Marcel Schrötter

Marcel Schrötter (born 2 January 1993) is a German motorcycle racer.

Marcel Schrötter
Schrötter at the 2015 Catalan Grand Prix
NationalityGerman
Born (1993-01-02) 2 January 1993[1]
Vilgertshofen, Germany
Current teamMV Agusta Reparto Corse
Bike number23
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years20122022
ManufacturersBimota, Kalex, Tech3, Suter
2022 championship position11th (123.5 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
181 0 5 3 0 850.5
Moto3 World Championship
Active years2012
ManufacturersMahindra
2012 championship position33rd (4 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
8 0 0 0 0 4
125cc World Championship
Active years20082011
ManufacturersHonda, Mahindra
Championships0
2011 championship position15th (36 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
38 0 0 0 0 84
Supersport World Championship
Active years2022
ManufacturersMV Agusta
Championships0
2022 championship position29th (9 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
6 0 0 0 0 55

Born in Vilgertshofen, Schrötter started out in the German 125cc National Championship in 2007 and finished fifth in his debut campaign, before he took back-to-back titles in 2008 and 2009.[2] In the 2008 season the young german made his World Championship debut as a wildcard rider at the Sachsenring, before three further races in 2009, with a highly impressive fifth place in the final round of the season at Valencia. He has been racing in the Moto2 class for ten years, scoring five podiums.

Career

Early career

Schrötter contested his first race in 2002, at the age of nine, when he won the DMSB/dmsj pocket bike junior cup. In 2003, Schrötter switched to the ADAC Mini Bike Cup, where he competed for two years. In 2005, the Bavarian was invited by five-time world champion Toni Mang to his motorcycle training sessions at the Hockenheim and Salzburgring circuits, where he impressed. In the same year, he finished third in the ADAC Junior Cup with one race win, and in 2006 Schrötter achieved four race wins, improving to second place in the overall standings.

National championship

Since 2007 Schrötter has been coached and supported by Toni Mang, who takes care of sporting and technical matters, as well as finding sponsors. Sepp Schlögl and Adi Stadler are in charge of the motorbike and business decisions. Schrötter competed for the Toni Mang team on Honda RS125 in the 125cc class of the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM). In his very first race in this class at the Lausitzring, at the age of 14, he took second place behind the eventual German champion Georg Fröhlich. Schrötter finished the 2007 season in fifth place overall.[3]

In the 2008 season, the Bavarian celebrated his first IDM victory at the first round of the season at the Lausitzring. As the season progressed, Schrötter achieved a further four victories, narrowly beating Dutchman Joey Litjens in the overall standings to win the eight-liter title. He also competed sporadically in the Spanish championship, where he won the first round of the season in Valencia.[3]

In 2009 Schrötter dominated the IDM 125, winning the first three races at the Lausitzring, Oschersleben and Nürburgring. At the Sachsenring, the Bavarian had to admit defeat to Jonas Folger and Jakub Kornfeil, but since they were not eligible for points in the 125cc IDM, he also received the maximum 25 points here. After finishing second at the Salzburgring, Schrötter secured his second German championship title at the age of 16, with victory at the Schleizer Dreieck on August 2, 2009, two rounds before the end of the season. He is the first rider since Alfred Waibel in 1988 to succeed in defending his 125cc title.

125cc World Championship

Schrötter made his Grand Prix motorcycle racing debut in the 2008 season, in the 125cc class at the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring, one of his favorite circuits. He started as a wildcard rider and scored three world championship points straight away, finishing 13th.[3]

In 2009, again riding as a wildcard at Sachsenring, Schrötter qualified fourth on the grid in wet conditions. He finished the race in twelfth place, scoring four points. He would also enter the Czech Grand Prix and the Valencia Grand Prix this year, finishing in 13th and 5th respectively. These good results earned him a full-time ride for next season.

Schrötter competed in the 2010 season for Team Interwetten Honda 125 on a Honda 125cc. He scored points in ten races that season, but ended no higher than 12th in any races. He finished with 27 total points and 18th in the championship.

Mahindra Racing (2011–2012)

In 2011 he competed in the same 125cc class for the Indian Mahindra Racing factory team. He had a virtually identical season, finishing in the points nine times, with a season's best of 9th in Assen. He ended the championship in 15th place, with 36 total points.

Schrötter stayed for one last year in the smallest class, which has been re-branded from 125cc class, to Moto3. He was partnered at Mahindra by Danny Webb. He had an awful start to the year, finishing in the points only once in eight races, a 12th place in Le Mans, and so he was dropped by Mahindra, being replaced by Riccardo Moretti.

SAG Team (2012–2013)

Luckily for Schrötter, in the 2012 Moto2 World Championship, Ángel Rodríguez also had a weak start to the season, and was dropped by SAG Team after eight non-point scoring races. Schrötter replaced Rodríguez, but failed to score points in the last eight remaining races.

Schrötter was partnered at SAG Team by Xavier Siméon for the 2013 Moto2 World Championship, and the pair scored solid points throughout the season. Schrötter scored points in twelve races, and finished 16th place in the championship with 38 points.

Tech 3 (2014–2015)

Schrötter joined Tech 3 Racing on KTM bikes for the 2014 Moto2 World Championship, and improved on new machinery.[4] He was a steady points finisher throughout the year, scoring points in 15 races. He finished the season 10th in the standings, with 80 points in total.

Staying with Tech3 for the 2015 season as well, Schrötter's performance declined. He scored points in only nine races, and ended the year with 32 total points, only good enough for 20th in the rider's championship.

AGR Team (2016)

Needing a change of scenery, Schrötter was signed by AGR Team, to partner Axel Pons in the 2016 Moto2 World Championship. He had a better year than prior, with the highlight of the season being a 5th place finish in Spielberg, Austria. He scored points in twelve races, finishing 14th in the standings with 64 total points.

Intact GP (2017–2022)

With Jonas Folger moving up to the MotoGP class, a spot opened up next to Sandro Cortese on the other Dynavolt Intact GP bike. The German team wanted two German riders, and so Schrötter was signed for the 2017 Moto2 World Championship. Folger had a win, two second places, and two third places in 2016, something which Schrötter could not replicate in 2017. He ended the year 17th in the championship, with 50 points, seven more than teammate Cortese.

The 2018 season was Schrötter's breakthrough year in the intermediate class, regular top-10s at the beginning of the season, and three 4th places in France, Catalonia, and the Netherlands meant that he was closer to that first podium than ever before. Following a 6th place in Germany, a 7th place in Czechia, and a 7th place in Austria, Schrötter scored his maiden Moto2 podium in Rimini, a 3rd place behind Francesco Bagnaia and Miguel Oliveira, the top two in the championship.[5] Schrötter finished the year 8th in the standings, with 147 points.

Staying with Intact GP for 2019, Schrötter would have the best start to the season in his career. Starting from pole position for the first time in his career,[6] he finished 3rd in the opening GP in Qatar, and then 5th in Argentina. He also scored another pole-position in the United States,[7] and finished the race in 2nd, which meant that he scored more podiums in three races, then he did in the prior seven seasons combined. He would add one more podium during the year, at his home German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring, finishing behind Álex Márquez and Brad Binder, the first two riders in the standings, fighting for the title. Schrötter finished the season 8th in the championship, with 137 points.

Schrötter would score his final podium up-to-date in the 2020 season of the Moto2 class Austrian GP, finishing behind Jorge Martín and Luca Marini.[8] He was a regular point scorer throughout the covid-19 shortened season, finishing 9th in the standings, with 81 total points.

Schrötter had an average 2021 season, a season's best result of 5th coming in Mugello. He finished the year 10th in the championship, with 98 points.

The 2022 season would not start the best for Schrötter, with a 10th, a 16th and a 12th place in Qatar, Indonesia and Argentina respectively, but the following seven races were superb from the Bavarian. 4th in Austin, 4th in Portimao, 5th in Jerez, 6th in Le Mans, 9th in Mugello, 5th in Barcelona, and a 4th place at his home German GP meant that he was steadily in the top-10 of the championship. On September 3 however, shortly after the end of the summer break, Schrötter announced that this was his last season with the Intact GP Team,[9] and he will be looking for a new challenge in 2023.[10]

MV Agusta Reparto Corse (2022)

At 2022, Schrötter will make his World Superbike debut in Australia round with the MV Agusta Reparto Corse.[11]

Career statistics

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2008 125cc Honda Toni Mang Team 1 0 0 0 0 3 30th
2009 125cc Honda Toni Mang Team 3 0 0 0 0 18 23rd
2010 125cc Honda Interwetten Honda 125 17 0 0 0 0 27 18th
2011 125cc Mahindra Mahindra Racing 17 0 0 0 0 36 15th
2012 Moto3 Mahindra Mahindra Racing 8 0 0 0 0 4 33rd
Moto2 Bimota Desguaces La Torre SAG 8 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2013 Moto2 Kalex Maptaq SAG Team Zelos 17 0 0 0 0 38 16th
2014 Moto2 Tech 3 Tech 3 18 0 0 0 0 80 10th
2015 Moto2 Tech 3 Tech 3 18 0 0 0 0 32 20th
2016 Moto2 Kalex AGR Team 18 0 0 0 0 64 14th
2017 Moto2 Suter Dynavolt Intact GP 14 0 0 0 0 50 17th
2018 Moto2 Kalex Dynavolt Intact GP 18 0 1 0 0 147 8th
2019 Moto2 Kalex Dynavolt Intact GP 17 0 3 3 0 137 8th
2020 Moto2 Kalex Liqui Moly Intact GP 15 0 1 0 0 81 9th
2021 Moto2 Kalex Liqui Moly Intact GP 18 0 0 0 0 98 10th
2022 Moto2 Kalex Liqui Moly Intact GP 20 0 0 0 0 123.5 11th
Total 227 0 5 3 0 938.5

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
125cc 2008–2011 2008 Germany 38 0 0 0 0 84 0
Moto3 2012 2012 Qatar 8 0 0 0 0 4 0
Moto2 2012–2022 2012 Indianapolis 2018 San Marino 181 0 5 3 0 850.5 0
Total 2008–2022 227 0 5 3 0 938.5 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 20 Pos Pts
2008 125cc Honda QAT SPA POR CHN FRA ITA CAT GBR NED GER
13
CZE RSM IND JPN AUS MAL VAL 30th 3
2009 125cc Honda QAT JPN SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER
12
GBR CZE
13
IND RSM POR AUS MAL VAL
5
23rd 18
2010 125cc Honda QAT
16
SPA
12
FRA
18
ITA
13
GBR
17
NED
18
CAT
14
GER
14
CZE
13
IND
Ret
RSM
17
ARA
13
JPN
14
MAL
15
AUS
13
POR
Ret
VAL
12
18th 27
2011 125cc Mahindra QAT
21
SPA
13
POR
18
FRA
Ret
CAT
16
GBR
Ret
NED
9
ITA
11
GER
16
CZE
14
IND
Ret
RSM
15
ARA
11
JPN
12
AUS
11
MAL
Ret
VAL
12
15th 36
2012 Moto3 Mahindra QAT
Ret
SPA
16
POR
19
FRA
12
CAT
Ret
GBR
26
NED
Ret
GER
Ret
ITA 33rd 4
Moto2 Bimota IND
22
CZE
22
RSM
21
ARA
19
JPN
23
MAL
17
AUS
19
VAL
21
NC 0
2013 Moto2 Kalex QAT
13
AME
11
SPA
10
FRA
13
ITA
12
CAT
Ret
NED
13
GER
Ret
IND
15
CZE
Ret
GBR
16
RSM
13
ARA
12
MAL
14
AUS
21
JPN
12
VAL
18
16th 38
2014 Moto2 Tech 3 QAT
Ret
AME
9
ARG
11
SPA
Ret
FRA
11
ITA
12
CAT
9
NED
12
GER
12
IND
14
CZE
10
GBR
14
RSM
11
ARA
10
JPN
29
AUS
7
MAL
10
VAL
8
10th 80
2015 Moto2 Tech 3 QAT
16
AME
13
ARG
16
SPA
10
FRA
13
ITA
16
CAT
16
NED
18
GER
Ret
IND
14
CZE
19
GBR
11
RSM
17
ARA
15
JPN
9
AUS
12
MAL
Ret
VAL
15
20th 32
2016 Moto2 Kalex QAT
17
ARG
11
AME
10
ESP
Ret
FRA
14
ITA
18
CAT
10
NED
13
GER
Ret
AUT
5
CZE
18
GBR
11
RSM
11
ARA
15
JPN
9
AUS
9
MAL
20
VAL
10
14th 64
2017 Moto2 Suter QAT
16
ARG
11
AME
8
SPA
6
FRA
12
ITA
11
CAT
Ret
NED
11
GER
9
CZE
DNS
AUT GBR RSM ARA
Ret
JPN
13
AUS
Ret
MAL
17
VAL
13
17th 50
2018 Moto2 Kalex QAT
7
ARG
10
AME
Ret
SPA
7
FRA
4
ITA
Ret
CAT
4
NED
4
GER
6
CZE
7
AUT
7
GBR
C
RSM
3
ARA
5
THA
Ret
JPN
10
AUS
9
MAL
9
VAL
7
8th 147
2019 Moto2 Kalex QAT
3
ARG
5
AME
2
SPA
15
FRA
8
ITA
8
CAT
7
NED
8
GER
3
CZE
6
AUT
9
GBR
14
RSM
DNS
ARA
THA
14
JPN
9
AUS
11
MAL
9
VAL
16
8th 137
2020 Moto2 Kalex QAT
7
SPA
Ret
ANC
10
CZE
15
AUT
3
STY
11
RSM
Ret
EMI
5
CAT
10
FRA
10
ARA
15
TER
20
EUR
13
VAL
4
POR
12
9th 81
2021 Moto2 Kalex QAT
8
DOH
Ret
POR
10
SPA
10
FRA
6
ITA
5
CAT
8
GER
6
NED
9
STY
10
AUT
23
GBR
13
ARA
11
RSM
12
AME
Ret
EMI
15
ALR
10
VAL
9
10th 98
2022 Moto2 Kalex QAT
10
INA
16
ARG
12
AME
4
POR
4
SPA
5
FRA
6
ITA
9
CAT
5
GER
4
NED
Ret
GBR
Ret
AUT
8
RSM
11
ARA
Ret
JPN
13
THA
15
AUS
13
MAL
6
VAL
10
11th 123.5

Half points awarded as less than two thirds of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.

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 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pos Pts
2022 MV Agusta SPA
SPA
NED
NED
POR
POR
ITA
ITA
GBR
GBR
CZE
CZE
FRA
FRA
SPA
SPA
POR
POR
ARG
ARG
INA
INA
AUS
Ret
AUS
7
29th 9
2023 MV Agusta AUS
7
AUS
4
INA
4
INA
5
NED
2
NED
4
SPA
2
SPA
2
EMI
EMI
GBR
GBR
ITA
ITA
CZE
CZE
FRA
FRA
SPA
SPA
POR
POR
ARG
ARG
2nd* 119*

References

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