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Iker Lecuona

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Iker Lecuona
Lecuona at the 2023 Dutch TT
NationalitySpanish
Born (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24)
Valencia, Spain
Current teamTeam HRC
Bike number7
WebsiteIker Lecuona
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years20192021, 2023
ManufacturersKTM (20192021)
Honda (2023)
Championships0
2023 championship position30th (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
37 0 0 0 0 66
Moto2 World Championship
Active years20162019
ManufacturersKalex (20162017)
KTM (20182019)
Championships0
2019 championship position12th (90 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
55 0 2 0 0 172
Superbike World Championship
Active years2022-
ManufacturersHonda
Championships0
2023 championship position13th (143 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
65 0 1 1 0 332

Iker Lecuona Gascón (born 6 January 2000) is a Spanish motorcycle racer, who competes in the Superbike World Championship for Honda Racing Corporation, on a CBR1000RR-R.[1] He spent two seasons in MotoGP, from 2020 to 2021 with KTM Tech3.

Career

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Moto2 World Championship

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CarXpert Interwetten/Technomag Racing Interwetten (2016)

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In 2016 Lecuona made his debut in the Moto2 World Championship replacing the injured Dominique Aegerter in the CarXpert Interwetten team for two races; later in the season he rejoined the team as the permanent replacement for the same rider.[2]

Garage Plus Interwetten (2017)

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He suffered serious back and collarbone injuries in a crash during pre-season testing at Jerez and missed the first two races of the 2017 season.[3] That season Lecuona managed his first point-scoring race at world championship level in the second to last race in Malaysia. He finished 35th in the standings in this rookie Moto2 season.

Swiss Innovative Investors (2018)

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Lecuona at the 2018 Australian Grand Prix

In the last race of the season, the Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix, Lecuona achieved his first world championship podium, finishing 2nd after fellow KTM rider Miguel Oliveira. A further 10 finishes in the point scoring ranks, 6 of which being Top 10 finishes resulted in Lecuona placing 12th in the championship standings.

American Racing (2019)

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2019 saw him achieve a 2nd podium finish on world championship level. At the 2019 Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix Lecuona finished 3rd after fellow KTM rider Brad Binder and Luca Marini.

MotoGP World Championship

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Tech3 (2019–2021)

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Lecuona's first MotoGP outing happened during the 2019 season, after having been announced as a regular rider for the following season with Tech3. In the season finale at Valencia, he replaced Tech3 KTM rider Miguel Oliveira who could not participate after undergoing surgery.[4] Lecuona did not finish the race after crashing and retiring on lap 13 of 27.

He was signed by Tech3 KTM for the 2020 season, after the surprise departure of Johann Zarco from the KTM Factory Team.[5] Following Zarco's announcement, Brad Binder who was set to join Tech3, was promoted to the factory team, leaving the position at the satellite team next to Miguel Oliveira vacant.

In 2020, Lecuona scored points in seven races, three times finishing in the top ten (9th in Aragón and Austria, and 10th in Styria). He was forced to sit out of the European Grand Prix in Valencia, due to Andorran quarantine rules for close contact with individuals who tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. His brother – with whom he lived in Andorra – and his personal assistant both tested positive for the virus on 3 November, meaning Lecuona was forced into a mandatory quarantine of 10 days minimum. Tech3 elected not to replace him on such short notice.[6] Lecuona also missed the Valencian Grand Prix after he subsequently tested positive for the virus shortly before the beginning of the race weekend,[7] and subsequently the Portuguese Grand Prix on the following weekend. KTM test rider Mika Kallio replaced Lecuona in Portugal.[8]

In 2021, Lecuona remained with Tech3, as per their contract, which would expire at the end of the season. Since his teammate Miguel Oliveira was signed with the KTM Factory Racing Team, former Ducati factory rider Danilo Petrucci was signed to partner Lecuona on a one-year contract.[9] However, both Tech3 teammates were left without a ride for the 2022 season after Red Bull KTM Ajo teammates Remy Gardner and Raúl Fernández showed a dominant performance in the Moto2 World Championship, subsequently both being signed by Tech3 for the 2022 season.

Superbike World Championship

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Following losing his seat in MotoGP, Lecuona secured a deal to join Honda’s factory Superbike effort for the 2022 Superbike World Championship, replacing the departing Álvaro Bautista.[10]

Return to MotoGP

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Repsol Honda Team (2023)

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Lecuona was selected to replace Marc Marquez at the Spanish Grand Prix in the Repsol Honda Team.[11]

LCR Honda Castrol (2023)

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Lecuona was selected to replace Álex Rins at the Malaysian Grand Prix and Qatar Grand Prix in the LCR Honda Castrol Team.

Career statistics

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FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship

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Races by year

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

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Pts
2015 Suter ALG1
ALG2
CAT
ARA1
ARA2
ALB
NAV1
9
NAV2
8
JER
VAL1
Ret
VAL2
11
18th 20
2016 Kalex VAL1
VAL2
ARA1
7
ARA2
7
CAT1
5
CAT2
6
ALB
5
ALG1
7
ALG2
5
JER
7
VAL
16
6th 79

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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By season

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Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2016 Moto2 Kalex CarXpert Interwetten 6 0 0 0 0 0 36th
2017 Moto2 Kalex Garage Plus Interwetten 13 0 0 0 0 2 35th
2018 Moto2 KTM Swiss Innovative Investors 18 0 1 0 0 80 12th
2019 Moto2 KTM American Racing 18 0 1 0 0 90 12th
MotoGP KTM Red Bull KTM Tech3 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2020 MotoGP KTM Red Bull KTM Tech3 11 0 0 0 0 27 20th
2021 MotoGP KTM Tech3 KTM Factory Racing 18 0 0 0 0 39 20th
2023 MotoGP Honda Repsol Honda Team 2 0 0 0 0 0* 30th*
LCR Honda Castrol 5 0 0 0 0
Total 92 0 2 0 0 238

By class

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Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto2 2016–2019 2016 Great Britain 2018 Valencia 55 0 2 0 0 172 0
MotoGP 2019–2021, 2023 2019 Valencia 37 0 0 0 0 66 0
Total 2016–2021, 2023 92 0 2 0 0 238 0

Races by year

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(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
2016 Moto2 Kalex QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER AUT CZE GBR
19
RSM
21
ARA JPN
Ret
AUS
Ret
MAL
22
VAL
24
36th 0
2017 Moto2 Kalex QAT ARG AME
DNS
SPA
Ret
FRA
DNS
ITA CAT
24
NED
23
GER
21
CZE
19
AUT
21
GBR
Ret
RSM
Ret
ARA
21
JPN
17
AUS
20
MAL
14
VAL
18
35th 2
2018 Moto2 KTM QAT
Ret
ARG
11
AME
5
SPA
9
FRA
Ret
ITA
13
CAT
10
NED
16
GER
19
CZE
13
AUT
10
GBR
C
RSM
19
ARA
14
THA
7
JPN
8
AUS
Ret
MAL
Ret
VAL
2
12th 80
2019 Moto2 KTM QAT
Ret
ARG
4
AME
Ret
SPA
10
FRA
9
ITA
Ret
CAT
Ret
NED
15
GER
Ret
CZE
10
AUT
8
GBR
11
RSM
21
ARA
7
THA
3
JPN
Ret
AUS
7
MAL
6
12th 90
MotoGP KTM VAL
Ret
NC 0
2020 MotoGP KTM SPA
Ret
ANC
Ret
CZE
Ret
AUT
9
STY
10
RSM
14
EMI
Ret
CAT
14
FRA
15
ARA
14
TER
9
EUR VAL
WD
POR 20th 27
2021 MotoGP KTM QAT
17
DOH
Ret
POR
15
SPA
17
FRA
9
ITA
11
CAT
Ret
GER
17
NED
Ret
STY
15
AUT
6
GBR
7
ARA
11
RSM
Ret
AME
16
EMI
Ret
ALR
Ret
VAL
15
20th 39
2023 MotoGP Honda POR ARG AME SPA
16
FRA ITA GER NED
Ret
GBR
17
AUT
20
CAT
16
RSM IND JPN INA AUS THA MAL
16
QAT
Ret
VAL 30th 0

* Season still in progress.

Superbike World Championship

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By season

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Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2022 SBK Honda CBR1000RR-R Team HRC 30 0 1 1 0 189 9th
2023 SBK Honda CBR1000RR-R Team HRC 35 0 0 0 0 143 13th
Total 65 0 1 1 0 332

Races by year

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

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts
R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2
2022 Honda SPA
6
SPA
8
SPA
10
NED
5
NED
5
NED
3
POR
6
POR
4
POR
6
ITA
9
ITA
5
ITA
5
GBR
8
GBR
7
GBR
10
CZE
8
CZE
7
CZE
Ret
FRA
9
FRA
11
FRA
10
SPA
6
SPA
Ret
SPA
8
POR
11
POR
12
POR
22
ARG
4
ARG
6
ARG
7
INA
DNS
INA
DNS
INA
DNS
AUS
DNS
AUS
DNS
AUS
DNS
9th 189
2023 Honda AUS
6
AUS
8
AUS
6
INA
12
INA
16
INA
9
NED
Ret
NED
11
NED
Ret
SPA
6
SPA
4
SPA
9
ITA
8
ITA
NC
ITA
DNS
GBR
Ret
GBR
13
GBR
14
ITA
Ret
ITA
13
ITA
10
CZE
5
CZE
10
CZE
12
FRA
14
FRA
12
FRA
11
SPA
10
SPA
6
SPA
6
POR
8
POR
5
POR
7
SPA
9
SPA
13
SPA
16
13th 143

* Season still in progress.

References

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  1. ^ "World Superbike: Honda signs Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge". www.motorsport.com.
  2. ^ "Moto2: Aegerter dropped by Interwetten after Leopard deal". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Moto2, Lecuona undergoes surgery: out for 4 to 6 weeks". GPone.com. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  4. ^ Sports, Dorna. "Lecuona to replace injured Oliveira in Valencia". www.motogp.com. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  5. ^ Sports, Dorna. "Zarco and Red Bull KTM announce split". www.motogp.com. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  6. ^ "Iker Lecuona ruled out of European GP due to quarantine rules". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  7. ^ "Iker Lecuona out of Valencia MotoGP after COVID-19 diagnosis". Crash. 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  8. ^ "Lecuona out of Portuguese MotoGP finale, Kallio returns on Tech 3 KTM". Crash. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  9. ^ Sports, Dorna. "Petrucci joins Red Bull KTM Tech3 for 2021". www.motogp.com. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  10. ^ "World Superbike: KTM MotoGP's Iker Lecuona set to join Honda". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  11. ^ "Marquez continues recovery, targets French GP return". Retrieved 2023-04-26.
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