Karel Hanika
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Karel Hanika (born 14 April 1996) is a motorcycle racer from the Czech Republic. He is the 2013 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 a BMW S1000RR.
In 2014 and 2015, Hanika raced for the Ajo Motorsport team in the Moto3 world championship.
After two crash-filled seasons, Hanika was dropped by Ajo and switched to Mahindra for the 2016 campaign. However, after failing to score a single point in seven races he was fired mid-season and replaced by Moto3 returnee Danny Webb.
Career statistics
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics 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 | CZE216 | 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 |
FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics 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 |
FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| 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 |
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics 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 |
Supersport World Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics 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 |
Superbike World Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics 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 in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
FIM Endurance World Championship
By team
| Year | Team | Bike | Rider | TC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Austria Yamaha Austria Racing Team | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Germany Marvin Fritz Italy Niccolò Canepa Australia Broc Parkes Czech Republic Karel Hanika France Loris Baz | 2nd |
| 2021 | Austria Yamaha Austria Racing Team | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Italy Niccolò Canepa Germany Marvin Fritz Czech Republic Karel Hanika | 6th |
| 2022 | Austria Yamaha Austria Racing Team | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Italy Niccolò Canepa Germany Marvin Fritz Czech Republic Karel Hanika | 6th |
| 2023 | Austria Yamaha Austria Racing Team | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Italy Niccolò Canepa Germany Marvin Fritz Czech Republic Karel Hanika | 1st |
| 2024 | Austria Yamaha Austria Racing Team | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Italy Niccolò Canepa Germany Marvin Fritz Czech Republic Karel Hanika | 2nd |
| Year | Team | Bike | Tyre | Rider | Pts | TC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Austria Yamaha Austria Racing Team | Yamaha YZF-R1 | B | United Kingdom Jason O'Halloran Germany Marvin Fritz Czech Republic Karel Hanika | 88* | 1st* |
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Suzuka 8 Hours results
| Year | Team | Riders | Bike | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Austria YART Yamaha | Czech Republic Karel Hanika Germany Marvin Fritz United Kingdom Jason O'Halloran | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Ret |
Spa 24 Hours Motos results
| Year | Team | Riders | Bike | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Austria Yamaha Austria Racing Team | Germany Marvin Fritz Italy Niccolò Canepa | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 1st |
| 2024 | Austria Yamaha Austria Racing Team | Germany Marvin Fritz Italy Niccolò Canepa | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 1st |
External links
- at MotoGP.com
- at WorldSBK.com
- at AS.com(in Spanish)
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byFlorian Alt | Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup champion 2013 | Succeeded byJorge Martín |