Barry Baltus

Barry Baltus
Barry Baltus
	Baltus in 2019
Nationality	Belgian
Born	3 May 2004 (age 19); Namur, Belgium
Current team	RW-Idrofoglia Racing GP
Bike number	7
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years	2021–
Manufacturers	NTS, Kalex
2023 championship position	17th (55pts)
Moto3 World Championship
Active years	2020
Manufacturers	KTM
Championships	0
2020 championship position	26th (0 pts)

Barry Baltus (born 3 May 2004) is a Belgian Grand Prix motorcycle racer currently competing in the 2024 Moto2 World Championship for RW-Idrofoglia Racing GP.^[1]

Career[edit]

Moto3 World Championship[edit]

Baltus contested the 2020 season as a full-time rider in the Moto3 World Championship for CarXpert Prüstel GP, despite missing the opening race of the season due to him being under the age limit.

Moto2 World Championship[edit]

In 2021, Baltus moved to the Moto2 class with NTS RW Racing GP.^[2] A free practice crash at the opening round in Qatar resulted in a wrist injury which delayed his race debut until the fifth round in France.^[3] A difficult season on the uncompetitive NTS machinery resulted in just one points finish for Baltus, ultimately finishing the season with just 2 points and in 32nd position of the rider's championship. 2022 was a significant improvement, as RW Racing switched to Kalex chassis, and B.Baltus scored 30 points (finishing twice in top 10), gaining experience in Moto2 class.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics[edit]

European Talent Cup[edit]

Races by year[edit]

(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
2017	Honda	ALB1	ALB2	CAT	VAL1	EST1	EST2	JER1	JER2	ARA1	ARA2	VAL2 14	31st	2
2018	Honda	EST1 1	EST2 3	VAL1 10	VAL2 9	CAT	ARA1	ARA2	JER1	JER2	ALB	VAL	12th	54

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup[edit]

Races by year[edit]

(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	Pos	Pts
2018	JER1 7	JER2 11	ITA 13	ASS 9	ASS 4	GER1 11	GER2 11	AUT 16	AUT 12	MIS 15	ARA 11	ARA 13	11th	60
2019	JER1 3	JER2 Ret	ITA 8	ASS1 Ret	ASS2 3	GER1 DNS	GER2 DNS	AUT1 8	AUT2 12	MIS Ret	ARA1 Ret	ARA2 8	12th	60

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship[edit]

Races by year[edit]

(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
2018	KTM	EST	VAL1	VAL2	FRA Ret	CAT1 17	CAT2 19	ARA Ret	JER1 18	JER2 18	ALB 9	VAL1 17	VAL2 18	31st	7
2019	KTM	EST 1	VAL1 9	VAL2 7	FRA 5	CAT1 2	CAT2 2	ARA 8	JER1 11	JER2 Ret	ALB 4	VAL1 8	VAL2 2	4th	146

Grand Prix motorcycle racing[edit]

By season[edit]

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Podium	Pts	Plcd
2020	Moto3	KTM	CarXpert Prüstel GP	14	0	0	26th
2021	Moto2	NTS	NTS RW Racing GP	14	0	2	32nd
2022	Moto2	Kalex	RW Racing GP	16	0	30	21st
2023	Moto2	Kalex	Fieten Olie Racing GP	19	0	55	17th
2024	Moto2	Kalex	RW-Idrofoglia Racing GP	2	1	23	7th
Total				65	1	110

By class[edit]

Class	Seasons	1st GP	1st Pod	Race	Podiums	Pts
Moto3	2020	2020 Spain		14	0	0
Moto2	2021–present	2021 France	2024 Qatar	51	1	110
Total	2020–present			65	1	110

Races by year[edit]

(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	21	Pos	Pts
2020	Moto3	KTM	QAT	SPA 24	ANC 17	CZE 21	AUT Ret	STY 18	RSM 24	EMI 22	CAT 16	FRA 16	ARA 25	TER 21	EUR 20	VAL 17	POR 16							26th	0
2021	Moto2	NTS	QAT DNS	DOH	POR	SPA	FRA 17	ITA 17	CAT 22	GER 14	NED 24	STY Ret	AUT Ret	GBR 23	ARA 16	RSM Ret	AME 17	EMI 17	ALR 23	VAL 18				32nd	2
2022	Moto2	Kalex	QAT Ret	INA DNS	ARG	AME 10	POR 9	SPA 14	FRA Ret	ITA 16	CAT 17	GER Ret	NED 15	GBR 16	AUT 12	RSM 13	ARA 13	JPN 14	THA 12^‡	AUS Ret	MAL DNS	VAL		21st	30
2023	Moto2	Kalex	POR 12	ARG 19	AME Ret	SPA 13	FRA 7	ITA 16	GER 12	NED 12	GBR 6	AUT DNS	CAT 12	RSM 15	IND 8	JPN 15	INA Ret	AUS Ret	THA 18	MAL 11	QAT 18	VAL 14		17th	55
2024	Moto2	Kalex	QAT 2	POR 13	AME	SPA	FRA	CAT	ITA	KAZ	NED	GER	GBR	AUT	CAT	RSM	IND	INA	JPN	AUS	THA	MAL	VAL	7th*	23*

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

References[edit]

^ "Rider Info".
^ "NTS RW Racing GP and Barry Baltus sign two-year contract". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
^ Fialho, Fabio (2021-04-27). "Barry Baltus still absent is replaced by Taiga Hada for the Spanish GP". MotorcycleSports.net. Archived from the original on 2021-12-31. Retrieved 2021-12-31.

External links[edit]

Barry Baltus at MotoGP.com
Barry Baltus at AS.com (in Spanish)

[1] "Rider Info".

[2] "NTS RW Racing GP and Barry Baltus sign two-year contract". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 8 October 2020.

[3] Fialho, Fabio (2021-04-27). "Barry Baltus still absent is replaced by Taiga Hada for the Spanish GP". MotorcycleSports.net. Archived from the original on 2021-12-31. Retrieved 2021-12-31.

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