Nicolò Bulega
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| Born |
16 October 1999 Montecchio Emilia, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Sky Racing Team VR46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | http://www.nicolobulega.com/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicolò Jarod Bulega (born 16 October 1999) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer. Bulega has also been a competitor in the CEV Moto3 Championship in 2014 and 2015, becoming Moto3 Junior World Champion in 2015. Prior to competing in the CEV, Bulega won the Italian and European MiniGP 50 championships, and was Italian champion in the PreGP 125 and PreGP 250 classes.
He is the son of the Grand Prix motorcycle racer Davide Bulega.[1]
Career
The early years
Born in Montecchio Emilia, Bulega started his career aged 8 in the Italian Minimoto Championship. In 2010 he made his debut in MiniGP 50, in both the Italian and European championships, winning both in 2011. In 2012 he won the Italian Championship 125 PreGP and the following year he won the Italian Championship Pre GP 250. As a result, he moved into the CEV Moto3 Championship for the 2014 season, he finished 6th overall in his rookie season with two podium finishes.[2]
He also won the 2015 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship season.
Moto3 World Championship
2015
In 2015, Bulega made his Grand Prix début with Sky Racing Team VR46 riding a KTM in the Valencian Grand Prix. Bulega finished the race at twelfth place. He was ranked 31st for the 2015 Moto3 world championship with 4 points to his name.
2016
In 2016, Bulega started competing full-time in the Moto3 World Championship with Sky Racing Team by VR46. Bulega started the 2016 season with sixth place at Qatar. At his fifth race in Moto3, Bulega achieved his first Grand Prix podium at Jerez with 2nd-place finish having started from pole position, which was his first pole position in Grand Prix. Bulega's first fastest lap came at the British Grand Prix in the last lap. Followed by a crash in Aragon, On his birthday Bulega finished the Japanese grand Prix at fourth place and set the fastest lap. But after the third place holder Hiroki Ono was disqualified Bulega was awarded third place. Both in Australia and Malaysia Bulega crashed in the opening lap. His last three crashes in Aragon,Australia and Malaysia was because of the fellow riders. Despite qualifying 4th Bulega started the final race at Valencia in 16th place due to 12 grid penalty and finished the race at 17th losing the Rookie of the year title to Joan Mir. Bulega finished the championship at 7th place with 129 points.
Career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Number | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Moto3 | KTM | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 31st |
| 2016 | Moto3 | KTM | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 129 | 7th |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 133 |
Races by year
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT | AME | ARG | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | IND | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL 12 |
31st | 4 |
| 2016 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 6 |
ARG 18 |
AME 10 |
SPA 2 |
FRA 5 |
ITA 8 |
CAT 5 |
NED 7 |
GER Ret |
AUT 9 |
CZE 9 |
GBR 5 |
RSM 4 |
ARA Ret |
JPN 3 |
AUS Ret |
MAL Ret |
VAL 17 |
7th | 129 |
References
- ↑ "Moto3: Bulega in Moto3 2016". Motoblog.it. Moto Blog Italia. 23 September 2015.
- ↑ "La penúltima, en Jerez". Diariojerez.es. Diario Jerez Espana. 28 October 2015.