Carlos Tatay (born 7 May 2003) is a Spanish

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who is scheduled to compete in the 2023 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship for the Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team. He previously competed in the

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class in the motorcycle world championship with

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and is also a previous winer of the

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, having won the title in

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Career

Early career

Tatay debuted in the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship mid-way through the 2018 season, ultimately finishing in 24th place. He also took part in the

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, winning in just his second race, and finishing the season in 5th place with 4 podiums and 148 points total. In 2019, Tatay again completed double-duty in both series. In CEV Moto3, he won 4 races and finished 2nd in the championship, while in the 2019 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, Tatay won 4 races, finishing on the podium in 9 of the first 10 races, clinching the championship win. Having secured the championship at the penultimate round in Misano, Tatay missed the season finale double-header in Aragon, as he was promoted to a wildcard slot in the Moto3 world championship race there.

Moto3 World Championship

Tatay made his grand prix debut in 2019 as a wildcard rider in the Catalan grand prix, where he finished 12th. He repeated this result in his second entry at the Aragon grand prix. His point-scoring performances in his first two debut races earned him a full-season in the 2020 championship with Avintia. Riding full time in the

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for the Avintia

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team as the lone rider, Tatay had an up and down year. He finished in the points six times, twice in the top 10 (France and Valencia), but also crashed out twice (Jerez and Barcelona). His season's best result was a 6th place finish in

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, overall scoring 26 points, finishing 22nd in the standings. Staying with the Avintia Esponsorama team for the 2021 season, this time partnered by

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, Tatay basically replicated his 2020 season: he finished with 6 point scoring races, a season high best result of 6th (this time in Jerez), and 21st in the standings, with 40 points. Tatay was not given a new contract by the team following the season. For

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, Tatay is signed to race for CFMoto

, along with

Xavier Artigas Xavier Artigas Lopez (born 27 May 2003) is a Spanish motorcycle racer, riding for CF Moto Prüstel in the Moto3 World Championship. Career Early career 2018 Artigas bought attention to himself in the 2018 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, where ...

FIM Moto2 European Championship

2023

From 2023, he competed for the Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team.

Career statistics

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

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

By class

Races by year

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Personal life

Tatay comes from

Alaquàs Alaquàs (; es, Alacuás) is a municipality in the Horta Oest ''comarca'' in the Valencian Community. Etymology The town's name is of Arabic origin, coming from ''al-aquas'' (الأقواس), meaning "the arches", believed to be a reference to ...

in the

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. He is an

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. He cites his racing idols as

Marc Márquez Marc Márquez Alentà (born 17 February 1993) is a Spanish professional Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle road racing, road racer, who has raced for Honda Racing Corporation, Honda's Repsol Honda, factory team since his MotoGP ...

Maverick Viñales Maverick Viñales Ruiz (; born 12 January 1995) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer. Viñales is the 2013 Moto3 World Champion, currently riding in MotoGP for the Aprilia Racing team, after five seasons as a MotoGP factory rider with the ...

and

Johann Zarco Johann Zarco (born 16 July 1990) is a French Grand Prix motorcycle racer, best known for winning the and Moto2 World Championships with his 2015 triumph being a record points total for the intermediate class. He rides for Pramac Racing. Zarc ...

References

External links

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Profile on Red Bull Rookies Cup
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