Karel Hanika
Karel Hanika (born 14 April 1996) is a motorcycle racer from the Czech Republic. He is the 2013 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup champion and the 2013 European Moto3 champion. He currently competes in the Alpe Adria International Road Race Superbike Championship, aboard a BMW S1000RR.
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| Nationality | Czech | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 April 1996 Brno, Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | EKO IVRacing BMW CSEU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 98 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2014 and 2015, Hanika raced for the Ajo Motorsport team in the Moto3 world championship.[1]
After two crash-filled seasons he was dropped by Ajo and switched to Mahindra for the 2016 campaign. However after failing to score a single point in seven races he was fired mid-season and replaced by Moto3 returnee Danny Webb.[2]
Career statistics
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Races by year
(key)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | JER 1 Ret |
JER 2 16 |
EST 1 3 |
EST 2 3 |
SIL 1 10 |
SIL 2 3 |
ASS 1 6 |
ASS 2 Ret |
SAC 1 3 |
SAC 2 9 |
BRN 1 1 |
BRN 2 16 |
MIS 1 |
ARA 1 5 |
ARA 2 1 |
3rd | 162 |
| 2013 | AME 1 2 |
AME 2 1 |
JER 1 2 |
JER 2 2 |
ASS 1 1 |
ASS 2 1 |
SAC 1 Ret |
SAC 2 1 |
BRN 1 |
SIL 1 1 |
SIL 2 Ret |
MIS Ret |
ARA 1 1 |
ARA 2 Ret |
1st | 235 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Moto3 | KTM | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 18th |
| 2015 | Moto3 | KTM | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 18th |
| 2016 | Moto3 | Mahindra | Platinum Bay Real Estate | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| KTM | Freudenberg Racing Team | |||||||||
| 2017 | Moto2 | Kalex | Willirace Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Total | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 14 |
AME 10 |
ARG Ret |
SPA 19 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 10 |
CAT 14 |
NED Ret |
GER Ret |
IND 13 |
CZE 15 |
GBR 12 |
RSM Ret |
ARA 23 |
JPN 12 |
AUS 13 |
MAL 9 |
VAL 10 |
18th | 44 |
| 2015 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 13 |
AME 10 |
ARG 7 |
SPA 22 |
FRA 20 |
ITA 28 |
CAT Ret |
NED 8 |
GER 13 |
IND 12 |
CZE 26 |
GBR Ret |
RSM 21 |
ARA Ret |
JPN 8 |
AUS 14 |
MAL Ret |
VAL Ret |
18th | 43 |
| 2016 | Moto3 | Mahindra | QAT 30 |
ARG 24 |
AME Ret |
SPA Ret |
FRA Ret |
ITA 20 |
CAT Ret |
NED | GER | AUT | NC | 0 | ||||||||
| KTM | CZE 16 |
GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL 22 | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE 22 |
AUT | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 |
Superbike World 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 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 2018 | Yamaha | AUS | AUS | THA | THA | SPA | SPA | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | GBR | GBR | CZE | CZE | USA 13 |
USA 14 |
ITA | ITA | POR | POR | FRA | FRA | ARG | ARG | QAT | QAT | 24th | 5 |
References
- "Red Bull KTM Ajo sign Karel Hanika for 2014". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- "Danny Webb set for World Championship return". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
External links
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Matteo Ferrari |
European Moto3 Champion 2013 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Florian Alt |
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion 2013 |
Succeeded by Jorge Martín |