Karel Hanika

Karel Hanika (born 14 April 1996) is a motorcycle racer from the Czech Republic. He is the 2013 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup champion and the 2013 European Moto3 champion. He currently competes in the Alpe Adria International Road Race Superbike Championship, aboard a BMW S1000RR.

Karel Hanika
Hanika in 2012
Nationality	Czech
Born	(1996-04-14) 14 April 1996 (age 29) Brno, Czech Republic
Current team	YART Yamaha
Bike number	98
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto2 World Championship Active years 2017 Manufacturers Kalex Championships 0 2017 championship position 41st (0 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 1 0 0 0 0 0 Moto3 World Championship Active years 2014–2016 Manufacturers KTM, Mahindra Championships 0 2016 championship position 38th (0 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 45 0 0 0 0 87 Superbike World Championship Active years 2018, 2021 Manufacturers Yamaha Championships 0 2021 championship position NC (0 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 5 0 0 0 0 5 Supersport World Championship Active years 2020 Manufacturers Yamaha Championships 0 2020 championship position 20th (16 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 4 0 0 0 0 16

In 2014 and 2015, Hanika raced for the Ajo Motorsport team in the Moto3 world championship.^[1]

After two crash-filled seasons, he was dropped by Ajo and switched to Mahindra for the 2016 campaign. However, after failing to score a single point in seven races he was fired mid-season and replaced by Moto3 returnee Danny Webb.^[2]

Career statistics

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Pos	Pts
2012	SPA1 Ret	SPA2 16	POR1 3	POR2 3	GBR1 10	GBR2 3	NED1 6	NED2 Ret	GER1 3	GER2 9	CZE1 1	CZE2 16	RSM 1	ARA1 5	ARA2 1	3rd	162
2013	AME1 2	AME2 1	JER1 2	JER2 2	ASS1 1	ASS2 1	SAC1 Ret	SAC2 1	BRN 1	SIL1 1	SIL2 Ret	MIS Ret	ARA1 1	ARA2 Ret		1st	235

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World 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	11	12	Pos	Pts
2016	KTM	VAL1	VAL2	LMS	ARA	CAT1	CAT2	ALB 5	ALG Ret	JER1 16	JER2 3	VAL1 3	VAL2 4	13th	56

FIM CEV Moto2 European 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	11	Pos	Pts
2017	Kalex	ALB	CAT1	CAT2	VAL1	VAL2	EST1	EST2	JER	ARA1 14	ARA2 10	VAL 9	21st	15

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2014	Moto3	KTM	Red Bull KTM Ajo	18	0	0	0	0	44	18th
2015	Moto3	KTM	Red Bull KTM Ajo	18	0	0	0	0	43	18th
2016	Moto3	Mahindra	Platinum Bay Real Estate	9	0	0	0	0	0	38th
		KTM	Freudenberg Racing Team
2017	Moto2	Kalex	Willirace Team	1	0	0	0	0	0	41st
Total				46	0	0	0	0	87

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	Pos	Pts
2014	Moto3	KTM	QAT 14	AME 10	ARG Ret	SPA 19	FRA Ret	ITA 10	CAT 14	NED Ret	GER Ret	INP 13	CZE 15	GBR 12	RSM Ret	ARA 23	JPN 12	AUS 13	MAL 9	VAL 10	18th	44
2015	Moto3	KTM	QAT 13	AME 10	ARG 7	SPA 22	FRA 20	ITA 28	CAT Ret	NED 8	GER 13	INP 12	CZE 26	GBR Ret	RSM 21	ARA Ret	JPN 8	AUS 14	MAL Ret	VAL Ret	18th	43
2016	Moto3	Mahindra	QAT 30	ARG 24	AME Ret	SPA Ret	FRA Ret	ITA 20	CAT Ret	NED	GER	AUT									38th	0
		KTM											CZE 16	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL 22
2017	Moto2	Kalex	QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE 22	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	41st	0

Supersport World 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	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	Pos	Pts
2021	Yamaha	SPA	SPA	POR	POR	ITA	ITA	NED	NED	CZE	CZE	SPA	SPA	FRA	FRA	SPA	SPA	SPA C	SPA	POR	POR	ARG Ret	ARG 5	INA Ret	INA 11	21st	27

Superbike World 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		11		12		13		Pos	Pts
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
2018	Yamaha	AUS	AUS	THA	THA	SPA	SPA	NED	NED	ITA	ITA	GBR	GBR	CZE	CZE	USA 13	USA 14	ITA	ITA	POR	POR	FRA	FRA	ARG	ARG	QAT	QAT	24th	5

(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			11			12			13			Pos	Pts
		R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2
2021	Yamaha	SPA	SPA	SPA	POR	POR	POR	ITA	ITA	ITA	GBR	GBR	GBR	NED	NED	NED	CZE Ret	CZE Ret	CZE 18	SPA	SPA	SPA	FRA	FRA	FRA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	POR	POR	POR	ARG	ARG	ARG	INA	INA	INA	NC	0

FIM Endurance World Championship

By team

Year	Team	Bike	Rider	TC
2019–20	Yamaha Austria Racing Team	Yamaha YZF-R1	Marvin Fritz Niccolò Canepa Broc Parkes Karel Hanika Loris Baz	2nd
2021	Yamaha Austria Racing Team	Yamaha YZF-R1	Niccolò Canepa Marvin Fritz Karel Hanika	6th
2022	Yamaha Austria Racing Team	Yamaha YZF-R1	Niccolò Canepa Marvin Fritz Karel Hanika	6th
2023	Yamaha Austria Racing Team	Yamaha YZF-R1	Niccolò Canepa Marvin Fritz Karel Hanika	1st
2024	Yamaha Austria Racing Team	Yamaha YZF-R1	Niccolò Canepa Marvin Fritz Karel Hanika	2nd

Year	Team	Bike	Tyre	Rider	Pts	TC
2025	Yamaha Austria Racing Team	Yamaha YZF-R1	B	Jason O'Halloran Marvin Fritz Karel Hanika	88*	1st*
Source: [3]

Suzuka 8 Hours results

Year	Team	Riders	Bike	Pos
2025	YART Yamaha	Karel Hanika Marvin Fritz Jason O'Halloran	Yamaha YZF-R1	Ret

Spa 24 Hours Motos results

Year	Team	Riders	Bike	Pos
2023	Yamaha Austria Racing Team	Marvin Fritz Niccolò Canepa	Yamaha YZF-R1	1st
2024	Yamaha Austria Racing Team	Marvin Fritz Niccolò Canepa	Yamaha YZF-R1	1st