Nacho Calero

Nacho Calero
NationalitySpanish
Born (1991-07-05) 5 July 1991 (age 33)
Valencia, Spain
Current teamOrelac Racing VerdNatura
Bike number10
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Supersport World Championship
Active years2013–2019
ManufacturersHonda, Kawasaki
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
79 0 0 0 0 18
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Calero and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

Ignacio "Nacho" Calero Pérez[1] (born 5 July 1991) is a Spanish motorcycle racer.[2] He currently races in the Supersport World Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-6R.

Career

European Superstock 600 Championship

In 2008 Calero made his debut in the European Superstock 600 Championship. He endured a difficult rookie season as he only scored 3 points in ten races.[3] In 2009 Calero improved as he finished 18th in the standings scoring 17 points. 2010 proved to be a breakthrough season for Calero as he finished 9th in the Championship with 59 points. He also scored his first career podium when he finished third at Misano.[4] Calero fell back in 2011 as he finished 15th in the standings with a best finish of sixth at Assen. He did however set the fastest race lap at Monza, the first time he did so in his career.[5] Calero made a strong start to the 2012 season with 2 second places at Imola and Assen. At that point he was second in the Championship, but after not scoring a podium for the rest of the season Calero fell back to 9th in the Championship.

Supersport World Championship

In 2013 Calero stepped up to the Supersport World Championship riding a Honda CBR600RR for the Honda PTR team.[6] It was a real hard season for Calero and he did not score any points that season. Calero remained with the team for the 2014 season. He kept struggling but he did score his first points with a 13th-place finish at Phillip Island. He moved to the Orelac Racing Team for the 2015. The season turned out to be a disappointment as Calero only scored points once in the last round of the season at Qatar.

Career statistics

2008 - 37th, European Superstock 600 Championship, Yamaha YZF-R6
2009 - 18th, European Superstock 600 Championship, Yamaha YZF-R6 Kawasaki ZX-6R
2010 - 9th, European Superstock 600 Championship, Yamaha YZF-R6
2011 - 15th, European Superstock 600 Championship, Yamaha YZF-R6
2012 - 9th, European Superstock 600 Championship, Yamaha YZF-R6

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

(key)

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Pts
2013 Honda AUS
19 		SPA
Ret 		NED
21 		ITA
20 		GBR
NC 		POR
19 		ITA
21 		RUS
C 		GBR
27 		GER
28 		TUR
21 		FRA
Ret 		SPA
22 		NC 0
2014 Honda AUS
13 		SPA
20 		NED
17 		ITA
17 		GBR
DNS 		MAL
Ret 		ITA
23 		POR
20 		SPA
22 		FRA
18 		QAT
19 		30th 3
2015 Kawasaki AUS
Ret 		THA 30th 3
Honda SPA
17 		NED
17 		ITA
Ret 		GBR
18 		POR
16 		ITA
17 		MAL
18 		SPA
20 		FRA
22 		QAT
13
2016 Kawasaki AUS
18 		THA
19 		SPA
15 		NED
26 		ITA
22 		MAL
21 		GBR
24 		ITA
Ret 		GER
24 		FRA
17 		SPA
Ret 		QAT
Ret 		39th 1
2017 Kawasaki AUS
9 		THA
13 		SPA
18 		NED
19 		ITA
21 		GBR
22 		ITA
16 		GER
18 		POR
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		SPA
Ret 		QAT
17 		28th 10
2018 Kawasaki AUS
18 		THA
Ret 		SPA
17 		NED
17 		ITA
22 		GBR
Ret 		CZE
21 		ITA
Ret 		POR
Ret 		FRA
24 		ARG
20 		QAT
15 		36th 1
2019 Kawasaki AUS
17 		THA
18 		SPA
Ret 		NED
DNS 		ITA
19 		SPA
17 		ITA
22 		GBR
19 		POR
17 		FRA
Ret 		ARG
DNQ 		QAT
21 		NC 0

References

  1. ^ "Censo Electoral Definitivo Pilotos Federación de Motociclismo de la Comunidad Valenciana" (PDF). fedemoto.info (in Spanish). Real Federación Motociclista Española. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Nacho Calero Perez-Autograph". motorrad-autogrammkarten.de. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Superstock 600 - Championship Standings" (PDF). worldsbk.com. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Misano, 25-26-27 June 2010 – Superstock 600 - Results Race" (PDF). worldsbk.com. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Monza, 6-7-8 May 2011 – Superstock 600 - Results Race" (PDF). worldsbk.com. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  6. ^ "WSP: Nacho Calero ook naar PTR Honda". racesport.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 June 2016.