Quick Facts
Biography
Esteve "Tito" Rabat Bergada (born 25 May 1989 in Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish motorcycle racer who currently competes in the MotoGP class in the Motorcycle World championship. He started racing professionally in 2005, and made his Grand Prix début at that season's Valencian Grand Prix. He is best known for winning the 2014 Moto2 World Championship with a record points total for the intermediate class.
Career
Moto2 World Championship (2011–15)
2013 season
Rabat's breakthrough year came during the 2013 season. After finishing ninth in the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix, Rabat recorded a second-place finish at the Grand Prix of the Americas; after five previous third places, it was Rabat's best result in Grand Prix racing at the time. The following race, Rabat achieved his first pole position in the Spanish Grand Prix, outpacing all of his rivals by over four tenths of a second. In the race, Rabat led from start to finish, winning by over four seconds from Scott Redding. He added victories later in the season, at the Indianapolis and Malaysian Grands Prix.
2014 season
For the 2014 Moto2 season Rabat moved to the Marc VDS team, and won the season opening race at Qatar ahead of his new teammate Mika Kallio. Over the course of the season he would take a further 6 wins and 7 podiums, only missing the podium in 4 races for a total of 346 points. After finishing third at the Malaysian Grand Prix, he was crowned World Champion, the first for the Marc VDS team, ahead of Kallio.
2015 season
Remaining in Moto2, Rabat attempted to become the first rider since Jorge Lorenzo to retain the intermediate class championship. Rabat did not win a race until Mugello at the end of May. Wins in Aragon and Valencia were not enough for Rabat to retain his title, as he ultimately finished third behind Johann Zarco and Álex Rins.
MotoGP World Championship (2016)
2016 season
Rabat recorded his first top-ten finish in Argentina with ninth place.
Grand Prix motorcycle racing career
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Number | Races | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 125cc | Honda | Wurth Honda BQR | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2006 | 125cc | Honda | Honda BQR | 34, 80 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 23rd |
| 2007 | 125cc | Honda | Repsol Honda 125cc | 12 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 11th |
| 2008 | 125cc | KTM | Repsol KTM 125cc | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 14th |
| 2009 | 125cc | Aprilia | Blusens Aprilia | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 18th |
| 2010 | 125cc | Aprilia | Blusens-STX | 12 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 6th |
| 2011 | Moto2 | FTR | Blusens-STX | 34 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 10th |
| 2012 | Moto2 | Kalex | Pons 40 HP Tuenti | 80 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 7th |
| 2013 | Moto2 | Kalex | Tuenti HP 40 | 80 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 216 | 3rd |
| 2014 | Moto2 | Kalex | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | 53 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 346 | 1st |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Kalex | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | 1 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 231 | 3rd |
| 2016 | MotoGP | Honda | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | 53 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 21st |
| Total | 176 | 13 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 1336 |
By class
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 cc | 2005-2010 | 2005 Valencia | 2007 China | 76 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 318 | 0 | |
| Moto2 | 2011–2015 | 2011 Qatar | 2011 Indianapolis | 2013 Spain | 83 | 13 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 989 | 1 |
| MotoGP | 2016-Present | 2016 Qatar | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2005–Present | 176 | 13 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 1336 | 1 |
Races by year
(key)
| Yr | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 125cc | Honda | SPA | POR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GBR | GER | CZE | JPN | MAL | QAT | AUS | TUR | VAL 24 | NC | 0 | ||
| 2006 | 125cc | Honda | SPA 30 | QAT | TUR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT Ret | NED 25 | GBR Ret | GER 31 | CZE Ret | MAL 12 | AUS Ret | JPN 12 | POR 17 | VAL 13 | 23rd | 11 | ||
| 2007 | 125cc | Honda | QAT 8 | SPA Ret | TUR 14 | CHN 3 | FRA | ITA | CAT 12 | GBR Ret | NED 13 | GER 12 | CZE 11 | RSM 11 | POR 11 | JPN Ret | AUS 5 | MAL 15 | VAL 6 | 11th | 74 | |
| 2008 | 125cc | KTM | QAT 24 | SPA 12 | POR Ret | CHN 11 | FRA 17 | ITA 25 | CAT DNS | GBR 11 | NED 6 | GER DSQ | CZE 13 | RSM 9 | IND Ret | JPN Ret | AUS 7 | MAL Ret | VAL 10 | 14th | 49 | |
| 2009 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT 10 | JPN 13 | SPA 12 | FRA 11 | ITA 16 | CAT 12 | NED Ret | GER Ret | GBR Ret | CZE Ret | IND 20 | RSM Ret | POR 7 | AUS Ret | MAL 7 | VAL Ret | 18th | 37 | ||
| 2010 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT 7 | SPA 3 | FRA 7 | ITA 7 | GBR 9 | NED Ret | CAT Ret | GER 4 | CZE 3 | IND 5 | RSM 7 | ARA 7 | JPN 6 | MAL 7 | AUS 6 | POR Ret | VAL 6 | 6th | 147 | |
| 2011 | Moto2 | FTR | QAT 14 | SPA 15 | POR 10 | FRA 21 | CAT 7 | GBR 6 | NED 7 | ITA 16 | GER Ret | CZE 7 | IND 3 | RSM 11 | ARA 16 | JPN 9 | AUS Ret | MAL 11 | VAL Ret | 10th | 79 | |
| 2012 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 4 | SPA 28 | POR 24 | FRA 10 | CAT 4 | GBR 13 | NED 4 | GER 12 | ITA Ret | IND 11 | CZE 10 | RSM 5 | ARA 11 | JPN 3 | MAL 9 | AUS 7 | VAL 10 | 7th | 117 | |
| 2013 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 9 | AME 2 | SPA 1 | FRA 22 | ITA 13 | CAT 2 | NED 5 | GER 13 | IND 1 | CZE 7 | GBR 4 | RSM 3 | ARA 2 | MAL 1 | AUS 8 | JPN DNS | VAL 5 | 3rd | 216 | |
| 2014 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 1 | AME 2 | ARG 1 | SPA 4 | FRA 3 | ITA 1 | CAT 1 | NED 8 | GER 4 | IND 4 | CZE 1 | GBR 1 | RSM 1 | ARA 2 | JPN 3 | AUS 3 | MAL 3 | VAL 2 | 1st | 346 |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT Ret | AME 4 | ARG 12 | SPA 3 | FRA 2 | ITA 1 | CAT 3 | NED 2 | GER Ret | IND 5 | CZE 2 | GBR 3 | RSM 2 | ARA 1 | JPN DNS | AUS DNS | MAL | VAL 1 | 3rd | 231 |
| 2016 | MotoGP | Honda | QAT 15 | ARG 9 | AME 13 | SPA 18 | FRA Ret | ITA DNS | CAT 14 | NED 11 | GER 16 | AUT 14 | CZE 10 | GBR 15 | RSM 17 | ARA Ret | JPN 14 | AUS 16 | MAL 18 | VAL 17 | 21st | 29 |