Álex Rins

Álex Rins

Nationality Spain Spanish
Born (1995-12-08) 8 December 1995
Barcelona, Spain
Current team Team SUZUKI ECSTAR
Bike number 40
Website AlexRins.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2015-2016
ManufacturersKalex
2016 championship position3rd (214 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
36 4 17 4 7 448
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.

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
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

  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. Sports, Dorna. "2017 MotoGP™ provisional entry list". www.motogp.com. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Maverick Viñales
CEV Buckler 125GP
Champion

2011
Succeeded by
Álex Márquez
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