Jonathan Rea
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Nationality | Northern Irish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Larne, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | 2 February 1987||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Pata Prometeon Yamaha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bike number | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | jonathan-rea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jonathan Rea
He is the first to have won the Superbike World Championship six times: in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. He also owns the highest number of SBK race wins (107), fastest laps, podiums and total points (over 5,000 gained until the end of August 2021).
Previously he was runner-up in the
He was nominated for the 2017 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, finishing in second place.
Career
Early career
For much of his career he has been backed by
In 2005 Red Bull set up a British Superbike ride for him on a factory-spec
British Superbike Championship
He started the 2006 season strongly, lying sixth in the
He took Harris' factory ride for 2007, alongside reigning champion
Also in 2007, he raced with Kiyonari and won a three-hour endurance race, and the pair was then entered for the
Supersport World Championship
In September 2007 he signed a three-year progressive deal with Ten Kate Honda to ride in the
Superbike World Championship
For 2009, Rea rode for the Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team in World Superbikes.
He added a further win in Germany to finish fifth overall and second best rookie behind top rookie, Ben Spies, who won the World Superbike championship that year. He remained with Ten Kate for 2010, and scored a double victory at the team's home round at
For the 2011 season, Rea stayed with the Ten Kate Racing family as its Honda-supported World Superbike team received backing from global lubricants manufacturer, Castrol, reviving the famous Castrol Honda name that saw World Superbike championship victories with John Kocinski in 1997 and Colin Edwards in 2000 and 2002.
After spending his entire career riding Honda machinery, Rea joined
Rea remained with Kawasaki in World Superbike championship until 2024.
He retained the title in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 championship,
becoming the first man ever to win six successive superbike world championships. On 9 June 2018, Rea won the first race at Brno to take his 60th career win and surpass the record of Carl Fogarty.[23]
MotoGP World Championship
Rea made his
Personal life
Rea's family background lies in motorcycle road racing. His father, Johnny, competed at the Isle of Man TT and took his sole victory during the 1989 Junior TT race.[24] His grandfather, John, sponsored Joey Dunlop.
Rea married Tatiana Weston, an Australian known as 'Tarsh' (whom he met when she worked promoting UK-based superbike team Honda Racing) at a 2012 ceremony in the Lake District.[25][26][27]
Queen's University Belfast conferred an honorary doctorate on Rea during December 2019.[28]
In 2021, Rea obtained his UK motorcycle licence for solo road machines by undertaking a course in his native Northern Ireland having passed with no minors and having the driving instructor pass him a laurel and bottle of champagne for his achievements.[29][30]
Rea was appointed
both for services to motorcycle racing.Career statistics
All-time statistics
Series | Years | Races | Poles | Podiums | Wins | 2nd place | 3rd place | Fastest Laps | Titles | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
British Superbike Championship | 2005–2007 | 72 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 719 | |
Supersport World Championship | 2008 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164 | |
Superbike World Championship | 2008– | 387 | 40 | 249 | 118 | 84 | 47 | 102 | 6 | 5891.5 | |
MotoGP World Championship | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
Total | 473 | 47 | 275 | 126 | 96 | 53 | 107 | 6 | 6791.5 |
British Superbike 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 | 13 | Pos | Pts | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
2005
|
Honda | BHI 13 |
BHI 18 |
THR 16 |
THR 12 |
MAL 14 |
MAL 14 |
OUL 12 |
OUL 9 |
MOP Ret |
MOP Ret |
CRO 7 |
CRO Ret |
KNO Ret |
KNO 9 |
SNE
|
SNE
|
SIL 12 |
SIL 11 |
CAD Ret |
CAD Ret |
OUL | OUL | DON Ret |
DON 11 |
BHGP 10 |
BHGP 10 |
16th | 64 |
2006
|
Honda | BHI 5 |
BHI Ret |
DON 8 |
DON 5 |
THR 4 |
THR 5 |
OUL 8 |
OUL 4 |
MOP C |
MOP C |
MAL Ret |
MAL 8 |
SNE 4 |
SNE 20 |
KNO 4 |
KNO 2 |
OUL 5 |
OUL 4 |
CRO 2 |
CRO 13 |
CAD Ret |
CAD 3 |
SIL 4 |
SIL 5 |
BHGP 18 |
BHGP 3 |
4th | 248 |
2007
|
Honda | BHGP 3 |
BHGP 2 |
THR Ret |
THR 4 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
OUL 4 |
OUL 5 |
SNE 2 |
SNE 2 |
MOP 4 |
MOP 1 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 1 |
OUL Ret |
OUL 1 |
MAL 2 |
MAL Ret |
CRO 2 |
CRO 2 |
CAD Ret |
CAD 1 |
DON 5 |
DON 7 |
BHI 2 |
BHI 2 |
2nd | 407 |
Supersport 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 | 13 | Pos | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008
|
Honda | QAT Ret |
AUS 5 |
ESP 6 |
NED 2 |
ITA Ret |
GER 6 |
SMR 3 |
CZE 1 |
GBR 1 |
EUR 3 |
ITA 1 |
FRA 10 |
POR | 2nd | 164 |
Superbike World Championship
By season
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 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Pts | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
2008
|
Honda | QAT | QAT | AUS | AUS | SPA | SPA | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | USA | USA | GER | GER | SMR | SMR | CZE | CZE | GBR | GBR | EUR | EUR | ITA | ITA | FRA | FRA | POR 4 |
POR 15 |
26th | 14 |
2009
|
AUS 5 |
AUS 9 |
QAT 12 |
QAT 8 |
SPA Ret |
SPA 13 |
NED 7 |
NED 5 |
ITA 5 |
ITA 4 |
RSA 4 |
RSA 3 |
USA 5 |
USA 3 |
SMR 7 |
SMR 1 |
GBR 7 |
GBR 15 |
CZE 3 |
CZE 4 |
GER 4 |
GER 1 |
ITA 7 |
ITA 6 |
FRA Ret |
FRA 3 |
POR 2 |
POR 3 |
5th | 315 | |
2010
|
AUS 4 |
AUS 6 |
POR 3 |
POR Ret |
SPA 6 |
SPA 5 |
NED 1 |
NED 1 |
ITA Ret |
ITA Ret |
RSA 5 |
RSA 2 |
USA 14 |
USA 8 |
SMR 13 |
SMR 12 |
CZE 1 |
CZE 2 |
GBR 2 |
GBR 2 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
ITA DNS |
ITA DNS |
FRA 12 |
FRA DNS |
4th | 292 | |||
2011
|
AUS 12 |
AUS 4 |
EUR 5 |
EUR 6 |
NED 1 |
NED 3 |
ITA 6 |
ITA Ret |
USA Ret |
USA 11 |
SMR DNS |
SMR DNS |
SPA | SPA | CZE | CZE | GBR | GBR | GER 10 |
GER 4 |
ITA 1 |
ITA Ret |
FRA Ret |
FRA Ret |
POR 3 |
POR 3 |
9th | 170 | |||
2012
|
AUS 7 |
AUS 4 |
ITA 9 |
ITA 5 |
NED Ret |
NED 1 |
ITA C |
ITA 6 |
EUR 4 |
EUR 1 |
USA 4 |
USA 2 |
SMR 5 |
SMR 2 |
SPA 16 |
SPA 5 |
CZE Ret |
CZE 12 |
GBR 4 |
GBR 9 |
RUS Ret |
RUS 7 |
GER Ret |
GER 4 |
POR 6 |
POR 2 |
FRA 13 |
FRA 2 |
5th | 278.5 | |
2013
|
AUS 8 |
AUS 8 |
SPA 4 |
SPA 15 |
NED 2 |
NED 4 |
ITA 8 |
ITA Ret |
GBR 4 |
GBR 11 |
POR Ret |
POR 3 |
ITA Ret |
ITA 2 |
RUS 4 |
RUS C |
GBR 1 |
GBR 4 |
GER Ret |
GER DNS |
TUR | TUR | USA
|
USA
|
FRA | FRA | SPA | SPA | 9th | 176 | |
2014
|
AUS 6 |
AUS 5 |
SPA 3 |
SPA 5 |
NED 3 |
NED 1 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 1 |
GBR 6 |
GBR 6 |
MAL 6 |
MAL 6 |
SMR 7 |
SMR 5 |
POR 5 |
POR 1 |
USA 6 |
USA 3 |
SPA 4 |
SPA 5 |
FRA 3 |
FRA Ret |
QAT 4 |
QAT 2 |
3rd | 334 | |||||
2015
|
Kawasaki
|
AUS 1 |
AUS 2 |
THA 1 |
THA 1 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
NED 1 |
NED 1 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 1 |
GBR 2 |
GBR 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 1 |
SMR 2 |
SMR 1 |
USA 3 |
USA 3 |
MAL 1 |
MAL 2 |
SPA 4 |
SPA 4 |
FRA 1 |
FRA 1 |
QAT 2 |
QAT Ret |
1st | 548 | ||
2016
|
AUS 1 |
AUS 1 |
THA 1 |
THA 2 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
NED 1 |
NED 1 |
ITA 2 |
ITA 2 |
MAL 2 |
MAL 3 |
GBR 3 |
GBR 2 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 1 |
USA 1 |
USA Ret |
GER Ret |
GER 1 |
FRA 4 |
FRA 2 |
SPA 3 |
SPA 2 |
QAT 2 |
QAT 3 |
1st | 498 | |||
2017 | AUS 1 |
AUS 1 |
THA 1 |
THA 1 |
ARA 1 |
ARA 2 |
NED 1 |
NED 1 |
ITA 2 |
ITA 2 |
GBR Ret |
GBR 1 |
ITA 3 |
ITA 2 |
USA 2 |
USA 1 |
GER 2 |
GER 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 1 |
FRA 1 |
FRA Ret |
SPA 1 |
SPA 1 |
QAT 1 |
QAT 1 |
1st | 556 | |||
2018 | AUS 5 |
AUS 2 |
THA 1 |
THA 4 |
ARA 1 |
ARA 2 |
NED 1 |
NED 2 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 1 |
GBR 2 |
GBR 3 |
CZE 1 |
CZE Ret |
USA 1 |
USA 1 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 1 |
POR 1 |
POR 1 |
FRA 1 |
FRA 1 |
ARG 1 |
ARG 1 |
QAT 1 |
QAT C |
1st | 545 |
Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 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 | R1 | SR | R2 | ||||
2019 | Kawasaki | AUS 2 |
AUS 2 |
AUS 2 |
THA 2 |
THA 2 |
THA 2 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 2 |
NED 2 |
NED C |
NED 3 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 1 |
ITA C |
SPA 4 |
SPA 4 |
SPA 2 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 5 |
ITA 1 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 1 |
USA 1 |
USA 1 |
USA 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
FRA 2 |
FRA 2 |
FRA 1 |
ARG 2 |
ARG 1 |
ARG 1 |
QAT 1 |
QAT 1 |
QAT 1 |
1st | 663 |
2020 | Kawasaki | AUS Ret |
AUS 1 |
AUS 2 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 6 |
POR 1 |
POR 1 |
POR 1 |
SPA 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 4 |
FRA 1 |
FRA 1 |
FRA 4 |
POR 4 |
POR 5 |
POR 14 |
1st | 360 | |||||||||||||||
2021 | Kawasaki | SPA 1 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
POR 3 |
POR 1 |
POR 1 |
ITA 3 |
ITA 3 |
ITA 3 |
GBR 2 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 20 |
NED 1 |
NED 1 |
NED 1 |
CZE Ret |
CZE 3 |
CZE 3 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
FRA 2 |
FRA 1 |
FRA 2 |
SPA 4 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 6 |
SPA 2 |
SPA C |
SPA 5 |
POR Ret |
POR Ret |
POR 1 |
ARG 2 |
ARG 3 |
ARG 2 |
INA 1 |
INA C |
INA 1 |
2nd | 551 |
2022 | Kawasaki | SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 2 |
NED 1 |
NED 1 |
NED Ret |
POR 3 |
POR 1 |
POR 1 |
ITA 2 |
ITA 3 |
ITA 4 |
GBR 2 |
GBR 2 |
GBR 3 |
CZE 4 |
CZE 2 |
CZE 3 |
FRA 24 |
FRA 3 |
FRA 5 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 4 |
POR 3 |
POR 3 |
POR 3 |
ARG 2 |
ARG 3 |
ARG 3 |
INA 3 |
INA 2 |
INA 3 |
AUS 1 |
AUS 3 |
AUS 2 |
3rd | 502 | |||
2023 | Kawasaki | AUS 2 |
AUS 7 |
AUS 8 |
INA 9 |
INA 4 |
INA Ret |
NED 2 |
NED 2 |
NED Ret |
SPA 3 |
SPA Ret |
SPA 5 |
ITA 5 |
ITA 5 |
ITA 4 |
GBR 3 |
GBR 3 |
GBR 5 |
ITA 3 |
ITA 4 |
ITA 3 |
CZE 1 |
CZE 2 |
CZE 3 |
FRA 3 |
FRA 3 |
FRA 3 |
SPA 3 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 4 |
POR 3 |
POR Ret |
POR 10 |
SPA 4 |
SPA 3 |
SPA 17 |
3rd | 370 |
* Season still in progress.
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012
|
MotoGP | Honda | Repsol Honda Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21st |
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
By class
Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MotoGP | 2012 | 2012 San Marino
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
Total | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
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 | Pos | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012
|
MotoGP | Honda | QAT | SPA | POR | FRA | CAT | GBR | NED | GER | ITA | USA | IND | CZE | RSM 8 |
ARA 7 |
JPN | MAL | AUS | VAL | 21st | 17 |
Suzuka 8 Hours results
Year | Team | Co-Riders | Bike | Pos |
---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | F.C.C. TSR | Kousuke Akiyoshi Tadayuki Okada |
Honda CBR1000RRW | 1st |
2018 | Team Green Kawasaki | Kazuma Watanabe Leon Haslam |
Kawasaki ZX-10RR
|
3rd |
2019 | Kawasaki Racing Team Suzuka 8H | Leon Haslam Toprak Razgatlıoğlu |
Kawasaki ZX-10RR
|
1st |
2022 | Kawasaki Racing Team Suzuka 8H | Leon Haslam Alex Lowes |
Kawasaki ZX-10RR
|
2nd |
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External links
- Jonathan Rea at MotoGP.com
- Jonathan Rea at WorldSBK.com