Joan Mir
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Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1997-09-01) 1 September 1997 (age 26) Palma, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Repsol Honda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bike number | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joan Mir Mayrata (Catalan:
He became the first Suzuki rider to win the title since Kenny Roberts Jr. in 2000, the first non-Honda or non-Yamaha rider to win the title since Ducati rider Casey Stoner in 2007, as well as the first Moto3 world champion to win the premier class title.
Career
Early career
Moto3 World Championship
Mir made his Grand Prix début in
In
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Joan_Mir_2017.jpg/150px-Joan_Mir_2017.jpg)
He remained for a second season in 2017 with Leopard Racing and dominated the class, taking 10 wins and 13 podiums from 18 races, only failing to score points at the Japanese round. His only pole position start of the season came at the Malaysian round. He finished 93 points ahead of his nearest rival, Romano Fenati, to win the Moto3 championship.
Moto2 World Championship
In 2018, Mir moved up to Moto2 with Marc VDS Racing Team, after signing a three-year deal with the team.[3] He finished 3rd in France and Italy, and finished 2nd in Germany and Australia, ending the season with four podiums and 155 points, 6th place in the rider's championship, and winning rookie of the year.[4]
MotoGP World Championship
Team Suzuki Ecstar (2019–2022)
2019
In mid 2018, it was announced that Mir would end his contract with Marc VDS two years prematurely, in order to move up to the premier class with the Suzuki factory team on a two-year deal to replace the outgoing Andrea Iannone.[5] He became just the second rider to be promoted to MotoGP after a lone season in Moto2, after Maverick Viñales. In his rookie season in 2019, he achieved consistent top-10 finishes but missed two rounds due to a pulmonary contusion suffered in a crash in testing at Brno. He was replaced by Suzuki test rider Sylvain Guintoli.[6] Mir achieved a season-best finish of 5th place in Australia. He finished the season with 92 points, 12th in the overall standings, and as the second best rookie, behind former Moto3 Leopard Racing teammate Fabio Quartararo
2020
Before the delayed start to the
During the tenth round of the
A further podium finish in Teruel and poor results from Quartararo, Viñales and Andrea Dovizioso saw Mir extend his championship advantage to 14 points over second-place Quartararo with three races remaining.[10] At the European Grand Prix, staged at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo near Valencia, Mir took his maiden win, beating his teammate Álex Rins, who finished in second place. With Quartararo falling early in the race and only able to salvage 2 points, Mir took a commanding 37-point lead over both his rivals with only 2 rounds remaining.[11][12] The following week at the Valencian Community Grand Prix at the same circuit, Mir finished in 7th place, while Rins managed only 4th and Quartararo crashed out, crowning Mir the 2020 MotoGP riders' champion.[13]
2021
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Joan_Mir_November_2021.jpg/150px-Joan_Mir_November_2021.jpg)
Mir started the
2022
Mir missed a few rounds due to injuries sustained in Austria.
Repsol Honda Team (from 2023)
2023
Following Suzuki's departure from MotoGP, Mir signed with Repsol Honda for the 2023 season. He partnered six-time premier class champion Marc Márquez.[16]
Career statistics
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Races by year
(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 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Pts |
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2013 | AME1 9 |
AME2 18 |
JER1 17 |
JER2 12 |
ASS1 10 |
ASS2 11 |
SAC1 11 |
SAC2 4 |
BRN 13 |
SIL1 5 |
SIL2 2 |
MIS 6 |
ARA1 4 |
ARA2 6 |
9th | 107 |
2014 | JER1 4 |
JER1 1 |
MUG Ret |
ASS1 5 |
ASS2 9 |
SAC1 2 |
SAC2 4 |
BRN1 5 |
BRN2 1 |
SIL1 2 |
SIL2 5 |
MIS 3 |
ARA1 1 |
ARA2 Ret |
2nd | 197 |
FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship
Races by year
(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 |
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2013 | MIR Racing | CAT1 | CAT2 | ARA
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ALB1 | ALB2 | NAV | VAL1 26 |
VAL2 15 |
JER | 40th | 1 | |||
2015 | Honda | ALG 1 |
LMS Ret |
CAT1 Ret |
CAT2 1 |
ARA1 1 |
ARA2 1 |
4th | 153 | ||||||
Ioda Honda | ALB Ret |
NAV 3 |
JER1 3 |
JER2 23 |
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KTM | VAL1 2 |
VAL2 15 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd | WCh |
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2015 | Moto3 | Honda | Leopard Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | – |
2016 | Moto3 | KTM | Leopard Racing | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 144 | 5th | – |
2017 | Moto3 | Honda | Leopard Racing | 18 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 341 | 1st | 1 |
2018 | Moto2 | Kalex | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 6th | – |
2019 | MotoGP | Suzuki | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 12th | – |
2020 | MotoGP | Suzuki | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 1st | 1 |
2021 | MotoGP | Suzuki | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 208 | 3rd | – |
2022 | MotoGP | Suzuki | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 15th | – |
2023 | MotoGP | Honda | Repsol Honda Team
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15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22nd | – |
2024 | MotoGP | Honda | Repsol Honda Team
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18th | – |
Total | 142 | 12 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 1237 | 2 |
By class
Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
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Moto3 | 2015–2017 | 2015 Australia | 2016 Austria | 2016 Austria | 37 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 485 | 1 |
Moto2 | 2018 | 2018 Qatar | 2018 France | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 0 | |
MotoGP | 2019–present | 2019 Qatar | 2020 Austria | 2020 Europe | 87 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 597 | 1 |
Total | 2015–present | 137 | 12 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 1237 | 2 |
Races by year
(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 |
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2015 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT | AME | ARG | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | IND | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS Ret |
MAL | VAL | NC | 0 | ||
2016 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 12 |
ARG 5 |
AME Ret |
SPA 6 |
FRA 25 |
ITA 7 |
CAT 8 |
NED 8 |
GER Ret |
AUT 1 |
CZE 8 |
GBR 9 |
RSM 3 |
ARA 5 |
JPN 9 |
AUS Ret |
MAL Ret |
VAL 2 |
5th | 144 | ||
2017 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT 1 |
ARG 1 |
AME 8 |
SPA 3 |
FRA 1 |
ITA 7 |
CAT 1 |
NED 9 |
GER 1 |
CZE 1 |
AUT 1 |
GBR 5 |
RSM 2 |
ARA 1 |
JPN 17 |
AUS 1 |
MAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
1st | 341 | ||
2018 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 11 |
ARG 7 |
AME 4 |
SPA 11 |
FRA 3 |
ITA 3 |
CAT Ret |
NED 5 |
GER 2 |
CZE Ret |
AUT 8 |
GBR C |
RSM 5 |
ARA 6 |
THA Ret |
JPN 11 |
AUS 2 |
MAL 10 |
VAL Ret |
6th | 155 | |
2019 | MotoGP | Suzuki | QAT 8 |
ARG Ret |
AME 17 |
SPA Ret |
FRA 16 |
ITA 12 |
CAT 6 |
NED 8 |
GER 7 |
CZE Ret |
AUT | GBR | RSM 8 |
ARA 14 |
THA 7 |
JPN 8 |
AUS 5 |
MAL 10 |
VAL 7 |
12th | 92 | |
2020 | MotoGP | Suzuki | SPA Ret |
ANC 5 |
CZE Ret |
AUT 2 |
STY 4 |
RSM 3 |
EMI 2 |
CAT 2 |
FRA 11 |
ARA 3 |
TER 3 |
EUR 1 |
VAL 7 |
POR Ret |
1st | 171 | ||||||
2021 | MotoGP | Suzuki | QAT 4 |
DOH 7 |
POR 3 |
SPA 5 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 3 |
CAT 4 |
GER 9 |
NED 3 |
STY 2 |
AUT 4 |
GBR 9 |
ARA 3 |
RSM 6 |
AME 8 |
EMI Ret |
ALR 2 |
VAL 4 |
3rd | 208 | ||
2022 | MotoGP | Suzuki | QAT 6 |
INA 6 |
ARG 4 |
AME 4 |
POR Ret |
SPA 6 |
FRA Ret |
ITA Ret |
CAT 4 |
GER Ret |
NED 8 |
GBR Ret |
AUT Ret |
RSM | ARA DNS |
JPN | THA | AUS 18 |
MAL 19 |
VAL 6 |
15th | 87 |
2023 | MotoGP | Honda | POR 11 |
ARG DNS |
AME Ret |
SPA Ret |
FRA Ret |
ITA DNS |
GER | NED | GBR Ret |
AUT Ret |
CAT 17 |
RSM Ret |
IND 5 |
JPN 12 |
INA Ret |
AUS Ret |
THA 12 |
MAL Ret |
QAT 14 |
VAL DNS |
22nd | 26 |
2024 | MotoGP | Honda | QAT 13 |
POR 12 |
AME Ret |
SPA 129 |
FRA Ret |
CAT 15 |
ITA Ret |
NED Ret |
GER
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GBR
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AUT
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CAT
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RSM
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KAZ
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INA
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JPN
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AUS
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THA
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MAL
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VAL
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18th* | 13* |
* Season still in progress.
References
- ^ Sports, Dorna. "Joan Mir is the 2020 MotoGP™ World Champion". www.motogp.com.
- ^ Sports, Dorna. "Joan Mir crowned 2017 Moto3™ World Champion! | MotoGP™". www.motogp.com.
- ^ "Mir to Moto2™ with EG 0,0 Marc VDS in 2018". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Joan Mir 'Rookie of the Year' en Moto2". 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Mir confirmed at Suzuki in 2019 and 2020". www.motogp.com. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ Duncan, Lewis (20 August 2019). "Guintoli replaces Mir for Silverstone MotoGP race". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Suzuki confirms the renewal of Joan Mir for 2021 and 2022". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (18 October 2020). "Rins beats Marquez in Aragon thriller, Mir takes points lead". The Race. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ Greatest recovery a crash ever by Joan Mir! | 2020 #FrenchGP, retrieved 24 February 2022
- ^ McLaren, Peter (26 October 2020). "2020 Teruel MotoGP, MotorLand Aragon - Race Results". Crash.net. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ McLaren, Peter (8 November 2020). "European MotoGP, Valencia Ricardo Tormo - Race Results". Crash.net. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ Lewis, Lisa (8 November 2020). "MotoGP Europe: Mir's first victory puts title rivals on the ropes". Crash.net. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ Duncan, Lewis (15 November 2020). "MotoGP champion Mir: "I don't believe what is happening"". Autosport.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ Duncan, Lewis (29 March 2021). "MotoGP champion Mir denied Qatar podium by "ambition"". Motorsport.com. Motorsport. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Joan Mir accuses Jack Miller of intentional collision on Doha GP straight". ESPN. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ Duncan, Lewis (30 August 2022). "Honda signs 2020 MotoGP champion Joan Mir for 2023". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
External links
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Teams and riders that compete in the 2024 MotoGP World Championship | |||||
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Kenny Roberts Jr., Chris Vermeulen, Maverick Viñales, Álex Rins, Joan Mir |
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Freddie Spencer, Takazumi Katayama, Randy Mamola, Wayne Gardner, Mick Doohan, Daryl Beattie, Àlex Crivillé, Tadayuki Okada |