with the introduction of the new 600 cc Moto2 class using controlled Honda engines, Kalex Engineering began providing its chassis to the Pons Racing team. Stefan Bradl became the first rider to achieve a world title using a Kalex chassis when he won the 2011 Moto2 World Championship for the Viessmann Kiefer Racing team. Kalex won the Manufacturers' Championship in 2013 when teams using their chassis finished in the top four places in the Championship. In 2015, Kalex riders won all but one race, and took the top three places and nine of the top ten places in the overall sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mattia Pasini
Mattia Pasini (born 13 August 1985) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Career Early career Born in Rimini, Pasini participated in his first race at the age of 9. 125cc World Championship After several successful years in the Italian and European championships, he made his 125cc world championship debut in 2004 as the teammate of Roberto Locatelli. He finished his first season in the 15th place overall, and earned the rookie of the year award. His best results were a 3rd place in Qualifying and a 7th place in the Malaysian Grand Prix. The following year Pasini was running in the lead in most of the races and won the Chinese and Catalan Grands Prix. He finished the season in fourth place overall. In 2006 Pasini finished fourth overall once again, having won the Italian Grand Prix and the German Grand Prix. The 2007 season started very badly as Pasini suffered from motorcycles malfunctions early in the year. That lowered his chances of winning the championship. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Locatelli (motorcyclist)
Andrea Locatelli (born 16 October 1996 in Alzano Lombardo) is an Italian motorcycle racer, set to compete in the 2022 Superbike World Championship for Yamaha. He is the 2020 Supersport world champion. Career Early career In 2012, Locatelli was the winner of the 2012 Italian Honda NSF250R Trophy, and in 2013, he was the 2013 CIV Moto3 Champion. Moto3 World Championship For the 2013 Moto3 World Championship, Locatelli was given two wild-card appearances, for the races in Italy and San Marino. He did not score any points however, finishing in 22nd and 25th. San Carlo Team Italia (2014) For the 2014 season, Locatelli was given a full time ride in Mahindra's San Carlo Team Italia, partnered by Matteo Ferrari. Locatelli did not score a single point during the entire season, Ferrari earned 12. Gresini Racing Team Moto3 (2015) For the 2015 season, Locatelli was given a full time ride by Gresini Racing, partnered by Francesco Bagnaia. Locatelli earned his first points that season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khairul Idham Pawi
Khairul Idham Pawi (born 20 September 1998) is a Malaysian motorcycle racer. He is the youngest non-European to win a Grand Prix, accomplishing this feat in the Argentine race of the 2016 Moto3 World Championship, aged just 17. Career Moto3 World Championship He made his Grand Prix debut as wildcard at the 2015 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix, entered by Honda Team Asia, where he finished the race in 25th place. In 2016, Pawi made his full-time debut in the 2016 Moto3 World Championship, once again riding the Honda of Honda Team Asia, alongside Japanese rider Hiroki Ono. Pawi won the second Grand Prix of the season in a wet Argentina race, becoming the youngest non-European rider to win a race, aged 17. Later in the season at the German Grand Prix, Pawi started from only 20th on the grid, but established himself as a wet-weather specialist, as he charged through to lead after just six laps. He took the win by over 11 seconds from Andrea Locatelli, moving up to 10th in the rider' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetsuta Nagashima
is a Japanese motorcycle racer. He was the All Japan GP-Mono champion in 2011. Career statistics FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Grand Prix motorcycle racing By season By class Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Superbike World Championship Races by year (key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm * Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock * Key (ma ...) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) References External links * 1992 births Living people Japanese motorcycle racers Moto2 World Championship riders Sportspeople from Kanagawa Prefecture MotoGP World Championship riders LCR Team M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Navarro
Jorge Navarro Sanchez (born 3 February 1996) is a Spanish motorcycle racer. He raced in the Moto2 and Moto3 classes during his Grand Prix motorcycle racing career. His best finishes were third in the 2016 Moto3 World Championship and fourth in the 2019 Moto2 World Championship. In 2023, he moved to the Supersport World Championship. He has previously competed in the FIM CEV Moto3 series finishing as runner-up to Fabio Quartararo in 2014 and the CEV 125GP Championship. Career Supersport World Championship From 2023, Navarro joins Ten Kate Racing Yamaha for Supersport World Championship. Career statistics CEV Buckler Moto3 Championship Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Grand Prix motorcycle racing By season By class Races by year (key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm * Key (lock), device ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gresini Racing
Gresini Racing is a motorcycle racing team competing in the MotoGP World Championship under the name Gresini Racing MotoGP as a Ducati satellite team, in the Moto2 World Championship as Team Gresini Moto2, and the MotoE World Cup as Felo Gresini MotoE. The team also competes in CIV Moto3. The team was founded in by Fausto Gresini (1961–2021), a two-time 125cc world champion, after the end of his racing career. He died in 2021 due to COVID-19, with the team continuing under his widow Nadia Padovani. The team competed in the 500cc class for two seasons before dropping down to the 250cc class in . In , Gresini's rider Daijiro Kato won the 250cc title. The following season, the team stepped up to the MotoGP class, where they have been competing since. The team also competes in the Moto2 class since . That season, Gresini's rider Toni Elías won the inaugural Moto2 title. History Fausto Gresini founded the team in with Fabrizio Cecchini as the technical director. The team c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Álex Márquez
Álex Márquez Alentà (born 23 April 1996) is a Grand Prix motorcycle rider from Spain racing for Ducati satellite team Gresini Racing MotoGP. He has competed in MotoGP since the 2020 season, having previously become World Champion in the 2019 Moto2 season. He also won the 2014 Moto3 World Championship, and the 2012 CEV Moto3 season's title. Álex is the younger brother of Marc Márquez, who competes with the Honda works team in MotoGP. In 2014, when Marc won the premier class, and Álex won Moto3, they became the first pair of brothers to win world titles in motorcycle racing in the same year, a feat they would also repeat in 2019, when Marc won the premier class, and Álex won Moto2. Career Early career He began the 2010 season in the CEV Buckler 125cc championship, competing with the Monlau Competición team, along with Álex Rins and Niklas Ajo. Márquez did not participate in the opening round at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, as he was not old enough to do s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Mir
Joan Mir Mayrata () (born 1 September 1997) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer riding for the Repsol Honda Team, who is best known for winning the 2020 MotoGP World Championship with Suzuki. He is the fourth Spanish rider to win the premier class title after Àlex Crivillé, Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Márquez, and the second Mallorcan after Lorenzo. Mir has also won the 2017 Moto3 World Championship title with Leopard Racing. Career Early career Palma-born Mir competed for two seasons in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in 2013 and 2014, finishing with three wins and six podiums as runner-up to Jorge Martín in 2014. Mir contested the CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship in 2015. Mir won four of the first six races, but faded towards the end of the season, and ultimately finished fourth in the championship. Moto3 World Championship Mir made his Grand Prix début in 2015 with Leopard Racing at Phillip Island replacing the injured Hiroki Ono. Mir started 18th on the grid b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc VDS Racing Team
Marc VDS Racing Team is a motorcycle racing team founded by Belgian owner Marc-Oswald van der Straten-Ponthoz, descendant of the founder of the Stella Artois brewery. The team competes in motorcycle racing in the Moto2 World Championship under the name ELF Marc VDS Racing Team. The team has previously competed in the MotoGP and MotoE classes. It also previously competed in many auto racing championships, particularly in grand touring classes - namely the FIA GT1 World Championship, the Blancpain Endurance Series, and the European Le Mans Series - as well as the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. They have also previously contested in rallying at various rally raid events, such as the Dakar Rally. History Mixed motorsport era Based in Gosselies, Belgium, Marc VDS began competing in the Belcar series as part of the racing program for the Gillet Vertigo, a Belgian sports car, under the Belgian Racing title. By 2005 the Gillet program expanded to include the international FIA GT Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorna Sports
Dorna Sports, S.L. is the commercial rights' holder for the motorcycling sport of Grand Prix racing. Established in 1988 as an international sports management and marketing company, it is headquartered in Madrid, with branch offices and/or subsidiaries in Barcelona, Amsterdam, London and Rome. Established by Banco Banesto as Dorna promoción del deporte, the company was sold to CVC Madrid in 1998 as the operation developed internationally and was renamed Dorna Sports. Private equity group Bridgepoint has been the majority shareholder of Dorna since 2006. Rights holdings Since 1992 Dorna has been the exclusive holder of all commercial and television rights relating to the World Championship series and since 2013 the Superbike World Championship. The company also participates in the management and marketing of other motorsports properties, including: the Spanish Road Racing Championship (CEV), the British Superbike Championship (BSB) and the Trials World Championships (Indoor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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