Barry_Baltus
Barry Baltus
Belgian motorcycle racer
Barry Baltus (born 3 May 2004) is a Belgian Grand Prix motorcycle racer currently competing in the 2024 Moto2 World Championship for RW-Idrofoglia Racing GP.[1]
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| Nationality | Belgian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2004-05-03) 3 May 2004 (age 20) Namur, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | RW-Idrofoglia Racing GP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Moto3 World Championship
Baltus contested the 2020 season as a full-time rider in the Moto3 World Championship for CarXpert Prüstel GP, despite missing the opening race of the season due to him being under the age limit.
Moto2 World Championship
In 2021, Baltus moved to the Moto2 class with NTS RW Racing GP.[2] A free practice crash at the opening round in Qatar resulted in a wrist injury which delayed his race debut until the fifth round in France.[3] A difficult season on the uncompetitive NTS machinery resulted in just one points finish for Baltus, ultimately finishing the season with just 2 points and in 32nd position of the rider's championship. 2022 was a significant improvement, as RW Racing switched to Kalex chassis, and B.Baltus scored 30 points (finishing twice in top 10), gaining experience in Moto2 class.[citation needed]
European Talent Cup
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Moto3 | KTM | CarXpert Prüstel GP | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th |
| 2021 | Moto2 | NTS | NTS RW Racing GP | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32nd |
| 2022 | Moto2 | Kalex | RW Racing GP | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 21st |
| 2023 | Moto2 | Kalex | Fieten Olie Racing GP | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 17th |
| 2024 | Moto2 | Kalex | RW-Idrofoglia Racing GP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7th |
| Total | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 110 | ||||
By class
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto3 | 2020 | 2020 Spain | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Moto2 | 2021–present | 2021 France | 2024 Qatar | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 0 | |
| Total | 2020–present | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 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 | 21 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT | SPA 24 |
ANC 17 |
CZE 21 |
AUT Ret |
STY 18 |
RSM 24 |
EMI 22 |
CAT 16 |
FRA 16 |
ARA 25 |
TER 21 |
EUR 20 |
VAL 17 |
POR 16 |
26th | 0 | ||||||
| 2021 | Moto2 | NTS | QAT DNS |
DOH | POR | SPA | FRA 17 |
ITA 17 |
CAT 22 |
GER 14 |
NED 24 |
STY Ret |
AUT Ret |
GBR 23 |
ARA 16 |
RSM Ret |
AME 17 |
EMI 17 |
ALR 23 |
VAL 18 |
32nd | 2 | |||
| 2022 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT Ret |
INA DNS |
ARG | AME 10 |
POR 9 |
SPA 14 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 16 |
CAT 17 |
GER Ret |
NED 15 |
GBR 16 |
AUT 12 |
RSM 13 |
ARA 13 |
JPN 14 |
THA 12‡ |
AUS Ret |
MAL DNS |
VAL | 21st | 30 | |
| 2023 | Moto2 | Kalex | POR 12 |
ARG 19 |
AME Ret |
SPA 13 |
FRA 7 |
ITA 16 |
GER 12 |
NED 12 |
GBR 6 |
AUT DNS |
CAT 12 |
RSM 15 |
IND 8 |
JPN 15 |
INA Ret |
AUS Ret |
THA 18 |
MAL 11 |
QAT 18 |
VAL 14 |
17th | 55 | |
| 2024 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 2 |
POR 13 |
AME | SPA | FRA | CAT | ITA | KAZ | NED | GER | GBR | AUT | CAT | RSM | IND | INA | JPN | AUS | THA | MAL | VAL | 7th* | 23* |
‡ Half points awarded as less than two thirds of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.
* Season still in progress.
- "NTS RW Racing GP and Barry Baltus sign two-year contract". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- Fialho, Fabio (2021-04-27). "Barry Baltus still absent is replaced by Taiga Hada for the Spanish GP". MotorcycleSports.net. Archived from the original on 2021-12-31. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- Barry Baltus at MotoGP.com
- Barry Baltus at AS.com (in Spanish)
