Kalex Engineering is a German specialty engineering company that designs, manufactures and sells high-performance parts for motorcycles. Kalex Engineering was founded in 2008 in the Bavarian city of Bobingen, Germany by Klaus Hirsekorn and Alex Baumgärtel.[1]
The name of Kalex was created by merging the two first names of the company founders, Klaus Hirsekorn and Alex Baumgärtel.[1]
In 2010, with the introduction of the new 600 cc Moto2 class using controlled Honda engines,[2] Kalex Engineering began providing its chassis to the Pons Racing team.[1]Stefan Bradl became the first rider to achieve a world title using a Kalex chassis when he won the 2011 Moto2 World Championship for the Viessmann Kiefer Racing team.[3]
Kalex won the Manufacturers' Championship in 2013 when teams using their chassis finished in the top four places in the Championship.[1] In 2015, Kalex riders won all but one race, and took the top three places and nine of the top ten places in the overall standings. Riders using the Kalex chassis dominated the 2016 season, winning all 18 rounds and taking the top nine positions in the season final standings.[4]
kalex, engineering, german, specialty, engineering, company, that, designs, manufactures, sells, high, performance, parts, motorcycles, engineering, founded, 2008, bavarian, city, bobingen, germany, klaus, hirsekorn, alex, baumgärtel, engineering, gmbhtypepriv. Kalex Engineering is a German specialty engineering company that designs manufactures and sells high performance parts for motorcycles Kalex Engineering was founded in 2008 in the Bavarian city of Bobingen Germany by Klaus Hirsekorn and Alex Baumgartel 1 Kalex Engineering GmbHTypePrivateIndustryTransportationFounded2008HeadquartersBobingen Bavaria GermanyKey peopleKlaus Hirsekorn Alex BaumgartelProductsMotorbikesWebsiteKalex Engineering Contents 1 Company history 2 Grand Prix Racing Results 2 1 Moto2 Constructors Championship Results 2 2 Moto2 Rider s Champions 3 References 4 External linksCompany history EditThe name of Kalex was created by merging the two first names of the company founders Klaus Hirsekorn and Alex Baumgartel 1 In 2010 with the introduction of the new 600 cc Moto2 class using controlled Honda engines 2 Kalex Engineering began providing its chassis to the Pons Racing team 1 Stefan Bradl became the first rider to achieve a world title using a Kalex chassis when he won the 2011 Moto2 World Championship for the Viessmann Kiefer Racing team 3 Kalex won the Manufacturers Championship in 2013 when teams using their chassis finished in the top four places in the Championship 1 In 2015 Kalex riders won all but one race and took the top three places and nine of the top ten places in the overall standings Riders using the Kalex chassis dominated the 2016 season winning all 18 rounds and taking the top nine positions in the season final standings 4 Following the change to Moto2 engine supply by Triumph from 2019 older Kalex chassis designs will continue to be used in the British GP2 classification run within the British Supersport Championship from 2018 5 6 Grand Prix Racing Results EditMoto2 Constructors Championship Results Edit Season Points Position2010 81 7th2011 281 2nd2012 320 2nd2013 392 1st2014 430 1st2015 445 1st2016 450 1st2017 427 1st2018 407 1st2019 442 1st2020 375 1st2021 450 1st2022 477 5 1stIn 2016 2020 and 2021 Kalex machines have won all races in the season achieving the maximum possible points total Moto2 Rider s Champions Edit Season Rider Points2011 Stefan Bradl 2742013 Pol Espargaro 2652014 Tito Rabat 3462015 Johann Zarco 3522016 Johann Zarco 2762017 Franco Morbidelli 3082018 Francesco Bagnaia 3062019 Alex Marquez 2622020 Enea Bastianini 2052021 Remy Gardner 3112022 Augusto Fernandez 271 5References Edit a b c d Kalex Company History kalex engineering de Retrieved 4 June 2016 Honda Worldwide MotoGP Retrieved 5 June 2016 Stefan Bradl career statistics motogp com Retrieved 4 June 2016 Kalex the bike to beat in Moto2 this year motogp com Retrieved 4 June 2016 British GP2 Class in BSB from 2018 Superbike 24 November 2017 Retrieved 25 July 2018 Ryde Wins At Brands Mansfield 103 2 23 July 2018 Retrieved 25 July 2018External links EditKalex Engineering This motorcycle sport article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This German corporation or company article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kalex amp oldid 1131121842, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
