Sebastián Porto

Sebastián Porto (born September 12, 1978 as Sebastián Porco) is an Argentine professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He currently races in the Brazilian Moto 1000 GP Championship aboard a BMW S1000RR.

Career

Early career

Born in Rafaela, Santa Fe Province, Porto started his racing career at age 11, competing in the mini-motorcycle local circuit. His first international competition was the 125cc 1994 Argentine Grand Prix, and only two years later he won the 250cc European Championship.

250cc, (1995-2006)

The bulk of his racing career was in the 250cc World Championship, starting in 1996 with Aprilia. In 1999 he moved to Yamaha and finished in 9th place in his first two years at the team and in 5th place in the 2002 championship, winning the Brazilian Grand Prix in Rio de Janeiro ^[1]

He moved to the Repsol Aprilia team in 2004 and was championship runner-up, winning five Grands Prix and taking ten podium positions in total. In the 2005 season he claimed the Dutch TT at Assen and also finished second in the Australian Grand Prix, before the Repsol team moved to Honda bikes for 2006.

Rather than the expected switch to MotoGP after the 2006 season, he surprised everyone with the news of his retirement from motorcycle competition, claiming he had a hard time adjusting to the 250cc Honda bike, and that he was no longer enjoying his work. He returned to racing in late 2013.

2014, Wildcard Comeback on Moto2

Porto make one-off wildcard appearance at newly Termas Rio Hondo Grand Prix entered by Argentina TSR Motorsport riding a Kalex bikes, He finish the race in 23rd place after starting from 32nd on the grid.

Titles and achievements

Being the most visible exponent of motorcycling in Argentina, he has received all 12 Argentine Olimpia Awards for that sport between 1994 and 2005.

1992 - Argentine Promotional 100cc Champion
1994 - Argentine 250cc Champion
1995 - Spanish 250cc Champion (Open Ducados)
1996 - European 250cc Champion
1999 - 9th place in the 250cc World Championship
2000 - Michel Metraux Trophy for best rider on a non-works bike
2000 - 9th place in the 250cc World Championship
2002 - Brazilian Grand Prix 250cc winner
2002 - 5th place in the 250cc World Championship
2004 - Five Grand Prix wins (Czech Republic, Australia, Qatar, Netherlands, Italy) and ten total podium finishes
2004 - 2nd place in the 250cc World Championship
2005 - Dutch TT 250cc winner

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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	Pos	Pts
1994	125cc	Aprilia	AUS	MAL	JPN	ESP	AUT	GER	NED	ITA	FRA	GBR	CZE	USA	ARG Ret	EUR					NC	0
1995	250cc	Aprilia	AUS	MAL	JPN	ESP	GER	ITA	NED	FRA	GBR	CZE	BRA	ARG 13	EUR						28th	3
1996	250cc	Aprilia	MAL Ret	INA 9	JPN 16	SPA 12	ITA 16	FRA 16	NED Ret	GER 20	GBR	AUT 13	CZE Ret	IMO Ret	CAT 12	BRA 12	AUS 13				19th	25
1997	250cc	Aprilia	MAL Ret	JPN 12	SPA Ret	ITA 10	AUT 9	FRA 7	NED Ret	IMO Ret	GER 16	BRA 9	GBR 9	CZE 10	CAT 18	INA 9	AUS 9				11th	60
1998	250cc	Aprilia	JPN Ret	MAL 9	SPA Ret	ITA Ret	FRA Ret	MAD Ret	NED 6	GBR DNS	GER Ret	CZE Ret	IMO Ret	CAT Ret	AUS Ret	ARG Ret					22nd	17
1999	250cc	Yamaha	MAL 15	JPN 17	SPA 12	FRA 7	ITA 9	CAT 9	NED 12	GBR Ret	GER 7	CZE Ret	IMO 9	VAL 6	AUS 9	RSA 6	BRA 6	ARG 4			9th	98
2000	250cc	Yamaha	RSA 8	MAL 8	JPN 12	SPA 9	FRA 10	ITA Ret	CAT Ret	NED 7	GBR 11	GER 9	CZE 8	POR Ret	VAL 8	BRA 8	PAC Ret	AUS 11			9th	83
2001	250cc	Yamaha	JPN 9	RSA 7	SPA Ret	FRA 8	ITA Ret	CAT 14	NED 14	GBR Ret	GER Ret	CZE 8	POR Ret	VAL 13	PAC Ret	AUS Ret	MAL Ret	BRA Ret			16th	39
2002	250cc	Yamaha	JPN 5	RSA 8	SPA 7	FRA 8	ITA 7	CAT Ret	NED 4	GBR Ret	GER 3	CZE 2	POR 3	BRA 1	PAC 8	MAL 4	AUS 3	VAL Ret			5th	172
2003	250cc	Honda	JPN 4	RSA 4	SPA 6	FRA Ret	ITA 8	CAT 7	NED 5	GBR 6	GER 4	CZE 5	POR 5	BRA Ret	PAC Ret	MAL 8	AUS Ret	VAL 6			8th	127
2004	250cc	Aprilia	RSA 3	SPA 7	FRA Ret	ITA 1	CAT 4	NED 1	BRA Ret	GER 2	GBR 2	CZE 1	POR 2	JPN 4	QAT 1	MAL 2	AUS 1	VAL Ret			2nd	256
2005	250cc	Aprilia	SPA 2	POR 9	CHN 5	FRA Ret	ITA 5	CAT Ret	NED 1	GBR 5	GER 5	CZE 7	JPN Ret	MAL 3	QAT 5	AUS 2	TUR Ret	VAL			6th	152
2006	250cc	Honda	SPA Ret	QAT 7	TUR 10	CHN Ret	FRA 14	ITA 13	CAT	NED	GBR	GER	USA	CZE	MAL	AUS	JPN	POR	VAL		18th	20
2014	Moto2	Kalex	QAT	AME	ARG 23	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	IND	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	NC	0

References

↑ Sebastián Porto career statistics at MotoGP.com

External links

Official website (in Spanish)
Interview
ESPN profiles (in Spanish)
On his retirement (in Spanish)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Luca Boscoscuro	250 cc motorcycle European Champion 1996	Succeeded by Davide Bulega

250 cc Motorcycle European Champions

1924 Maurice van Geert
1925–1926 Jock Porter
1927–1928 Cecil Ashby
1929 Frank Longman
1930 Syd Crabtree
1931 Graham Walker
1932 Riccardo Brusi
1933 Charlie Dodson
1934 Walfried Winkler
1935 Arthur Geiss
1936 Henry Tyrell-Smith
1937 Omobono Tenni
1938–1939 Ewald Kluge
1947 Bruno Francisci
1948 Maurice Cann
1981 Herbert Hauf
1982 Reinhold Roth
1983 Carlos Cardús
1984 Gary Noel
1985 Massimo Matteoni
1986 Hans Lindner
1987 Xavier Cardelús
1988 Fausto Ricci
1989 Andrea Borgonovo
1990 Leon van der Heijen
1991 Max Biaggi
1992 Luis Carlos Maurel
1993 Giuseppe Fiorillo
1994 Régis Laconi
1995 Luca Boscoscuro
1996 Sebastián Porto
1997 Davide Bulega
1998 Alex Hofmann
1999 Ivan Clementi
2000 Riccardo Chiarello
2001 David García
2002 Álvaro Molina
2003 Taro Sekiguchi
2004–2007 Álvaro Molina

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