Pedro Acosta (motorcyclist)
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| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 May 2004 Mazarrón, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Red Bull KTM Ajo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pedro Acosta Sánchez (born 25 May 2004) is a Spanish motorcycle racer, set to compete in Moto2 for the Red Bull KTM Ajo team.[1] He is best known for winning the 2021 Moto3 World Championship in his first year, becoming the first rookie champion since Loris Capirossi in 1990,[2] and the second youngest ever champion.
Career[]
Early career[]
Acosta participated in various national competitions, winning in 2017 in the PreMoto3 category. In 2018 he entered the Junior Moto3 World Championship. In 2019 he also raced in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, finishing second that year and first the following year.[3]
Moto3 World Championship[]
In 2021 he made his debut racing in Moto3 class with the Red Bull KTM Ajo team. On 4 April 2021 he won the Doha Motorcycle Grand Prix starting from pitlane becoming the first rider in the history of Moto3 to accomplish this feat.[4][5] Acosta would later win the next three races in a row, becoming the first rider in Grand Prix history to get on the podium in all of his first four races.
Moto2 World Championship[]
Red Bull KTM Ajo (2022–)[]
Acosta is due to be promoted to Moto2 with the same team in 2022, joining compatriot Augusto Fernández who will also move from Marc VDS Racing Team.[6]
Career statistics[]
FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship[]
Races by year[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | KTM | EST |
VAL1 |
VAL2 |
FRA |
CAT1 Ret |
CAT2 DNS |
ARA 13 |
JER1 27 |
JER2 19 |
ALB |
VAL1 |
VAL2 |
33rd | 3 |
| 2019 | KTM | EST |
VAL1 |
VAL2 |
FRA |
CAT1 |
CAT2 |
ARA |
JER1 4 |
JER2 5 |
ALB 18 |
VAL1 17 |
VAL2 6 |
16th | 34 |
| 2020 | KTM | EST 2 |
POR 1 |
JER1 Ret |
JER2 3 |
JER3 3 |
ARA1 Ret |
ARA2 2 |
ARA3 6 |
VAL1 2 |
VAL2 1 |
VAL3 1 |
3rd | 177 |
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup[]
Races by year[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | JER1 DNS |
JER2 DNS |
MUG 2 |
ASS1 2 |
ASS2 15 |
SAC1 1 |
SAC2 4 |
RBR1 1 |
RBR2 5 |
MIS 1 |
ARA1 4 |
ARA2 7 |
2nd | 162 |
| 2020 | RBR1 1 |
RBR1 1 |
RBR2 1 |
RBR2 1 |
ARA1 1 |
ARA1 1 |
ARA2 2 |
ARA2 10 |
VAL1 Ret |
VAL1 2 |
VAL2 14 |
VAL2 3 |
1st | 214 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing[]
By season[]
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Moto3 | KTM | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 18 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 259 | 1st |
| Total | 18 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 259 |
By class[]
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto3 | 2021 | 2021 Qatar | 2021 Qatar | 2021 Doha | 18 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 259 | 1 |
| Total | 2021–present | 18 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 259 | 1 | |||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 2 |
DOH 1 |
POR 1 |
SPA 1 |
FRA 8 |
ITA 8 |
CAT 7 |
GER 1 |
NED 4 |
STY 1 |
AUT 4 |
GBR 11 |
ARA Ret |
RSM 7 |
AME 8 |
EMI 3 |
ALR 1 |
VAL Ret |
1st | 259 |
References[]
- ^ "Acosta seals Moto2 promotion with KTM for 2022". www.motorsport.com.
- ^ "Record breaking Pedro Acosta first rookie champ since Capirossi". 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Chi è Pedro Acosta, il 16enne che ha trionfato in Moto3 a Doha". La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Doha Moto3: KTM's Pedro Acosta charges from pitlane to win". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Moto3 Doha: Acosta amazes with maiden win from pit lane". Crash. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Acosta, Fernandez join Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 for 2022". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
External links[]
- Pedro Acosta at MotoGP.com
- Pedro Acosta at AS.com (in Spanish)
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Moto3 World Championship riders
- Spanish motorcycle racers
- People from Mazarrón