Pedro Acosta (motorcyclist)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Acosta and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Pedro Acosta
NationalitySpanish
Born (2004-05-25) 25 May 2004 (age 19)
Mazarrón, Spain
Current teamRed Bull KTM Ajo
Bike number51
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2022
ManufacturersKalex
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
17 2 4 1 1 152
Moto3 World Championship
Active years2021
ManufacturersKTM
Championships1 (2021)
2021 championship position1st (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 Moto2 for the Red Bull KTM Ajo team.[1] He is best known for winning the 2021 Moto3 World Championship in his first year, 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.

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–)

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]

Career statistics

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
2021 Moto3 KTM Red Bull KTM Ajo 18 6 8 1 1 259 1st
2022 Moto2 KTM Red Bull KTM Ajo 17 2 4 1 1 152* 8th*
Total 35 8 12 2 2 411

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 2022 Qatar 2022 Italy 2022 Italy 17 2 4 1 1 152 0
Total 2021–present 35 8 12 2 2 411 1

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
 8th* 152*

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. ^ "Acosta seals Moto2 promotion with KTM for 2022". www.motorsport.com.
  2. ^ "Record breaking Pedro Acosta first rookie champ since Capirossi". 7 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Chi è Pedro Acosta, il 16enne che ha trionfato in Moto3 a Doha". La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Doha Moto3: KTM's Pedro Acosta charges from pitlane to win". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Moto3 Doha: Acosta amazes with maiden win from pit lane". Crash. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Acosta, Fernandez join Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 for 2022". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Another record: Pedro Acosta debuts on the wins in Moto2 at Mugello". Motorcycle Sports. Retrieved 7 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Another record: Acosta breaks left femur in training accident". MotoGP. Retrieved 18 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Fialho, Fábio. "Rookie but maybe not that much: Acosta returns to the wins at Aragon". Motorcycle Sports. Retrieved 18 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Champion
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