Balázs Németh

Balázs Németh (born 12 June 1988, in Budapest) is a Hungarian motorcycle racer. He currently races in the Alpe Adria Road Racing Supersport Championship aboard a Triumph Daytona 675.

Career

Early career

Németh began his career at the age of six, with minimotos. He raced until 2005 in various categories, and he was multiple Hungarian champion.

Superstock and Supersport

Németh's debut in the Superstock 600 championship was in 2005. In his second race, in the Hungarian championship, he was in the podium, and in a race in the Hungaroring, he was in the podium, but now in the international championship.

From 2006, Németh competed in the Superstock 1000 category. He spent there three years, and in this time, he achieved two victories and another two podium finishes. His best overall position was fourth. In this year, he was the best young Hungarian motorcycle racer.

In 2008, Németh competed in eight races in the Supersport championship, but he failed to score points despite finishing in all races. His best position was 16th.

250cc

After Gábor Talmácsi left Balatonring Team because of financial reasons and the scarcity of his second bike, Jorge Martínez wanted another Hungarian motorcycle racer, and signed Németh just before the Italian race. He scored his first point in the Czech Grand Prix, he finished in the 14th position. He was 23rd overall with 11 points.

Career statistics

Career highlights 2007 - 30th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Suzuki GSX-R1000 2009 - NC, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Honda 2014 - 12th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Kawasaki ZX-10R 2015 - NC, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Kawasaki ZX-10R

FIM Superstock 1000 Cup 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 Pos Pts 2007 Suzuki DONRet VAL17 NED18 MNZ25 SIL22 SMR29 BRN13 BRA18 LAU18 ITA15 MAG17 30th 4 2009 Honda VALRet NED25 MNZ SMR DON BRN NŰR IMO MAG ALG NC 0 2014 Kawasaki ARARet NED9 IMO6 MIS11 ALG10 JERRet MAG 12th 21 2015 Kawasaki ARADNS NED IMO DON ALG MIS JER MAG NC 0

Grand Prix motorcycle racing By season SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamNumberRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd 250cc Aprilia Balatonring Team 11 10 0 0 0 0 11 23rd Total 10 0 0 0 0 11

Races by year

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 2009 250cc Aprilia QAT JPN SPA FRA ITA16 CAT18 NED GER GBRRet CZE14 INP16 SMR15 POR16 AUS16 MAL11 VAL13 23rd 11

Supersport World Championship

Races by year Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts 2008 Honda QAT AUS SPA NED ITA GER16 SMR26 CZE19 GBR23 EUR21 ITA25 FRA19 POR19 NC 0 2011 Honda AUS14 EUR14 NED10 ITA14 SMR18 SPA12 CZE GBR7 GER10 ITARet FRA11 POR10 15th 42 2012 Honda AUS21 ITA7 NEDRet ITARet EURRet SMR12 SPARet CZE17 GBRRet RUS20 GER17 POR21 FRA12 22nd 17 2013 Honda AUSDNS SPA16 NEDRet ITA22 GBR22 PORRet ITA16 RUSC GBRRet GERRet TURRet FRA20 SPA NC 0