Gino Rea

Gino Rea

Rea in 2012
Nationality  British
Born 18 September 1989
Tooting, London
Current team CIA Landlords Insurance Honda
Bike number 4
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2012–2014
ManufacturersMoriwaki, Suter, FTR, Speed Up
Championships0
2014 Championship position27th (7 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
46 0 1 0 0 36
Supersport World Championship
Active years2010–2011
ManufacturersHonda 2010–2011
Championships0
2010 Championship position9th (83 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
24 1 3 0 1 150

Gino Daniel Rea (born 18 September 1989) is an English motorcycle racer of Italian descent. He is currently competing in the Supersport World Championship aboard a Honda CBR600RR.

Career

Rea was born in Tooting, London.

European Superstock

Rea was a successful Motocross and Supermoto rider before switching to circuit racing in 2007. He began racing in the European Superstock 600 series in 2007, finishing 12th overall with a podium at Valencia. In 2008 he finished 3rd overall, taking a win at Portimão plus four further podiums and two poles. Rea won the Championship in his third year claiming a win and 6 podiums in total, clinching the title by a single point in the final round at Portimão.[1] He contested 32 races in the class, with 31 finishes including 12 podiums.[2]

Supersport World Championship

Rea tested Cal Crutchlow's 2009 title-winning Yamaha YZF-R6 in October 2009, before the team opted to withdraw,[3] and ultimately joined the Intermoto team.[4] He started 2010 with a solid run of top ten finishes. He finished fourth at Brno[5] before taking his first podium at Silverstone.[6] He finished a very close second to Eugene Laverty in the next round at the Nürburgring, but was excluded for a technical irregularity.[7]

Rea stayed in the World Supersport Championship for 2011 and although he suffered many retirements due to mechanical issues and crashes, Rea took his first World Championship Win at Brno in front of ex-World Champion Fabien Foret and 2011 World Champion Chaz Davies. Rea landed on the podium at his home race in Donington Park and went into the final race of the year in 5th position in the Championship standings. A mechanical failure there ended Gino's season on a low and it meant being bumped down to 11th in the final standings.

Moto2 World Championship

Rea went on to test for the Gresini Moto2 team at Valencia and Jerez, leaving Valencia as the quickest rider earning him the Gresini Moto2 ride for 2012. An up and down year meant Rea could not progress the way he wanted to but managed to get on the podium at Sepang, Malaysia. Rea crossed the line in the lead but as the red flag came out, the results were put back 2 laps, robbing Rea of the win but still a 2nd position. At the final race of the year, Gino battled for a podium spot with the Moto2 World Champion Marc Marquez but fell at turn 2. Rea rejoined for an 11th position, finishing 21st in the Final Points standings.

For 2013, Rea agreed to ride with the newly formed ESGP team in Moto2 but the team pulled out at the last minute (5 February), leaving him without a ride. But this major setback was not enough to stop Rea. He would stay in the race, even if he had to go it alone. With backing from UK bike manufacturer FTR and support from his loyal fans, Rea set about running his own team. Rea set up a Donation & Sponsorship page where the public could help keep him on track. Rea asked his followers to help him race by donating to his race fund but instead of just taking money, he decided to give back to his supporters. Rea created different packages, from signed photos, signed T-shirts to hospitality packages. With contributions from all of his supporters, Rea was able to compete at selected wildcard rounds of the Moto2 Championship during 2013.

Running his own team on a shoe-string budget was certainly challenging. Rea acted as his own crew chief, downloading and analysing the data, making the fuel maps and making tyre choices. Impressing in these selected rounds led to a team partnership with Montaze Broz, forming Gino Rea Montaze Broz Racing Team. They would compete in the remaining European rounds but would miss the three flyaway races in Malaysia, Australia and Japan due to budget constraints.

On 25 November 2013, Rea reached an agreement with Dave Peterson and Martin R. de Rooy to form World Motors Rea Racing to compete in the 2014 Moto2 World Championship on a full-season basis as a permanent team. With title sponsorship from AGT (American Green Technology), the team will be known as AGT REA Racing.

Career statistics

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

European Superstock 600 Championship

Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts Ref
2007 Suzuki EUR
10		 ESP
3		 NED
23		 ITA
14		 GBR
C		 SMR
15		 CZE
11		 GBR1
11		 GBR2
13		 GER
Ret		 ITA
24		 FRA
13		 12th 41 [8]
2008 Yamaha ESP
9		 NED
9		 ITA
8		 GER
3		 SMR
9		 CZE
3		 GBR
2		 EUR
3		 FRA
6		 POR
1		 3rd 132 [9]
2009 Honda SPA
3		 NED
1		 ITA
7		 SMR
8		 GBR
2		 CZE
6		 GER
6		 ITA
2		 FRA
2		 POR
3		 1st 154 [10]

World Supersport Championship

Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts Ref
2010 Honda AUS
10		 POR
8		 SPA
6		 NED
7		 ITA
9		 RSA
9		 USA
9		 SMR
Ret		 CZE
4		 GBR
3		 GER
DSQ		 ITA
Ret		 FRA
Ret		 9th 83 [11]
2011 Honda AUS
Ret		 EUR
3		 NED
16		 ITA
Ret		 SMR
10		 SPA
6		 CZE
1		 GBR
11		 GER
Ret		 ITA
11		 FRA
22		 POR
14		 11th 69 [12]

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2012 Moto2 Moriwaki 17 0 1 0 0 25 20th
Suter
2013 Moto2 FTR 11 0 0 0 0 4 26th
Speed Up
2014 Moto2 Suter 18 0 0 0 0 7 27th
Total 46 0 1 0 0 36

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto2 2012–2014 2012 Qatar 2012 Malaysia 46 0 1 0 0 36 0

Races by year

(key)

Yr Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Pts
2012 Moto2 Moriwaki QAT
26		 SPA
15		 POR
28		 20th 25
Suter FRA
Ret		 CAT
Ret		 GBR
24		 NED
21		 GER
17		 ITA
19		 IND
19		 CZE
23		 RSM
Ret		 ARA
21		 JPN
24		 MAL
2		 AUS
20		 VAL
12
2013 Moto2 FTR QAT AME SPA FRA
NC		 ITA CAT NED
24		 GER
23		 IND CZE
Ret		 GBR
Ret		 RSM
21		 ARA
17		 VAL
19		 26th 4
Speed Up MAL
17		 AUS
14		 JPN
14
2014 Moto2 Suter QAT
Ret		 AME
25		 ARG
30		 SPA
26		 FRA
19		 ITA
21		 CAT
22		 NED
11		 GER
25		 IND
25		 CZE
26		 GBR
20		 RSM
22		 ARA
17		 JPN
14		 AUS
21		 MAL
Ret		 VAL
24		 27th 7

References

  1. ↑ "Gino Rea secures title". George White (George White Motorcycles). 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  2. ↑ "Gino Rea — Superstock 600 European Champion". Superbike World Championship (Infront Motor Sports). 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  3. ↑ "Ellison, Gino Rea testing for Yamaha". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  4. ↑ "Gino Rea ‘so excited’ about Supersport bow". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  5. ↑ "Rea revved up for Silverstone debut". Streatham Guardian (Newsquest). 2010-07-27. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  6. ↑ Evans, Mike (2010-09-05). "World Supersport win for Eugene Laverty". Girlracer (Girlracer Group). Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  7. ↑ "Intermoto considers appeal after Rea exclusion". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  8. ↑ http://sbk.perugiatiming.com/pdf_frame.asp?p_Round=POR&p_Anno=2007&p_Manifestazione=14&p_Gara=05&p_Sessione=001&p_Stampa=STD
  9. ↑ http://sbk.perugiatiming.com/pdf_frame.asp?p_Round=POR&p_Anno=2008&p_Manifestazione=14&p_Gara=05&p_Sessione=001&p_Stampa=STD
  10. ↑ http://sbk.perugiatiming.com/pdf_frame.asp?p_Round=POR&p_Anno=2009&p_Manifestazione=14&p_Gara=05&p_Sessione=001&p_Stampa=STD
  11. ↑ "WorldSBK.com – Standings". Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  12. ↑ http://sbk.perugiatiming.com/pdf_frame.asp?p_Round=POR&p_Anno=2011&p_Manifestazione=13&p_Gara=02&p_Sessione=001&p_Stampa=STD