Pedro Acosta (motorcyclist)

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

In this Spanish name, the family name is Acosta.
Pedro Acosta
File:Pedro Acosta Moto 2 2023.jpg
Acosta in 2023
Nationality Spanish
Born (2004-05-25) 25 May 2004 (age 20)
Mazarrón, Spain
Current team Red Bull GasGas Tech3
Bike number 31
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years 2024
Manufacturers KTM
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
7 0 2 0 1 101
Moto2 World Championship
Active years 2022–2023
Manufacturers Kalex
Championships 1 (2023)
2023 Championship position 1st (332.5 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
38 10 19 4 9 509.5
Moto3 World Championship
Active years 2021
Manufacturers KTM
Championships 1 (2021)
2021 Championship position 1st (259 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
18 6 8 1 1 259

Pedro Acosta Sánchez (born 25 May 2004) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer, competing in MotoGP for the Red Bull GasGas Tech3 team.[1] Acosta took his maiden win in only his second Moto3 race at the 2021 Doha motorcycle Grand Prix after starting from the pitlane for irresponsible riding in free practice. In the same season, he won the 2021 Moto3 World Championship becoming the first rookie champion since Loris Capirossi in 1990,[2] and the second youngest ever champion, just one day older than Capirossi was at the time of winning. In 2023, Acosta won the Moto2 world championship with 2 races to go. Acosta is also a champion of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, having won the title in 2020.

Career

Early career

Acosta participated in various national competitions, winning in 2017 in the PreMoto3 category. In 2018 he entered the Junior Moto3 World Championship. In 2019 he also raced in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, finishing second, winning three races. He finished as champion the following year, winning six races in total, all six coming consecutively at the first six races of the season.[3]

Moto3 World Championship

In 2021 he made his debut racing in Moto3 class with the Red Bull KTM Ajo team. In his first race in Qatar, he finished in second place, becoming one of just a handful of riders to score a podium on their Grand Prix debut. On 4 April 2021 he won the Doha Motorcycle Grand Prix starting from pitlane, becoming the first rider in the history of Moto3 to accomplish this feat.[4][5] Acosta would later win the next two races in Portugal and Spain, becoming the first rider in Grand Prix history to get on the podium in all of his first four races. He would win three more races during the season, in Germany, Styria, and Algarve, becoming champion in Algarve, when Darryn Binder crashed into Acosta's main title rival Dennis Foggia. He won the championship by 43 points, and became the first rookie champion of the Moto3 class since 1990, when Loris Capirossi won the 125cc title. Acosta was only one day older (17 years, 166 days) than Capirossi (17 years, 165 days) when they won their respective titles.

Moto2 World Championship

Red Bull KTM Ajo (2022–2023)

Acosta was promoted to Moto2 with the same team in 2022, joining compatriot Augusto Fernández who also moved from Marc VDS Racing Team.[6] He recorded his first Moto2 win during the Italian Grand Prix in Mugello.[7] After missing two rounds due to a broken femur sustained in a training accident,[8] he won another race in Aragón.[9] Acosta won the 2023 Moto2 World Championship.

MotoGP World Championship

Red Bull GasGas Tech3 (2024)

Acosta was promoted to MotoGP for 2024 with Red Bull GasGas Tech3.[10] He impressed in Qatar as he finished P8 in the sprint and P9 in the race, where he was as high as P4, but slowed due to tyre degradation.[11][12] In Portimao, he achieved a podium in the main race, having overtaken experienced riders Brad Binder, Marc Marquez (both in turn 1) and Francesco Bagnaia (in turn 3).[13][14] At the Circuit of the Americas he fought Marquez again, as well as Jorge Martin only to finish P4 in the sprint, but in the main race he lead a race for the first time and made moves that would have seen either a rider go wide on the exit of the corner or crash, he finished P2 behind Maverick Vinales.[15][16]

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (2025–)

Ahead of the Italian Grand Prix in Mugello, it was announced that Pedro Acosta had signed a multi-year deal with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing for the 2025 season.[17]

Career statistics

Career highlights

  • 2017: 1st, FIM CEV PreMoto3 Championship

European Talent Cup

Races by year

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

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Pts
2017 Honda ALB1
 ALB2
 CAT
 VAL1
 EST1
 EST2
 JER1
 JER2
 ARA1
 ARA2
 VAL2
Ret		 NC 0

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

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

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts
2018 KTM EST VAL1 VAL2 FRA CAT1
Ret		 CAT2
DNS		 ARA
13		 JER1
27		 JER2
19		 ALB VAL1 VAL2 33rd 3
2019 KTM EST VAL1 VAL2 FRA CAT1 CAT2 ARA JER1
4		 JER2
5		 ALB
18		 VAL1
17		 VAL2
6		 16th 34
2020 KTM EST
2		 POR
1		 JER1
Ret		 JER2
3		 JER3
3		 ARA1
Ret		 ARA2
2		 ARA3
6		 VAL1
2		 VAL2
1		 VAL3
1		 3rd 177

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

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

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts
2019 JER1
DNS		 JER2
DNS		 MUG
2		 ASS1
2		 ASS2
15		 SAC1
1		 SAC2
4		 RBR1
1		 RBR2
5		 MIS
1		 ARA1
4		 ARA2
7		 2nd 162
2020 RBR1
1		 RBR1
1		 RBR2
1		 RBR2
1		 ARA1
1		 ARA1
1		 ARA2
2		 ARA2
10		 VAL1
Ret		 VAL1
2		 VAL2
14		 VAL2
3		 1st 214

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd WCh
2021 Moto3 KTM Red Bull KTM Ajo 18 6 8 1 1 259 1st 1
2022 Moto2 Kalex Red Bull KTM Ajo 18 3 5 1 1 177 5th –
2023 Moto2 Kalex Red Bull KTM Ajo 20 7 14 3 8 332.5 1st 1
2024 MotoGP KTM Red Bull GasGas Tech3 9 0 2 0 1 110* 6th* –
Total 65 16 29 5 11 878.5 2

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto3 2021 2021 Qatar 2021 Qatar 2021 Doha 18 6 8 1 1 259 1
Moto2 2022–2023 2022 Qatar 2022 Italy 2022 Italy 38 10 19 4 9 509.5 1
MotoGP 2024–present 2024 Qatar 2024 Portugal 9 0 2 0 1 110 –
Total 2021–present 65 16 29 5 11 878.5 2

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
2021 Moto3 KTM QAT
2		 DOH
1		 POR
1		 SPA
1		 FRA
8		 ITA
8		 CAT
7		 GER
1		 NED
4		 STY
1		 AUT
4		 GBR
11		 ARA
Ret		 RSM
7		 AME
8		 EMI
3		 ALR
1		 VAL
Ret		 1st 259
2022 Moto2 Kalex QAT
12		 INA
9		 ARG
7		 AME
Ret		 POR
Ret		 SPA
20		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
1		 CAT
6		 GER
2		 NED GBR
DNS		 AUT
4		 RSM
6		 ARA
1		 JPN
7		 THA
16		 AUS
2		 MAL
Ret		 VAL
1		 5th 177
2023 Moto2 Kalex POR
1		 ARG
12		 AME
1		 SPA
2		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
1		 GER
1		 NED
3		 GBR
3		 AUT
2		 CAT
6		 RSM
1		 IND
1		 JPN
3		 INA
1		 AUS
9double-dagger		 THA
2		 MAL
2		 QAT
8		 VAL
12		 1st 332.5
2024 MotoGP KTM QAT
98		 POR
37		 AME
24		 SPA
102		 FRA
Ret6		 CAT
133		 ITA
53		 NED
Ret		 GER
7		 GBR AUT ARA RSM KAZ INA JPN AUS THA MAL VAL 6th* 110*

double-dagger Half points awarded as less than half of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.
* Season still in progress.

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

  • Lua error in Module:External_links at line 79: invalid escape sequence near ^anime'.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Champion
2020		 Succeeded by
David Alonso

Template:250cc/Moto2 Motorcycle World Champions Template:125cc/Moto3 Motorcycle World Champions

Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Pedro_Acosta_(motorcyclist)&oldid=727534854"