| [hide]Motorcycle racing career statistics |
| Moto2 World Championship |
| Active years |
2013 |
| Manufacturers |
Tech 3 |
| Championships |
0 |
| 2013 Championship position |
22nd (16 pts) |
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| Moto3 World Championship |
| Active years |
2012, 2014– |
| Manufacturers |
KTM, Husqvarna |
| Championships |
0 |
| 2012 Championship position |
4th (154 pts) |
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| 125cc World Championship |
| Active years |
2010–2011 |
| Manufacturers |
Aprilia, Honda, Lambretta |
| Championships |
0 |
| 2011 Championship position |
11th (82 pts) |
| Starts |
Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
F. laps |
Points |
| 23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Career
Early career
Danny Kent started out in minimoto like many others, he progressed
through the Aprilia super teens championship earning success before
switching to racing in Spain in the Spanish 125GP Championship. Kent
also raced in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup,
where he finished runner-up in 2010. Kent also contested a wild card
ride at Silverstone in 2010 aboard a 125cc Honda, earning him a late
ride with Lambretta in the 125cc Grand Prix world championship that
year.
125cc/Moto3
Kent entered the 125cc world championship with Lambertta in 2010
at the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, qualifying in 16th place, a big
improvement on 29th in which he qualified for the British round earlier
that year - however he retired from the race. He took a best qualifying
position of 10th at the Portuguese Grand Prix in Estoril and a best and
only race finish of 21st at Phillip island during the Australian Grand
Prix.
For 2011,
Danny Kent switched to the Red Bull Ajo Aprilia team to compete in his
first full season in the 125cc world championship. Kent enjoyed a
successful first season scoring 82 points with a best finish of fourth
place, on the way to 11th in the championship standings.
2012
was the start of the Moto3 class. The new formula would use four-stroke
250cc engines apposed to the two-stroke 125cc engines of the class it
was replacing. Kent remained with the Red Bull Ajo team however the team
switched to running KTM motorcycles spearheading the factory's assault
on the tiitle. The team had a fantastic year with Danny's team mate Sandro Cortese taking the world championship along with Danny himself taking fourth in the championship. Danny earned his first podium at Assen in the Dutch TT, and he took his first win at the Japanese Grand Prix at Twin Ring Motegi
with a great last lap a result he followed up in similar fashion just
four rounds later at the final Grand Prix of the season in Valencia with a brave last corner overtake on Cortese earning him his second Grand Prix victory.
Moto2
For 2013, Kent raced with Tech 3 in the Moto2 category alongside fellow Moto3 graduate Louis Rossi. Kent's season started with a run to 18th place in Qatar, he scored his first points at round six with a 13th place finish in Catalunya. Kent scored points on four more occasions with a best of 12th at both the Czech and Malaysian
races, and had a strong end to season with three consecutive
point-scoring finishes before breaking his collarbone in the warm-up for
the Japanese Grand Prix, ruling him out for the rest of the season.
Return to Moto3
Having been originally announced to remain in Moto2 with Tech 3, Kent returned to Moto3 for 2014; he will compete with the Ajo Motorsport team, riding a Husqvarna-branded KTM.
Personal life
Kent also became part of the Phil Burgan Race Academy (PBRA) – a
programme for developing British talent in motorcycle sport, under the
guidance of James Toseland.
The aim of the programme is to provide support, both financial and
consultative, to promising British motorcycle racers and teams of the
future. |
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