Iker Lecuona
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.jpg) Lecuona at the 2023 Dutch TT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 January 2000 Valencia, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Team HRC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Iker Lecuona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
Moto2 World Championship[edit]
CarXpert Interwetten/Technomag Racing Interwetten (2016)[edit]
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)[edit]
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)[edit]
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)[edit]
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[edit]
Tech3 (2019–2021)[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Repsol Honda Team (2023)[edit]
Lecuona was selected to replace Marc Marquez at the Spanish Grand Prix in the Repsol Honda Team.[11]
LCR Honda Castrol (2023)[edit]
Lecuona was selected to replace Álex Rins at the Malaysian Grand Prix and Qatar Grand Prix in the LCR Honda Castrol Team.
Career statistics[edit]
FIM CEV Moto2 European 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 | 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[edit]
By season[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
By season[edit]
| 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[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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
- ^ "World Superbike: Honda signs Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge". www.motorsport.com.
- ^ "Moto2: Aegerter dropped by Interwetten after Leopard deal". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Moto2, Lecuona undergoes surgery: out for 4 to 6 weeks". GPone.com. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ Sports, Dorna. "Lecuona to replace injured Oliveira in Valencia". www.motogp.com. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
- ^ Sports, Dorna. "Zarco and Red Bull KTM announce split". www.motogp.com. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
- ^ "Iker Lecuona ruled out of European GP due to quarantine rules". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
- ^ "Iker Lecuona out of Valencia MotoGP after COVID-19 diagnosis". Crash. 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
- ^ "Lecuona out of Portuguese MotoGP finale, Kallio returns on Tech 3 KTM". Crash. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
- ^ Sports, Dorna. "Petrucci joins Red Bull KTM Tech3 for 2021". www.motogp.com. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
- ^ "World Superbike: KTM MotoGP's Iker Lecuona set to join Honda". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
- ^ "Marquez continues recovery, targets French GP return". Retrieved 2023-04-26.
External links[edit]
- Iker Lecuona at MotoGP.com
- Iker Lecuona at WorldSBK.com
- Iker Lecuona at AS.com (in Spanish)
