Jesko Raffin
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 Raffin at the 2015 Catalan Grand Prix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Swiss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 June 1996 Zürich, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | CarXpert Interwetten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jesko Raffin (born 12 June 1996) is a Swiss motorcycle racer. He was the FIM CEV Moto2 champion in 2014.
Career
Raffin made his debut in the Moto2 World Championship in 2012 with GP Team Switzerland as a replacement for the injured Randy Krummenacher;[1] in three races he had an 18th place at Sepang as best finish.
After winning the CEV Moto2 Championship in 2014,[2] in 2015 Raffin was back to the Moto2 World Championship as a full-time rider, competing with a Kalex for the Sports-Millions–Emwe–SAG team. He failed to score championship points, as his best result was 17th place, obtained in third occasions—Indianapolis, Motegi and Phillip Island.
Raffin remained with the same team for 2016. He achieved his first Grand Prix points at Jerez with a 14th place and a best result of 8th at Sachsenring.
Career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Moto2 | Kalex | GP Team Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Kalex | Sports-Millions-EMWE-SAG | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2016 | Moto2 | Kalex | Sports-Millions-EMWE-SAG | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 25th |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Races by year
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT | SPA | POR | FRA | CAT | GBR | NED | GER | ITA | IND | CZE | RSM | ARA 27 |
JPN 28 |
MAL 18 |
AUS | VAL | NC | 0 | |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 22 |
AME 24 |
ARG 28 |
SPA 25 |
FRA 24 |
ITA 23 |
CAT 24 |
NED 21 |
GER 21 |
IND 17 |
CZE 26 |
GBR 21 |
RSM Ret |
ARA 20 |
JPN 17 |
AUS 17 |
MAL 21 |
VAL 24 |
NC | 0 |
| 2016 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 18 |
ARG 23 |
AME 21 |
SPA 14 |
FRA 23 |
ITA 26 |
CAT DNS |
NED 18 |
GER 8 |
AUT 24 |
CZE 24 |
GBR 17 |
RSM 15 |
ARA 20 |
JPN 17 |
AUS 13 |
MAL 16 |
VAL 17 |
25th | 14 |
References
- ^ "Moto2: news e curiosità alla vigilia del GP di Aragon". corsedimoto.com (in Italian). 27 September 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Jesko Raffin campeón del CEV Moto2". motociclismo.es (in Spanish). Motorpress Ibérica. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2016.