Balázs Németh

Balázs Németh
Balázs Németh
	Németh in 2011
Nationality	Hungarian
Born	12 June 1988; Budapest, Hungary
Current team	Czech Road Racing Team
Bike number	134

Balázs Németh (born 12 June 1988, in Budapest) is a Hungarian motorcycle racer. He currently races in the Alpe Adria Road Racing Supersport Championship aboard a Triumph Daytona 675.

Career

Early career

Németh began his career at the age of 6, with minimotos. He raced until 2005 in various categories, and he was multiple Hungarian champion.

Superstock and Supersport

His debut in the Superstock 600 championship was in 2005. In his second race, in the Hungarian championship, he was in the podium, and in a race in the Hungaroring, he was in the podium, but now in the international championship.

From 2006, Németh competed in the Superstock 1000 category. He spent there three years, and in this time, he achieved two victories and another two podium finishes. His best overall position was 4th. In this year, he was the best young Hungarian motorcycle racer.

In 2008 he competed in eight races in the Supersport championship, but he failed to score points despite finishing in all races. His best position was 16th.

250cc

After Gábor Talmácsi left Balatonring Team because of financial reasons and the scarcity of his second bike, Jorge Martínez wanted another Hungarian motorcycle racer, and signed Németh just before the Italian race.^[1]^[2] He scored his first point in the Czech Grand Prix, he finished in the 14h position. He was 23rd overall with 11 points.

Career statistics

Career highlights

2007 - 30th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Suzuki GSX-R1000
2009 - NC, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Honda
2014 - 12th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Kawasaki ZX-10R
2015 - NC, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Kawasaki ZX-10R

FIM Superstock 1000 Cup

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	10	11	Pos	Pts
2007	Suzuki	DON Ret	VAL 17	NED 18	MNZ 25	SIL 22	SMR 29	BRN 13	BRA 18	LAU 18	ITA 15	MAG 17	30th	4
2009	Honda	VAL Ret	NED 25	MNZ	SMR	DON	BRN	NŰR	IMO	MAG	ALG		NC	0
2014	Kawasaki	ARA Ret	NED 9	IMO 6	MIS 11	ALG 10	JER Ret	MAG					12th	21
2015	Kawasaki	ARA DNS	NED	IMO	DON	ALG	MIS	JER	MAG				NC	0

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Number	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2009	250cc	Aprilia	Balatonring Team	11	10	0	0	0	0	11	23rd
Total					10	0	0	0	0	11

Races by year

Year	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pos.	Pts
2009	250cc	Aprilia	QAT	JPN	SPA	FRA	ITA 16	CAT 18	NED	GER	GBR Ret	CZE 14	INP 16	SMR 15	POR 16	AUS 16	MAL 11	VAL 13	23rd	11

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

Year	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Pos.	Pts
2008	Honda	QAT	AUS	SPA	NED	ITA	GER 16	SMR 26	CZE 19	GBR 23	EUR 21	ITA 25	FRA 19	POR 19	NC	0
2011	Honda	AUS 14	EUR 14	NED 10	ITA 14	SMR 18	SPA 12	CZE	GBR 7	GER 10	ITA Ret	FRA 11	POR 10		15th	42
2012	Honda	AUS 21	ITA 7	NED Ret	ITA Ret	EUR Ret	SMR 12	SPA Ret	CZE 17	GBR Ret	RUS 20	GER 17	POR 21	FRA 12	22nd	17
2013	Honda	AUS DNS	SPA 16	NED Ret	ITA 22	GBR 22	POR Ret	ITA 16	RUS C	GBR Ret	GER Ret	TUR Ret	FRA 20	SPA	NC	0

References

^ "Hivatalos! - Németh Balázs indul az Olasz Nagydíjon". motogphirek.hu (in Hungarian). 2009-05-28. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
^ "Németh Balázs kerül Talmácsi helyére". Blikk (in Hungarian). 2009-05-28. Archived from the original on 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2009-05-28.

[1] "Hivatalos! - Németh Balázs indul az Olasz Nagydíjon". motogphirek.hu (in Hungarian). 2009-05-28. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-28.

[2] "Németh Balázs kerül Talmácsi helyére". Blikk (in Hungarian). 2009-05-28. Archived from the original on 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2009-05-28.

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