Álex Rins
NationalitySpanish
Born (1995-12-08) 8 December 1995
Barcelona, Spain
Current teamMonster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
Bike number42
WebsiteAlexRins.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2017
ManufacturersSuzuki (20172022)
Honda (2023)
Yamaha (2024–)
Championships0
2023 championship position19th (54 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
106 6 18 0 7 898
Moto2 World Championship
Active years20152016
ManufacturersKalex
Championships0
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 (2012)
KTM (2013)
Honda (2014)
Championships0
2014 championship position3rd (237 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
52 8 23 13 5 689

Álex Rins Navarro[1] (born 8 December 1995) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer for the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP in the MotoGP class. He was the 2011 CEV Buckler 125 Junior GP Champion,[2] and made his Grand Prix motorcycle racing debut in the Moto3 World Championship during the 2012 season.

Career

Moto3 World Championship

Born in Barcelona, Rins began his career in Moto3 with the Estrella Galicia 0,0 team. In his second meeting, Rins took pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix.[3] 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.

He continued racing for Estrella Galicia 0,0 alongside Álex Márquez in 2013, which would prove to be his breakthrough year. Maverick Viñales, Luis Salom and Rins dominated the season, with Rins scoring 6 wins, 14 podiums and 8 poles, and was in the running for the title throughout the season, finishing second to Viñales by a margin of 12 points.

He continued to race for Estrella Galicia 0,0 in 2014.[4] The 2014 season saw a dip in Rins' performance with 2 wins, 8 podiums and 4 poles which was lesser than his previous years' performance. Ultimately Rins finished the season in third place in the riders' championship.

Moto2 World Championship

Paginas Amarillas HP 40 (2015–2016)

Rins moved to Moto2 for 2015 with the Paginas Amarillas HP 40 team riding a Kalex. He sported the racing number 40, for the team's sponsorship purposes. In a season dominated by Johann Zarco, Rins achieved 2 wins and 10 podiums, ultimately finishing second in the final standings and winning the rookie of the year.

Rins stayed with the Paginas Amarillas HP 40 team for 2016. The season began well for Rins, achieving wins in Austin and Le Mans and 7 podiums. However, a late season slump coupled with a surge in performance from Thomas Lüthi resulted in Rins finishing the season in third place.

MotoGP World Championship

Team Suzuki Ecstar (2017–2022)

Rins moved up to the MotoGP class for the 2017 season with Team Suzuki Ecstar alongside his new teammate, Andrea Iannone, and changed his number back from 40 to 42.[5] The first half of his season was hampered when he broke his wrist during practice at Texas in April, and didn't return to the bike until two months later at Assen. However, his fortunes took an upturn with a season-best fifth place in the wet in Japan, bettered with a fourth-place finish at the final round in Valencia.

An improved Suzuki machine coupled with a lack of injuries allowed Rins to be a consistent podium contender in 2018. Despite a disappointing start to the season with 5 retirements in 9 races, Rins amassed 5 podiums (including second place in both of the final two rounds) and a total of 169 points, finishing the season in 5th place of the rider's championship and 36 points ahead of his teammate Iannone.

On 17 May 2018, ahead of the French GP, Rins was confirmed to have signed a two-year extension with Suzuki, guaranteeing his factory rider position with the Hamamatsu manufacturer through 2020.[6]

Rins in 2019

For the 2019 season, Rins was paired with MotoGP rookie and 2017 Moto3 champion Joan Mir. After finishing just outside of the podium in both the Qatar and Argentine round, Rins won the 2019 Grand Prix of the Americas whilst dueling with Valentino Rossi after the retirement of Marc Márquez. It is his first win in the MotoGP class and Suzuki's first win since Maverick Viñales won the 2016 British Grand Prix as well as their 2nd premiere class win since their return to MotoGP. Rins finished the season with 205 points which got him the 4th place in the championship, his best MotoGP season finish to date.

Rins in 2022

LCR Honda Castrol (2023)

On 19 July 2022, Rins signed a two-year deal with LCR Honda starting in 2023.[7]

Rins won the Grand Prix of the Americas becoming the first rider other than Marc Marquez to win for Honda since Cal Crutchlow in the 2018 Argentine Grand Prix.[8]

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP (2024–)

On August 3, 2023 Rins announced he will be leaving Honda and the LCR Team to join the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP for the 2024 MotoGP season, replacing the seat made vacant by Franco Morbidelli.

Career statistics

CEV Buckler 125GP Championship

Races by year

(key)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos Pts
2010 CAT
1
ALB1
6
JER1
2
ARA
3
ALB2
2
VAL
3
JER2
4
3rd 120
2011 JER1
1
ARA
2
CAT
1
ALB1
3
ALB2
16
VAL
3
JER2
16
1st 102

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2012 Moto3 Suter Honda Estrella Galicia 0,0 17 0 1 1 1 141 5th
2013 Moto3 KTM Estrella Galicia 0,0 17 6 14 8 1 311 2nd
2014 Moto3 Honda Estrella Galicia 0,0 18 2 8 4 3 237 3rd
2015 Moto2 Kalex Paginas Amarillas HP 40 18 2 10 3 4 234 2nd
2016 Moto2 Kalex Paginas Amarillas HP 40 18 2 7 1 3 214 3rd
2017 MotoGP Suzuki Team Suzuki Ecstar 13 0 0 0 0 59 16th
2018 MotoGP Suzuki Team Suzuki Ecstar 18 0 5 0 1 169 5th
2019 MotoGP Suzuki Team Suzuki Ecstar 19 2 3 0 1 205 4th
2020 MotoGP Suzuki Team Suzuki Ecstar 13 1 4 0 2 139 3rd
2021 MotoGP Suzuki Team Suzuki Ecstar 17 0 1 0 1 99 13th
2022 MotoGP Suzuki Team Suzuki Ecstar 19 2 4 0 1 173 7th
2023 MotoGP Honda LCR Honda Castrol 7 1 1 0 1 54 19th
Total 194 18 58 17 19 2035

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 Americas 52 8 23 13 5 689 0
Moto2 2015–2016 2015 Qatar 2015 Americas 2015 Indianapolis 36 4 17 4 7 448 0
MotoGP 2017–present 2017 Qatar 2018 Argentina 2019 Americas 106 6 18 0 7 898 0
Total 2012–present 194 18 58 17 19 2035 0

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Pts
2012 Moto3 Suter Honda QAT
10
SPA
4
POR
7
FRA
3
CAT
Ret
GBR
Ret
NED
6
GER
20
ITA
7
INP
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
INP
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
INP
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
INP
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
2017 MotoGP Suzuki QAT
9
ARG
Ret
AME
DNS
SPA FRA ITA CAT NED
17
GER
21
CZE
11
AUT
16
GBR
9
RSM
8
ARA
17
JPN
5
AUS
8
MAL
DSQ
VAL
4
16th 59
2018 MotoGP Suzuki QAT
Ret
ARG
3
AME
Ret
SPA
Ret
FRA
10
ITA
5
CAT
Ret
NED
2
GER
Ret
CZE
11
AUT
8
GBR
C
RSM
4
ARA
4
THA
6
JPN
3
AUS
5
MAL
2
VAL
2
5th 169
2019 MotoGP Suzuki QAT
4
ARG
5
AME
1
SPA
2
FRA
10
ITA
4
CAT
4
NED
Ret
GER
Ret
CZE
4
AUT
6
GBR
1
RSM
Ret
ARA
9
THA
5
JPN
7
AUS
9
MAL
5
VAL
5
4th 205
2020 MotoGP Suzuki SPA
DNS
ANC
10
CZE
4
AUT
Ret
STY
6
RSM
5
EMI
12
CAT
3
FRA
NC
ARA
1
TER
2
EUR
2
VAL
4
POR
15
3rd 139
2021 MotoGP Suzuki QAT
6
DOH
4
POR
Ret
SPA
20
FRA
Ret
ITA
Ret
CAT GER
11
NED
11
STY
7
AUT
14
GBR
2
ARA
12
RSM
Ret
AME
4
EMI
6
ALR
8
VAL
Ret
13th 99
2022 MotoGP Suzuki QAT
7
INA
5
ARG
3
AME
2
POR
4
SPA
19
FRA
Ret
ITA
Ret
CAT
Ret
GER
DNS
NED
10
GBR
7
AUT
8
RSM
7
ARA
9
JPN
Ret
THA
12
AUS
1
MAL
5
VAL
1
7th 173
2023 MotoGP Honda POR
10
ARG
9
AME
12
SPA
Ret
FRA
Ret
ITA
DNS
GER NED GBR AUT CAT RSM IND JPN
WD
INA
9
AUS
DNS
THA MAL QAT VAL
Ret
19th 54

References

  1. "Campeonato de España de Velocidad, Circuito de Jerez – 7ª Prueba: Clasificación Final". CEV Buckler. Dorna Sports. 21 November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  2. Sports, Dorna. "Alex Rins, Jordi Torres and Ivan Silva crowned 2011 CEV Buckler Champions | MotoGP™". www.motogp.com. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  3. "Local rookie Rins takes pole in enthralling Moto3 qualifying". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  4. "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.
  5. Sports, Dorna. "2017 MotoGP™ provisional entry list". www.motogp.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  6. "Rins to stay with Team Suzuki Ecstar for two more seasons". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  7. "Alex Rins joins Honda with LCR for MotoGP 2023". motorsport.com. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  8. "Rins Wins For Honda In Brilliant COTA Perform..." Honda.Racing. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.


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