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Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
CategoryMotorcycle sport
RegionEurope
Inaugural season2007
Riders' championSpain José Antonio Rueda
Official websitewww.redbullrookiescup.com
Motorsport current event.svg Current season

The Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup is a motorcycle racing series contested by young, up-and-coming motorcycle riders, who have not had experience in a motorcycle grand prix previously. The class was founded in 2007, and since then a number of the rookies have progressed through to the 125cc/Moto3 championship in MotoGP.

Prior to the 2013 season, a 2-stroke KTM RC 125cc engine was used. The year 2013 saw a change of machinery to the 4-stroke KTM RC250RBR, following the introduction of the four-stroke Moto3 class.[1]

The Spaniard José Antonio Rueda was the first racer to win the Cup title and his first World Championship title in the same year (2022).

Seventeen ex Rookies have gone on to win a world championship as of 2022:

Rider World championship
France Johann Zarco 2015 Moto2, 2016 Moto2
United Kingdom Danny Kent 2015 Moto3
Italy Lorenzo Savadori 2015 Superstock 1000
South Africa Brad Binder 2016 Moto3
Spain Marc García 2017 Supersport 300
Spain Joan Mir 2017 Moto3, 2020 MotoGP
Spain Jorge Martín 2018 Moto3
France Alan Techer 2017–18 FIM Endurance World Championship
Australia Joshua Hook 2017–18 FIM Endurance World Championship, 2022 FIM Endurance World Championship
Spain Raúl Fernández 2018 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior
Spain Izan Guevara 2020 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior, 2022 Moto3
Italy Enea Bastianini 2020 Moto2
Spain Adrián Huertas 2021 Supersport 300
Spain Pedro Acosta 2021 Moto3
Turkey Toprak Razgatlıoğlu 2021 Superbike
Spain Daniel Holgado 2021 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior
Spain José Antonio Rueda 2022 FIM JuniorGP

So far, ten ex Rookie riders have started a race in the MotoGP class as of 2022 (active riders in bold):

Rider First race in MotoGP First pole position in MotoGP First podium in MotoGP First win in MotoGP Race Starts Teams
France Johann Zarco Qatar Qatar 2017 Netherlands Netherlands 2017 France France 2017 (2nd) No wins 104 France Tech3 Racing (2017-18)
Austria KTM Factory Racing (2019)
Monaco LCR Team (2019)
Spain Esponsorama Racing (2020)
Italy Pramac Racing (2021-)
Spain Joan Mir Qatar Qatar 2019 No poles Austria Austria 2020 (2nd) Europe Europe 2020 65 Japan Team Suzuki Ecstar (2019-22)
Japan Repsol Honda (2023-)
Portugal Miguel Oliveira Qatar Qatar 2019 Portugal Portugal 2020 Styria Styria 2020 (1st) Styria Styria 2020 68 France Tech3 Racing (2019-20)
Austria KTM Factory Racing (2021-22)
Malaysia RNF MotoGP Racing (2023-)
South Africa Brad Binder Spain Spain 2020 No poles Czech Republic Czechia 2020 (1st) Czech Republic Czechia 2020 52 Austria KTM Factory Racing (2020-)
Italy Lorenzo Savadori Europe Europe 2020 No poles No podiums No wins 17 Italy Gresini Racing (2019-20) (Test Rider)
Italy Gresini Racing (2020-21)
Italy Aprilia Factory Racing (2022-) (Test Rider)
Italy Enea Bastianini Qatar Qatar 2021 No poles San Marino San Marino 2021 (3rd) Qatar Qatar 2022 38 Spain Esponsorama Racing (2021)
Italy Gresini Racing (2022)
Italy Ducati Corse (2023-)
Spain Jorge Martín Qatar Qatar 2021 Qatar Doha 2021 Qatar Doha 2021 (3rd) Styria Styria 2021 34 Italy Pramac Racing (2021-)
South Africa Darryn Binder Qatar Qatar 2022 No poles No podiums No wins 20 Malaysia RNF MotoGP Racing (2022)
Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Qatar Qatar 2022 Italy Italy 2022 No podiums No wins 20 Italy Gresini Racing (2022-)
Spain Raúl Fernández Qatar Qatar 2022 No poles No podiums No wins 18 France Tech3 Racing (2022)
Malaysia RNF MotoGP Racing (2023-)
  • Data correct as of January 2023

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
  • Each rider's lowest score discounted. (2007-08 Only)

Bike Spec

Rookies Cup KTM RC250RBR Technical Details[2]
Manufacturer KTM
Configuration Single-cylinder
Displacement 249.5 ccm
Combustion 4-stroke
Valve Train DOHC
Power Output min. 37 kilowatts (50 hp) at 13.000 rpm
Rev Limit 13,500 rpm
Tank Capacity ~11 liters
Frame Tubular steel with adjustable headstock and swing arm pivot
Dry Weight approx. 80.5 kg
Suspension Front Rear
WP / DM 35 mm, RCMA3548 WP / BAVP 4618, adjustable length, hydraulic preload
Rims Front Rear
OZ Forged Aluminium 2.5 x 17 OZ Forged Aluminium 3.5 x 17
Tires Front Rear
Dunlop 95/70-17 Dunlop 115/70-17
Brakes Front Rear
Brembo Radial caliper, 290 mm GALFER single floating Disc Wave® rotor Formula brake system, 190mm GALFER fixed Disc Wave® rotor

Results

Season Races Champion Points Runner Up Points Third Place Points
2007 8 France Johann Zarco 159 Italy Lorenzo Savadori 102 United Kingdom Matthew Hoyle 96
2008 10 United States J. D. Beach 149 Spain Luis Salom 145 Norway Sturla Fagerhaug 142
2009 8 Czech Republic Jakub Kornfeil 132 Norway Sturla Fagerhaug 130 Japan Daijiro Hiura 104
2010 10 United States Jacob Gagne 170 United Kingdom Danny Kent 164 Japan Daijiro Hiura 125
2011 14 Italy Lorenzo Baldassarri 208 Australia Arthur Sissis 199 France Alan Techer 162
2012 15 Germany Florian Alt 233 Netherlands Scott Deroue 177 Czech Republic Karel Hanika 162
2013 14 Czech Republic Karel Hanika 235 Spain Jorge Martín 163 Italy Stefano Manzi 154
2014 14 Spain Jorge Martín 254 Spain Joan Mir 197 Italy Stefano Manzi 193
2015 13 Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder 243 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio 194 Japan Ayumu Sasaki 161
2016 13 Japan Ayumu Sasaki 250 Spain Aleix Viu 201 Spain Raúl Fernández 195
2017 13 Japan Kazuki Masaki 194 Spain Aleix Viu 183 Turkey Can Öncü 165
2018 12 Turkey Can Öncü 235 Turkey Deniz Öncü 192 Spain Xavier Artigas 166
2019 12 Spain Carlos Tatay 194 Spain Pedro Acosta 162 Japan Haruki Noguchi 151
2020 12 Spain Pedro Acosta 214 Spain David Muñoz 150 Spain Iván Ortolá 150
2021 14 Colombia David Alonso 248 Spain David Muñoz 211 Spain Daniel Holgado 190
2022 14 Spain José Antonio Rueda 224 Netherlands Collin Veijer 210 Spain Máximo Quiles 189

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2007 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

2007 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

The 2007 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup was the first season of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. The season, contested by the riders on equal KTM 125cc bikes, began with one race during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend at Jerez on March 25 and ended with another race header at the Valencian Grand Prix in Valencia on November 3; another six European GPs saw single Rookies races on each Saturday, making it an eight-race championship. The French Johann Zarco was proclaimed champion after the penultimate race.

France

France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. It also includes overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, giving it one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Its eighteen integral regions span a combined area of 643,801 km2 (248,573 sq mi) and had a total population of over 68 million as of January 2023. France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre; other major urban areas include Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Lille, Bordeaux, and Nice.

Johann Zarco

Johann Zarco

Johann Zarco is a French Grand Prix motorcycle racer, best known for winning the 2015 and 2016 Moto2 World Championships with his 2015 triumph being a record points total for the intermediate class. He currently rides for Pramac Racing in MotoGP.

Italy

Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, it consists of a peninsula delimited by the Alps and surrounded by several islands; its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of 301,230 km2 (116,310 sq mi), with a population of about 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome.

Lorenzo Savadori

Lorenzo Savadori

Lorenzo Savadori is a motorcycle racer from Italy, He was the 2015 FIM Superstock 1000 Cup winner and the Italia 2020 CIV Superbike Champion, acting as test rider for Aprilia with occasional wild card race entries. For the 2021 season, he competed in the MotoGP class of racing for Aprilia Racing as team-mate to Aleix Espargaró.

2008 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

2008 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Starting its second season, the 2008 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup season continued the search for future World Champions. The 2008 season begins with two races during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend at Jerez on March 29 and March 30 and ends with another double header at the Czech Republic Grand Prix in Brno on August 16 and August 17. Another six European GPs see single Rookies races on each Saturday, making it a ten-race championship, which is two more races than the last season.

J. D. Beach

J. D. Beach

James Douglas Beach is an American motorcycle racer. He currently races a Yamaha YZF-R1 in the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship.

Luis Salom

Luis Salom

Luis Jaime Salom Horrach was a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer. Salom died after a practice accident at Circuit de Catalunya, when making contact with his bike and the wall after a high-speed accident. Racing in the Moto2 class since 2014, he finished 41 races, with 3 podium appearances, including a second-place finish at the 2016 Qatar season opener. At the time of his death, Salom ranked 10th in the 2016 Moto2 Championship point standings. Previously he had competed in Moto3, accumulating nine race victories, finishing 2nd and 3rd in the 2012 and 2013 championships, respectively.

2009 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

2009 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Starting its third season, the 2009 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup season continued the search for future World Champions. The 2009 season begins with two races during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend at Jerez on May 2 and May 3 and ends with another double header at the Czech Republic Grand Prix in Brno on August 15 and August 16. Another six European GPs see single Rookies races on each Saturday, making it an eight-race championship, which is two more races than the last season.

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of 78,871 square kilometers (30,452 sq mi) with a mostly temperate continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec.

Jakub Kornfeil

Jakub Kornfeil

Jakub Kornfeil is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from the Czech Republic. Until 2019, he competed in the Moto3 World Championship. During 2020 he raced for WithU Motorsport in the MotoE World Cup. He was the winner of Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in 2009.

Japan

Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands covering 377,975 square kilometers (145,937 sq mi); the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto.

Records

Description Record Details
Most race wins (total) 10 wins Czech Republic Karel Hanika (2012 - 2013)
Most race wins in a season 8 wins Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder (2015)
Most consecutive race wins 6 wins Spain Pedro Acosta (2020)
Most podium finishes (total) 17 podiums Czech Republic Karel Hanika (2012 - 2013)
Turkey Can Öncü (2017 - 2018)
Most podium finishes in a season 11 podiums Japan Ayumu Sasaki (2016)
Most consecutive podium finishes 10 podiums Turkey Can Öncü (2018)
Most points (total) 417 points Spain Jorge Martín (2013 - 2014)
Most points in a season 254 points Spain Jorge Martín (2014)
Most pole positions (total) 10 pole positions Czech Republic Karel Hanika (2012 - 2013)
Most pole positions in a season 6 pole positions Czech Republic Karel Hanika (2013)

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Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of 78,871 square kilometers (30,452 sq mi) with a mostly temperate continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec.

Karel Hanika

Karel Hanika

Karel Hanika 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.

2012 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

2012 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

The 2012 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup season was the sixth season of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. The season began at Circuito de Jerez on 28 April and ended on 30 September at MotorLand Aragón after 15 races. The races, contested by the riders on equal KTM 125cc machinery for the last season before switching to the 250cc 4-stroke Moto3 bikes for 2013, were held at eight meetings on the Grand Prix motorcycle racing calendar.

2013 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

2013 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

The 2013 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup season was the seventh season of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. The season began at Circuit of the Americas on 20 April and ended on 29 September at the Ciudad del Motor de Aragón after 14 races. The races, for the first year contested by the riders on equal KTM 250cc 4-stroke Moto3 bikes, were held at eight meetings on the Grand Prix motorcycle racing calendar.

Bo Bendsneyder

Bo Bendsneyder

Bo Bendsneyder is a Dutch motorcycle racer. He was the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup champion in 2015.

2015 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

2015 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

The 2015 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup was the ninth season of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. After the selection event held from 14 to 16 October 2014 at Circuito Guadix in Spain and pre-season testing, held in April 2015 in Aragon, the season began at Jerez on 2 May and ended on 27 September at the Ciudad del Motor de Aragón after 13 races. The races, for the third year contested by the riders on equal KTM 250cc 4-stroke Moto3 bikes, were held at seven meetings on the Grand Prix motorcycle racing calendar.

2020 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

2020 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

The 2020 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup was the fourteenth season of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. The season, for the eighth year contested by the riders on equal KTM 250cc 4-stroke Moto3 bikes, was held over 12 races in six meetings on the Grand Prix motorcycle racing calendar, beginning at Spielberg on 15 August and ending on 15 November at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo.

Can Öncü

Can Öncü

Can Alexander Öncü is a Turkish motorcycle racer. After spending the 2019 season in Moto3, for 2020 and 2021, he raced in the World Supersport with Turkish Racing Team, a new venture headed by Turkish former racer Kenan Sofuoğlu and supported by Pucetti Kawasaki and Orelac Racing.

2017 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

2017 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

The 2017 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup was the eleventh season of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. The season, for the fifth year contested by the riders on equal KTM 250cc 4-stroke Moto3 bikes, was held over 13 races in seven meetings on the Grand Prix motorcycle racing calendar, beginning at Jerez on 6 May and ending on 24 September at the MotorLand Aragón. Japanese rider Kazuki Masaki won the championship, securing the title after the first Aragón race.

2018 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

2018 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

The 2018 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup was the twelfth season of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. The season, for the sixth year contested by the riders on equal KTM 250cc 4-stroke Moto3 bikes, was held over 12 races in seven meetings on the Grand Prix motorcycle racing calendar, beginning at Jerez on 5 May and ending on 23 September at MotorLand Aragón. Turkish rider Can Öncü won the championship, securing the title after the Misano race.

Japan

Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands covering 377,975 square kilometers (145,937 sq mi); the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto.

Ayumu Sasaki

Ayumu Sasaki

Ayumu Sasaki is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer, competing in Moto3 for Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP.

Source: "Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 14th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull_MotoGP_Rookies_Cup.

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References
  1. ^ "Rookies Cup Future Champions Wanted". Red Bull. Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  2. ^ "The Rookies Cup Bike". Red Bull. 2015-01-01.
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