Tito Rabat

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rabat and the second or maternal family name is Bergada.
Tito Rabat
Tito Rabat, Marc Márquez and Álex Márquez 2014 Catalunya (cropped).jpeg
Rabat at the 2014 Catalan Grand Prix
NationalitySpanish
Born (1989-05-25) 25 May 1989 (age 32)
Barcelona, Spain
Current teamKawasaki Puccetti Racing
Bike number53
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2016–2021
ManufacturersHonda (2016–2017)
Ducati (2018–2021)
Championships0
2021 championship position27th (1 pt)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
79 0 0 0 0 133
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2011–2015
ManufacturersFTR, Kalex
Championships1 (2014)
2015 championship position3rd (231 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
83 13 33 16 11 989
125cc World Championship
Active years2005–2010
ManufacturersHonda, Aprilia, KTM
Championships0
2010 championship position6th (147 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
76 0 3 0 0 318
Superbike World Championship
Active years2021–
ManufacturersDucati, Kawasaki
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
30 0 0 0 0 50

Esteve "Tito" Rabat Bergada (born 25 May 1989) is a Spanish motorcycle racer. He is best known for winning the 2014 Moto2 World Championship.

Rabat then made the move to MotoGP in 2016 and spent five full-time seasons there, before moving to the Superbike World Championship in 2021. Rabat suffered serious leg injuries in August 2018 after falling in heavy rain during practice for the British round at Silverstone. He was hit by a closely following out-of-control machine.

He started racing professionally in 2005, and made his Grand Prix début at that season's Valencian Grand Prix.[1]

Career[]

125cc World Championship[]

Team BQR (2005–2006)[]

Tito Rabat made his debut on the world championship stage as a wildcard rider in the final race of the 2005 season in Valencia with BQR. For 2006, Rabat entered as a wildcard as a home rider in the Spanish rounds 1 and 7 in Jerez and Barcelona respectively. Following Aleix Espargaró's mid-season move up to the 250cc class, Rabat replaced him from round 8 for the remainder of the season.

Repsol Honda (2007)[]

For 2007, Rabat was given a seat in the Repsol Honda 125cc works team, partnering Bradley Smith. He finished the season in 11th place, behind his teammate.

Repsol KTM (2008)[]

Following Honda's departure from the 125cc class in a works capacity, the Repsol team switched to KTM bikes. Rabat was retained as rider and partnered young rookie and future World Champion Marc Márquez. Despite starting 3 more races than his teammate, Rabat finished behind Márquez in the standings by 14 points.

Team BQR (2009–2010)[]

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In 2009 and 2010, Rabat returned to BQR, now racing under the Blusens name and using Aprilia motorcycles.

Moto2 World Championship[]

Team BQR (2011)[]

Rabat moved up to the Moto2 class in 2011 with BQR, riding FTR machinery, finishing a respectable 10th place on the season as a rookie.

Pons Racing (2012–2013)[]

2012[]

For 2012, Rabat switched to Pons Racing and achieved 7th place in the championship.

2013[]

Rabat's breakthrough year came during the 2013 season. After finishing ninth in the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix, Rabat recorded a second-place finish at the Grand Prix of the Americas; after five previous third places, it was Rabat's best result in Grand Prix racing at the time. The following race, Rabat achieved his first pole position in the Spanish Grand Prix,[2] outpacing all of his rivals by over four tenths of a second. In the race, Rabat led from start to finish, winning by over four seconds from Scott Redding.[3] He added victories later in the season, at the Indianapolis and Malaysian Grands Prix.

Marc VDS Racing Team (2014–2015)[]

2014[]

For the 2014 Moto2 season, Rabat moved to the Marc VDS team and won the season opening race at Qatar ahead of his new teammate Mika Kallio. Over the course of the season he would take a further 6 wins and 7 podiums, only missing the podium in 4 races, for a total of 346 points. After finishing third at the Malaysian Grand Prix, he was crowned World Champion, the first for the Marc VDS team, ahead of Kallio.

2015[]

Remaining in Moto2 for 2015, Rabat attempted to become the first rider since Jorge Lorenzo to retain the intermediate class championship. Rabat did not win a race until Mugello at the end of May.[4] Wins in Aragon and Valencia were not enough for Rabat to retain his title,[5][6] as he ultimately finished third behind Johann Zarco and Álex Rins.

MotoGP World Championship[]

EG 0,0 Marc VDS (2016–2017)[]

2016[]

Rabat moved up to the MotoGP class on a satellite Honda bike for Marc VDS. He recorded his first top-ten finish in Argentina with ninth place, but could not match teammate Jack Miller's performance.

2017[]

He remained with Marc VDS for 2017, managing only one top-ten finish in the final race of the season. He finished the season with 35 points in 19th position of the rider's championship.

Esponsorama Racing (2018–2020)[]

2018[]

For 2018, Rabat returned again to his previous 125cc and Moto2 team Reale Avintia Racing, partnering Xavier Siméon. At the British Grand Prix Rabat's major crash, being hit by the crashed bike of the closely-following Franco Morbidelli at Stowe corner, was a contributing factor in the decision to cancel the race due to unsafe conditions.[7][8] As a result of the triple fracture he sustained to his right leg, Rabat missed the remaining 7 races of the 2018 season. He finished the season with an identical result to the previous season – 35 points and 19th place in the riders' championship.

2019[]

Rabat returned in 2019 with Avintia, ultimately outscoring new teammate Karel Abraham and finishing 20th in the riders' championship. During the season, it was announced Rabat had signed with the team for a further two seasons, through the end of 2021.[9]

2020[]

With the rebranded Esponsorama Racing for 2020, Rabat time partnered Johann Zarco. He had a difficult year, only managing four points finishes and suffering four retirements in the COVID-19 shortened season. He finished the season with 10 points in 22nd place of the rider's championship. At the end of the season, it was announced that Esponsorama had elected to buy out Rabat's contract early.[10]

Pramac Racing (2021)[]

In 2021, Rabat returned to the MotoGP grid as a replacement rider for the injured Jorge Martín.[11]

Superbike World Championship[]

Barni Racing Team (2021)[]

In March 2021, it was announced that Rabat would ride a Ducati Panigale V4 R with the Barni Racing Team in World Superbike.[12] He parted from Barni before the season end, with the team "citing results".[13][14]

Career statistics[]

Grand Prix motorcycle racing[]

By season[]

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd WCh
2005 125cc Honda Wurth Honda BQR 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC –
2006 125cc Honda Honda BQR 11 0 0 0 0 11 23rd –
2007 125cc Honda Repsol Honda 125cc 15 0 1 0 0 74 11th –
2008 125cc KTM Repsol KTM 125cc 16 0 0 0 0 49 14th –
2009 125cc Aprilia Blusens Aprilia 16 0 0 0 0 37 18th –
2010 125cc Aprilia Blusens-STX 17 0 2 0 0 147 6th –
2011 Moto2 FTR Blusens-STX 17 0 1 0 0 79 10th –
2012 Moto2 Kalex Pons 40 HP Tuenti 17 0 1 0 0 117 7th –
2013 Moto2 Kalex Tuenti HP 40 16 3 7 2 3 216 3rd –
2014 Moto2 Kalex Marc VDS Racing Team 18 7 14 11 5 346 1st 1
2015 Moto2 Kalex EG 0,0 Marc VDS 15 3 10 3 3 231 3rd –
2016 MotoGP Honda EG 0,0 Marc VDS 17 0 0 0 0 29 21st –
2017 MotoGP Honda EG 0,0 Marc VDS 18 0 0 0 0 35 19th –
2018 MotoGP Ducati Reale Avintia Racing 11 0 0 0 0 35 19th –
2019 MotoGP Ducati Reale Avintia Racing 17 0 0 0 0 23 20th –
2020 MotoGP Ducati Esponsorama Racing 14 0 0 0 0 10 22nd –
2021 MotoGP Ducati Pramac Racing 2 0 0 0 0 1 27th –
Total 238 13 36 16 11 1440 1

By class[]

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
125cc 2005–2010 2005 Valencia 2007 China 76 0 3 0 0 318 0
Moto2 2011–2015 2011 Qatar 2011 Indianapolis 2013 Spain 83 13 33 16 11 989 1
MotoGP 2016–present 2016 Qatar 79 0 0 0 0 133 0
Total 2005–present 238 13 36 16 11 1440 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 19 Pos Pts
2005 125cc Honda SPA POR CHN FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE JPN MAL QAT AUS TUR VAL
24 		NC 0
2006 125cc Honda SPA
30 		QAT TUR CHN FRA ITA CAT
Ret 		NED
25 		GBR
Ret 		GER
31 		CZE
Ret 		MAL
12 		AUS
Ret 		JPN
12 		POR
17 		VAL
13 		23rd 11
2007 125cc Honda QAT
8 		SPA
Ret 		TUR
14 		CHN
3 		FRA ITA CAT
12 		GBR
Ret 		NED
13 		GER
12 		CZE
11 		RSM
11 		POR
11 		JPN
Ret 		AUS
5 		MAL
15 		VAL
6 		11th 74
2008 125cc KTM QAT
24 		SPA
12 		POR
Ret 		CHN
11 		FRA
17 		ITA
25 		CAT
DNS 		GBR
11 		NED
6 		GER
DSQ 		CZE
13 		RSM
9 		IND
Ret 		JPN
Ret 		AUS
7 		MAL
Ret 		VAL
10 		14th 49
2009 125cc Aprilia QAT
10 		JPN
13 		SPA
12 		FRA
11 		ITA
16 		CAT
12 		NED
Ret 		GER
Ret 		GBR
Ret 		CZE
Ret 		IND
20 		RSM
Ret 		POR
7 		AUS
Ret 		MAL
7 		VAL
Ret 		18th 37
2010 125cc Aprilia QAT
7 		SPA
3 		FRA
7 		ITA
7 		GBR
9 		NED
Ret 		CAT
Ret 		GER
4 		CZE
3 		IND
5 		RSM
7 		ARA
7 		JPN
6 		MAL
7 		AUS
6 		POR
Ret 		VAL
6 		6th 147
2011 Moto2 FTR QAT
14 		SPA
15 		POR
10 		FRA
21 		CAT
7 		GBR
6 		NED
7 		ITA
16 		GER
Ret 		CZE
7 		IND
3 		RSM
11 		ARA
16 		JPN
9 		AUS
Ret 		MAL
11 		VAL
Ret 		10th 79
2012 Moto2 Kalex QAT
4 		SPA
28 		POR
24 		FRA
10 		CAT
4 		GBR
13 		NED
4 		GER
12 		ITA
Ret 		IND
11 		CZE
10 		RSM
5 		ARA
11 		JPN
3 		MAL
9 		AUS
7 		VAL
10 		7th 117
2013 Moto2 Kalex QAT
9 		AME
2 		SPA
1 		FRA
22 		ITA
13 		CAT
2 		NED
5 		GER
13 		IND
1 		CZE
7 		GBR
4 		RSM
3 		ARA
2 		MAL
1 		AUS
8 		JPN
DNS 		VAL
5 		3rd 216
2014 Moto2 Kalex QAT
1 		AME
2 		ARG
1 		SPA
4 		FRA
3 		ITA
1 		CAT
1 		NED
8 		GER
4 		IND
4 		CZE
1 		GBR
1 		RSM
1 		ARA
2 		JPN
3 		AUS
3 		MAL
3 		VAL
2 		1st 346
2015 Moto2 Kalex QAT
Ret 		AME
4 		ARG
12 		SPA
3 		FRA
2 		ITA
1 		CAT
3 		NED
2 		GER
Ret 		IND
5 		CZE
2 		GBR
3 		RSM
2 		ARA
1 		JPN
DNS 		AUS
DNS 		MAL VAL
1 		3rd 231
2016 MotoGP Honda QAT
15 		ARG
9 		AME
13 		SPA
18 		FRA
Ret 		ITA
DNS 		CAT
14 		NED
11 		GER
16 		AUT
14 		CZE
10 		GBR
15 		RSM
17 		ARA
Ret 		JPN
14 		AUS
16 		MAL
18 		VAL
17 		21st 29
2017 MotoGP Honda QAT
15 		ARG
12 		AME
13 		SPA
Ret 		FRA
11 		ITA
11 		CAT
15 		NED
12 		GER
18 		CZE
17 		AUT
19 		GBR
12 		RSM
Ret 		ARA
15 		JPN
15 		AUS
16 		MAL
18 		VAL
10 		19th 35
2018 MotoGP Ducati QAT
11 		ARG
7 		AME
8 		SPA
14 		FRA
Ret 		ITA
13 		CAT
Ret 		NED
16 		GER
13 		CZE
Ret 		AUT
11 		GBR
C 		RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL 19th 35
2019 MotoGP Ducati QAT
19 		ARG
Ret 		AME
15 		SPA
15 		FRA
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		CAT
9 		NED
16 		GER
11 		CZE
16 		AUT
Ret 		GBR
16 		RSM
13 		ARA
15 		THA
17 		JPN
DNS 		AUS
Ret 		MAL VAL
11 		20th 23
2020 MotoGP Ducati SPA
14 		ANC
11 		CZE
16 		AUT
16 		STY
21 		RSM
Ret 		EMI
Ret 		CAT
15 		FRA
Ret 		ARA
20 		TER
14 		EUR
Ret 		VAL
17 		POR
18 		22nd 10
2021 MotoGP Ducati QAT DOH POR SPA
18 		FRA
15 		ITA CAT GER NED STY AUT GBR ARA RSM AME EMI ALR VAL 27th 1

Superbike 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 13 Pos Pts
R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2
2021 Ducati SPA
Ret 		SPA
14 		SPA
Ret 		POR
9 		POR
12 		POR
10 		ITA
15 		ITA
14 		ITA
14 		GBR
Ret 		GBR
Ret 		GBR
14 		NED
Ret 		NED
11 		NED
11 		CZE
Ret 		CZE
Ret 		CZE
13 		SPA
12 		SPA
Ret 		SPA
11 		FRA
14 		FRA
15 		FRA
15 		SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA 16th 53
Kawasaki POR
13 		POR
14 		POR
Ret 		ARG
11 		ARG
12 		ARG
12 		INA
Ret 		INA
C 		INA
13

References[]

  1. ^ "Valencia wild-cards". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 1 November 2005. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Rabat achieves career-first pole in Jerez". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Dominant career-first victory for Rabat in Jerez". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  4. ^ "First Moto2 victory of the season for Rabat in Mugello". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Rabat wins after excellent duel with Rins". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Rabat bows out of Moto2 with victory". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  7. ^ Silverstone MotoGP race cancelled due to rain Autosport, 26 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018
  8. ^ Puigdemont, Oriol; Klein, Jamie (3 September 2018). "Tito Rabat's leg 'twisted like an S' in Silverstone MotoGP crash". Autosport.com. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  9. ^ McLaren, Peter (31 July 2019). "Tito Rabat re-signs for Avintia, 'factory machines'". Crash.net. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Marini and Bastianini sign 2021 MotoGP™ deals". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  11. ^ McLaren, Peter (21 April 2021). "Tito Rabat to replace Jorge Martin at Spanish MotoGP". Crash.net. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Barni Racing Team reveal bold new red and black livery for 2021". WorldSBK.com. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  13. ^ Tito Rabat leaves Barni Ducati by 'mutual consent' crash.net, 8 September, 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021
  14. ^ Ex-MotoGP rider Tito Rabat halts WorldSBK campaign after Barni Ducati split visordown, 8 September, 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021

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