Steven Odendaal (born 2 March 1993) is a
motorcycle racer
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from
South Africa
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and the
2016 FIM CEV Moto2 European Champion.
Career
Odendaal made a number of Moto2 World Championship appearances including a full season in with Team AGR
Speed Up
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.
Odendaal won the South African national Super600 Championship in 2014 and 2015. In the European FIM CEV Repsol Championship he finished 5th in 2014 and 4th in 2015 before claiming the title in 2016 (with 6 victories and 9 podium finishes in 11 races) in Portimão, Portugal, two rounds ahead of the season's final.
In 2017 he joined the Project NTS with a brand new chassis to challenge for the European title again. He finished in 3rd position overall in the European Moto2 Championship, claiming his third South African 600cc national title as well, despite missing four races due to his international commitments. In 2018–2019 Odendaal competed in the Moto2 World Championship aboard the NTS chassis (full time debut season for the manufacturer) before making a switch to the Supersport World Championship in 2020, where he finished 5th overall in his debut season.
For 2021 Odendaal joined the Evan Bros. Yamaha team in World Supersport, winning the first three opening races of the season.
In 2022 he won the
Bol d'Or
The Bol d’Or is a 24-hour endurance race for motorcycles, held annually in France. The riding of each bike is now shared by a team of three riders.
History
The Bol d’Or, first organized by Eugene Mauve, in 1922, was a race for motorcycles ...
24 hour endurance race together with teammates Erwan Nigon und
Florian Alt
Florian Alt (born 30 April 1996 in Gummersbach) is a German Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He currently competes in the Endurance FIM World Championship aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1. He was the 2012 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup champion. He has previously ...
on a Yamaha R1.
Career statistics
FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship
By season
Races by year
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
Races by year
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key
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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
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Supersport World Championship
Races by year
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key
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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
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
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South African motorcycle racers
Living people
1993 births
Moto2 World Championship riders
Sportspeople from Johannesburg
Supersport World Championship riders