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| Karel Hanika | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Czech | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1996-04-14)14 April 1996 (age 29) Brno, Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | YART Yamaha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 98 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Karel Hanika (born 14 April 1996) is amotorcycle racer from theCzech Republic. He is the2013 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup champion and the 2013 European Moto3 champion. He currently competes in the Alpe Adria International Road Race Superbike Championship, aboard aBMW S1000RR.
In2014 and2015, Hanika raced for theAjo Motorsport team in the Moto3 world championship.[1]
After two crash-filled seasons, Hanika was dropped by Ajo and switched toMahindra for the2016 campaign. However, after failing to score a single point in seven races he was fired mid-season and replaced by Moto3 returneeDanny Webb.[2]
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position, races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | SPA1 Ret | SPA2 16 | POR1 3 | POR2 3 | GBR1 10 | GBR2 3 | NED1 6 | NED2 Ret | GER1 3 | GER2 9 | CZE1 1 | CZE2 16 | RSM 1 | ARA1 5 | ARA2 1 | 3rd | 162 |
| 2013 | AME1 2 | AME2 1 | JER1 2 | JER2 2 | ASS1 1 | ASS2 1 | SAC1 Ret | SAC2 1 | BRN 1 | SIL1 1 | SIL2 Ret | MIS Ret | ARA1 1 | ARA2 Ret | 1st | 235 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position, races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | KTM | VAL1 | VAL2 | LMS | ARA | CAT1 | CAT2 | ALB 5 | ALG Ret | JER1 16 | JER2 3 | VAL1 3 | VAL2 4 | 13th | 56 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position, races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kalex | ALB | CAT1 | CAT2 | VAL1 | VAL2 | EST1 | EST2 | JER | ARA1 14 | ARA2 10 | VAL 9 | 21st | 15 |
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Moto3 | KTM | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 18th |
| 2015 | Moto3 | KTM | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 18th |
| 2016 | Moto3 | Mahindra | Platinum Bay Real Estate | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38th |
| KTM | Freudenberg Racing Team | |||||||||
| 2017 | Moto2 | Kalex | Willirace Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41st |
| Total | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 14 | AME 10 | ARG Ret | SPA 19 | FRA Ret | ITA 10 | CAT 14 | NED Ret | GER Ret | INP 13 | CZE 15 | GBR 12 | RSM Ret | ARA 23 | JPN 12 | AUS 13 | MAL 9 | VAL 10 | 18th | 44 |
| 2015 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 13 | AME 10 | ARG 7 | SPA 22 | FRA 20 | ITA 28 | CAT Ret | NED 8 | GER 13 | INP 12 | CZE 26 | GBR Ret | RSM 21 | ARA Ret | JPN 8 | AUS 14 | MAL Ret | VAL Ret | 18th | 43 |
| 2016 | Moto3 | Mahindra | QAT 30 | ARG 24 | AME Ret | SPA Ret | FRA Ret | ITA 20 | CAT Ret | NED | GER | AUT | 38th | 0 | ||||||||
| KTM | CZE 16 | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL 22 | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE 22 | AUT | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | 41st | 0 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position, races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Yamaha | SPA | SPA | POR | POR | ITA | ITA | NED | NED | CZE | CZE | SPA | SPA | FRA | FRA | SPA | SPA | SPA C | SPA | POR | POR | ARG Ret | ARG 5 | INA Ret | INA 11 | 21st | 27 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics 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 | ||||
| 2018 | Yamaha | AUS | AUS | THA | THA | SPA | SPA | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | GBR | GBR | CZE | CZE | USA 13 | USA 14 | ITA | ITA | POR | POR | FRA | FRA | ARG | ARG | QAT | QAT | 24th | 5 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position, races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||
| 2021 | Yamaha | SPA | SPA | SPA | POR | POR | POR | ITA | ITA | ITA | GBR | GBR | GBR | NED | NED | NED | CZE Ret | CZE Ret | CZE 18 | SPA | SPA | SPA | FRA | FRA | FRA | SPA | SPA | SPA | SPA | SPA | SPA | POR | POR | POR | ARG | ARG | ARG | INA | INA | INA | NC | 0 |
| Year | Team | Bike | Rider | TC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 |  Yamaha Austria Racing Team | Yamaha YZF-R1 |  Marvin Fritz Niccolò Canepa Broc Parkes Karel Hanika Loris Baz | 2nd |
| 2021 | Yamaha Austria Racing Team | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Niccolò Canepa Marvin FritzKarel Hanika | 6th |
| 2022 | Yamaha Austria Racing Team | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Niccolò Canepa Marvin FritzKarel Hanika | 6th |
| 2023 | Yamaha Austria Racing Team | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Niccolò CanepaMarvin Fritz Karel Hanika | 1st |
| 2024 | Yamaha Austria Racing Team | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Niccolò CanepaMarvin Fritz Karel Hanika | 2nd |
| Year | Team | Bike | Tyre | Rider | Pts | TC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Yamaha Austria Racing Team | Yamaha YZF-R1 | B |  Jason O'HalloranMarvin Fritz Karel Hanika | 88* | 1st* |
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| Year | Team | Riders | Bike | Pos |
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| 2025 | YART Yamaha | Karel HanikaMarvin FritzJason O'Halloran | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Ret |
| Year | Team | Riders | Bike | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Yamaha Austria Racing Team | Marvin FritzNiccolò Canepa | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 1st |
| 2024 | Yamaha Austria Racing Team | Marvin FritzNiccolò Canepa | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 1st |
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| Preceded by | Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup champion 2013 | Succeeded by |