Scott Redding

Scott Redding
Redding at the 2013 French Grand Prix.
Nationality British
Born (1993-01-04) 4 January 1993
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Current team Aprilia Racing Team Gresini
Bike number 45
Website scottredding45.com/
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2014–present
ManufacturersHonda, Ducati, Aprilia
Championships0
2017 championship position14th (34 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
85 0 2 0 1 315
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2010–2013
ManufacturersSuter, Kalex
Championships0
2013 championship position2nd (225 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
66 3 14 3 2 555
125cc World Championship
Active years2008–2009
ManufacturersAprilia
Championships0
2009 championship position15th (50.5 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
33 1 2 0 2 155.5

Scott Christopher Redding (born 4 January 1993) is a British Grand Prix motorcycle racer who during 2018 rides in the MotoGP World Championship for Aprilia Gresini Racing. Redding learned in June 2018 that his one-year contract would not be extended beyond the 2018 racing season.[1]

For 2019, he is contracted to ride the new Ducati Panigale V4 in the British Superbike Championship for Paul Bird's PBM team.[2]

He is the youngest rider in Grand Prix motorcycle racing to win a race, breaking Marco Melandri's ten-year record.[3] He is also the youngest rider to contest both 50 and 100 Grands Prix.

Biography

Born in Quedgeley, Gloucester, Redding started racing Mini Motos in 2001,[4] winning the 2004 FAB-Racing Metrakit 50cc British MiniGP championship[5] and then switching to the 80cc Metrakit "Calypso Cup" in 2005 in Spain, where he won all six rounds of the series.[6]

In 2006 he tested for the Red Bull sponsored MotoGP academy cup[7] and was immediately offered a ride. However he had a mixed season with only one podium finish at the last round in Jerez.

For 2007 he signed for team BLU:sens Aprilia riding in the Spanish CEV 125cc championship finishing second overall to Stefan Bradl with a difference of eight points, taking a second place at round four and winning at the final rounds of five, six and seven.[8]

125cc (2008–2009)

2008

Redding left the CEV championship in 2008, being entered by team BLU:sens Aprilia in the 125cc Grand Prix World championship. Redding made a sensational start at the opening round of Qatar, by being the youngest ever rider in the 125cc class to qualify on the front row of the grid, in fourth place. He went on to take fifth place in the race setting the lap record for the 125cc class of 2'05.635 in the process.[9] He was also on the front row in Spain.[10]

On 22 June 2008 Redding became the youngest ever Grand Prix winner, aged 15 years and 170 days,[3] when he won the 2008 British 125cc Grand Prix at Donington Park. Redding took the lead with six laps remaining after pressuring Andrea Iannone into pushing too hard and going off at Craner Curves. Redding held off Frenchman Mike Di Meglio and Spaniard Marc Márquez to win in only his eighth 125cc outing. He became the first British winner of a 125cc race since Chas Mortimer won the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix and the first British winner of a British motorcycle Grand Prix in the 125cc class since 1973, when Tommy Robb won at the 1973 Isle of Man TT, which was then the British round of the world championship. He is also the first British rider ever to win a British round of any Grand Prix class since the British motorcycle Grand Prix moved to Donington Park in 1987. In the first ever two-wheeled race at the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway in America, Redding secured 4th place, having been in that position when it started to rain due to Hurricane Ike and Red Flag brought the race to a premature end.

Redding also won Rookie of the Year for being the highest placed new rider, finishing the season in eleventh overall.

2009

For the 2009 125cc Motorcycle Grand Prix season Redding rode a factory Aprilia machinery and remained with team BLU:sens Aprilia.[11]

Redding had a difficult season, suffering from mechanical issues and handling difficulties. He got on the podium at the 2009 British Grand Prix, his second career podium.

Moto2 (2010–2013)

2010
Redding at the 2010 Qatar Grand Prix

Redding signed with new team Marc VDS Racing Team in the Moto2 600cc class for 2010,[12] having grown too big to continue competing in the 125cc class.[13] He struggled in the initial pre-season tests, but was more competitive in later ones.[14] Redding struggled at the beginning of the season, but improved to finish fourth in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone and became the youngest rider ever to score a podium finish in the 250cc/Moto2 class by finishing third in Indianapolis.[15]

At the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano, Redding was involved in an accident which resulted in the death of Japanese rider Shoya Tomizawa. After Tomizawa fell from his bike on the twelfth lap of the race, he was immediately hit by Redding and Alex de Angelis, who were unable to avoid him. Redding received ten stitches for a back laceration but escaped major injury.[16]

On 29 September 2010, Redding signed a two-year contract with Marc VDS, keeping him in Moto2 until 2012.[17]

2011

Redding finished the season in 15th place with 63 points, with a best result of fifth place, obtained on three occasions: at Silverstone, Indianapolis and Misano.

2012

Redding finished in fifth position with 165 points, with four podium finishes, all third places.

2013

Riding again for Marc VDS, Redding finished a close second in the championship after a season-long battle against Pol Espargaró. During the season, Redding obtained three victories, three second places, a third place, and three pole-positions. With three races left in the season he held a lead of 10 points over Espargaró; however, Redding crashed during qualifying in Australia, fracturing his wrist and could not participate in the race.[18] In the following Japanese Grand Prix, Redding collided with the motorcycle of Esteve Rabat who had crashed in front of him in the second turn of the race. The race was red-flagged and restarted without an injured Redding; this second incident took him out of contention for the title, which Espargaró won by winning the race.[19]

MotoGP (2014–)

Gresini Racing (2014)

Redding at the 2014 French Grand Prix

Redding switched to MotoGP with the GO & FUN Gresini team on a Honda RCV1000R production racer. His teammate was Álvaro Bautista. He was consistent over the year, finishing every race except in Austin. His best result was a seventh-place finish, on two occasions, at the season-opening round in Qatar and at Phillip Island. He finished 12th in the championship, scoring 81 points. He was also runner-up in the "Open" class, albeit 45 points behind Aleix Espargaró.

Marc VDS Racing Team (2015)

In 2015 Redding remained in MotoGP, re-joining his former team Marc VDS. He was riding a factory-specification Honda RC213V. At the San Marino Grand Prix, Redding achieved his maiden MotoGP podium with a third-place finish despite crashing early in the race.[20] With Bradley Smith finishing second, the duo became the first pair of British riders to finish on a premier class podium since Barry Sheene and Tom Herron did so at the Venezuelan Grand Prix in 1979.[21]

Pramac Racing (2016)

On 30 August 2015, the morning of his home race at Silverstone, it was announced that Redding would join Pramac Racing for the 2016 season, replacing Yonny Hernández alongside Danilo Petrucci.[22] Scott Redding has been a supportive role model and has supported young rising stars from minimotos, setting up the Scott Redding Academy 2012 to Moto3 within the British Superbike series. In 2017, Charlie Nesbitt will be competing in the FIM junior world championship by joining forces with the Monlau group. Monlau managing group is supporting young riders and mechanics to reach top level of motor sport.[23]

Career statistics

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Number Race Win Pod Pole FLap Pts Pos
2008 125cc Aprilia RSA125 Blusens Aprilia Junior 45 17 1 1 0 2 105 11th
2009 125cc Aprilia RSA125 Blusens Aprilia 45 16 0 1 0 0 50.5 15th
2010 Moto2 Suter-Honda Marc VDS Racing Team 45 17 0 2 0 1 102 8th
2011 Moto2 Suter-Honda Marc VDS Racing Team 45 17 0 0 0 0 63 15th
2012 Moto2 Kalex-Honda Marc VDS Racing Team 45 17 0 5 0 0 165 5th
2013 Moto2 Kalex-Honda Marc VDS Racing Team 45 15 3 7 3 1 225 2nd
2014 MotoGP Honda RCV1000R Go&Fun Gresini Honda 45 18 0 0 0 0 81 12th
2015 MotoGP Honda RC213V Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS 45 18 0 1 0 0 84 13th
2016 MotoGP Ducati Desmosedici GP15 Octo Pramac Yakhnich 45 18 0 1 0 0 74 15th
2017 MotoGP Ducati Desmosedici GP16 Octo Pramac Racing 45 18 0 0 0 1 64 14th
2018 MotoGP Aprilia RS-GP Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 45 13 0 0 0 0 12* 21st*
Total 184 4 18 3 5 1025.5

* Season still in progress.

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Pod Pole FLap Pts WChmp
125 cc 2008–2009 2008 Qatar 2008 Great Britain 2008 Great Britain 33 1 2 0 2 155.5 0
Moto2 2010–2013 2010 Qatar 2010 Indianapolis 2013 France 66 3 14 3 2 555 0
MotoGP 2014–2018 2014 Qatar 2015 San Marino 85 0 2 0 1 315 0
Total 2008 – present 184 4 18 3 5 1025.5 0

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 19 Pos. Pts
2008 125cc Aprilia QAT
5		 SPA
7		 POR
21		 CHN
Ret		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
14		 CAT
6		 GBR
1		 NED
Ret		 GER
8		 CZE
11		 RSM
Ret		 IND
4		 JPN
8		 AUS
10		 MAL
Ret		 VAL
8		 11th 105
2009 125cc Aprilia QAT
13		 JPN
Ret		 SPA
4		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
7		 CAT
11		 NED
Ret		 GER
Ret		 GBR
3		 CZE
15		 IND
Ret		 RSM
Ret		 POR
16		 AUS
11		 MAL
Ret		 VAL
Ret		 15th 50.5
2010 Moto2 Suter QAT
23		 SPA
16		 FRA
11		 ITA
21		 GBR
4		 NED
11		 CAT
Ret		 GER
Ret		 CZE
22		 IND
3		 RSM
Ret		 ARA
8		 JPN
5		 MAL
Ret		 AUS
2		 POR
4		 VAL
5		 8th 102
2011 Moto2 Suter QAT
31		 SPA
23		 POR
25		 FRA
16		 CAT
11		 GBR
5		 NED
24		 ITA
27		 GER
7		 CZE
26		 IND
5		 RSM
5		 ARA
15		 JPN
20		 AUS
7		 MAL
10		 VAL
30		 15th 63
2012 Moto2 Kalex QAT
6		 SPA
4		 POR
11		 FRA
3		 CAT
10		 GBR
2		 NED
3		 GER
Ret		 ITA
6		 IND
6		 CZE
Ret		 RSM
7		 ARA
3		 JPN
4		 MAL
11		 AUS
3		 VAL
22		 5th 165
2013 Moto2 Kalex QAT
2		 AME
5		 SPA
2		 FRA
1		 ITA
1		 CAT
4		 NED
2		 GER
7		 IND
3		 CZE
8		 GBR
1		 RSM
6		 ARA
4		 MAL
7		 AUS
DNS		 JPN
DNS		 VAL
15		 2nd 225
2014 MotoGP Honda QAT
7		 AME
Ret		 ARG
14		 SPA
13		 FRA
12		 ITA
13		 CAT
13		 NED
12		 GER
11		 IND
9		 CZE
11		 GBR
10		 RSM
13		 ARA
10		 JPN
16		 AUS
7		 MAL
10		 VAL
10		 12th 81
2015 MotoGP Honda QAT
13		 AME
Ret		 ARG
9		 SPA
13		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
11		 CAT
7		 NED
13		 GER
Ret		 IND
13		 CZE
12		 GBR
6		 RSM
3		 ARA
12		 JPN
10		 AUS
11		 MAL
11		 VAL
15		 13th 84
2016 MotoGP Ducati QAT
10		 ARG
Ret		 AME
6		 SPA
19		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
16		 NED
3		 GER
4		 AUT
8		 CZE
15		 GBR
17		 RSM
15		 ARA
19		 JPN
9		 AUS
7		 MAL
15		 VAL
14		 15th 74
2017 MotoGP Ducati QAT
7		 ARG
8		 AME
12		 SPA
11		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
12		 CAT
13		 NED
Ret		 GER
20		 CZE
16		 AUT
12		 GBR
8		 RSM
7		 ARA
14		 JPN
16		 AUS
11		 MAL
13		 VAL
Ret		 14th 64
2018 MotoGP Aprilia QAT
20		 ARG
12		 AME
17		 SPA
15		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
12		 NED
14		 GER
15		 CZE
Ret		 AUT
20		 GBR
C		 RSM
21		 ARA
16		 THA
16		 JPN
 AUS
 MAL
 VAL
 21st* 12*

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. ↑ Scott Redding found out he'd lost Aprilia MotoGP ride on social media Autosport, 14 June 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018
  2. ↑ Redding signs deal with Be Wiser Ducati for 2019 Motor Cycle News, 3 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018
  3. 1 2 "Redding's record-breaking victory". Eurosport. TF1 Group. 22 June 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2008. .
  4. ↑ 2004 Archived 4 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ The Story Begins... Archived 10 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ 2005 Archived 4 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ 2006 Archived 4 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ 2007 Archived 12 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ↑ Qatar MotoGP: Sergio Gadea takes emotional win as Brits Scott Redding and Danny Webb finish in top six – Motorcycle Sport – MCN
  10. ↑ "Scott Redding Catalunya front row". Motorcycle News. 7 June 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 September 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2008.
  12. ↑ Birt, Matthew (11 January 2010). "Scott Redding 'over the moon' at Moto2 deal". Motorcycle News. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  13. ↑ Redding, Scott; Roberts, Matt (Presenter) (5 September 2010). MotoGP – 2010 – Round 12 – Misano (Television production). BBC. Event occurs at 00:11:30–00:12:00. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  14. ↑ "Redding rockets to the front at final test". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  15. ↑ "Redding beats Melandri podium record". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  16. ↑ "Shoya Tomizawa dies of Misano injuries". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 5 September 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  17. ↑ "Redding pens two year Marc VDS deal". Carole Nash. Insidebikes. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  18. ↑ "Espargaro on pole as Redding and Rabat crash". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  19. ↑ "Espargaro wins to claim Moto2 world title". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  20. ↑ "Redding: "I had nothing to lose"". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  21. ↑ "Two Brits join Marc Marquez on the podium". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  22. ↑ "Redding joins Octo Pramac Racing for 2016". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  23. ↑ Nesbitt signs Moto3 Junior World Championship deal with Monlau Bike Sport News, 20 January 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2018
Records
Preceded by
Marco Melandri
15 years, 324 days
(1998 Dutch TT)		 Youngest rider to win
a motorcycle Grand Prix
15 years, 170 days
(2008 British motorcycle Grand Prix)		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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