Arthur Sissis

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Arthur Sissis
Arthur Sissis 2012.jpg
Sissis at the 2012 Australian Grand Prix
NationalityAustralian
Born (1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 28)
Adelaide, South Australia
Current teamUnitech Racing Team
Bike number61
Websitewww.instagram.com/arthursissis61
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto3 World Championship
Active years 2012–2014
Manufacturers KTM, Mahindra
Championships 0
2014 championship position29th (3 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
440100146
125cc World Championship
Active years 2011
Manufacturers Aprilia
Championships 0
2011 championship positionNC (0 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
100000

Arthur Sissis (born 15 June 1995) is an Australian motorcycle and speedway rider and former Grand Prix motorcycle racer who last rode for Mahindra Racing in the Moto3 World Championship before being replaced by Andrea Migno mid season due to racing position's. He currently competes in the Australian Superbike Championship, aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1 2021.

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Career

Junior speedway

Sissis was born in Adelaide, South Australia, but grew up in the small town of Virginia, some 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of Adelaide. Sissis started racing junior motocross before joining the Sidewinders Under 16 Speedway Club in the northern suburbs of Adelaide at just 9 years of age. He went on to win the 2008 and 2009, 2011 Australian Under-16 Individual Speedway Championships, and finished second to Brady Kurtz from New South Wales, in the final of the 2010 championship.

Red Bull MotoGP Rookie Cup

Sissis then chased his Grand Prix dream and went on to ride in the 2010 Red Bull MotoGP Rookie Cup. A best placing of 6th in the first race of Round 3 at Assen saw him finish 13th in the championship. He again rode in the championship in 2011, scoring three wins (Jerez race 2, Assen race 2 and Mugello race 1) and finished 2nd in the championship, only 9 points behind Italian Lorenzo Baldassarri.

It was during 2011 that Sissis got his first Grand Prix start when he rode an Aprilia 125cc at the Malaysian Grand Prix. After qualifying 30th he had a steady race and finished in 20th.

Moto3 World Championship

In 2012, Sissis has joined the Red Bull KTM Ajo team for the Moto3 World Championship, replacing the 125cc World Championship. After qualifying 9th for the first race at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar, Sissis got a good start and was 2nd on the first lap before slowly dropping back and eventually finishing 7th.

The high point in Sissis' racing career to date was his third-place finish at his home Grand Prix at Phillip Island on 28 October 2012. Sissis led home a competitive pack behind the two leaders, his position only secured in the final seconds of the race, by only 0.054 seconds from fourth placed Alex Rins. This result was his only Grand Prix podium.

Return to speedway

In December 2014, Sissis decided on a return to speedway, signing to ride in 2015 for Sheffield Tigers in the British Premier League. [1]

In his return to speedway, Sissis finished 10th in the 2014/15 South Australian Solo Championship held at the Gillman Speedway in Adelaide on 28 December 2014. [2]

In May 2016 he rejoined the Sheffield Tigers team. [3]

Career statistics

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

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

Year1234567891011121314PosPts
2009 SPA1
Ret		 SPA2
18		 ITA
6		 NED
8		 GER
Ret		 GBR
12		 CZE1
15		 CZE2
11		13th28
2010 SPA1
12		 SPA2
12		 ITA
15		 NED1
6		 NED2
11		 GER1
11		 GER2
9		 CZE1
Ret		 CZE2
11		 RSM
14		13th43
2011 SPA1
6		 SPA2
1		 POR1
2		 POR2
1		 GBR1
9		 GBR2
7		 NED1
2		 NED2
1		 ITA
1		 GER1
18		 GER2
Ret		 CZE1
2		 CZE2
Ret		 RSM
4		2nd199

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamNumberRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd
2011 125cc Aprilia TT Motion Events Racing32100000NC
2012 Moto3 KTM Red Bull KTM Ajo 611701008412th
2013 Moto3 KTM Red Bull KTM Ajo 611700005915th
2014 Moto3 Mahindra Mahindra Racing 61100000329th
Total450100146

Races by year

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

YearClassBike123456789101112131415161718PosPts
2011 125cc Aprilia QAT SPA POR FRA CAT GBR NED ITA GER CZE INP RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL
20		 VAL NC0
2012 Moto3 KTM QAT
7		 SPA
Ret		 POR
13		 FRA
5		 CAT
22		 GBR
8		 NED
16		 GER
9		 ITA
Ret		 INP
11		 CZE
14		 RSM
10		 ARA
9		 JPN
11		 MAL
11		 AUS
3		 VAL
19		12th84
2013 Moto3 KTM QAT
8		 AME
12		 SPA
12		 FRA
13		 ITA
18		 CAT
10		 NED
8		 GER
10		 INP
6		 CZE
14		 GBR
24		 RSM
15		 ARA
9		 MAL
19		 AUS
16		 JPN
16		 VAL
18		15th59
2014 Moto3 Mahindra QAT
DNS		 AME
Ret		 ARG
22		 SPA
Ret		 FRA
17		 ITA
17		 CAT
18		 NED
21		 GER
13		 INP
21		 CZE
26		 GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 29th3

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References

  1. ↑ "Teenager Arthur Sissis joins Sheffield for next season". Sky Sports . BSkyB. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. ↑ 2014/15 SA Solo Championship result
  3. ↑ "Tigers Reveal Team Change", Sheffield Tigers, 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016
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