Nacho Calero

Ignacio "Nacho" Calero Pérez (born 5 July 1991) is a Spanish motorcycle racer. He last competed in the Supersport World Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-6R.

Career

European Superstock 600 Championship

In 2008, Calero made his debut in the European Superstock 600 Championship. He endured a difficult rookie season as he only scored three points in ten races. In 2009, Calero improved as he finished 18th in the standings scoring 17 points. 2010 proved to be a breakthrough season for Calero as he finished ninth in the Championship with 59 points. He also scored his first career podium when he finished third at Misano. Calero fell back in 2011 as he finished 15th in the standings with a best finish of sixth at Assen. He did however set the fastest race lap at Monza, the first time he did so in his career. Calero made a strong start to the 2012 season with two second places at Imola and Assen. At that point, he was second in the Championship, but after not scoring a podium for the rest of the season, Calero fell back to ninth in the Championship.

Supersport World Championship

In 2013, Calero stepped up to the Supersport World Championship riding a Honda CBR600RR for the Honda PTR team. It was a real hard season for Calero and he did not score any points that season. Calero remained with the team for the 2014 season. He kept struggling but he did score his first points with a 13th-place finish at Phillip Island. He moved to the Orelac Racing Team for the 2015. The season turned out to be a disappointment as Calero only scored points once in the last round of the season at Qatar.

Career statistics

2008 - 37th, European Superstock 600 Championship, Yamaha YZF-R6 2009 - 18th, European Superstock 600 Championship, Yamaha YZF-R6 Kawasaki ZX-6R 2010 - 9th, European Superstock 600 Championship, Yamaha YZF-R6 2011 - 15th, European Superstock 600 Championship, Yamaha YZF-R6 2012 - 9th, European Superstock 600 Championship, Yamaha YZF-R6

European Superstock 600 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 Pos Pts 2008 Yamaha VAL ASS MNZ NÜR MIS BRN BRA DON MAG POR 37th 3 2009 Kawasaki/Yamaha VAL ASS MNZ MIS SIL BRN NÜR IMO MAG POR 18th 17 2010 Yamaha POR VAL ASS MNZ MIS BRN SIL NÜR IMO MAG 9th 59 2011 Yamaha ASS MNZ MIS ARA BRN SIL NÜR IMO MAG POR 15th 35 2012 Yamaha IMO ASS MNZ MIS ARA BRN SIL NÜR POR MAG 9th 61

Supersport World Championship

Races by year (key) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts 2013 Honda AUS SPA NED ITA GBR POR ITA RUS GBR GER TUR FRA SPA NC 0 2014 Honda AUS SPA NED ITA GBR MAL ITA POR SPA FRA QAT 30th 3 2015 Kawasaki AUS THA 30th 3 Honda SPA NED ITA GBR POR ITA MAL SPA FRA QAT 2016 Kawasaki AUS THA SPA NED ITA MAL GBR ITA GER FRA SPA QAT 39th 1 2017 Kawasaki AUS THA SPA NED ITA GBR ITA GER POR FRA SPA QAT 28th 10 2018 Kawasaki AUS THA SPA NED ITA GBR CZE ITA POR FRA ARG QAT 36th 1 2019 Kawasaki AUS THA SPA NED ITA SPA ITA GBR POR FRA ARG QAT NC 0