Borja Gómez (motorcyclist)

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Borja Gómez
NationalitySpanish
Born (2005-02-10) 10 February 2005 (age 19)
San Javier, Murcia, Spain
Bike number25
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years20222023
ManufacturersKalex
2023 championship position30th (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
15 0 0 0 0 4

Borja Gómez Rus (born 10 February 2005) is a Spanish motorcycle racer.

Career[edit]

Gómez began competing at the national level in 2014, finishing third place in the Spanish Minimotard 65 Championship. In 2015, he climbed a step and reached second place. After going through Supermotard he reached the Kawasaki Cup in 2019, achieving a creditable third place.[1] In 2021, he won the Spanish Superbike Championship in the Supersport category. In 2022, he became runner-up in the Spanish Superbike 1,000 Championship with the Cardoso Team driving a Yamaha, after Tito Rabat.[2]

Moto2 World Championship[edit]

Flexbox HP40 (2022)[edit]

On 23 October 2022, at the age of 17, Gómez made his debut in the Moto2 World Championship with the Flexbox HP40, replacing Jorge Navarro at the Sepang Circuit in Malaysia.[3] At the 2022 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix in Cheste, he finished in 12th place, earning him his first four points in the world championship.

Fantic Racing (2023)[edit]

For the 2023 season Gómez signed with Fantic Racing.[4]

Career statistics[edit]

Grand Prix motorcycle racing[edit]

By season[edit]

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2022 Moto2 Kalex Flexbox HP40 2 0 0 0 0 4 31st
2023 Moto2 Kalex Fantic Motor 13 0 0 0 0 0 30th
Total 15 0 0 0 0 4

By class[edit]

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto2 2022–present 2022 Malaysia 15 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 2022–present 15 0 0 0 0 4 0

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 Pos Pts
2022 Moto2 Kalex QAT
INA
ARG
AME
POR
SPA
FRA
ITA
CAT
GER
NED
GBR
AUT
RSM
ARA
JPN
THA
AUS
MAL
20
VAL
12
31st 4
2023 Moto2 Kalex POR
17
ARG
21
AME
20
SPA
19
FRA
23
ITA
17
GER
DNS
NED
Ret
GBR
Ret
AUT
16
CAT
20
RSM
18
IND
16
JPN
24
INA
AUS
THA
MAL
QAT
VAL
30th 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "El motociclismo murciano hará historia en Malasia". laopiniondemurcia.es. 19 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Borja Gómez Rus en Ayuntamiento de San Javier". deportes.sanjavier.es. October 2022.
  3. ^ "Borja Gómez debutará en el Mundial Moto2 con 17 años por Jorge Navarro en Sepang], consultado en octubre de 2022". motociclismo.es.
  4. ^ Di Moro, Alessandro (6 November 2022). "Dentro Gomez, fuori Antonelli: cambio in casa Fantic per la Moto2 2023" [Gomez in, Antonelli out: change at Fantic for Moto2 2023]. motosprint.corrieredellosport.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 November 2022.