Sean Dylan Kelly (born May 17, 2002) is an American motorcycle racer racing for OrangeCat Racing in the 2026 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship. He previously competed in MotoAmerica Superbike and Supersport with the M4 Ecstar Suzuki and TopPro Racing teams, winning the Supersport championship in 2021. Kelly also had a two-year stint racing in Moto2, contesting 34 races.

Career

Supersport In 2019, Kelly made his AMA Supersport debut aboard a Suzuki GSX-R600 with M4 Ecstar. He recorded two victories in his first season, both at the Pittsburgh International Race Complex. With five additional podium finishes, Kelly finished the season in fourth place.

For the 2020 season, Kelly built on his success with five race wins, 11 more podium finishes, and three pole positions. After a DNF in the first round, Kelly went on a 13-race run of podium finishes and won the final two races at Laguna Seca. He finished the season second in the championship, behind Richie Escalante.

Continuing his upward climb in Supersport, Kelly dominated the 2021 Championship. He finished every race, taking 12 victories, every pole position, and only failing to make the podium once. His second-place finish in Race 2 at New Jersey sealed the championship one round before the end of the season.

Moto2 World Championship 2019-2023 In 2019, Kelly made his Grand Prix motorcycle racing debut in the Moto2 category; he entered the Valencian Community Grand Prix replacing Spanish racer Iker Lecuona in American Racing KTM. He qualified in 27th position and in the race he dropped out with two laps remaining.

On September 18, 2021, Kelly signed a two-year contract with American Racing to contest the 2022 Moto2 championship. He was joined on the American Racing Team by then five-time AMA Superbike champion, Cameron Beaubier. In 20 starts on a Kalex, he failed to reach a podium and ended the season with 5.5 points.

Hindered by an arm injury, the 2023 season was less successful. Kelly left ART mid-season, ultimately riding for Forward Racing. In 14 starts, Kelly was only able to score a single point.

Superbike

2024 Kelly returned to the MotoAmerica series for the 2024 season, this time in the Superbike championship on a TopPro Racing BMW M1000RR. He finished fourth in the standings with a win at Circuit of the Americas and seven podium finishes.

2025 Kelly rejoined the Team Hammer M4 Ecstar team for the 2025 Superbike season, astride a Suzuki GSX-R1000. While frequently competitive, he couldn't match the success of the prior season. He finished on the podium only three times, all second place finishes. Kelly ended the season in 5th place in the championship, but in front of his teammate, Richie Escalante.

2026 On 9 December 2025, OrangeCat Racing announced that Kelly would join them in the team's inaugural Superbike season alongside teammate Jayson Uribe, moving up from Stock 1000. The team will field two BMW M1000RRs as they take over the position as the American flagship Superbike team for BMW, vacated after the folding of title-winners Tytler's Cycle Racing. Kelly's crew chief will be Dave Weaver, who guided the Tytler's team from its inception to the 2025 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship with Kelly's former Moto2 teammate, Cameron Beaubier.

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 Pos Pts 2016 JER1 JER2 ASS1 ASS2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 BRN1 BRN2 MIS ARA1 ARA2 22nd 6 2017 JER1 JER2 ASS1 ASS2 SAC1 SAC2 BRN1 BRN2 RBR1 RBR2 MIS ARA1 ARA2 17th 40 2018 JER1 JER2 ITA ASS ASS GER1 GER2 AUT AUT MIS ARA ARA 10th 65

Grand Prix motorcycle racing By season SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd Moto2 KTM American Racing KTM 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Moto2 Kalex American Racing 20 0 0 0 0 5.5 29th Moto2 Kalex American Racing 8 0 0 0 0 0* 29th* Forward Forward Team 5 0 0 0 0 1* Total 34 0 0 0 0 6.5

By class ClassSeasons1st GP1st Pod1st WinRaceWinPodiumsPoleFLapPtsWChmp Moto2 2019, 2022–present 2019 Valencia 34 0 0 0 0 6.5 0 Total2019–present 34 0 0 0 0 6.5 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 20 Pos Pts Moto2 KTM QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL NC 0 Moto2 Kalex QAT INA ARG AME POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED GBR AUT RSM ARA JPN THA AUS MAL VAL 29th 5.5 Moto2 Kalex POR ARG AME SPA FRA ITA GER NED GBR AUT CAT 29th* 1* Forward RSM IND JPN INA AUS THA MAL QAT VAL Half points awarded as less than two thirds of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.

MotoAmerica Supersport Championship

Races by year Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Pts2019SupersportSuzukiATL3ATL6VIRDNSVIR3RAM3RAM2UMC4UMC5MON4SONRetSON6PIT1PIT1NJR3NJRRetALA5ALA4 4th 215 YearClassTeam123456789PosPtsR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R22020SupersportSuzukiRAMRetRAM2RAM2RAM2ATL1ATL2PIT2PIT2TRD2TRD1NJR3NJR1ALA2ALA2BRI16BRI2LGS1LGS1 2nd 3412021SupersportSuzukiATL1ATL1VIR1VIR2RAM6RAM2RID1RID1MON1MON1BRA1BRA1PIT2PIT1NJR1NJR2ALA1ALA2 1st 410

MotoAmerica SuperBike Championship

Results YearClassTeam123456789PosPtsR1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R32024SuperBikeBMWATL4ATL5ALA4ALA2ALA3RAMRetRAM6BRA4BRARetRID17RID5MON4MON3OHI5OHI2TEXRetTEX1TEX3NJR7NJR24th2372025SuperBikeSuzukiALA4ALA4ATL4ATL4RAMRetRAM14RID6RID16MONRetMON4MONRetVIR4VIR2OHI2OHI7TEX5TEX4NJE4NJE5NJE25th207

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