Álex Rins
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.JPG) Rins at the 2015 Catalan Grand Prix. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
8 December 1995 Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | AlexRins.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Moto3 World Championship
2012
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 and became the rookie of the year.
2013
He continued racing for Estrella Galicia alongside Álex Márquez in 2013, which would prove to be his breakthrough year. Rins dominated the whole season with 6 wins,14 podiums and 8 poles and was in the running for the title all throughout the season, and finished second only to Maverick Viñales by a very small margin of 12 points.
2014
He continued to race for Estrella Galicia in 2014.[3] But the 2014 season saw a dip in Rins' performance with 2 wins, 8 podiums and 4 poles which was lesser than his previous year performance and ultimately he finished the season in third place in the riders' championship.
Moto2 world championship
2015
Rins moved to Moto2 for the 2015 with Paginas Amarillas HP 40 team riding a kalex machine and changed his number from 42 to 40. 2015 was a very good season for Rins. In a season dominated by Johann Zarco Rins got 2 wins and 10 podiums. Finishing second in the final standings and winning the rookie of the year.
2016
Rins continues to race in Moto2 for the 2016 season and considered as one of the title contenders.
MotoGP World Championship
2017
Rins moves up to MotoGP 1000cc class for the 2017 season with Team Suzuki Ecstar alongside his new teammate, Andrea Iannone, and changes his number back from 40 to 42.[4]
Career statistics
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Number | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Moto3 | Suter Honda | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | 42 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 141 | 5th |
| 2013 | Moto3 | KTM | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 311 | 2nd |
| 2014 | Moto3 | Honda | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | 42 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 237 | 3rd |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Kalex | Paginas Amarillas HP 40 | 40 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 234 | 2nd |
| 2016 | Moto2 | Kalex | Paginas Amarillas HP 40 | 40 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 214 | 3rd |
| Total | 88 | 12 | 40 | 17 | 12 | 1137 |
By class
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto3 | 2012–2014 | 2012 Qatar | 2012 France | 2013 United States | 52 | 8 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 689 | 0 |
| Moto2 | 2015–2016 | 2015 Qatar | 2015 United States | 2015 Indianapolis | 36 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 448 | 0 |
| Total | 2012–Present | 88 | 12 | 40 | 17 | 12 | 1137 | 0 |
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 |
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| 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 1 |
ITA 7 |
CAT 2 |
NED 6 |
GER Ret |
AUT 3 |
CZE 2 |
GBR 7 |
RSM 2 |
ARA 6 |
JPN 20 |
AUS Ret |
MAL 14 |
VAL 5 |
3rd | 214 |
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.
- ↑ Sports, Dorna. "2017 MotoGP™ provisional entry list". www.motogp.com. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
External links
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| Preceded by Maverick Viñales |
CEV Buckler 125GP Champion 2011 |
Succeeded by Álex Márquez |
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