Balázs Németh

The native form of this personal name is Németh Balázs. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Balázs Németh
Németh in 2011
NationalityHungarian
Born (1988-06-12) 12 June 1988 (age 36)
Budapest, Hungary
Current teamCzech Road Racing Team
Bike number134

Balázs Németh (born 12 June 1988, in Budapest) is a Hungarian motorcycle racer. He currently races in the Alpe Adria Road Racing Supersport Championship aboard a Triumph Daytona 675.

Career

Early career

Németh began his career at the age of 6, with minimotos. He raced until 2005 in various categories, and he was multiple Hungarian champion.

Superstock and Supersport

His debut in the Superstock 600 championship was in 2005. In his second race, in the Hungarian championship, he was in the podium, and in a race in the Hungaroring, he was in the podium, but now in the international championship.

From 2006, Németh competed in the Superstock 1000 category. He spent there three years, and in this time, he achieved two victories and another two podium finishes. His best overall position was 4th. In this year, he was the best young Hungarian motorcycle racer.

In 2008 he competed in eight races in the Supersport championship, but he failed to score points despite finishing in all races. His best position was 16th.

250cc

After Gábor Talmácsi left Balatonring Team because of financial reasons and the scarcity of his second bike, Jorge Martínez wanted another Hungarian motorcycle racer, and signed Németh just before the Italian race.[1][2] He scored his first point in the Czech Grand Prix, he finished in the 14h position. He was 23rd overall with 11 points.

Career statistics

Career highlights

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Number Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2009 250cc Aprilia Balatonring Team 11 10 0 0 0 0 11 23rd
Total 10 0 0 0 0 11

Races by year

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos. Pts
2009 250cc Aprilia QAT
 JPN
 SPA
 FRA
 ITA
16 		CAT
18 		NED GER GBR
Ret 		CZE
14 		INP
16 		SMR
15 		POR
16 		AUS
16 		MAL
11 		VAL
13 		23rd 11

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Pts
2008 Honda QAT AUS SPA NED ITA GER
16 		SMR
26 		CZE
19 		GBR
23 		EUR
21 		ITA
25 		FRA
19 		POR
19 		NC 0
2011 Honda AUS
14 		EUR
14 		NED
10 		ITA
14 		SMR
18 		SPA
12 		CZE GBR
7 		GER
10 		ITA
Ret 		FRA
11 		POR
10 		15th 42
2012 Honda AUS
21 		ITA
7 		NED
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		EUR
Ret 		SMR
12 		SPA
Ret 		CZE
17 		GBR
Ret 		RUS
20 		GER
17 		POR
21 		FRA
12 		22nd 17
2013 Honda AUS
DNS 		SPA
16 		NED
Ret 		ITA
22 		GBR
22 		POR
Ret 		ITA
16 		RUS
C 		GBR
Ret 		GER
Ret 		TUR
Ret 		FRA
20 		SPA NC 0

References

  1. ^ "Hivatalos! - Németh Balázs indul az Olasz Nagydíjon". motogphirek.hu (in Hungarian). 2009-05-28. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  2. ^ "Németh Balázs kerül Talmácsi helyére". Blikk (in Hungarian). 2009-05-28. Archived from the original on 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2009-05-28.