Sebastián Porto

Sebastián Porto (born September 12, 1978 as Sebastián Porco) is an Argentine professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He currently races in the Brazilian Moto 1000 GP Championship aboard a BMW S1000RR.

Career Early career

Born in Rafaela, Santa Fe Province, Porto started his racing career at the age of 11, competing in the mini-motorcycle local circuit. His first international competition was the 125cc 1994 Argentine Grand Prix, and only two years later he won the 250cc European Championship.

250cc, (1995-2006)

The bulk of Porto's racing career was in the 250cc World Championship, starting in 1996 with Aprilia. In 1999, he moved to Yamaha and finished in ninth place in his first two years at the team and in fifth place in the 2002 championship, winning the Brazilian Grand Prix in Rio de Janeiro

Porto moved to the Repsol Aprilia team in 2004 and was championship runner-up, winning five Grands Prix and taking ten podium positions in total. In the 2005 season he claimed the Dutch TT at Assen and also finished second in the Australian Grand Prix, before the Repsol team moved to Honda bikes for 2006.

Rather than the expected switch to MotoGP after the 2006 season, Porto surprised everyone with the news of his retirement from motorcycle competition, claiming he had a hard time adjusting to the 250cc Honda bike, and that he was no longer enjoying his work. He returned to racing in late 2013.

2014, Wildcard Comeback on Moto2

Porto made a one-off wildcard appearance at the Termas Río Hondo Grand Prix entered by Argentina TSR Motorsport riding a Kalex bikes, He finished the race in 23rd place after starting from 32nd on the grid.

Titles and achievements Being the most visible exponent of motorcycling in Argentina, he has received all 12 Argentine Olimpia Awards for that sport between 1994 and 2005.

1992 - Argentine Promotional 100cc Champion 1994 - Argentine 250cc Champion 1995 - Spanish 250cc Champion (Open Ducados) 1996 - European 250cc Champion 1999 - 9th place in the 250cc World Championship 2000 - Michel Metraux Trophy for best rider on a non-works bike 2000 - 9th place in the 250cc World Championship 2002 - Brazilian Grand Prix 250cc winner 2002 - 5th place in the 250cc World Championship 2004 - Five Grand Prix wins (Czech Republic, Australia, Qatar, Netherlands, Italy) and ten total podium finishes 2004 - 2nd place in the 250cc World Championship 2005 - Dutch TT 250cc winner

Career statistics

FIM CEV Moto2 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 Pos Pts 2014 Kalex JER ARA1 ARA2 CAT ALB NAV1 NAV2 ALG1 ALG2 VAL 7th 69

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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 1994 125cc Aprilia AUS MAL JPN ESP AUT GER NED ITA FRA GBR CZE USA ARG EUR NC 0 1995 250cc Aprilia AUS MAL JPN ESP GER ITA NED FRA GBR CZE BRA ARG EUR 28th 3 1996 250cc Aprilia MAL INA JPN SPA ITA FRA NED GER GBR AUT CZE IMO CAT BRA AUS 19th 25 1997 250cc Aprilia MAL JPN SPA ITA AUT FRA NED IMO GER BRA GBR CZE CAT INA AUS 11th 60 1998 250cc Aprilia JPN MAL SPA ITA FRA MAD NED GBR GER CZE IMO CAT AUS ARG 22nd 17 1999 250cc Yamaha MAL JPN SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE IMO VAL AUS RSA BRA ARG 9th 98 2000 250cc Yamaha RSA MAL JPN SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE POR VAL BRA PAC AUS 9th 83 2001 250cc Yamaha JPN RSA SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE POR VAL PAC AUS MAL BRA 16th 39 2002 250cc Yamaha JPN RSA SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE POR BRA PAC MAL AUS VAL 5th 172 2003 250cc Honda JPN RSA SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE POR BRA PAC MAL AUS VAL 8th 127 2004 250cc Aprilia RSA SPA FRA ITA CAT NED BRA GER GBR CZE POR JPN QAT MAL AUS VAL 2nd 256 2005 250cc Aprilia SPA POR CHN FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE JPN MAL QAT AUS TUR VAL 6th 152 2006 250cc Honda SPA QAT TUR CHN FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER USA CZE MAL AUS JPN POR VAL 18th 20 2014 Moto2 Kalex QAT AME ARG SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER INP CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL NC 0