Karel Hanika

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Karel Hanika
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Hanika in 2012
NationalityCzech
Born (1996-04-14) 14 April 1996 (age 28)
Brno, Czech Republic
Current teamYART Yamaha
Bike number98
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years 2017
Manufacturers Kalex
Championships 0
2017 championship position41st (0 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
100000
Moto3 World Championship
Active years 20142016
Manufacturers KTM, Mahindra
Championships 0
2016 championship position38th (0 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
45000087
Superbike World Championship
Active years 2018, 2021
Manufacturers Yamaha
Championships 0
2021 championship positionNC (0 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
500005
Supersport World Championship
Active years 2020
Manufacturers Yamaha
Championships 0
2020 championship position20th (16 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
4000016

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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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) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year123456789101112131415PosPts
2012 SPA1
Ret
SPA2
16
POR1
3
POR2
3
GBR1
10
GBR2
3
NED1
6
NED2
Ret
GER1
3
GER2
9
CZE1
1
CZE2
16
RSM
1
ARA1
5
ARA2
1
3rd162
2013 AME1
2
AME2
1
JER1
2
JER2
2
ASS1
1
ASS2
1
SAC1
Ret
SAC2
1
BRN
1
SIL1
1
SIL2
Ret
MIS
Ret
ARA1
1
ARA2
Ret
1st235

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
2016 KTM VAL1
VAL2
LMS
ARA
CAT1
CAT2
ALB
5
ALG
Ret
JER1
16
JER2
3
VAL1
3
VAL2
4
13th56

FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearBike1234567891011PosPts
2017 Kalex ALB
CAT1
CAT2
VAL1
VAL2
EST1
EST2
JER
ARA1
14
ARA2
10
VAL
9
21st15

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd
2014 Moto3 KTM Red Bull KTM Ajo 1800004418th
2015 Moto3 KTM Red Bull KTM Ajo 1800004318th
2016 Moto3 Mahindra Platinum Bay Real Estate90000038th
KTM Freudenberg Racing Team
2017 Moto2 Kalex Willirace Team10000041st
Total46000087

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearClassBike123456789101112131415161718PosPts
2014 Moto3 KTM QAT
14
AME
10
ARG
Ret
SPA
19
FRA
Ret
ITA
10
CAT
14
NED
Ret
GER
Ret
INP
13
CZE
15
GBR
12
RSM
Ret
ARA
23
JPN
12
AUS
13
MAL
9
VAL
10
18th44
2015 Moto3 KTM QAT
13
AME
10
ARG
7
SPA
22
FRA
20
ITA
28
CAT
Ret
NED
8
GER
13
INP
12
CZE
26
GBR
Ret
RSM
21
ARA
Ret
JPN
8
AUS
14
MAL
Ret
VAL
Ret
18th43
2016 Moto3 Mahindra QAT
30
ARG
24
AME
Ret
SPA
Ret
FRA
Ret
ITA
20
CAT
Ret
NED GER AUT 38th0
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 41st0

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearBike123456789101112131415161718192021222324PosPts
2021 Yamaha SPA
SPA
POR
POR
ITA
ITA
NED
NED
CZE
CZE
SPA
SPA
FRA
FRA
SPA
SPA
SPA
C
SPA
POR
POR
ARG
Ret
ARG
5
INA
Ret
INA
11
21st27

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearBike12345678910111213PosPts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
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 24th5

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearBike12345678910111213PosPts
R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2
2021 Yamaha SPA
SPA
SPA
POR
POR
POR
ITA
ITA
ITA
GBR
GBR
GBR
NED
NED
NED
CZE
Ret
CZE
Ret
CZE
18
SPA
SPA
SPA
FRA
FRA
FRA
SPA
SPA
SPA
SPA
SPA
SPA
POR
POR
POR
ARG
ARG
ARG
INA
INA
INA
NC0

FIM Endurance World Championship

By team

YearTeamBikeRiderTC
2019–20 Flag of Austria.svg Yamaha Austria Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R1 Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Fritz
Flag of Italy.svg Niccoló Canepa
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broc Parkes
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Hanika
Flag of France.svg Loris Baz
2nd
2023 Flag of Austria.svg Yamaha Austria Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R1 Flag of Italy.svg Niccolò Canepa
Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Fritz
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Hanika
1st
2024 Flag of Austria.svg Yamaha Austria Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R1 Flag of Italy.svg Niccolò Canepa
Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Fritz
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Hanika
2nd

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References

  1. "Red Bull KTM Ajo sign Karel Hanika for 2014". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  2. "Danny Webb set for World Championship return". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
champion

2013
Succeeded by