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Álex Rins

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rins and the second or maternal family name is Navarro.
Álex Rins
Rins at the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix
NationalitySpanish
Born (1995-12-08) 8 December 1995 (age 29)
Barcelona, Spain
Current teamMonster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team
Bike number42
WebsiteAlexRins.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2017–
ManufacturersSuzuki
(2017–2022)
Honda (2023)
Yamaha (2024–)
Championships0
2024 championship position18th (31 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
123 6 18 0 7 929
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2015–2016
ManufacturersKalex
Championships0
2016 championship position3rd (214 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
36 4 17 4 7 448
Moto3 World Championship
Active years2012–2014
ManufacturersSuter Honda (2012)
KTM (2013)
Honda (2014)
Championships0
2014 championship position3rd (237 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
52 8 23 13 5 689

Álex Rins Navarro[1] (born 8 December 1995) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer for the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team in the MotoGP class. He was the 2011 CEV Buckler 125 Junior GP Champion,[2] and made his Grand Prix motorcycle racing debut in the Moto3 World Championship during the 2012 season.

Career

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Moto3 World Championship

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Born in Barcelona, Rins began his career in Moto3 with the Estrella Galicia 0,0 team. In his second meeting, Rins took pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix.[3] 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 and became the rookie of the year.

He continued racing for Estrella Galicia 0,0 alongside Álex Márquez in 2013, which would prove to be his breakthrough year. Maverick Viñales, Luis Salom and Rins dominated the season, with Rins scoring 6 wins, 14 podiums and 8 poles, and was in the running for the title throughout the season, finishing second to Viñales by a margin of 12 points.

He continued to race for Estrella Galicia 0,0 in 2014.[4] The 2014 season saw a dip in Rins' performance with 2 wins, 8 podiums and 4 poles which was lesser than his previous years' performance. Ultimately Rins finished the season in third place in the riders' championship.

Moto2 World Championship

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Paginas Amarillas HP 40 (2015–2016)

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Rins moved to Moto2 for 2015 with the Paginas Amarillas HP 40 team riding a Kalex. He sported the racing number 40, for the team's sponsorship purposes. In a season dominated by Johann Zarco, Rins achieved 2 wins and 10 podiums, ultimately finishing second in the final standings and winning the rookie of the year.

Rins stayed with the Paginas Amarillas HP 40 team for 2016. The season began well for Rins, achieving wins in Austin and Le Mans and 7 podiums. However, a late season slump coupled with a surge in performance from Thomas Lüthi resulted in Rins finishing the season in third place.

MotoGP World Championship

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Team Suzuki Ecstar (2017–2022)

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Rins moved up to the MotoGP class for the 2017 season with Team Suzuki Ecstar alongside his new teammate, Andrea Iannone, and changed his number back from 40 to 42.[5] The first half of his season was hampered when he broke his wrist during practice at Texas in April, and didn't return to the bike until two months later at Assen. However, his fortunes took an upturn with a season-best fifth place in the wet in Japan, bettered with a fourth-place finish at the final round in Valencia.

An improved Suzuki machine coupled with a lack of injuries allowed Rins to be a consistent podium contender in 2018. Despite a disappointing start to the season with 5 retirements in 9 races, Rins amassed 5 podiums (including second place in both of the final two rounds) and a total of 169 points, finishing the season in 5th place of the rider's championship and 36 points ahead of his teammate Iannone.

On 17 May 2018, ahead of the French GP, Rins was confirmed to have signed a two-year extension with Suzuki, guaranteeing his factory rider position with the Hamamatsu manufacturer through 2020.[6]

Rins in 2019

For the 2019 season, Rins was paired with MotoGP rookie and 2017 Moto3 champion Joan Mir. After finishing just outside of the podium in both the Qatar and Argentine round, Rins won the 2019 Grand Prix of the Americas whilst dueling with Valentino Rossi after the retirement of Marc Márquez.[citation needed] It is his first win in the MotoGP class and Suzuki's first win since Maverick Viñales won the 2016 British Grand Prix as well as their 2nd premiere class win since their return to MotoGP. Rins finished the season with 205 points which got him the 4th place in the championship, his best MotoGP season finish to date.

Rins in 2022

LCR Honda Castrol (2023)

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On 19 July 2022, Rins signed a two-year deal with LCR Honda starting in 2023.[7]

Rins won the Grand Prix of the Americas becoming the first rider other than Marc Marquez to win for Honda since Cal Crutchlow in the 2018 Argentine Grand Prix.[8]

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP (2024–)

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On August 3, 2023 Rins announced he will be leaving Honda and the LCR Team to join the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP for the 2024 MotoGP season, replacing the seat made vacant by Franco Morbidelli.

Rins would be retained by Yamaha for the 2025 and 2026 season.[9]

Career statistics

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CEV Buckler 125GP Championship

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Races by year

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(key)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos Pts
2010 CAT
1 		ALB1
6 		JER1
2 		ARA
3 		ALB2
2 		VAL
3 		JER2
4 		3rd 120
2011 JER1
1 		ARA
2 		CAT
1 		ALB1
3 		ALB2
16 		VAL
3 		JER2
16 		1st 102

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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By season

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Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2012 Moto3 Suter Honda Estrella Galicia 0,0 17 0 1 1 1 141 5th
2013 Moto3 KTM Estrella Galicia 0,0 17 6 14 8 1 311 2nd
2014 Moto3 Honda Estrella Galicia 0,0 18 2 8 4 3 237 3rd
2015 Moto2 Kalex Paginas Amarillas HP 40 18 2 10 3 4 234 2nd
2016 Moto2 Kalex Paginas Amarillas HP 40 18 2 7 1 3 214 3rd
2017 MotoGP Suzuki Team Suzuki Ecstar 13 0 0 0 0 59 16th
2018 MotoGP Suzuki Team Suzuki Ecstar 18 0 5 0 1 169 5th
2019 MotoGP Suzuki Team Suzuki Ecstar 19 2 3 0 1 205 4th
2020 MotoGP Suzuki Team Suzuki Ecstar 13 1 4 0 2 139 3rd
2021 MotoGP Suzuki Team Suzuki Ecstar 17 0 1 0 1 99 13th
2022 MotoGP Suzuki Team Suzuki Ecstar 19 2 4 0 1 173 7th
2023 MotoGP Honda LCR Honda Castrol 7 1 1 0 1 54 19th
2024 MotoGP Yamaha Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team 17 0 0 0 0 31 18th
Total 211 18 58 17 19 2066

By class

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Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto3 2012–2014 2012 Qatar 2012 France 2013 Americas 52 8 23 13 5 689 0
Moto2 2015–2016 2015 Qatar 2015 Americas 2015 Indianapolis 36 4 17 4 7 448 0
MotoGP 2017–present 2017 Qatar 2018 Argentina 2019 Americas 123 6 18 0 7 929 0
Total 2012–present 211 18 58 17 19 2066 0

Races by year

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(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
2012 Moto3 Suter Honda QAT
10 		SPA
4 		POR
7 		FRA
3 		CAT
Ret 		GBR
Ret 		NED
6 		GER
20 		ITA
7 		INP
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 		INP
1 		CZE
4 		GBR
2 		RSM
1 		ARA
1 		MAL
2 		AUS
1 		JPN
24 		VAL
3 		2nd 311
2014 Moto3 Honda QAT
5 		AME
4 		ARG
5 		SPA
3 		FRA
2 		ITA
3 		CAT
Ret 		NED
2 		GER
Ret 		INP
5 		CZE
9 		GBR
1 		RSM
1 		ARA
4 		JPN
10 		AUS
3 		MAL
3 		VAL
5 		3rd 237
2015 Moto2 Kalex QAT
4 		AME
3 		ARG
2 		SPA
18 		FRA
17 		ITA
11 		CAT
2 		NED
4 		GER
3 		INP
1 		CZE
3 		GBR
2 		RSM
DSQ 		ARA
2 		JPN
11 		AUS
1 		MAL
Ret 		VAL
2 		2nd 234
2016 Moto2 Kalex QAT
8 		ARG
4 		AME
1 		SPA
3 		FRA
1 		ITA
7 		CAT
2 		NED
6 		GER
Ret 		AUT
3 		CZE
2 		GBR
7 		RSM
2 		ARA
6 		JPN
20 		AUS
Ret 		MAL
14 		VAL
5 		3rd 214
2017 MotoGP Suzuki QAT
9 		ARG
Ret 		AME
DNS 		SPA FRA ITA CAT NED
17 		GER
21 		CZE
11 		AUT
16 		GBR
9 		RSM
8 		ARA
17 		JPN
5 		AUS
8 		MAL
DSQ 		VAL
4 		16th 59
2018 MotoGP Suzuki QAT
Ret 		ARG
3 		AME
Ret 		SPA
Ret 		FRA
10 		ITA
5 		CAT
Ret 		NED
2 		GER
Ret 		CZE
11 		AUT
8 		GBR
C 		RSM
4 		ARA
4 		THA
6 		JPN
3 		AUS
5 		MAL
2 		VAL
2 		5th 169
2019 MotoGP Suzuki QAT
4 		ARG
5 		AME
1 		SPA
2 		FRA
10 		ITA
4 		CAT
4 		NED
Ret 		GER
Ret 		CZE
4 		AUT
6 		GBR
1 		RSM
Ret 		ARA
9 		THA
5 		JPN
7 		AUS
9 		MAL
5 		VAL
5 		4th 205
2020 MotoGP Suzuki SPA
DNS 		ANC
10 		CZE
4 		AUT
Ret 		STY
6 		RSM
5 		EMI
12 		CAT
3 		FRA
NC 		ARA
1 		TER
2 		EUR
2 		VAL
4 		POR
15 		3rd 139
2021 MotoGP Suzuki QAT
6 		DOH
4 		POR
Ret 		SPA
20 		FRA
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		CAT GER
11 		NED
11 		STY
7 		AUT
14 		GBR
2 		ARA
12 		RSM
Ret 		AME
4 		EMI
6 		ALR
8 		VAL
Ret 		13th 99
2022 MotoGP Suzuki QAT
7 		INA
5 		ARG
3 		AME
2 		POR
4 		SPA
19 		FRA
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		CAT
Ret 		GER
DNS 		NED
10 		GBR
7 		AUT
8 		RSM
7 		ARA
9 		JPN
Ret 		THA
12 		AUS
1 		MAL
5 		VAL
1 		7th 173
2023 MotoGP Honda POR
10 		ARG
9 		AME
12 		SPA
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		ITA
DNS 		GER NED GBR AUT CAT RSM IND JPN
WD 		INA
9 		AUS
DNS 		THA MAL QAT VAL
Ret 		19th 54
2024 MotoGP Yamaha QAT
16 		POR
13 		AME
Ret 		SPA
13 		FRA
15 		CAT
20 		ITA
15 		NED
Ret 		GER GBR
DNS 		AUT
16 		ARA
9 		RSM
19 		EMI
DNS 		INA
11 		JPN
16 		AUS
13 		THA
Ret 		MAL
8 		SLD
21 		18th 31

* Season still in progress.

References

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  1. ^ "Campeonato de España de Velocidad, Circuito de Jerez – 7ª Prueba: Clasificación Final". CEV Buckler. Dorna Sports. 21 November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  2. ^ Sports, Dorna. "Alex Rins, Jordi Torres and Ivan Silva crowned 2011 CEV Buckler Champions | MotoGP™". www.motogp.com. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Local rookie Rins takes pole in enthralling Moto3 qualifying". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Sports, Dorna. "2017 MotoGP™ provisional entry list". www.motogp.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Rins to stay with Team Suzuki Ecstar for two more seasons". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Alex Rins joins Honda with LCR for MotoGP 2023". motorsport.com. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Rins Wins For Honda In Brilliant COTA Perform..." Honda.Racing. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  9. ^ Puigdemont, Oriol (1 August 2024). "Yamaha retains Rins on new two-year MotoGP contract". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
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