Luca Amato

Luca Amato
Amato in 2012
Nationality	German
Born	(1996-08-24) 24 August 1996 (age 29) Bergisch Gladbach, Germany [1]
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto3 World Championship Active years 2012–2013 Manufacturers Mahindra, Kalex KTM, Suter Honda 2013 championship position NC (0 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 14 0 0 0 0 0

Luca Amato (born 24 August 1996) is a German former Grand Prix motorcycle racer.

Career

Early career

Amato was born in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. ^[1] He started riding a minicross motorbike at the age of eight. He later switched to road racing and was crowned German Mini-Bike champion in 2007 and 2008. Amato also won the ADAC-promoted 125cc Junior Cup. After this, he was given financial support through the ADAC Foundation. ^[2] In 2012, Amato joined the Spanish CEV Moto3 Championship, where he claimed one win at Motorland Aragón, as well as three podiums in total. ^[3] This placed him as championship runner-up in the overall results at the end of the season, behind Álex Márquez and in front for 2022 and 2023 MotoGP World Champion Francesco Bagnaia.

Moto3 World Championship

Aspar Team (2012)

Amato made his Grand Prix debut at the 2012 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix with Aspar Team, and would go on to finish the remainder of the season with the same team. ^[4]

Ambrogio Racing (2013)

In 2013, Amato signed with Ambrogio Racing to replace Danny Webb from the tenth round onwards, on board a Mahindra, after a switch from Suter Honda. ^[5]

After failing to show improvement in 2012 and 2013, Amato was left without a seat for 2014, and bowed out of motorcycle racing due to lack of funding. ^[6]

Career statistics

CEV Buckler Moto3 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	Pos	Pts
2012	FTR Honda	JER Ret	NAV 4	ARA 1	CAT 3	ALB1 2	ALB2 Ret	VAL 12			2nd	78
2013	FTR Honda	CAT1 Ret	CAT2 4	ARA 15	ALB1 Ret	ALB2	NAV	VAL1	VAL1	JER	20th	14

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2012	Moto3	Kalex KTM	Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3	5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2013	Moto3	Mahindra	Mahindra Spiel-Kiste	9	0	0	0	0	0	NC
		Suter Honda	Ambrogio Racing
		Mahindra
Total				14	0	0	0	0	0

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	1st Pod	1st Win	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts
Moto3	2012–2013	2012 Aragon			14	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2012–2013				14	0	0	0	0	0

Races by year

Year	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Pos	Points
2012	Moto3	Kalex KTM	QAT	SPA	POR	FRA	CAT	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	INP	CZE	RSM	ARA 20	JPN 22	MAL 24	AUS Ret	VAL 22	NC	0
2013	Moto3	Mahindra	QAT	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER Ret	INP			RSM 24	ARA 25	MAL 20	AUS 28	JPN Ret	VAL Ret	NC	0
		Suter Honda										CZE 30	GBR 26

References

1. "ADAC fördert 29 Nachwuchsfahrer" auto.de (in German), 28 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
2. "ADAC fördert den Rennfahrer-Nachwuchs" nordbayern.de (in German), 29 June 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
3. "Luca Amato: Sieg in Spanien!" speedweek.com (in German), 30 May 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
4. "Luca Amato erhält bis Saisonende Startplatz" rp-online.de (in German), 24 September 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
5. "Luca Amato: «Die Mahindra ist perfekt für mich»" speedweek.com (in German), 6 July 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
6. "Luca Amato: Wieder ein deutsches Talent ausrangiert?" speedweek.com (in German), 7 April 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2025.