Pedro Acosta (motorcyclist)
Pedro Acosta Sánchez (born 25 May 2004) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer, competing 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, just one day older than Capirossi was at the time of winning. Acosta is also a champion of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, having won the title in 2020.
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Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Mazarrón, Spain | 25 May 2004||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Red Bull KTM Ajo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bike number | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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, winning three races. He finished as champion the following year, winning six races in total, all six coming consecutively at the first six races of the season.[3]
Moto3 World Championship
In 2021 he made his debut racing in Moto3 class with the Red Bull KTM Ajo team. In his first race in Qatar, he finished in second place, becoming one of just a handful of riders to score a podium on their Grand Prix debut. 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 two races in Portugal and Spain, becoming the first rider in Grand Prix history to get on the podium in all of his first four races. He would win three more races during the season, in Germany, Styria, and Algarve, becoming champion in Algarve, when Darryn Binder crashed into Acosta's main title rival Dennis Foggia. He won the championship by 43 points, and became the first rookie champion of the Moto3 class since 1990, when Loris Capirossi won the 125cc title. Acosta was only one day older (17 years, 166 days) than Capirossi (17 years, 165 days) when they won their respective titles.
Red Bull KTM Ajo (2022–2023)
Acosta was promoted to Moto2 with the same team in 2022, joining compatriot Augusto Fernández who also moved from Marc VDS Racing Team.[6] He recorded his first Moto2 win during the Italian Grand Prix in Mugello.[7] After missing two rounds due to a broken femur sustained in a training accident,[8] he won another race in Aragón.[9]
Career statistics
Career highlights
- 2017: 1st, FIM CEV PreMoto3 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 | Pos | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Honda | ALB1 |
ALB2 |
CAT |
VAL1 |
EST1 |
EST2 |
JER1 |
JER2 |
ARA1 |
ARA2 |
VAL2 Ret |
NC | 0 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
2022 | Moto2 | Kalex | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 177 | 5th |
2023 | Moto2 | Kalex | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 16 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 280.5* | 1st* |
Total | 52 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 716.5 |
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 |
Moto2 | 2022 | 2022 Qatar | 2022 Italy | 2022 Italy | 34 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 457.5 | 0 |
Total | 2021–present | 52 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 716.5 | 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 | 20 | Pos | Pts |
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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 | ||
2022 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 12 |
INA 9 |
ARG 7 |
AME Ret |
POR Ret |
SPA 20 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 1 |
CAT 6 |
GER 2 |
NED | GBR DNS |
AUT 4 |
RSM 6 |
ARA 1 |
JPN 7 |
THA 16 |
AUS 2 |
MAL Ret |
VAL 1 |
5th | 177 |
2023 | Moto2 | Kalex | POR 1 |
ARG 12 |
AME 1 |
SPA 2 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 1 |
GER 1 |
NED 3 |
GBR 3 |
AUT 2 |
CAT 6 |
RSM 1 |
IND 1 |
JPN 3 |
INA 1 |
AUS 9‡ |
THA |
MAL |
QAT |
VAL |
1st* | 280.5* |
‡ Half points awarded as less than half of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.
* Season still in progress.
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.
- "Another record: Pedro Acosta debuts on the wins in Moto2 at Mugello". Motorcycle Sports. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- "Another record: Acosta breaks left femur in training accident". MotoGP. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- Fialho, Fábio. "Rookie but maybe not that much: Acosta returns to the wins at Aragon". Motorcycle Sports. Retrieved 18 September 2022.