Iker Lecuona

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lecuona and the second or maternal family name is Gascón.
Iker Lecuona
Iker Lecuona 3 - Phillip Island Grand Prix 2018.jpg
Lecuona at the 2018 Australian Grand Prix
NationalitySpanish
Born (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 21)
Valencia, Spain
Current teamTeam HRC
Bike number7
WebsiteIkerLecuona.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2019–2021
ManufacturersKTM
Championships0
2021 championship position20th (39 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
30 0 0 0 0 66
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2016–2019
ManufacturersKalex (2016–2017)
KTM (2018–2019)
Championships0
2019 championship position12th (90 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
55 0 2 0 0 172

Iker Lecuona Gascón (born 6 January 2000) is a Spanish motorcycle racer, who currently competes in the 2022 Superbike World Championship for Honda Racing Corporation, on a Honda CBR1000RR.[1] He has spent two seasons in MotoGP, from 2020 to 2021 with KTM Tech3.

Career[]

Moto2 World Championship[]

CarXpert Interwetten/Technomag Racing Interwetten (2016)[]

In 2016 Lecuona made his debut in the Moto2 World Championship replacing the injured Dominique Aegerter in the CarXpert Interwetten team for two races; later in the season he rejoined the team as the permanent replacement for the same rider.[2]

Garage Plus Interwetten (2017)[]

He suffered serious back and collarbone injuries in a crash during pre-season testing at Jerez and missed the first two races of the 2017 season.[3] That season Lecuona managed his first point-scoring race at world championship level in the second to last race in Malaysia. He finished 35th in the standings in this rookie Moto2 season.

Swiss Innovative Investors (2018)[]

In the last race of the season, the Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix, Lecuona achieved his first world championship podium, finishing 2nd after fellow KTM rider Miguel Oliveira. A further 10 finishes in the point scoring ranks, 6 of which being Top 10 finishes resulted in Lecuona placing 12th in the championship standings.

American Racing (2019)[]

2019 saw him achieve a 2nd podium finish on world championship level. At the 2019 Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix Lecuona finished 3rd after fellow KTM rider Brad Binder and Luca Marini.

MotoGP World Championship[]

Tech3 (2019–2021)[]

Lecuona's first MotoGP outing happened during the 2019 season, after having been announced as a regular rider for the following season with Tech3. In the season finale at Valencia, he replaced Tech3 KTM rider Miguel Oliveira who could not participate after undergoing surgery.[4] Lecuona did not finish the race after crashing and retiring on lap 13 of 27.

He was signed by Tech3 KTM for the 2020 season, after the surprise departure of Johann Zarco from the KTM Factory Team.[5] Following Zarco's announcement, Brad Binder who was set to join Tech3, was promoted to the factory team, leaving the position at the satellite team next to Hafizh Syahrin vacant.

In 2020, Lecuona scored points in seven races, three times finishing in the top ten (9th in Aragón and Austria, and 10th in Styria). He was forced to sit out of the European Grand Prix in Valencia, due to Andorran quarantine rules for close contact with individuals who tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. His brother – with whom he lived in Andorra – and his personal assistant both tested positive for the virus on 3 November, meaning Lecuona was forced into a mandatory quarantine of 10 days minimum. Tech3 elected not to replace him on such short notice.[6] Lecuona also missed the Valencian Grand Prix after he subsequently tested positive for the virus shortly before the beginning of the race weekend,[7] and subsequently the Portuguese Grand Prix on the following weekend. KTM test rider Mika Kallio replaced Lecuona in Portugal.[8]

In 2021, Lecuona remained with Tech3, as per their contract, which would expire at the end of the season. Since his teammate Miguel Oliveira was signed with the KTM Factory Racing Team, former Ducati factory rider Danilo Petrucci was signed to partner Lecuona on a one year contract.[9] However, both Tech3 teammates were left without a ride for the 2022 season after Red Bull KTM Ajo teammates Remy Gardner and Raúl Fernández showed a dominant performance in the Moto2 World Championship, subsequently both being signed by Tech3 for the 2022 season.

Superbike World Championship[]

Following losing his seat in MotoGP, Lecuona secured a deal to join Honda’s factory Superbike effort for the 2022 Superbike World Championship, replacing the departing Álvaro Bautista.[10]

Career statistics[]

Grand Prix motorcycle racing[]

By season[]

Season Class Motorcycle Team Number Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2016 Moto2 Kalex CarXpert Interwetten 27 6 0 0 0 0 0 36th
2017 Moto2 Kalex Garage Plus Interwetten 27 13 0 0 0 0 2 35th
2018 Moto2 KTM Swiss Innovative Investors 27 18 0 1 0 0 80 12th
2019 Moto2 KTM American Racing 27 18 0 1 0 0 90 12th
MotoGP KTM Red Bull KTM Tech3 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2020 MotoGP KTM Red Bull KTM Tech3 27 11 0 0 0 0 27 20th
2021 MotoGP KTM Tech3 KTM Factory Racing 27 18 0 0 0 0 39 20th
Total 85 0 2 0 0 238

By class[]

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto2 2016–2019 2016 Great Britain 2018 Valencia 55 0 2 0 0 172 0
MotoGP 2019–2021 2019 Valencia 30 0 0 0 0 66 0
Total 2016–2021 85 0 2 0 0 238 0

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 Pos Pts
2016 Moto2 Kalex QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER AUT CZE GBR
19 		RSM
21 		ARA JPN
Ret 		AUS
Ret 		MAL
22 		VAL
24 		36th 0
2017 Moto2 Kalex QAT ARG AME
DNS 		SPA
Ret 		FRA
DNS 		ITA CAT
24 		NED
23 		GER
21 		CZE
19 		AUT
21 		GBR
Ret 		RSM
Ret 		ARA
21 		JPN
17 		AUS
20 		MAL
14 		VAL
18 		35th 2
2018 Moto2 KTM QAT
Ret 		ARG
11 		AME
5 		SPA
9 		FRA
Ret 		ITA
13 		CAT
10 		NED
16 		GER
19 		CZE
13 		AUT
10 		GBR
C 		RSM
19 		ARA
14 		THA
7 		JPN
8 		AUS
Ret 		MAL
Ret 		VAL
2 		12th 80
2019 Moto2 KTM QAT
Ret 		ARG
4 		AME
Ret 		SPA
10 		FRA
9 		ITA
Ret 		CAT
Ret 		NED
15 		GER
Ret 		CZE
10 		AUT
8 		GBR
11 		RSM
21 		ARA
7 		THA
3 		JPN
Ret 		AUS
7 		MAL
6 		12th 90
MotoGP KTM VAL
Ret 		NC 0
2020 MotoGP KTM SPA
Ret 		ANC
Ret 		CZE
Ret 		AUT
9 		STY
10 		RSM
14 		EMI
Ret 		CAT
14 		FRA
15 		ARA
14 		TER
9 		EUR VAL
WD 		POR 20th 27
2021 MotoGP KTM QAT
17 		DOH
Ret 		POR
15 		SPA
17 		FRA
9 		ITA
11 		CAT
Ret 		GER
17 		NED
Ret 		STY
15 		AUT
6 		GBR
7 		ARA
11 		RSM
Ret 		AME
16 		EMI
Ret 		ALR
Ret 		VAL
15 		20th 39

References[]

  1. ^ "World Superbike: Honda signs Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge". www.motorsport.com.
  2. ^ "Moto2: Aegerter dropped by Interwetten after Leopard deal". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Moto2, Lecuona undergoes surgery: out for 4 to 6 weeks". GPone.com. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  4. ^ Sports, Dorna. "Lecuona to replace injured Oliveira in Valencia". www.motogp.com. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  5. ^ Sports, Dorna. "Zarco and Red Bull KTM announce split". www.motogp.com. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  6. ^ "Iker Lecuona ruled out of European GP due to quarantine rules". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  7. ^ "Iker Lecuona out of Valencia MotoGP after COVID-19 diagnosis". Crash. 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  8. ^ "Lecuona out of Portuguese MotoGP finale, Kallio returns on Tech 3 KTM". Crash. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  9. ^ Sports, Dorna. "Petrucci joins Red Bull KTM Tech3 for 2021". www.motogp.com. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  10. ^ "World Superbike: KTM MotoGP's Iker Lecuona set to join Honda". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2021-09-26.

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