Péter Sebestyén (born 16 May 1994) is a
Hungarian motorcycle racer
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, competing in the
2022 Supersport World Championship for the Evan Bros. Yamaha team. He has raced in the
Superbike World Championship
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The championship was founded in . The Superbike World Champion ...
, 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
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
and
2011 125cc World Championships, the Spanish 125GP Championship, the German 125GP Championship, the
European Junior Cup
The European Junior Cup was a motorcycling series held as a support series for the European rounds of the Superbike World Championship, hence the title. It was open to riders aged between 14–19; for 2015 the upper limit was increased to 21 for ma ...
and the
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
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.
Career
Sebestyén entered the
2007 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup 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 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
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
and
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
, Sebestyén raced in the
European Junior Cup
The European Junior Cup was a motorcycling series held as a support series for the European rounds of the Superbike World Championship, hence the title. It was open to riders aged between 14–19; for 2015 the upper limit was increased to 21 for ma ...
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
Career highlights
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2012
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
- NC, European Junior Cup,
KTM 690 Duke
*
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
- 6th, European Junior Cup,
Honda CBR500R
*
2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
- 29th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup,
Kawasaki ZX-10R
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Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Races by year
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key) (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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Superbike World Championship
Races by year
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Supersport World Championship
Races by year
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sebestyen, Peter
1994 births
Hungarian motorcycle racers
Living people
125cc World Championship riders
Superbike World Championship riders
FIM Superstock 1000 Cup riders
Supersport World Championship riders