Sebastián Porto

{{short description|Argentine motorcycle racer}} {{one source|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox motorcycle rider |image = Sebastián Porto 2005 Phillip Island (cropped).jpg |caption = Porto at Phillip Island in 2005 |name = Sebastián Porto |nationality = {{flagicon|ARG}} Argentine | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|9|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Rafaela, Santa Fe Province, Argentine |Current team = BMW Motorrad Petronas Racing |Bike number = 12 | Moto2 Active years = 2014 | Moto2 Manufacturers = Kalex | Moto2 Race Starts = 1 | Moto2 Race Wins = 0 | Moto2 Podiums = 0 | Moto2 Poles = 0 | Moto2 Fastest laps = 0 | Moto2 Total Points = 0 | Moto2 Last season = 2014 | Moto2 Last position = NC (0 pts) | 250 Active years = {{MGP|1995}}–{{MGP|2006}} | 250 Manufacturers = Aprilia, Yamaha, Honda | 250 Championships = 0 | 250 Race Starts = 160 | 250 Race Wins = 7 | 250 Podiums = 19 | 250 Poles = 11 | 250 Fastest laps = 8 | 250 Total Points = 1052 | 250 Last season = 2006 | 250 Last position = 18th (20 pts) | 125 Active years = {{MGP|1994}} | 125 Manufacturers = Aprilia | 125 Championships = 0 | 125 Race Starts = 1 | 125 Race Wins = 0 | 125 Podiums = 0 | 125 Poles = 0 | 125 Fastest laps = 0 | 125 Total Points = 0 | 125 Last season = 1994 | 125 Last position = NC (0 pts) }}

'''Sebastián Porto''' (born September 12, 1978 as '''Sebastián Porco''') is an Argentine professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He currently races in the Brazilian Moto 1000 GP Championship aboard a BMW S1000RR.

==Career== ===Early career===

Born in Rafaela, Santa Fe Province, Porto started his racing career at age 11, competing in the mini-motorcycle local circuit. His first international competition was the 125cc 1994 Argentine Grand Prix, and only two years later he won the 250cc European Championship.

===250cc, (1995-2006)===

The bulk of Porto's racing career was in the 250cc World Championship, starting in 1996 with Aprilia. In 1999 he moved to Yamaha and finished in 9th place in his first two years at the team and in 5th place in the 2002 championship, winning the Brazilian Grand Prix in Rio de Janeiro<ref>[http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Sebastian+Porto Sebastián Porto career statistics at MotoGP.com]</ref>

Porto moved to the Repsol Aprilia team in 2004 and was championship runner-up, winning five Grands Prix and taking ten podium positions in total. In the 2005 season he claimed the Dutch TT at Assen and also finished second in the Australian Grand Prix, before the Repsol team moved to Honda bikes for 2006.

Rather than the expected switch to MotoGP after the 2006 season, Porto surprised everyone with the news of his retirement from motorcycle competition, claiming he had a hard time adjusting to the 250cc Honda bike, and that he was no longer enjoying his work. He returned to racing in late 2013.

===2014, Wildcard Comeback on Moto2===

Porto made a one-off wildcard appearance at the Termas Río Hondo Grand Prix entered by Argentina TSR Motorsport riding a Kalex bikes, He finished the race in 23rd place after starting from 32nd on the grid.

==Titles and achievements== Being the most visible exponent of motorcycling in Argentina, he has received all 12 Argentine Olimpia Awards for that sport between 1994 and 2005.

*1992 - Argentine Promotional 100cc Champion *1994 - Argentine 250cc Champion *1995 - Spanish 250cc Champion (Open Ducados) *1996 - European 250cc Champion *1999 - 9th place in the 250cc World Championship *2000 - Michel Metraux Trophy for best rider on a non-works bike *2000 - 9th place in the 250cc World Championship *2002 - Brazilian Grand Prix 250cc winner *2002 - 5th place in the 250cc World Championship *2004 - Five Grand Prix wins (Czech Republic, Australia, Qatar, Netherlands, Italy) and ten total podium finishes *2004 - 2nd place in the 250cc World Championship *2005 - Dutch TT 250cc winner

==Career statistics==

===FIM CEV Moto2 Championship=== ====Races by year==== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! Year ! Bike ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! Pos ! Pts |- ! 2014 ! Kalex | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''JER''' {{small|4}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ARA1 {{small|5}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ARA2 {{small|4}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT {{small|4}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ALB {{small|2}} | style="background:#;"| NAV1 {{small|}} | style="background:#;"| NAV2 {{small|}} | style="background:#;"| ALG1 {{small|}} | style="background:#;"| ALG2 {{small|}} | style="background:#;"| VAL {{small|}} ! style="background:#;"| 7th ! style="background:#;"| 69 |}

===Grand Prix motorcycle racing===

====Races by year==== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! Year ! Class ! Bike ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! {{Tooltip|Pos|Championship position}} ! {{Tooltip|Pts|Championship points}} |- ! 1994 ! 125cc ! Aprilia | AUS | MAL | JPN | ESP | AUT | GER | NED | ITA | FRA | GBR | CZE | USA |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ARG {{small|Ret}} | EUR | | | | ! NC ! 0 |- ! 1995 ! 250cc ! Aprilia | AUS | MAL | JPN | ESP | GER | ITA | NED | FRA | GBR | CZE | BRA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ARG {{small|13}} | EUR | | | | | ! 28th ! 3 |- ! 1996 ! 250cc ! Aprilia |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAL {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INA {{small|9}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JPN {{small|16}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA {{small|12}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA {{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA {{small|16}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NED {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER {{small|20}} | GBR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUT {{small|13}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CZE {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IMO {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT {{small|12}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRA {{small|12}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS {{small|13}} | | | ! 19th ! 25 |- ! 1997 ! 250cc ! Aprilia |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAL {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN {{small|12}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA {{small|10}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUT {{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA {{small|7}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NED {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IMO {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER {{small|16}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRA {{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR {{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE {{small|10}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT {{small|18}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INA {{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS {{small|9}} | | | ! 11th ! 60 |- ! 1998 ! 250cc ! Aprilia |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JPN {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL {{small|9}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAD {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED {{small|6}} |style="background:#ffffff;"| GBR {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CZE {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IMO {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAT {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUS {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ARG {{small|Ret}} | | | | ! 22nd ! 17 |- ! 1999 ! 250cc ! Yamaha |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL {{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JPN {{small|17}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA {{small|12}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA {{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA {{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT {{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED {{small|12}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER {{small|7}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CZE {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IMO {{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VAL {{small|6}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS {{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSA {{small|6}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRA {{small|6}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ARG {{small|4}} | | ! 9th ! 98 |- ! 2000 ! 250cc ! Yamaha |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSA {{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL {{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN {{small|12}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA {{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA {{small|10}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAT {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED {{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR {{small|11}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER {{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE {{small|8}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VAL {{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRA {{small|8}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PAC {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS {{small|11}} | | ! 9th ! 83 |- ! 2001 ! 250cc ! Yamaha |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN {{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSA {{small|7}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA {{small|8}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT {{small|14}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED {{small|14}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE {{small|8}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VAL {{small|13}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PAC {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUS {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAL {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRA {{small|Ret}} | | ! 16th ! 39 |- ! 2002 ! 250cc ! Yamaha |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN {{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSA {{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA {{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA {{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA {{small|7}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAT {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED {{small|4}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GER {{small|3}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CZE {{small|2}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''POR''' {{small|3}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''BRA'' {{small|1}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PAC {{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL {{small|4}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| AUS {{small|3}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| VAL {{small|Ret}} | | ! 5th ! 172 |- ! 2003 ! 250cc ! Honda |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN {{small|4}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSA {{small|4}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA {{small|6}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA {{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT {{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED {{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR {{small|6}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''GER''' {{small|4}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE {{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR {{small|5}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PAC {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL {{small|8}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUS {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VAL {{small|6}} | | ! 8th ! 127 |- ! 2004 ! 250cc ! Aprilia |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ''RSA'' {{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''SPA''' {{small|7}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''ITA''''' {{small|1}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT {{small|4}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''NED''' {{small|1}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''''BRA''''' {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''''GER''''' {{small|2}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GBR {{small|2}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''CZE''' {{small|1}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| POR {{small|2}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN {{small|4}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''QAT''' {{small|1}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''MAL''' {{small|2}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''AUS''''' {{small|1}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| VAL {{small|Ret}} | | |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''2nd''' |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''256''' |- ! 2005 ! 250cc ! Aprilia |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SPA {{small|2}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR {{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CHN {{small|5}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA {{small|5}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAT {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''NED'' {{small|1}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR {{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER {{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE {{small|7}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JPN {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAL {{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| QAT {{small|5}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ''AUS'' {{small|2}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TUR {{small|Ret}} | VAL | | ! 6th ! 152 |- ! 2006 ! 250cc ! Honda |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| QAT {{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TUR {{small|10}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHN {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA {{small|14}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA {{small|13}} | CAT | NED | GBR | GER | USA | CZE | MAL | AUS | JPN | POR | VAL | ! 18th ! 20 |- !align="left"| 2014 !align="left"| Moto2 !align="left"| Kalex | QAT | AME |style="background:#cfcfff;"| ARG {{small|23}} | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | INP | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL ! NC ! 0 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{Sports links}} *[http://www.crash.net/feature_view~t~Q-A--Sebastian-Porto-~cid~6~id~6272.htm Interview] *[https://espndeportes.espn.com/perfiles/sebastianporto.html ESPN profiles] {{in lang|es}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090818205703/http://www.ole.clarin.com/jsp/v4/pagina.jsp?pagId=1216505&fecha=20060616 On his retirement] {{in lang|es}}

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