Nacho Calero
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| Born |
5 July 1991 Valencia, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Orelac Racing VerdNatura | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ignacio "Nacho" Calero Pérez[1] (born 5 July 1991) is a Spanish motorcycle racer.[2] He currently races 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 3 points in ten races.[3] 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 9th in the Championship with 59 points. He also scored his first career podium when he finished third at Misano.[4] 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.[5] Calero made a strong start to the 2012 season with 2 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 9th 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.[6] 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 te be a disappointment as Calero only scored points once in the last round of the season at Qatar.
Career statistics
Supersport World Championship
Races by year
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Honda | AUS 19 |
SPA Ret |
NED 21 |
ITA 20 |
GBR NC |
POR 19 |
ITA 21 |
RUS C |
GBR 27 |
GER 28 |
TUR 21 |
FRA Ret |
SPA 22 |
NC | 0 |
| 2014 | Honda | AUS 13 |
SPA 20 |
NED 17 |
ITA 17 |
GBR DNS |
MAL Ret |
ITA 23 |
POR 20 |
SPA 22 |
FRA 18 |
QAT 19 |
30th | 3 | ||
| 2015 | Kawasaki | AUS Ret |
THA | 30th | 3 | |||||||||||
| Honda | SPA 17 |
NED 17 |
ITA Ret |
GBR 18 |
POR 16 |
ITA 17 |
MAL 18 |
SPA 20 |
FRA 22 |
QAT 13 |
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| 2016 | Kawasaki | AUS 18 |
THA 19 |
SPA 15 |
NED 26 |
ITA 22 |
MAL 21 |
GBR 24 |
ITA Ret |
GER 24 |
FRA 17 |
SPA Ret |
QAT Ret |
39th | 1 | |
| 2017 | Kawasaki | AUS 9 |
THA 13 |
SPA 18 |
NED 19 |
ITA 21 |
GBR 22 |
ITA 16 |
GER 18 |
POR Ret |
FRA Ret |
SPA Ret |
QAT 17 |
28th | 10 | |
| 2018 | Kawasaki | AUS 18 |
THA Ret |
SPA 17 |
NED 17 |
ITA 22 |
GBR Ret |
CZE 21 |
ITA Ret |
POR |
FRA |
ARG |
QAT |
NC* | 0* |
* Season still in progress.
References
- ↑ "Censo Electoral Definitivo Pilotos Federación de Motociclismo de la Comunidad Valenciana" (PDF). fedemoto.info (in Spanish). Real Federación Motociclista Española. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ↑ "Nacho Calero Perez-Autograph". motorrad-autogrammkarten.de. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ↑ "Superstock 600 - Championship Standings" (PDF). worldsbk.com. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ↑ "Misano, 25-26-27 June 2010 – Superstock 600 - Results Race" (PDF). worldsbk.com. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ↑ "Monza, 6-7-8 May 2011 – Superstock 600 - Results Race" (PDF). worldsbk.com. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ↑ "WSP: Nacho Calero ook naar PTR Honda". racesport.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 June 2016.