Somkiat Chantra

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Somkiat Chantra
NationalityThai
Born (1998-12-15) 15 December 1998 (age 23)
Chonburi, Thailand
Current teamIDEMITSU Honda Team Asia
Bike number35
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2019–
ManufacturersKalex
2021 championship position18th (37 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
49 0 0 0 1 70
Moto3 World Championship
Active years2018
ManufacturersHonda
Championships0
2018 championship position33rd (7 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
1 0 0 0 0 7

Somkiat Chantra (Thai: สม��กียรติ จันทรา;[1] born 15 December 1998) is a Thai motorcycle rider, currently competing in the Moto2 World Championship for Honda Team Asia.

Career[]

Early career[]

Coming through the Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup ranks, Chantra gained fame by becoming the champion in 2016.[2] He competed in the 2017 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship, and qualified on Pole Position in the season opener, but crashed out of the race. He would finish 8th in Le Mans, 13th in Jerez, 7th in Aragon, and 10th in Valencia, finishing the season 20th overall, with 26 points. He stayed in the 2018 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship, and was a constant finisher in the high points scoring places, but could not score a podium, his season's best result a 4th place in France. He ended the year 9th in the standings, with 61 total points.

Moto3 World Championhsip[]

Chantra was given a wild-card race appearance as his debut in Grand Prix racing, in the 2018 Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix, his home GP. He seized his chance, crossing the line in ninth place, scoring a brilliant seven points, and earning himself a full-time ride for next season.

Moto2 World Championship[]

IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (2019–present)[]

Riding for the newly formed Honda Asia Team in 2019, created specifically to give Asian riders a chance in Moto2 and Moto3, Chantra performed well as a rookie, scoring 23 points in the season, while his teammates Dimas Ekky Pratama, Andi Farid Izdihar, Teppei Nagoe, and Gerry Salim scored none.

Racing full time for Honda Asia Team again in 2020, Chantra struggled to reproduce what he did last season, scoring points in just two races, ending the season with 10 points. His teammate was Izdihar for the whole year, who scored no points.

Chantra had a bounce-back 2021 season, and so did the Honda Asia Team. Chantra scored 37 points throughout the year, his highest finish coming in Austria, where rookie teammate Ai Ogura came in second place, and Chantra in fifth, scoring a season-high in points for the team.[3]

Career statistics[]

Grand Prix motorcycle racing[]

By season[]

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2018 Moto3 Honda AP Honda Racing Thailand 1 0 0 0 0 7 33rd
2019 Moto2 Kalex IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia 16 0 0 0 0 23 21st
2020 Moto2 Kalex IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia 15 0 0 0 0 10 25th
2021 Moto2 Kalex IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia 18 0 0 0 1 37 18th
Total 50 0 0 0 1 77

By class[]

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto3 2018 2018 Thailand 1 0 0 0 0 7 0
Moto2 2019–present 2019 Qatar 49 0 0 0 1 70 0
Total 2018–present 50 0 0 0 1 77 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
2018 Moto3 Honda QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA
9 		JPN AUS MAL VAL 33rd 7
2019 Moto2 Kalex QAT
Ret 		ARG
10 		AME
20 		SPA
17 		FRA
Ret 		ITA CAT
17 		NED
DNS 		GER CZE
15 		AUT
12 		GBR
16 		RSM
14 		ARA
16 		THA
9 		JPN
13 		AUS
Ret 		MAL
Ret 		VAL
23 		21st 23
2020 Moto2 Kalex QAT
25 		SPA
Ret 		ANC
Ret 		CZE
23 		AUT
13 		STY
Ret 		RSM
18 		EMI
21 		CAT
Ret 		FRA
9 		ARA
23 		TER
19 		EUR
Ret 		VAL
18 		POR
18 		25th 10
2021 Moto2 Kalex QAT
Ret 		DOH
19 		POR
21 		SPA
Ret 		FRA
12 		ITA
18 		CAT
9 		GER
18 		NED
11 		STY
8 		AUT
5 		GBR
17 		ARA
Ret 		RSM
Ret 		AME
14 		EMI
Ret 		ALR
DSQ 		VAL
19 		18th 37

References[]

  1. ^ "A.P.Honda Racing Thailand – Rider – สมเกียรติ จันทรา (ก้อง#35)". aphonda.co.th (in Thai). A.P. Honda. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Somkiat Chantra wins the title in dramatic final race". AsiaTalentCup.com. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Honda Team Asia Joy for Ogura and Chantra".

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