Gino Rea


Gino Daniel Rea is an English motorcycle racer of Italian descent. In 2019 he competed in the FIM Endurance World Championship with and selected rounds of the British Superbike Championship aboard a MV Agusta F4 RR. Rea guided to their first ever Podium in the FIM EWC at the Bol d'Or 24hr, finishing in second position and winning the Dunlop Independent Cup. Rea also scored the first BSB Championship points for the MV Agusta UK team.

Career

The 2009 European Superstock 600 Champion has a wealth of accolades and experience, with 21 podiums and 3 wins from European Superstock 600, World Supersport, Moto2 Grand Prix World Championship, Endurance World Championship and recently competing in the 2019 British Superbike Championship. Gino Rea was born in Tooting, London.

European Superstock 600 Championship

Rea was a successful Motocross and Supermoto rider before switching to circuit racing in 2007. He began racing in the European Superstock 600 series in 2007, finishing 12th overall with a podium at Valencia. In 2008 he finished 3rd overall, taking a win at Portimão plus four further podiums and two poles. Rea won the Championship in his third year claiming a win and 6 podiums in total, clinching the title by a single point in the final round at Portimão. He contested 32 races in the class, with 31 finishes including 12 podiums.

Supersport World Championship

Rea tested Cal Crutchlow's 2009 title-winning Yamaha YZF-R6 in October 2009, before the team opted to withdraw, and ultimately joined the Intermoto team. He started 2010 with a solid run of top ten finishes. He finished fourth at Brno before taking his first podium at Silverstone. He finished a very close second to Eugene Laverty in the next round at the Nürburgring, but was excluded for a technical irregularity.
Rea stayed in the World Supersport Championship for 2011 and although he suffered many retirements due to mechanical issues and crashes, Rea took his first World Championship Win at Brno in front of ex-World Champion Fabien Foret and 2011 World Champion Chaz Davies. Rea landed on the podium at his home race in Donington Park and went into the final race of the year in 5th position in the Championship standings. A mechanical failure there ended Gino's season on a low and it meant being bumped down to 11th in the final standings.

Moto2 World Championship

Rea went on to test for the Gresini Moto2 team at Valencia and Jerez, leaving Valencia as the quickest rider earning him the Gresini Moto2 ride for 2012. An up and down year meant Rea could not progress the way he wanted to but managed to get on the podium at Sepang, Malaysia. Rea crossed the line in the lead but as the red flag came out, the results were put back 2 laps, robbing Rea of the win but still a 2nd position. At the final race of the year, Gino battled for a podium spot with the Moto2 World Champion Marc Marquez but fell at turn 2. Rea rejoined for an 11th position, finishing 21st in the Final Points standings.
For 2013, Rea agreed to ride with the newly formed ESGP team in Moto2 but the team pulled out at the last minute, leaving him without a ride. But this major setback was not enough to stop Rea. He would stay in the race, even if he had to go it alone. With backing from UK bike manufacturer FTR and support from his loyal fans, Rea set about running his own team. Rea set up a Donation & Sponsorship page where the public could help keep him on track. Rea asked his followers to help him race by donating to his race fund but instead of just taking money, he decided to give back to his supporters. Rea created different packages, from signed photos, signed T-shirts to hospitality packages. With contributions from all of his supporters, Rea was able to compete at selected wildcard rounds of the Moto2 Championship during 2013.
Running his own team on a shoe-string budget was certainly challenging. Rea acted as his own crew chief, downloading and analysing the data, making the fuel maps and making tyre choices. Impressing in these selected rounds led to a team partnership with Montaze Broz, forming Gino Rea Montaze Broz Racing Team. They would compete in the remaining European rounds but would miss the three flyaway races in Malaysia, Australia and Japan due to budget constraints.
On 25 November 2013, Rea reached an agreement with Dave Peterson and Martin R. de Rooy to form World Motors Rea Racing to compete in the 2014 Moto2 World Championship on a full-season basis as a permanent team. With title sponsorship from AGT, the team will be known as AGT REA Racing. 2014 got off to a difficult start with Gino breaking his left foot at the first pre-season test and the team struggled from then onwards. Gino scored his first point scoring finish at Assen, after making his way into the top 10, only to run off track and finish in 11th. Gino made good progress throughout the season, showing his potential towards the end of the season when he raced to 14th at Motegi after starting 23rd. Rea was on for a strong finish to the season and looked to score points at Sepang, Malaysia until a crash at turn 2 resulted in his right foot being run over, leaving him with 3 broken metatarsals.
Gino had two plates and screws inserted and raced the following week at the final race in Valencia. Rea started from the back of the grid and finished a very creditable 24th, with 3 broken bones in his foot.

Return to World Supersport

During the first months of 2015, Gino's Moto2 team withdrew from the Championship leaving him without a ride for the season. Rea joined the CIA Landlord Insurance PTR Honda Team to make a return to the World Supersport Championship. Gino had an operation in Melbourne just 2 days before Round 1 to remove a screw from his previously injured right foot. Having to wear a boot 2 sizes too big to fit his foot in, the Londoner still managed a spectacular race to finish on the podium in 3rd place. Gino went into the final few races in position to challenge for the top 5 in the World Supersport Championship standings but had to battle through injury after a horrendous crash at Magny Cours, France when his front brake locked on, sending him over the handlebars. Gino finished the 2015 World Supersport Championship in 6th.
In 2016 Rea signed with a newly formed team named GRT Racing, switching bike manufacturer to MV Agusta to remain in World Supersport. Even with limited testing and race DNF's due to engine failures, Rea was able to consistently beat the MV Agusta Factory World Supersport Team, finishing on the Podium three times with a best finish of 2nd at Assen, Netherlands. Rea went into the final two races of the season in 4th position in the World Championship Standings but was forced to sit out of both remaining races after a collision with Japanese rider Hikari Obkubo which resulted in a broken left hand. Rea was ultimately pushed back to 7th in the 2016 series standings.
For 2017, Rea signed with Team Go Eleven Kawasaki to remain again in the World Supersport Championship. A run of technical failures and uncompetitive machinery throughout the season resulted in a career worst Championship standing of 17th with a best finish of 6th at Misano, Italy. It marked the first year of World Supersport racing where Gino did not finish on the podium.

British Superbike Championship

In 2018 Gino Rea is made his debut in the British Superbike Championship with OMG Racing UK Suzuki, with a wildcard entry in the Donington Park round of the World Superbike Championship, where he lined up with Championship regulars Jonathon Rea, Chaz Davies, Tom Sykes and Marco Melandri.
Rea made decent progress throughout the 2018 BSB season, finishing the year with a 7th-place finish at the Brands Hatch finale behind Championship winner Leon Haslam.
For 2020, Rea has agreed to race in BSB for the Bike Devil Ducati racing team on the Ducati Panigale V4R that took Scott Redding to victory in 2019.

FIM Endurance World Championship

On 2 March 2019, Rea joined Polish Team Wójcik Racing Team as a rider in FIM Endurance World Championship in Formula EWC class. At the Bol d'Or 24hr Race, Gino led the race for 2 hours, taking the team to their first podium in the series and recording the first podium in history for a Polish team, finishing in second position and first Dunlop Independent Team as well as first privateer team.

Career statistics

European Superstock 600 Championship

Races by year

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
2007SuzukiEUR
10		ESP
3		NED
23		ITA
14		GBR
C		SMR
15		CZE
11		GBR
11		GBR
13		GER
Ret		ITA
24		FRA
13		12th41
2008YamahaESP
9		NED
9		ITA
8		GER
3		SMR
9		CZE
3		GBR
2		EUR
3		FRA
6		POR
1		3rd132
2009HondaSPA
3		NED
1		ITA
7		SMR
8		GBR
2		CZE
6		GER
6		ITA
2		FRA
2		POR
3		1st154

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

YearBike12345678910111213PosPts
2010HondaAUS
10		POR
8		SPA
6		NED
7		ITA
9		RSA
9		USA
9		SMR
Ret		CZE
4		GBR
3		GER
DSQ		ITA
Ret		FRA
Ret		9th83
2011HondaAUS
Ret		EUR
3		NED
16		ITA
Ret		SMR
10		SPA
6		CZE
1		GBR
11		GER
Ret		ITA
11		FRA
22		POR
14		11th69
2015HondaAUS
3		THA
10		SPA
4		NED
14		ITA
7		GBR
8		POR
4		ITA
4		MAL
8		SPA
Ret		FRA
7		QAT
Ret		6th97
2016MV AgustaAUS
7		THA
9		SPA
Ret		NED
2		ITA
Ret		MAL
3		GBR
4		ITA
3		GER
Ret		FRA
Ret		SPA
WD		QAT7th81
2017KawasakiAUS
Ret		THA
DSQ		SPA
Ret		NED
17		ITA
15		GBR
12		ITA
6		GER
Ret		POR
14		FRA
Ret		SPA
9		QAT
9		17th31

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

By class

Races by year

YearClassBike123456789101112131415161718PosPts
Moto2MoriwakiQAT
26		SPA
15		POR
28		20th25
Moto2SuterFRA
Ret		CAT
Ret		GBR
24		NED
21		GER
17		ITA
19		IND
19		CZE
23		RSM
Ret		ARA
21		JPN
24		MAL
2		AUS
20		VAL
12		20th25
Moto2FTRQATAMESPAFRA
NC		ITACATNED
24		GER
23		INDCZE
Ret		GBR
Ret		RSM
21		ARA
17		VAL
19		26th4
Moto2Speed UpMAL
17		AUS
14		JPN
14		26th4
2014Moto2SuterQAT
Ret		AME
25		ARG
30		SPA
26		FRA
19		ITA
21		CAT
22		NED
11		GER
25		IND
25		CZE
26		GBR
20		RSM
22		ARA
17		JPN
14		AUS
21		MAL
Ret		VAL
24		27th7