Tito Rabat

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Tito Rabat
Tito Rabat, Marc Márquez and Álex Márquez 2014 Catalunya (cropped).jpeg
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 years20162021
ManufacturersHonda (20162017)
Ducati (20182021)
Championships0
2021 championship position27th (1 pt)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
79 0 0 0 0 133
Moto2 World Championship
Active years20112015
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 years20052010
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)[]

Tito_Rabat_2009_Catalunya

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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