Sean Dylan Kelly (born May 17, 2002) is an American

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racing for TopPro Racing in the 2024 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship. He previously competed in the

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with the M4 Ecstar Suzuki team, having won the championship in 2021, and later had a two-year stint in Europe, racing 34 times in the Moto2 class.

Career

In 2019, Kelly made his AMA Supersport debut aboard the Suzuki GSX-R600 of M4 Ecstar Suzuki. In his first season of the championship, he recorded two victories, both at the

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and five podiums, which allowed him to finish the season in fourth place. Kelly continued on the M4 Ecstar Suzuki in 2020 and that season, he showed his high level. He had won five races (one at

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, The Ridge,

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and two at

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), eleven podiums and three poles in 18 races. He finished the season runner-up with 341 points, forty less than champion, Richie Escalante. The 2021 AMA Supersport Championship season was the demonstration of power for Kelly in the category. He achieved twelve victories (one in

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, Pittsburgh, New Jersey and

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and two in Atlanta, Washington, Laguna Seca and

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), five second places and one sixth place was his worst finishing position of the season over 18 races. Also this season, he achieved all the poles that were contested and half of the fastest laps awarded. With his second-place finish in New Jersey Race 2, Kelly became the AMA Supersport champion one round before the end of the championship.

Moto2 World Championship

American Racing (2019-2023)

In 2019, he made his

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debut in the Moto2 category; he entered the Valencian Community Grand Prix replacing Spanish racer Iker Lecuona in American Racing KTM. He qualified in 27th position and in the race he dropped out with two laps remaining. On September 18, 2021, it was announced that Kelly was officially signed by American Racing in Moto2 on a two-year contract. He teamed up with five-time

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champion

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in 2022.

Career statistics

Career highlights

* 2020: 1st, MotoAmerica Supersport championship

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

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) Half points awarded as less than two thirds of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.

MotoAmerica SuperBike Championship

Results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Sean Dylan 2002 births Living people American motorcycle racers Sportspeople from Hollywood, Florida AMA Supersport Championship riders Moto2 World Championship riders 21st-century American sportsmen