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.
In 2014 and 2015, Hanika raced for the Ajo Motorsport team in the Moto3 world championship.
After two crash-filled seasons, Hanika 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.
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 SPA2 POR1 POR2 GBR1 GBR2 NED1 NED2 GER1 GER2 CZE1 CZE2 RSM ARA1 ARA2 3rd 162 2013 AME1 AME2 JER1 JER2 ASS1 ASS2 SAC1 SAC2 BRN SIL1 SIL2 MIS ARA1 ARA2 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 ALG JER1 JER2 VAL1 VAL2 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 ARA2 VAL 21st 15
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd 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 QAT14 AME10 ARGRet SPA19 FRARet ITA10 CAT14 NEDRet GERRet INP13 CZE15 GBR12 RSMRet ARA23 JPN12 AUS13 MAL9 VAL10 18th 44 2015 Moto3 KTM QAT13 AME10 ARG7 SPA22 FRA20 ITA28 CATRet NED8 GER13 INP12 CZE26 GBRRet RSM21 ARARet JPN8 AUS14 MALRet VALRet 18th 43 2016 Moto3 Mahindra QAT30 ARG24 AMERet SPARet FRARet ITA20 CATRet NED GER AUT 38th 0 KTM CZE16 GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL22 2017 Moto2 Kalex QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE22 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 SPA POR POR ARG ARG INA INA 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 USA13 USA14 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 R22021Yamaha SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR ITA ITA ITA GBR GBR GBR NED NED NED CZE CZE CZE 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 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 2025 Yamaha Austria Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R1 Jason O'Halloran Marvin Fritz Karel Hanika 88* 1st* Source:
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Riders Bike Pos 2026 YART Yamaha Karel Hanika Marvin Fritz Leandro Mercado Yamaha YZF-R1 1st
Suzuka 8 Hours Year Class Team Co-riders Bike Pos 2025 EWC YART Yamaha Marvin Fritz Jason O'Halloran Yamaha YZF-R1 Ret 2026 EWC YART Yamaha Marvin Fritz Leandro Mercado Yamaha YZF-R1 TBD
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
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