Sebastián Porto

Sebastián Porto (born September 12, 1978 as Sebastián Porco) is an Argentine professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He currently races in the Brazilian Moto 1000 GP Championship aboard a BMW S1000RR.

Sebastián Porto
NationalityArgentina Argentine
Born (1978-09-12) 12 September 1978
Rafaela, Santa Fe Province, Argentine
Current teamBMW Motorrad Petronas Racing
Bike number12
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2014
ManufacturersKalex
2014 championship positionNC (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
1 0 0 0 0 0
250cc World Championship
Active years1995–2006
ManufacturersAprilia, Yamaha, Honda
Championships0
2006 championship position18th (20 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
160 7 19 11 8 1052
125cc World Championship
Active years1994
ManufacturersAprilia
Championships0
1994 championship positionNC (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
1 0 0 0 0 0

Career

Early career

Born in Rafaela, Santa Fe Province, Porto started his racing career at age 11, competing in the mini-motorcycle local circuit. His first international competition was the 125cc 1994 Argentine Grand Prix, and only two years later he won the 250cc European Championship.

250cc, (1995-2006)

The bulk of his racing career was in the 250cc World Championship, starting in 1996 with Aprilia. In 1999 he moved to Yamaha and finished in 9th place in his first two years at the team and in 5th place in the 2002 championship, winning the Brazilian Grand Prix in Rio de Janeiro[1]

He moved to the Repsol Aprilia team in 2004 and was championship runner-up, winning five Grands Prix and taking ten podium positions in total. In the 2005 season he claimed the Dutch TT at Assen and also finished second in the Australian Grand Prix, before the Repsol team moved to Honda bikes for 2006.

Rather than the expected switch to MotoGP after the 2006 season, he surprised everyone with the news of his retirement from motorcycle competition, claiming he had a hard time adjusting to the 250cc Honda bike, and that he was no longer enjoying his work. He returned to racing in late 2013.

2014, Wildcard Comeback on Moto2

Porto make one-off wildcard appearance at newly Termas Río Hondo Grand Prix entered by Argentina TSR Motorsport riding a Kalex bikes, He finish the race in 23rd place after starting from 32nd on the grid.

Titles and achievements

Being the most visible exponent of motorcycling in Argentina, he has received all 12 Argentine Olimpia Awards for that sport between 1994 and 2005.

  • 1992 - Argentine Promotional 100cc Champion
  • 1994 - Argentine 250cc Champion
  • 1995 - Spanish 250cc Champion (Open Ducados)
  • 1996 - European 250cc Champion
  • 1999 - 9th place in the 250cc World Championship
  • 2000 - Michel Metraux Trophy for best rider on a non-works bike
  • 2000 - 9th place in the 250cc World Championship
  • 2002 - Brazilian Grand Prix 250cc winner
  • 2002 - 5th place in the 250cc World Championship
  • 2004 - Five Grand Prix wins (Czech Republic, Australia, Qatar, Netherlands, Italy) and ten total podium finishes
  • 2004 - 2nd place in the 250cc World Championship
  • 2005 - Dutch TT 250cc winner

Career statistics

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 Pos Pts
2014 Kalex JER
4		 ARA1
5		 ARA2
4		 CAT
4		 ALB
2		 NAV1
 NAV2
 ALG1
 ALG2
 VAL
 7th 69

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 Pos Pts
1994 125cc Aprilia AUS MAL JPN ESP AUT GER NED ITA FRA GBR CZE USA ARG
Ret		 EUR NC 0
1995 250cc Aprilia AUS MAL JPN ESP GER ITA NED FRA GBR CZE BRA ARG
13		 EUR 28th 3
1996 250cc Aprilia MAL
Ret		 INA
9		 JPN
16		 SPA
12		 ITA
16		 FRA
16		 NED
Ret		 GER
20		 GBR AUT
13		 CZE
Ret		 IMO
Ret		 CAT
12		 BRA
12		 AUS
13		 19th 25
1997 250cc Aprilia MAL
Ret		 JPN
12		 SPA
Ret		 ITA
10		 AUT
9		 FRA
7		 NED
Ret		 IMO
Ret		 GER
16		 BRA
9		 GBR
9		 CZE
10		 CAT
18		 INA
9		 AUS
9		 11th 60
1998 250cc Aprilia JPN
Ret		 MAL
9		 SPA
Ret		 ITA
Ret		 FRA
Ret		 MAD
Ret		 NED
6		 GBR
DNS		 GER
Ret		 CZE
Ret		 IMO
Ret		 CAT
Ret		 AUS
Ret		 ARG
Ret		 22nd 17
1999 250cc Yamaha MAL
15		 JPN
17		 SPA
12		 FRA
7		 ITA
9		 CAT
9		 NED
12		 GBR
Ret		 GER
7		 CZE
Ret		 IMO
9		 VAL
6		 AUS
9		 RSA
6		 BRA
6		 ARG
4		 9th 98
2000 250cc Yamaha RSA
8		 MAL
8		 JPN
12		 SPA
9		 FRA
10		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
Ret		 NED
7		 GBR
11		 GER
9		 CZE
8		 POR
Ret		 VAL
8		 BRA
8		 PAC
Ret		 AUS
11		 9th 83
2001 250cc Yamaha JPN
9		 RSA
7		 SPA
Ret		 FRA
8		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
14		 NED
14		 GBR
Ret		 GER
Ret		 CZE
8		 POR
Ret		 VAL
13		 PAC
Ret		 AUS
Ret		 MAL
Ret		 BRA
Ret		 16th 39
2002 250cc Yamaha JPN
5		 RSA
8		 SPA
7		 FRA
8		 ITA
7		 CAT
Ret		 NED
4		 GBR
Ret		 GER
3		 CZE
2		 POR
3		 BRA
1		 PAC
8		 MAL
4		 AUS
3		 VAL
Ret		 5th 172
2003 250cc Honda JPN
4		 RSA
4		 SPA
6		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
8		 CAT
7		 NED
5		 GBR
6		 GER
4		 CZE
5		 POR
5		 BRA
Ret		 PAC
Ret		 MAL
8		 AUS
Ret		 VAL
6		 8th 127
2004 250cc Aprilia RSA
3		 SPA
7		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
1		 CAT
4		 NED
1		 BRA
Ret		 GER
2		 GBR
2		 CZE
1		 POR
2		 JPN
4		 QAT
1		 MAL
2		 AUS
1		 VAL
Ret		 2nd 256
2005 250cc Aprilia SPA
2		 POR
9		 CHN
5		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
5		 CAT
Ret		 NED
1		 GBR
5		 GER
5		 CZE
7		 JPN
Ret		 MAL
3		 QAT
5		 AUS
2		 TUR
Ret		 VAL 6th 152
2006 250cc Honda SPA
Ret		 QAT
7		 TUR
10		 CHN
Ret		 FRA
14		 ITA
13		 CAT NED GBR GER USA CZE MAL AUS JPN POR VAL 18th 20
2014 Moto2 Kalex QAT AME ARG
23		 SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER IND CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL NC 0

References
  1. Sebastián Porto career statistics at MotoGP.com
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