Péter Sebestyén (born May 16, 1994) is a
Hungarian motorcycle racer, competing in the
2022 Supersport World Championship
The 2022 Supersport World Championship was the twenty-sixth season of the Supersport World Championship, the twenty-fourth held under this name. The championship was won by Dominique Aegerter at the Mandalika International Street Circuit, Mandalik ...
for the Evan Bros. Yamaha team. He has raced in the
Superbike World Championship, the
FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
The European Superstock 1000 Championship, formerly FIM Superstock 1000 Cup or Superstock 1000 FIM Cup, was a supporting class to the Superbike World Championship.
Overview
The series was introduced in 1999 as a European championship and in Octob ...
, the
2010
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and
2011 125cc World Championships, the Spanish 125GP Championship, the German 125GP Championship, the
European Junior Cup and the
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
The Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup is a motorcycle racing series contested by young, up-and-coming motorcycle riders, who have not had experience in a motorcycle grand prix previously. The class was founded in 2007, and since then a number of the rook ...
.
Career
Sebestyén entered the
2007 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
The 2007 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup was the first season of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. The season, contested by the riders on equal KTM 125cc bikes, began with one race during the 2007 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix, Spanish Grand Prix weeken ...
aged only 13, and had to miss the first round of Spain in March, due to the minimum age requirement, as he would only turn 13 in May. He would race in rounds 2-8, scoring two point scoring finishes: a 13th place in Italy, and a 12th place in Germany. He finished the season 22nd in the standings, with seven points.
He stayed for the
2008 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Starting its second season, the 2008 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup season continued the search for future World Champions. The 2008 season begins with two races during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend at Jerez on March 29 and March 30 and ends with ano ...
as well, this time scoring points in six races, including a 6th place in Britain, and an 8th place in Germany. He finished the season 15th in the rider's championship, with 28 points.
In 2009, after his best results included the German GP in both seasons in the Red Bull Rookies Cup, he raced a full year in the German 125cc GP Championship, with moderate success.
In 2010, Sebestyén raced in the Spanish 125cc GP Championship, and performed well enough to earn himself three wild-card appearances in the
2010 125cc World Championship. He finished 23rd in Catalonia, retired in Aragon, and finished 17th in the season-closer at Valencia.
His wild-card results earned him a full ride for the
2011 125cc World Championship season, racing for Caretta Technology Forward Team. He struggled during the year, scoring no points, and a season's best finish of 18th in Valencia.
In
2012
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and
2013
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, Sebestyén raced in the
European Junior Cup by KTM. He scored no points in 2012, but finished in the points seven times out of eight races in 2013, including a second place in Magny-Cours. He ended the season 6th in the rider's championship, scoring 67 points.
Career statistics
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Races by year
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Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
Races by year
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Superbike World Championship
Races by year
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Supersport World Championship
Races by year
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Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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1994 births
Hungarian motorcycle racers
Living people
125cc World Championship riders
Superbike World Championship riders
FIM Superstock 1000 Cup riders
Supersport World Championship riders