Álex Rins
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| Nationality |
 Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
8 December 1995 Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | AlexRins.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Álex Rins Navarro[1] (born 8 December 1995 in Barcelona) 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.
Career
Moto3 World Championship
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 will continue to race for Estrella Galicia in 2014.[3]
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 |
| Total | 34 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 452 |
Races by year
(key; Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Yr | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 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 |
References
- ↑ "Campeonato de España de Velocidad, Circuito de Jerez – 7ª Prueba: Clasificación Final" (PDF). CEV Buckler. Dorna Sports. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ↑ "Local rookie Rins takes pole in enthralling Moto3 qualifying". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). 28 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ↑ "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."
External links
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Maverick Viñales |
CEV Buckler 125GP Champion 2011 |
Succeeded by Álex Márquez |