Esteve "Tito" Rabat Bergada (born 25 May 1989) is a Spanish

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. He is best known for winning the 2014 Moto2 World Championship. Rabat then made the move to

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in 2016 and spent five full-time seasons there, before moving to the

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in 2021. Rabat suffered serious leg injuries in August 2018 after falling in heavy rain during practice for the British round at

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. He was hit by a closely following out-of-control machine. He started racing professionally in 2005, and made his Grand Prix début at that season's Valencian Grand Prix.

Career

125cc World Championship

Team BQR (2005–2006)

Tito Rabat made his debut on the world championship stage as a wildcard rider in the final race of the 2005 season in

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with BQR. For 2006, Rabat entered as a wildcard as a home rider in the Spanish rounds 1 and 7 in

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and

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respectively. Following

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's mid-season move up to the 250cc class, Rabat replaced him from round 8 for the remainder of the season.

Repsol Honda (2007)

For 2007, Rabat was given a seat in the

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125cc works team, partnering Bradley Smith. He finished the season in 11th place, behind his teammate.

Repsol KTM (2008)

Following Honda's departure from the 125cc class in a works capacity, the

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team switched to KTM bikes. Rabat was retained as rider and partnered young rookie and future World Champion

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. Despite starting 3 more races than his teammate, Rabat finished behind Márquez in the standings by 14 points.

Team BQR (2009–2010)

In 2009 and 2010, Rabat returned to BQR, now racing under the Blusens name and using

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motorcycles.

Moto2 World Championship

Team BQR (2011)

Rabat moved up to the Moto2 class in 2011 with BQR, riding FTR machinery, finishing a respectable 10th place on the season as a rookie.

Pons Racing (2012–2013)

=2012

= For 2012, Rabat switched to

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and achieved 7th place in the championship.

=2013

= Rabat's breakthrough year came during the season. After finishing ninth in the season-opening

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, Rabat recorded a second-place finish at the Grand Prix of the Americas; after five previous third places, it was Rabat's best result in Grand Prix racing at the time. The following race, Rabat achieved his first pole position in the

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, outpacing all of his rivals by over four tenths of a second. In the race, Rabat led from start to finish, winning by over four seconds from

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. He added victories later in the season, at the

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and Malaysian Grands Prix.

Marc VDS Racing Team (2014–2015)

=2014

= For the 2014 Moto2 season, Rabat moved to the Marc VDS team and won the season opening race at Qatar ahead of his new teammate

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. Over the course of the season he would take a further 6 wins and 7 podiums, only missing the podium in 4 races, for a total of 346 points. After finishing third at the

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, he was crowned World Champion, the first for the Marc VDS team, ahead of Kallio.

=2015

= Remaining in Moto2 for 2015, Rabat attempted to become the first rider since

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to retain the intermediate class championship. Rabat did not win a race until Mugello at the end of May. Wins in

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and

were not enough for Rabat to retain his title, as he ultimately finished third behind

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and

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MotoGP World Championship

EG 0,0 Marc VDS (2016–2017)

=2016

= Rabat moved up to the MotoGP class on a satellite Honda bike for Marc VDS. He recorded his first top-ten finish in

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with ninth place, but could not match teammate Jack Miller's performance.

=2017

= He remained with Marc VDS for 2017, managing only one top-ten finish in the final race of the season. He finished the season with 35 points in 19th position of the rider's championship.

Esponsorama Racing (2018–2020)

=2018

= For 2018, Rabat returned again to his previous 125cc and Moto2 team Reale Avintia Racing, partnering

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. At the

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Rabat's major crash, being hit by the crashed bike of the closely-following

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at Stowe corner, was a contributing factor in the decision to cancel the race due to unsafe conditions. As a result of the triple fracture he sustained to his right leg, Rabat missed the remaining 7 races of the 2018 season. He finished the season with an identical result to the previous season – 35 points and 19th place in the riders' championship.

=2019

= Rabat returned in 2019 with Avintia, ultimately outscoring new teammate

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and finishing 20th in the riders' championship. During the season, it was announced Rabat had signed with the team for a further two seasons, through the end of 2021.

=2020

= With the rebranded

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for 2020, Rabat time partnered

. He had a difficult year, only managing four points finishes and suffering four retirements in the

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shortened season. He finished the season with 10 points in 22nd place of the rider's championship. At the end of the season, it was announced that Esponsorama had elected to buy out Rabat's contract early.

Pramac Racing (2021)

In 2021, Rabat returned to the MotoGP grid as a replacement rider for the injured

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MotoE World Cup

Prettl Pramac MotoE (2023)

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, Tito Rabat joined

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in MotoE.

Superbike World Championship

Barni Racing Team (2021)

In March 2021, it was announced that Rabat would ride a Ducati Panigale V4 R with the Barni Racing Team in World Superbike. He parted from Barni before the season end, with the team "citing results".

Kawasaki Puccetti Racing (2021-2024)

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before the season end, Tito Rabat joined Kawasaki Puccetti Racing.

Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team (2025-)

From

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, Rabat joined the Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team.

ESBK Spanish Superbike Speed Championship

Honda Laglisse (2022)

In March 2022, it was announced that Rabat would take part in the ESBK Spanish Superbike Speed Championship riding for Honda Laglisse. In August 2022, Rabat competed at the Thruxton Circuit race weekend in the

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, filling in for a rider vacancy.

British Superbike Championship

TAG Racing Honda (2022)

In August 2022, Rabat competed with TAG Racing, a satellite Honda team, in the British Superbike Championship, replacing Luke Mossey at Thruxton on 13/14 August. Rabat finished his three races in 26th place (last), 28th (last), and finally a DNF. In late August 2022, Rabat attended

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for the BSB round, but only rode in the free practice sessions, again in last position, before arrangements with the TAG squad were severed.Cadwell BSB: TAG Honda parts ways with Tito Rabat
bikesportnews, 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022 In 2023, Rabat was announced as a temporary rider for McAms, a factory Yamaha team, replacing Tim Neave. He attended his first BSB race weekend for McAms Yamaha at Snetterton, finishing in 10th place in Race 3.

Career statistics

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

By season

Races by year

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Season still in progress.

British Superbike Championship

By season

By year

ESBK results (Campeonato de España de Superbikes)

By year

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rabat, Tito 1989 births Living people Motorcycle racers from Catalonia Spanish motorcycle racers 125cc World Championship riders Moto2 World Championship riders Marc VDS Racing Team MotoGP riders Avintia Racing MotoGP riders MotoGP World Championship riders Esponsorama Racing MotoGP riders Pramac Racing MotoGP riders Superbike World Championship riders Moto2 World Riders' Champions MotoE World Championship riders