Dimas Ekky Pratama

Dimas Ekky Pratama (born 26 October 1992 in Depok) is an Indonesian motorcycle rider who last raced in Moto2 Championship for Idemitsu Honda Asia Team.

Dimas Ekky Pratama
NationalityIndonesian
Born (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992
Depok, West Java, Indonesia
Current teamIDEMITSU Honda Team Asia
Bike number20
Websitewww.dimaspratama20.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2017–2019
ManufacturersKalex, Honda, Tech 3
Championships0
2019 championship positionNC (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
14 0 0 0 0 0

Career

Early career

His racing career started in 2010, where he competed in IRS (Indonesian Racing Series) Supersport 600cc class. In his maiden season, he achieved 4th in the final standings, 5th in 2011, and concluded his national level career as a runner-up in 2012.[1]

Suzuka 4 & 8 Hours

Dimas won the 2013 Suzuka 4 Hours race together with fellow Indonesian rider Iswandi Muis, both riding a Honda CBR600RR bike from Astra Honda Racing Team.[2] He had also participated in the higher class, Suzuka 8 Hours between 2014 and 2017. He raced for Honda Team Asia, aboard a Honda CBR1000RR together with Australian Joshua Hook and Malaysian Mohamad Zamri Baba in his first participation of the event where the trio finished 7th overall.[3] The 2015 race saw a major change to the team as they replaced Dimas' partners with Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman from Malaysia, and Thai rider Ratthapong Wilairot. They completed the race in the 18th position.[4] For the 2016 event,[5] the team replaced Azlan with Zaqhwan Zaidi and finished 8th, an achievement that was repeated for the following year with the same line-up.[6][7][8]

Asia Road Racing Championship

From the year 2012 to 2016 he raced in Asia Road Racing Championship in the Supersport 600cc class as a full-time rider, also with Astra Honda Racing Team, and a one-off appearance at 2017 Indonesian Round at Sentul which he won the first race.[9][10] During his time in the class, he earned the Best Rookie of The Year in his first season, having finished the championship in 6th position. His best ranking position ever was 5th in the 2015 season.[11]

CEV Moto2 European Championship

Between 2015 and 2018 Dimas competed in the FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship with Astra Honda Racing Team. His best overall result was 5th in 2018 season, and a total of 2 podium finishes in Catalunya race 1 in 2017 season (3rd) and race 1 Albacete round in 2018 (3rd).

Moto2 World Championship

He made his Grand Prix racing debut as a wildcard at the Malaysian GP in 2017 at Sepang International Circuit. Unfortunately, he was unable to finish the race as he was involved in a crash. A year later, at the same circuit, he was called up by Tech 3 to replace their regular rider, Bo Bendsneyder, who was absent due to injury. Dimas completed the race in 23rd position. He also participated in 2018 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix as a wildcard, where he finished in 24th position.

He secured a full-season contract to race in the 2019 Moto2 season for Hiroshi Aoyama's IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia.[12] In Spanish round at Circuito de Jerez, he was accidentally ran over by other rider in the beginning of the race after crashing, and did not make restart.[13] Later, during Free Practice 1 for TT Assen, he crashed heavily and suffered concussions where he was confirmed unfit for the race.[14] He participated in the next two rounds, but also withdrew after taking part in the Free Practice sessions.

He was also absent for 4 rounds due to recovery from his injuries and was replaced by Teppei Nagoe at Red Bull Ring and Silverstone, Andi Farid Izdihar at Misano round, and Gerry Salim at Aragon. He made his comeback after 4 months absent at Buriram and reached his best result of the season at Sepang as he finished 18th.[15][16] His contract was not renewed and he was replaced by Farid for 2020 season.[17]

Personal life

Dimas is married and has a daughter who was born in 2018. His nickname is "Red Forehead".

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season
Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2017 Moto2 Kalex Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2018 Moto2 Honda Astra Honda Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Tech 3 Tech 3 Racing 1 0 0 0 0
2019 Moto2 Kalex IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia 11 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Total 14 0 0 0 0 0

By class
Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto2 2017–2019 2017 Malaysia 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2017–2019 14 0 0 0 0 0 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
2017 Moto2 Kalex QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL
Ret		 VAL NC 0
2018 Moto2 Honda QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT
24		 NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS NC 0
Tech 3 MAL
23		 VAL
2019 Moto2 Kalex QAT
24		 ARG
23		 AME
22		 SPA
DNS		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
24		 CAT
21		 NED
DNS		 GER
DNS		 CZE
DNS		 AUT GBR RSM ARA THA
24		 JPN
21		 AUS
26		 MAL
18		 VAL
25		 NC 0
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References
  1. "Profile : Dimas Ekky Pratama". Dimaspratama20.com. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2. "Merah Putih Berkibar di Gelaran 2013 Suzuka 4 Hours Endurance Race lewat Astra Honda Racing Team". Tmcblog.com.
  3. "Moto Racing JAPAN : Suzuka 8 Hours 2014 Results". Motoracing-japan.com.
  5. "2016 FIM Endurance World Championship Series, Round 3 : "Coca-Cola Zero" Suzuka 8hours Endurance Race : 8hours Official Race Results". Suzukacircuit.jp. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  6. Bhaktinusa, PT Uninet. "Dimas Ekky Antar Honda Team Asia Finis di Urutan Ke-8 Suzuka 8 Hours". Juara.bolasport.com.
  7. "Hasil Race Suzuka 8 Hours 2017 : Lagi-lagi Yamaha R1 Juara, ZX-10RR Ke-2, CBR1000RR SP2 ke-3, Dimas Ekky ke-8". Warungasep.net. 30 July 2017.
  8. "2016-2017 FIM Endurance World Championship Final Round : "Coca-Cola" Suzuka 8hours Endurance Race : 8hours Race Final Ranking". Suzukacircuit.jp. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  9. "SUPERSPORTS 600cc: SUPER-SUB DIMAS CAPS OFF SUCCESSFUL PODIUM HUNT FOR INDONESIA – Asia Road Racing Championship". Asiaroadracing.com.
  10. "ASIA ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP : Sentul International Circuit, Indonesia : SUPERSPORTS 600cc - Race 1" (PDF). Asiaroadracing.com. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  11. "RACING CHAMPIONSHIP 2015 : OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS : SUPERSPORTS 600cc" (PDF). Asiaroadracing.com. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  12. "Honda Announces Riders for 2019 FIM MotoGP World Championship Moto2 IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia and Moto3 Honda Team Asia". Honda. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  13. Media, Kompas Cyber. "Usai Kecelakaan Dimas Ekky Dinyatakan Selamat". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  14. Media, Kompas Cyber. "Harus Istirahat, Dimas Ekky Absen di Moto2 Assen". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  15. Bolasport.com. "Comeback, Dimas Ekky Kena Jump Start Penalty di Moto2 Thailand - Bolasport.com". juara.bolasport.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  16. "Hasil Balap Moto2 Malaysia 2019: Alex Marquez Kunci Juara Dunia, Posisi Dimas Ekky Melonjak - Semua Halaman - Motorplus". www.motorplus-online.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  17. "Andi Gilang Gantikan Dimas Ekky di Moto2 2020". olahraga. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
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