Balázs Németh

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Balázs Németh
Németh in 2011
NationalityHungarian
Born (1988-06-12) 12 June 1988 (age 35)
Budapest, Hungary
Current teamCzech Road Racing Team
Bike number134

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[edit]

Early career[edit]

Németh began his career at the age of 6, with minimotos. He raced until 2005 in various categories, and he was multiple Hungarian champion.

Superstock and Supersport[edit]

His 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 4th. In this year, he was the best young Hungarian motorcycle racer.

In 2008 he 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[edit]

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.[1][2] He scored his first point in the Czech Grand Prix, he finished in the 14h position. He was 23rd overall with 11 points.

Career statistics[edit]

By season[edit]

Season Class Motorcycle Team Number Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2009 250cc Aprilia Balatonring Team 11 10 0 0 0 0 11 23rd
Total 10 0 0 0 0 11

Races by year[edit]

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos. Pts
2009 250cc Aprilia QAT
JPN
SPA
FRA
ITA
16
CAT
18
NED GER GBR
Ret
CZE
14
INP
16
SMR
15
POR
16
AUS
16
MAL
11
VAL
13
23rd 11

Supersport World Championship[edit]

Races by year[edit]

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Pts
2008 Honda QAT AUS SPA NED ITA GER
16
SMR
26
CZE
19
GBR
23
EUR
21
ITA
25
FRA
19
POR
19
NC 0
2011 Honda AUS
14
EUR
14
NED
10
ITA
14
SMR
18
SPA
12
CZE GBR
7
GER
10
ITA
Ret
FRA
11
POR
10
15th 42
2012 Honda AUS
21
ITA
7
NED
Ret
ITA
Ret
EUR
Ret
SMR
12
SPA
Ret
CZE
17
GBR
Ret
RUS
20
GER
17
POR
21
FRA
12
22nd 17
2013 Honda AUS
DNS
SPA
16
NED
Ret
ITA
22
GBR
22
POR
Ret
ITA
16
RUS
C
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
TUR
Ret
FRA
20
SPA NC 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hivatalos! - Németh Balázs indul az Olasz Nagydíjon". motogphirek.hu (in Hungarian). 2009-05-28. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  2. ^ "Németh Balázs kerül Talmácsi helyére". Blikk (in Hungarian). 2009-05-28. Archived from the original on 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2009-05-28.