Karel Hanika started his career racing minibikes at the age of seven and would eventually go on to become the 125cc national champion in Austria and his native Czech Republic. He joined the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in 2012 and was an instant success winning three races and finishing third in the standings. In 2013 he went on to win the junior series and also became European Moto3™ champion. He debuted in the World Championship in 2014 with the well-respected Red Bull KTM Ajo team and he got a chance to improve his results with the same team again in 2015. Both years were filled with crashes and for 2016 Hanika switch to the Outox Reset Drink Team on a Mahindra, as well as losing his distinct long hair.
Rider Stats
Videos
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MotoGP™ VIDEOPASS
Hanika: "I made a good lap time behind Jorge"
The Czech rider finished the QP in second position.
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MotoGP™ VIDEOPASS
Hanika: "It was not an easy fight with Danny"
The Czech rider starts again from the first row for the second consecutive time.
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MotoGP™ VIDEOPASS
“We tried to push at the beginning”
The Czech rider Karel Hanika made his best QP in Moto3™ and was third in Assen.
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MotoGP™ VIDEOPASS
Hanika takes out Guevara after the race
Karel Hanika was given five penalty points for deliberately riding into Juanfran Guevara after the race in Jerez, find out what happened…
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MotoGP™ VIDEOPASS
"It's a good start of the weekend"
Karel Hanika, third on friday's Moto3™ sessions, says that he will fight to be with the top riders in the QP.
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MotoGP™ VIDEOPASS
How to get 'race fit'
Jonas Folger, Marcel Schrotter and Karel Hanika talk us through their training regime’s ahead of the 2015 Moto2™ & Moto3™ seasons.
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MotoGP™ VIDEOPASS
Jerez Test 2014 Day2 - Moto3 - Interview - Karel Hanika
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MotoGP™ VIDEOPASS
Valencia 2014 - Moto3 - QP - Action - Karel Hanika - Crash
Rider Bio
Bike
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Date of birth
14/04/1996
Place of birth
Brno
Height
176 cm
Weight
65 kg
Rider Story
Videos
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MotoGP™ VIDEOPASS
Hanika: "I made a good lap time behind Jorge"
The Czech rider finished the QP in second position.
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MotoGP™ VIDEOPASS
Hanika: "It was not an easy fight with Danny"
The Czech rider starts again from the first row for the second consecutive time.
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MotoGP™ VIDEOPASS
“We tried to push at the beginning”
The Czech rider Karel Hanika made his best QP in Moto3™ and was third in Assen.
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MotoGP™ VIDEOPASS
Hanika takes out Guevara after the race
Karel Hanika was given five penalty points for deliberately riding into Juanfran Guevara after the race in Jerez, find out what happened…
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MotoGP™ VIDEOPASS
"It's a good start of the weekend"
Karel Hanika, third on friday's Moto3™ sessions, says that he will fight to be with the top riders in the QP.
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MotoGP™ VIDEOPASS
How to get 'race fit'
Jonas Folger, Marcel Schrotter and Karel Hanika talk us through their training regime’s ahead of the 2015 Moto2™ & Moto3™ seasons.
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MotoGP™ VIDEOPASS
Jerez Test 2014 Day2 - Moto3 - Interview - Karel Hanika
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MotoGP™ VIDEOPASS
Valencia 2014 - Moto3 - QP - Action - Karel Hanika - Crash