Álex Rins
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| Nationality |  Spanish |
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| Born | 8 December 1995 Barcelona, Spain |
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| Current team | Paginas Amarillas HP 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.
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Career
Moto3 World Championship, (2012-2014)
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.
He continued racing for Estrella Galicia alongside Álex Márquez in 2013, which would prove to be his breakthrough year. He won six grands prix throughout the season, and was in the running for the title all throughout the season, and finished second only to Maverick Viñales.
He continued to race for Estrella Galicia in 2014.[3] He finished the season in third place in the riders' championship.
Moto2 World Championship, (2015-)
In 2015, Rins signed a contract with Pons Racing to compete in the Moto2 World Championship. Rins achieved his first victory in the class at Indianapolis,[4] and finished second in the championship.
Career statistics
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Moto3 | Suter Honda | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 141 | 5th |
| 2013 | Moto3 | KTM | 17 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 311 | 2nd |
| 2014 | Moto3 | Honda | 18 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 237 | 3rd |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Kalex | 18 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 234 | 2nd |
| Total | 70 | 10 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 923 |
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 |
CAT |
NED |
GER |
AUT |
CZE |
GBR |
RSM |
ARA |
JPN |
AUS |
MAL |
VAL |
1st | 87 |
* Season still in progress
References
External links
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by | CEV Buckler 125GP Champion 2011 |
Succeeded by Álex Márquez |
