Sean Dylan Kelly

Sean Dylan Kelly
Born	(2002-05-17) May 17, 2002 (age 23) Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
Current team	TopPro Racing
Bike number	40
Website	https://www.motoamerica.com/riders/
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto2 World Championship Active years 2019, 2022–2023 Manufacturers KTM, Kalex, Forward 2022 championship position 29th (5.5 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 34 0 0 0 0 6.5

Sean Dylan Kelly (born May 17, 2002) is an American motorcycle racer racing for TopPro Racing in the 2024 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship. He previously competed in the AMA Supersport Championship with the M4 Ecstar Suzuki team, having won the championship in 2021, and later had a two-year stint in Europe, racing 34 times in the Moto2 class.

Career

In 2019, Kelly made his AMA Supersport debut aboard the Suzuki GSX-R600 of M4 Ecstar Suzuki. In his first season of the championship, he recorded two victories, both at the Pittsburgh International Race Complex and five podiums, which allowed him to finish the season in fourth place.

Kelly continued on the M4 Ecstar Suzuki in 2020 ^[1] and that season, he showed his high level. He had won five races (one at Atlanta, ^[2] The Ridge, ^[3] New Jersey and two at Laguna Seca), ^[4] eleven podiums and three poles in 18 races. He finished the season runner-up with 341 points, forty less than champion, Richie Escalante.

The 2021 AMA Supersport Championship season was the demonstration of power for Kelly in the category. He achieved twelve victories (one in Virginia, Pittsburgh, New Jersey ^[5] and Alabama and two in Atlanta, ^[6] Washington, ^[7] Laguna Seca ^{[8] [9]} and Minnesota), ^[10] five second places and one sixth place was his worst finishing position of the season over 18 races. Also this season, he achieved all the poles that were contested and half of the fastest laps awarded. With his second-place finish in New Jersey Race 2, Kelly became the AMA Supersport champion one round before the end of the championship. ^[11]

Moto2 World Championship

American Racing (2019-2023)

In 2019, he made his Grand Prix motorcycle racing debut in the Moto2 category; he entered the Valencian Community Grand Prix replacing Spanish racer Iker Lecuona in American Racing KTM. ^[12] He qualified in 27th position and in the race he dropped out with two laps remaining.

On September 18, 2021, it was announced that Kelly was officially signed by American Racing in Moto2 on a two-year contract. He teamed up with five-time AMA Superbike champion Cameron Beaubier in 2022. ^{[13] [14] [15]}

Career statistics

Career highlights

• 2020: 1st, MotoAmerica Supersport championship

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

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

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Pos	Pts
2016	JER1 18	JER2 16	ASS1 Ret	ASS2 15	SAC1 18	SAC2 14	RBR1 20	RBR2 17	BRN1 13	BRN2 19	MIS 17	ARA1 16	ARA2 16	22nd	6
2017	JER1 7	JER2 Ret	ASS1 Ret	ASS2 17	SAC1 21	SAC2 20	BRN1 17	BRN2 8	RBR1 21	RBR2 13	MIS 7	ARA1 12	ARA2 9	17th	40
2018	JER1 8	JER2 7	ITA 11	ASS 6	ASS Ret	GER1 Ret	GER2 8	AUT 10	AUT 11	MIS Ret	ARA 9	ARA 9		10th	65

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2019	Moto2	KTM	American Racing KTM	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2022	Moto2	Kalex	American Racing	20	0	0	0	0	5.5	29th
2023	Moto2	Kalex	American Racing	8	0	0	0	0	0*	29th*
		Forward	Forward Team	5	0	0	0	0	1*
Total				34	0	0	0	0	6.5

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	1st Pod	1st Win	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts	WChmp
Moto2	2019, 2022–present	2019 Valencia			34	0	0	0	0	6.5	0
Total	2019–present				34	0	0	0	0	6.5	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	20	Pos	Pts
2019	Moto2	KTM	QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL Ret		NC	0
2022	Moto2	Kalex	QAT 25	INA Ret	ARG Ret	AME 17	POR 13	SPA 22	FRA 20	ITA 23	CAT 21	GER 17	NED 19	GBR 22	AUT Ret	RSM Ret	ARA 21	JPN 19	THA 11‡	AUS 18	MAL 18	VAL 18	29th	5.5
2023	Moto2	Kalex	POR 20	ARG Ret	AME 18	SPA Ret	FRA 16	ITA 19	GER 17	NED Ret	GBR	AUT	CAT										29th*	1*
		Forward												RSM 20	IND 15	JPN 23	INA	AUS	THA	MAL 19	QAT Ret	VAL

^‡ Half points awarded as less than two thirds of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.

MotoAmerica Supersport Championship

Races by year

Year	Class	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Pos	Pts
2019	Supersport	Suzuki	ATL 3	ATL 6	VIR DNS	VIR 3	RAM 3	RAM 2	UMC 4	UMC 5	MON 4	SON Ret	SON 6	PIT 1	PIT 1	NJR 3	NJR Ret	ALA 5	ALA 4	4th	215

Year	Class	Team	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		Pos	Pts
			R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
2020	Supersport	Suzuki	RAM Ret	RAM 2	RAM 2	RAM 2	ATL 1	ATL 2	PIT 2	PIT 2	TRD 2	TRD 1	NJR 3	NJR 1	ALA 2	ALA 2	BRI 16	BRI 2	LGS 1	LGS 1	2nd	341
2021	Superstock	Suzuki	ATL 1	ATL 1	VIR 1	VIR 2	RAM 6	RAM 2	RID 1	RID 1	MON 1	MON 1	BRA 1	BRA 1	PIT 2	PIT 1	NJR 1	NJR 2	ALA 1	ALA 2	1st	410

MotoAmerica SuperBike Championship

Results

Year	Class	Team	1		2			3		4		5			6		7		8			9		Pos	Pts
			R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2
2024	SuperBike	BMW	ATL 4	ATL 5	ALA 4	ALA 2	ALA 3	RAM Ret	RAM 6	BRA 4	BRA Ret	RID 17	RID 5		MON 4	MON 3	OHI 5	OHI 2	TEX Ret	TEX 1	TEX 3	NJR 7	NJR 2	4th	237
2025	SuperBike	Suzuki	ALA 4	ALA 4	ATL 4	ATL 4		RAM Ret	RAM 14	RID 6	RID 16	MON Ret	MON 4	MON Ret	VIR 4	VIR 2	OHI	OHI	TEX	TEX		NJE	NJE	6th*	110*

References

1. "M4 ECSTAR Suzuki Signs Sean Dylan Kelly, Alex Dumas And Lucas Silva For 2020". www.motorsports.media. February 24, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
2. "M4 ECSTAR SUZUKI'S SEAN DYLAN KELLY WINS AT ROAD ATLANTA". www.suzuki-racing.com. August 2, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
3. "MotoAmerica support classes: Landers times three, Kelly gets it done at The Ridge". racer.com. August 30, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
4. "Landers And Kelly Win Season Finale At Laguna Seca". motoamerica.com. October 25, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
5. "Sean Dylan Kelly Won MotoAmerica Supersport Race 1 at New Jersey Motorsports Park". teamhammer.com. September 11, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
6. "Suzuki's Sean Dylan Kelly Wins Twice at Road Atlanta". suzukicycles.com. May 3, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
7. "MOTOAMERICA: DOBLETE DE SEAN DYLAN KELLY". revista400.cc (in Spanish). June 28, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
8. "MOTOAMERICA: DOBLETE PARA KELLY EN LAGUNA SECA". revista400.cc (in Spanish). July 12, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
9. "Supersport Double Victory for Suzuki's Sean Dylan Kelly at Laguna Seca". suzukicycles.com. July 12, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
10. "MOTOAMERICA: KELLY CONTINÚA CON SU RACHA DE VICTORIAS". revista400.cc (in Spanish). August 4, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
11. "Kelly Crowned MotoAmerica Supersport Champion". motoamerica.com. September 13, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
12. "Sean Dylan Kelly debuta en Moto2 en el puesto de Lecuona". super7moto.com (in Spanish). November 8, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
13. "Sean Dylan Kelly To Moto2 For 2022 And 2023". motoamerica.com. September 18, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
14. "Moto2: Kelly Signs Two-Year Deal With American Racing Team". www.roadracingworld.com. September 18, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
15. "Sean Dylan Kelly con el American Racing en el Mundial de Moto2 en 2022". super7moto.com (in Spanish). September 20, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.

External links

• Sean Dylan Kelly at MotoGP.com
• Sean Dylan Kelly at AS.com (in Spanish)