Álex Rins

Álex Rins Navarro[1] (born 8 December 1995) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer, having made his début in the Moto3 World Championship, in the 2012 season. Rins was the 2011 Championship winner (SIC) of the Spanish 125GP series and winner of the 2019 Grand Prix of the Americas.

Álex Rins
Rins (left) at the 2019 British Grand Prix
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(1995-12-08) 8 December 1995 Barcelona, Spain
Current team	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR
Bike number	42
Website	AlexRins.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics MotoGP World Championship Active years 2017– Manufacturers Suzuki Championships 0 2019 championship position 4th (205 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 50 2 8 0 2 433 Moto2 World Championship Active years 2015–2016 Manufacturers Kalex Championships 0 2016 championship position 3rd (214 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 36 4 17 4 7 448 Moto3 World Championship Active years 2012–2014 Manufacturers Suter Honda, KTM, Honda Championships 0 2014 championship position 3rd (237 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 52 8 23 13 5 689

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rins and the second or maternal family name is Navarro.

Career

Moto3 World Championship

2012

Born in Barcelona, Rins began his career in Moto3 with the Estrella Galicia 0,0 team. In his second meeting, Rins took pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix.[2] He took his first podium in France with third place. He scored no further podiums, but was very consistent throughout the remainder of the season, regularly finishing in the top ten. He finished fifth in the final standings and became the rookie of the year.

2013

He continued racing for Estrella Galicia 0,0 alongside Álex Márquez in 2013, which would prove to be his breakthrough year. Maverick Viñales, Luis Salom and Rins dominated the season, with Rins scoring 6 wins, 14 podiums and 8 poles, and was in the running for the title throughout the season, finishing second to Viñales by a margin of 12 points.

2014

He continued to race for Estrella Galicia 0,0 in 2014.[3] The 2014 season saw a dip in Rins' performance with 2 wins, 8 podiums and 4 poles which was lesser than his previous years' performance. Ultimately Rins finished the season in third place in the riders' championship.

Moto2 World Championship

2015

Rins moved to Moto2 for 2015 with the Paginas Amarillas HP 40 team riding a Kalex. He sported the racing number 40, for the team’s sponsorship purposes. In a season dominated by Johann Zarco, Rins achieved 2 wins and 10 podiums, ultimately finishing second in the final standings and winning the rookie of the year.

2016

Rins stayed with the Paginas Amarillas HP 40 team for 2016. The season began well for Rins, achieving wins in Austin and Le Mans and 7 podiums. However, a late season slump coupled with a surge in performance from Thomas Lüthi resulted in Rins finishing the season in third place.

MotoGP World Championship

2017

Rins moved up to the MotoGP class for the 2017 season with Team Suzuki Ecstar alongside his new teammate, Andrea Iannone, and changed his number back from 40 to 42.[4] The first half of his season was hampered when he broke his wrist during practice at Texas in April, and didn't return to the bike until two months later at Assen. However, his fortunes took an upturn with a season-best fifth place in the wet in Japan, bettered with a fourth-place finish at the final round in Valencia.

2018

An improved Suzuki machine coupled with a lack of injuries allowed Rins to be a consistent podium contender in 2018. Despite a disappointing start to the season with 5 retirements in 9 races, Rins amassed 5 podiums (including second place in both of the final two rounds) and a total of 169 points, finishing the season in 5th place of the rider's championship and 36 points ahead of his teammate Iannone.

On May 17, 2018 ahead of the French GP, Rins was confirmed to have signed a two-year extension with Suzuki, guaranteeing his factory rider position with the Hamamatsu manufacturer through 2020.[5]

2019

For the 2019 season Rins was paired with MotoGP rookie and 2017 Moto3 champion Joan Mir. After finishing just outside of the podium in both the Qatar and Argentine round, Rins won the 2019 Grand Prix of the Americas whilst dueling with Valentino Rossi after the retirement of Marc Márquez. It is his first win in the MotoGP class and Suzuki's first win since Maverick Viñales won the 2016 British Grand Prix as well as their 2nd premiere class win since their return to MotoGP. Rins finished the season with 205 points which got him the 4th place in the championship, his best MotoGP season finish to date.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Number	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2012	Moto3	Suter Honda	Estrella Galicia 0,0	42	17	0	1	1	1	141	5th
2013	Moto3	KTM	Estrella Galicia 0,0	42	17	6	14	8	1	311	2nd
2014	Moto3	Honda	Estrella Galicia 0,0	42	18	2	8	4	3	237	3rd
2015	Moto2	Kalex	Paginas Amarillas HP 40	40	18	2	10	3	4	234	2nd
2016	Moto2	Kalex	Paginas Amarillas HP 40	40	18	2	7	1	3	214	3rd
2017	MotoGP	Suzuki	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	42	13	0	0	0	0	59	16th
2018	MotoGP	Suzuki	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	42	18	0	5	0	1	169	5th
2019	MotoGP	Suzuki	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	42	19	2	3	0	1	205	4th
2020	MotoGP	Suzuki	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	42	1	0	0	0	0	6*	16th*
Total					139	14	48	17	14	1576

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	1st Pod	1st Win	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts	WChmp
Moto3	2012–2014	2012 Qatar	2012 France	2013 United States	52	8	23	13	5	689	0
Moto2	2015–2016	2015 Qatar	2015 United States	2015 Indianapolis	36	4	17	4	7	448	0
MotoGP	2017–present	2017 Qatar	2018 Argentine	2019 United States	51	2	8	0	2	439	0
Total	2012–Present				139	14	48	17	14	1576	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	Pos	Pts
2012	Moto3	Suter Honda	QAT 10	SPA 4	POR 7	FRA 3	CAT Ret	GBR Ret	NED 6	GER 20	ITA 7	IND 7	CZE 5	RSM 4	ARA 6	JPN 4	MAL 7	AUS 4	VAL 16			5th	141
2013	Moto3	KTM	QAT 3	AME 1	SPA Ret	FRA 2	ITA 2	CAT 2	NED 3	GER 1	IND 1	CZE 4	GBR 2	RSM 1	ARA 1	MAL 2	AUS 1	JPN 24	VAL 3			2nd	311
2014	Moto3	Honda	QAT 5	AME 4	ARG 5	SPA 3	FRA 2	ITA 3	CAT Ret	NED 2	GER Ret	IND 5	CZE 9	GBR 1	RSM 1	ARA 4	JPN 10	AUS 3	MAL 3	VAL 5		3rd	237
2015	Moto2	Kalex	QAT 4	AME 3	ARG 2	SPA 18	FRA 17	ITA 11	CAT 2	NED 4	GER 3	IND 1	CZE 3	GBR 2	RSM DSQ	ARA 2	JPN 11	AUS 1	MAL Ret	VAL 2		2nd	234
2016	Moto2	Kalex	QAT 8	ARG 4	AME 1	SPA 3	FRA 1	ITA 7	CAT 2	NED 6	GER Ret	AUT 3	CZE 2	GBR 7	RSM 2	ARA 6	JPN 20	AUS Ret	MAL 14	VAL 5		3rd	214
2017	MotoGP	Suzuki	QAT 9	ARG Ret	AME DNS	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED 17	GER 21	CZE 11	AUT 16	GBR 9	RSM 8	ARA 17	JPN 5	AUS 8	MAL DSQ	VAL 4		16th	59
2018	MotoGP	Suzuki	QAT Ret	ARG 3	AME Ret	SPA Ret	FRA 10	ITA 5	CAT Ret	NED 2	GER Ret	CZE 11	AUT 8	GBR C	RSM 4	ARA 4	THA 6	JPN 3	AUS 5	MAL 2	VAL 2	5th	169
2019	MotoGP	Suzuki	QAT 4	ARG 5	AME 1	SPA 2	FRA 10	ITA 4	CAT 4	NED Ret	GER Ret	CZE 4	AUT 6	GBR 1	RSM Ret	ARA 9	THA 5	JPN 7	AUS 9	MAL 5	VAL 5	4th	205
2020	MotoGP	Suzuki	SPA DNS	ANC 10	CZE 4	AUT	STY	RSM	EMI	CAT	FRA	ARA	TER	EUR	VAL							10th*	19*

^* Season still in progress.

References

1. "Campeonato de España de Velocidad, Circuito de Jerez – 7ª Prueba: Clasificación Final" (PDF). CEV Buckler. Dorna Sports. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
2. "Local rookie Rins takes pole in enthralling Moto3 qualifying". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
3. "Victoria de Rins y podio de Márquez para celebrar la renovación". puig.tv (in Spanish). Puig Racing Screens. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013. Álex Rins vence y Álex Márquez acaba tercero tras confirmar ayer que seguirán juntos en 2014.
4. Sports, Dorna. "2017 MotoGP™ provisional entry list". www.motogp.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
5. "Rins to stay with Team Suzuki Ecstar for two more seasons". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2019.

External links

• Profile on motogp.com
• Official website

Sporting positions
Preceded by Maverick Viñales	CEV Buckler 125GP Champion 2011	Succeeded by Álex Márquez