Luca Amato
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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 August 1996 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luca Amato (born 24 August 1996) is a German former Grand Prix motorcycle racer.
Career
Early career
Amato was born in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.[1] He started riding a minicross motorbike at the age of eight. He later switched to road racing and was crowned German Mini-Bike champion in 2007 and 2008. Amato also won the ADAC-promoted 125cc Junior Cup. After this, he was given financial support through the ADAC Foundation.[2] In 2012, Amato joined the Spanish CEV Moto3 Championship, where he claimed one win at Motorland Aragón, as well as three podiums in total.[3] This placed him as championship runner-up in the overall results at the end of the season, behind Álex Márquez and in front for 2022 and 2023 MotoGP World Champion Francesco Bagnaia.
Moto3 World Championship
Aspar Team (2012)
Amato made his Grand Prix debut at the 2012 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix with Aspar Team, and would go on to finish the remainder of the season with the same team.[4]
Ambrogio Racing (2013)
In 2013, Amato signed with Ambrogio Racing to replace Danny Webb from the tenth round onwards, on board a Mahindra, after a switch from Suter Honda.[5]
After failing to show improvement in 2012 and 2013, Amato was left without a seat for 2014, and bowed out of motorcycle racing due to lack of funding.[6]
Career statistics
CEV Buckler Moto3 Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | FTR Honda | JER Ret |
NAV 4 |
ARA 1 |
CAT 3 |
ALB1 2 |
ALB2 Ret |
VAL 12 |
2nd | 78 | ||
| 2013 | FTR Honda | CAT1 Ret |
CAT2 4 |
ARA 15 |
ALB1 Ret |
ALB2 | NAV | VAL1 | VAL1 | JER | 20th | 14 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Moto3 | Kalex KTM | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2013 | Moto3 | Mahindra | Mahindra Spiel-Kiste | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Suter Honda | Ambrogio Racing | |||||||||
| Mahindra | ||||||||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
By class
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto3 | 2012–2013 | 2012 Aragon | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2012–2013 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Races by year
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Moto3 | Kalex KTM | QAT | SPA | POR | FRA | CAT | GBR | NED | GER | ITA | INP | CZE | RSM | ARA 20 |
JPN 22 |
MAL 24 |
AUS Ret |
VAL 22 |
NC | 0 |
| 2013 | Moto3 | Mahindra | QAT | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER Ret |
INP | RSM 24 |
ARA 25 |
MAL 20 |
AUS 28 |
JPN Ret |
VAL Ret |
NC | 0 | ||
| Suter Honda | CZE 30 |
GBR 26 |
References
- ^ a b "ADAC fördert 29 Nachwuchsfahrer" auto.de (in German), 28 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "ADAC fördert den Rennfahrer-Nachwuchs" nordbayern.de (in German), 29 June 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "Luca Amato: Sieg in Spanien!" speedweek.com (in German), 30 May 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "Luca Amato erhält bis Saisonende Startplatz" rp-online.de (in German), 24 September 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "Luca Amato: «Die Mahindra ist perfekt für mich»" speedweek.com (in German), 6 July 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "Luca Amato: Wieder ein deutsches Talent ausrangiert?" speedweek.com (in German), 7 April 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2025.