Gino Rea

Gino Daniel Rea (born 18 September 1989) is an English motorcycle racer of Italian descent. In 2017, he will compete in the Supersport 600 World Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-6R.

Career

Rea was born in Tooting, London.

European Superstock

Rea was a successful Motocross and Supermoto rider before switching to circuit racing in 2007. He began racing in the European Superstock 600 series in 2007, finishing 12th overall with a podium at Valencia. In 2008 he finished 3rd overall, taking a win at Portimão plus four further podiums and two poles. Rea won the Championship in his third year claiming a win and 6 podiums in total, clinching the title by a single point in the final round at Portimão.^[1] He contested 32 races in the class, with 31 finishes including 12 podiums.^[2]

Supersport World Championship

Rea tested Cal Crutchlow's 2009 title-winning Yamaha YZF-R6 in October 2009, before the team opted to withdraw,^[3] and ultimately joined the Intermoto team.^[4] He started 2010 with a solid run of top ten finishes. He finished fourth at Brno^[5] before taking his first podium at Silverstone.^[6] He finished a very close second to Eugene Laverty in the next round at the Nürburgring, but was excluded for a technical irregularity.^[7]

Rea stayed in the World Supersport Championship for 2011 and although he suffered many retirements due to mechanical issues and crashes, Rea took his first World Championship Win at Brno in front of ex-World Champion Fabien Foret and 2011 World Champion Chaz Davies. Rea landed on the podium at his home race in Donington Park and went into the final race of the year in 5th position in the Championship standings. A mechanical failure there ended Gino's season on a low and it meant being bumped down to 11th in the final standings.

Moto2 World Championship

Rea went on to test for the Gresini Moto2 team at Valencia and Jerez, leaving Valencia as the quickest rider earning him the Gresini Moto2 ride for 2012. An up and down year meant Rea could not progress the way he wanted to but managed to get on the podium at Sepang, Malaysia. Rea crossed the line in the lead but as the red flag came out, the results were put back 2 laps, robbing Rea of the win but still a 2nd position. At the final race of the year, Gino battled for a podium spot with the Moto2 World Champion Marc Marquez but fell at turn 2. Rea rejoined for an 11th position, finishing 21st in the Final Points standings.

For 2013, Rea agreed to ride with the newly formed ESGP team in Moto2 but the team pulled out at the last minute (5 February), leaving him without a ride. But this major setback was not enough to stop Rea. He would stay in the race, even if he had to go it alone. With backing from UK bike manufacturer FTR and support from his loyal fans, Rea set about running his own team. Rea set up a Donation & Sponsorship page where the public could help keep him on track. Rea asked his followers to help him race by donating to his race fund but instead of just taking money, he decided to give back to his supporters. Rea created different packages, from signed photos, signed T-shirts to hospitality packages. With contributions from all of his supporters, Rea was able to compete at selected wildcard rounds of the Moto2 Championship during 2013.

Running his own team on a shoe-string budget was certainly challenging. Rea acted as his own crew chief, downloading and analysing the data, making the fuel maps and making tyre choices. Impressing in these selected rounds led to a team partnership with Montaze Broz, forming Gino Rea Montaze Broz Racing Team. They would compete in the remaining European rounds but would miss the three flyaway races in Malaysia, Australia and Japan due to budget constraints.

On 25 November 2013, Rea reached an agreement with Dave Peterson and Martin R. de Rooy to form World Motors Rea Racing to compete in the 2014 Moto2 World Championship on a full-season basis as a permanent team. With title sponsorship from AGT (American Green Technology), the team will be known as AGT REA Racing.

Career statistics

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

European Superstock 600 Championship

Races by year

Year	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos.	Pts
2007	Suzuki	EUR 10	ESP 3	NED 23	ITA 14	GBR C	SMR 15	CZE 11	GBR 11	GBR 13	GER Ret	ITA 24	FRA 13	12th	41
2008	Yamaha	ESP 9	NED 9	ITA 8	GER 3	SMR 9	CZE 3	GBR 2	EUR 3	FRA 6	POR 1			3rd	132
2009	Honda	SPA 3	NED 1	ITA 7	SMR 8	GBR 2	CZE 6	GER 6	ITA 2	FRA 2	POR 3			1st	154

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

Year	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Pos.	Pts
2010	Honda	AUS 10	POR 8	SPA 6	NED 7	ITA 9	RSA 9	USA 9	SMR Ret	CZE 4	GBR 3	GER DSQ	ITA Ret	FRA Ret	9th	83
2011	Honda	AUS Ret	EUR 3	NED 16	ITA Ret	SMR 10	SPA 6	CZE 1	GBR 11	GER Ret	ITA 11	FRA 22	POR 14		11th	69
2015	Honda	AUS 3	THA 10	SPA 4	NED 14	ITA 7	GBR 8	POR 4	ITA 4	MAL 8	SPA Ret	FRA 7	QAT Ret		6th	97
2016	MV Agusta	AUS 7	THA 9	SPA Ret	NED 2	ITA Ret	MAL 3	GBR 4	ITA 4	GER	FRA	SPA	QAT		4th*	78*

* Season still in progress.

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Podium	Pts	Plcd
2012	Moto2	Moriwaki	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2	17	1	25	20th
2012	Moto2	Suter	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2	17	1	25	20th
2013	Moto2	FTR	Gino Rea Montaze Broz Racing	11	0	4	26th
2013	Moto2	Speed Up	Argiñano & Gines Racing	11	0	4	26th
2014	Moto2	Suter	AGT REA Racing	18	0	7	27th
Total				46	1	36

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	1st Pod	1st Win	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts	WChmp
Moto2	2012–2014	2012 Qatar	2012 Malaysia		46	0	1	0	0	36	0

Races by year

(key)

Year	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pos.	Pts
2012	Moto2	Moriwaki	QAT 26	SPA 15	POR 28																20th	25
2012	Moto2	Suter				FRA Ret	CAT Ret	GBR 24	NED 21	GER 17	ITA 19	IND 19	CZE 23	RSM Ret	ARA 21	JPN 24	MAL 2	AUS 20	VAL 12		20th	25
2013	Moto2	FTR	QAT	AME	SPA	FRA NC	ITA	CAT	NED 24	GER 23	IND	CZE Ret	GBR Ret	RSM 21	ARA 17				VAL 19		26th	4
2013	Moto2	Speed Up														MAL 17	AUS 14	JPN 14			26th	4
2014	Moto2	Suter	QAT Ret	AME 25	ARG 30	SPA 26	FRA 19	ITA 21	CAT 22	NED 11	GER 25	IND 25	CZE 26	GBR 20	RSM 22	ARA 17	JPN 14	AUS 21	MAL Ret	VAL 24	27th	7

References

↑ "Gino Rea secures title". George White. George White Motorcycles. 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
↑ "Gino Rea — Superstock 600 European Champion". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
↑ "Ellison, Gino Rea testing for Yamaha". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
↑ "Gino Rea 'so excited' about Supersport bow". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
↑ "Rea revved up for Silverstone debut". Streatham Guardian. Newsquest. 2010-07-27. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
↑ Evans, Mike (2010-09-05). "World Supersport win for Eugene Laverty". Girlracer. Girlracer Group. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
↑ "Intermoto considers appeal after Rea exclusion". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2010-09-07.

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