Carlos Tatay Explained

Carlos Tatay
Nationality:Spanish
Birth Date:2003 5, df=y
Birth Place:Valencia, Spain
Current Team:Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team
Bike Number:99
Moto2 Manufacturers:Kalex
Moto2 Race Starts:2
Moto2 Race Wins:0
Moto2 Podiums:0
Moto2 Poles:0
Moto2 Fastest Laps:0
Moto2 Total Points:0
Moto3 Active Years:
Moto3 Manufacturers:KTM, CFMoto
Moto3 Race Starts:51
Moto3 Race Wins:0
Moto3 Podiums:1
Moto3 Poles:1
Moto3 Fastest Laps:0
Moto3 Total Points:161
Moto3 Last Season:2022
Moto3 Last Position:15th (87 pts)

Carlos Tatay (born 7 May 2003) is a Spanish motorcycle rider who last competed in the 2023 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship for the Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team. He previously competed in the Moto3 class in the motorcycle world championship with Prüstel GP and is also a previous winner of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, having won the title in 2019.[1]

In July 2023, Tatay suffered multiple injuries, including spinal cord damage, in a serious crash at the Algarve International Circuit.[2] As of November 2023, he remains in recovery and is receiving physiotherapy.[3]

Career

Early career

Tatay debuted in the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship mid-way through the 2018 season, ultimately finishing in 24th place. He also took part in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in 2018, winning in just his second race, and finishing the season in 5th place with 4 podiums and 148 points total.

In 2019, Tatay again completed double-duty in both series. In CEV Moto3, he won 4 races and finished 2nd in the championship, while in the 2019 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, Tatay won 4 races, finishing on the podium in 9 of the first 10 races, clinching the championship win.[1] Having secured the championship at the penultimate round in Misano, Tatay missed the season finale double-header in Aragon, as he was promoted to a wildcard slot in the Moto3 world championship race there.[4]

Moto3 World Championship

Tatay made his grand prix debut in 2019 as a wildcard rider in the Catalan grand prix, where he finished 12th. He repeated this result in his second entry at the Aragon grand prix. His point-scoring performances in his first two debut races earned him a full-season in the 2020 championship with Avintia.

Riding full time in the 2020 Moto3 World Championship for the Avintia Esponsorama Racing team as the lone rider, Tatay had an up and down year. He finished in the points six times, twice in the top 10 (France and Valencia), but also crashed out twice (Jerez and Barcelona). His season's best result was a 6th place finish in Valencia, overall scoring 26 points, finishing 22nd in the standings.

Staying with the Avintia Esponsorama team for the 2021 season, this time partnered by Niccolò Antonelli, Tatay basically replicated his 2020 season: he finished with 6 point scoring races, a season high best result of 6th (this time in Jerez), and 21st in the standings, with 40 points. Tatay was not given a new contract by the team following the season.

In 2022, Tatay moved to the CFMoto Prüstel GP team.[5] He finished 15th in the championship, taking his first pole and podium at the 2022 Indonesian motorcycle Grand Prix.

FIM Moto2 European Championship

2023

In 2023, he competed in the FIM Moto2 European Championship. for the Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team. On June 4 Tatay took his first victory at Jerez.[6] On July 2 Tatay sustained serious injuries in a high-speed crash at Portimao, with an unknown prognosis.[7] In October, it was revealed that Tatay, using a wheelchair and suffering from an incomplete spinal cord injury,[8] is struggling to pay his hospital bills as the Spanish and Valencian motorcycle federations are involved in a legal battle over insurance coverage.[9] [10]

Career statistics

European Talent Cup

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearBike1234567891011PosPts
2017HondaALB1
ALB2
CAT
VAL1
EST1
EST2
JER1
JER2
ARA1
ARA2
VAL2
20th16
2018HondaEST1
EST2
VAL1
VAL2
CAT
ARA1
ARA2
JER1
JER2
ALB
VAL
23rd22

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year123456789101112PosPts
2018JER1
JER2
MUG
ASS1
ASS2
SAC1
SAC2
RBR1
RBR2
MIS
ARA1
ARA2
5th148
2019JER1
JER2
MUG
ASS1
ASS2
SAC1
SAC2
RBR1
RBR2
MIS
ARA1ARA21st194

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
2018KTMESTVAL1VAL2FRACAT1
CAT2
ARA
JER1
JER2
ALB
VAL1
VAL2
24th11
2019KTMEST
VAL1
VAL2
FRA
CAT1
CAT2
ARA
JER1
JER2
ALB
VAL1
VAL2
2nd167

FIM Moto2 European Championship

By year

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd
Moto3KTMFundacion Andreas Perez 7720000830th
Moto3KTMReale Avintia Racing1500002622nd
Moto3KTM1400004021st
Moto3CFMotoCFMoto Racing Prüstel GP2001108715th
Moto2KalexAmerican Racing20000034th
Total530110161

By class

ClassSeasons1st GP1st Pod1st Win -->RaceWinPodiumsPoleFLapPtsWChmp
Moto220232023 Germany2000000
Moto32019–20222019 Catalunya2022 Indonesia5101101610
Total2019–20235301101610

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearClassBike1234567891011121314151617181920PosPts
Moto3KTMQATARGAMESPAFRAITACAT
NEDGERCZEAUTGBRRSMARA
THAJPNAUSMALVAL
30th8
Moto3KTMQAT
SPA
ANC
CZE
AUT
STY
RSM
EMI
CAT
FRA
ARA
TER
EUR
VAL
POR
22nd26
Moto3KTMQAT
DOH
POR
SPA
FRA
ITA
CATGERNEDSTY
AUT
GBR
ARA
RSM
AME
EMI
ALR
VAL
21st40
Moto3CFMotoQAT
INA
ARG
AME
POR
SPA
FRA
ITA
CAT
GER
NED
GBR
AUT
RSM
ARA
JPN
THA
AUS
MAL
VAL
15th87
Moto2KalexPORARGAMESPAFRAITAGER
NED
GBR
AUT
CAT
RSM
IND
JPN
INA
AUS
THA
MAL
QAT
VAL
34th0

Personal life

Tatay comes from Alaquàs in the Valencian Community. He is an only child. He cites his racing idols as Marc Márquez, Maverick Viñales, Johann Zarco and Aleix Espargaró.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carlos Tatay wins the MotoGP Rookies Cup - Motorcycle Sports. 17 September 2019.
  2. Web site: 2023-10-25 . 'In wheelchair that's not mine' - Ex-MotoGP prospect's injury hell . 2023-11-20 . The Race . en.
  3. Web site: 2023-11-04 . La nueva vida de Carlos Tatay tras irse al suelo a 260 km/h y terminar en silla de ruedas: «¿Miedo? Miedo no, porque estaba vivo» . 2023-11-20 . Relevo . es.
  4. Web site: Carlos Tatay and Esponsorama, together in Moto3 for the next two seasons. 25 September 2019. Esponsorama. en-GB. 25 March 2020.
  5. Web site: Moto3, Prüstel chooses Artigas and Tatay for the 2022 World Championship. 5 November 2021. Italy24 News Sports.
  6. Web site: 2023-06-05 . Championship battles tighten after Jerez twists! . 2023-11-20 . The Official Home of MotoGP . en.
  7. Web site: Barstow . Ollie . 2023-07-07 . Moto2 rider Carlos Tatay transferred to specialist clinic, injury prognosis 'uncertain' . 2023-09-07 . BikeSport News . en-GB.
  8. Web site: Carlos Tatay (20): "You have to learn to survive". . 2023-11-20 . www.speedweek.com.
  9. Web site: Sports . Motorcycle . 2023-10-19 . Carlos Tatay highlights lack of support in his recovery: "The hospital bill remains unpaid" . 2023-11-20 . Motorcycle Sports . en-GB.
  10. Web site: 2023-11-07 . Carlos Tatay denuncia un abandono total de las federaciones tras su accidente: «Nos dejaron de coger el teléfono» . 2023-11-20 . Relevo . es.
  11. Web site: Carlos Tatay. Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190411145320/https://rookiescup.redbull.com/athlete/carlos-tatay. 11 April 2019. 24 March 2020.