Stevie BONSEY
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| Place of birth: Salinas |
| Date of birth: 18/Jan/1990 |
Joining the 125cc World Championship in 2007, Stevie Bonsey became the first US rider to enter the class for a full season since Alan Scott in the 1980s, and the first American rider in the class since Jason di Salvo in 1999. Like his compatriot Nicky Hayden, the young American was a dirtbike prodigy in his homeland before he made the switch to roadracing. Bonsey’s first contact with a road bike came at Freddie Spencer’s racing school, and he entered the World Championship after attracting the attention of Red Bull KTM bosses.
His aim to replicate Hayden’s success in adapting his dirt track skills to the asphalt involves a steep learning curve, something experienced by the youngster in his rookie season as he suffered a number of crashes in the 125cc class. His adaptation continued with a move to the De Graaf Grand Prix team in 2008 and with a competitive Aprilia at his disposal the Californian achieved several point-scoring finishes, ending up 15th in the general standings.
The 2009 season looked to be a no-go for Bonsey after a potential 250cc ride fell through. However, after five rounds he found himself back on the World Championship scene with a Spanish privateer Aprilia team, riding an RSW bike for the category’s final season.
Career
Summary
| 250cc | 125cc | All | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Grand Prix | 09 - CAT | 07 - QAT | |
| First pole position | - | - | |
| First race fastest lap | - | - | |
| First podium | - | - | |
| First Grand Prix victory | - | - | |
| Grand Prix victories | 0 | ||
| 2nd Positions | 0 | ||
| 3rd Positions | 0 | ||
| Podiums | - | - | 0 |
| Poles | 0 | ||
| Race fastest lap | 0 | ||
| World Championship wins | 0 |
Statistics
| Season | Category | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Tot. | Poles | Bike | Points | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 250cc | 2 | Aprilia | 1 | 26 | |||||
| 2008 | 125cc | 17 | Aprilia | 46 | 15 | |||||
| 2007 | 125cc | 17 | KTM | 4 | 25 |
Placements
Color Code
- 1st
- 2nd
- 3rd
- Other
2009 - 250cc
- CAT
GRAN PREMI CINZANO DE CATALUNYA
- Completed laps:
- 23
- Race position:
- 15
- Qualifying position:
- 19
- Race time:
- 42'25.542
- Grid time:
- 1'50.598
- Status:
- In Standing
- NED
ALICE TT ASSEN
- Completed laps:
- 13
- Race position:
- -
- Qualifying position:
- 18
- Race time:
- 23'40.998
- Grid time:
- 1'42.697
- Status:
- Not classified
2008 - 125cc
- QAT
Commercialbank GRAND PRIX OF QATAR
- Completed laps:
- 5
- Race position:
- -
- Qualifying position:
- 14
- Race time:
- 10'53.505
- Grid time:
- 2'06.329
- Status:
- Not classified
- SPA
GRAN PREMIO bwin.com DE ESPAÑA
- Completed laps:
- 23
- Race position:
- 6
- Qualifying position:
- 6
- Race time:
- 42'06.663
- Grid time:
- 1'48.146
- Status:
- In Standing
- POR
bwin.com GRANDE PREMIO DE PORTUGAL
- Completed laps:
- 23
- Race position:
- 4
- Qualifying position:
- 2
- Race time:
- 41'11.141
- Grid time:
- 1'45.621
- Status:
- In Standing
- CHN
PRAMAC GRAND PRIX OF CHINA
- Completed laps:
- 19
- Race position:
- 14
- Qualifying position:
- 16
- Race time:
- 46'56.737
- Grid time:
- 2'13.947
- Status:
- In Standing
- FRA
ALICE GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE
- Race position:
- -
- Qualifying position:
- 13
- Grid time:
- 1'44.852
- Status:
- Not finished 1st lap
- ITA
GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA ALICE
- Completed laps:
- 20
- Race position:
- 11
- Qualifying position:
- 13
- Race time:
- 40'09.264
- Grid time:
- 1'59.395
- Status:
- In Standing
- CAT
GRAN PREMI CINZANO DE CATALUNYA
- Completed laps:
- 22
- Race position:
- 7
- Qualifying position:
- 16
- Race time:
- 41'22.379
- Grid time:
- 1'51.932
- Status:
- In Standing
- GBR
bwin.com BRITISH GRAND PRIX
- Completed laps:
- 25
- Race position:
- 17
- Qualifying position:
- 15
- Race time:
- 42'17.630
- Grid time:
- 1'38.606
- Status:
- In Standing
- NED
A-STYLE TT ASSEN
- Completed laps:
- 5
- Race position:
- 17
- Qualifying position:
- 16
- Race time:
- 9'09.339
- Grid time:
- 1'46.714
- Status:
- In Standing
- GER
ALICE MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX DEUTSCHLAND
- Completed laps:
- 27
- Race position:
- 17
- Qualifying position:
- 13
- Race time:
- 40'41.582
- Grid time:
- 1'28.572
- Status:
- In Standing
- CZE
CARDION AB GRAND PRIX CESKE REPUBLIKY
- Completed laps:
- 15
- Race position:
- -
- Qualifying position:
- 18
- Race time:
- 33'26.704
- Grid time:
- 2'11.776
- Status:
- Not classified
- RSM
GP CINZANO DI SAN MARINO E DELLA RIVIERA DI RIMINI
- Completed laps:
- 3
- Race position:
- -
- Qualifying position:
- 17
- Race time:
- 6'47.251
- Grid time:
- 1'45.394
- Status:
- Not classified
- INP
RED BULL INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX
- Completed laps:
- 16
- Race position:
- 9
- Qualifying position:
- 15
- Race time:
- 30'03.385
- Grid time:
- 1'52.086
- Status:
- In Standing
- JPN
A-STYLE GRAND PRIX OF JAPAN
- Completed laps:
- 20
- Race position:
- 20
- Qualifying position:
- 17
- Race time:
- 40'54.205
- Grid time:
- 2'00.112
- Status:
- In Standing
- AUS
AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
- Completed laps:
- 12
- Race position:
- -
- Qualifying position:
- 13
- Race time:
- 20'01.748
- Grid time:
- 1'38.848
- Status:
- Not classified
- MAL
POLINI MALAYSIAN MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX
- Completed laps:
- 12
- Race position:
- -
- Qualifying position:
- 15
- Race time:
- 27'34.736
- Grid time:
- 2'16.557
- Status:
- Not classified
- VAL
GRAN PREMIO PARTS EUROPE DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA
- Completed laps:
- 15
- Race position:
- -
- Qualifying position:
- 6
- Race time:
- 25'36.210
- Grid time:
- 1'42.099
- Status:
- Not classified
2007 - 125cc
- QAT
Commercialbank GRAND PRIX OF QATAR
- Completed laps:
- 18
- Race position:
- 22
- Qualifying position:
- 29
- Race time:
- 39'43.550
- Grid time:
- 2'10.614
- Status:
- In Standing
- SPA
GRAN PREMIO bwin.com DE ESPAÑA
- Completed laps:
- 23
- Race position:
- 13
- Qualifying position:
- 25
- Race time:
- 42'35.848
- Grid time:
- 1'50.396
- Status:
- In Standing
- TUR
GRAND PRIX OF TURKEY
- Completed laps:
- 19
- Race position:
- 25
- Qualifying position:
- 25
- Race time:
- 41'14.809
- Grid time:
- 2'07.838
- Status:
- In Standing
- CHN
SINOPEC GREAT WALL LUBRICANTS GRAND PRIX OF CHINA
- Completed laps:
- 1
- Race position:
- -
- Qualifying position:
- 27
- Race time:
- 2'23.313
- Grid time:
- 2'15.060
- Status:
- Not classified
- FRA
ALICE GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE
- Completed laps:
- 3
- Race position:
- -
- Qualifying position:
- 27
- Race time:
- 5'33.712
- Grid time:
- 1'46.520
- Status:
- Not classified
- ITA
GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA ALICE
- Completed laps:
- 20
- Race position:
- 20
- Qualifying position:
- 32
- Race time:
- 41'39.581
- Grid time:
- 2'26.582
- Status:
- In Standing
- CAT
GRAN PREMI CINZANO DE CATALUNYA
- Completed laps:
- 1
- Race position:
- -
- Qualifying position:
- 32
- Race time:
- 2'01.419
- Grid time:
- 1'53.662
- Status:
- Not classified
- GBR
NICKEL & DIME BRITISH GRAND PRIX
- Completed laps:
- 25
- Race position:
- 23
- Qualifying position:
- 30
- Race time:
- 43'13.358
- Grid time:
- 1'40.566
- Status:
- In Standing
- NED
A-STYLE TT ASSEN
- Completed laps:
- 22
- Race position:
- 27
- Qualifying position:
- 24
- Race time:
- 40'16.929
- Grid time:
- 1'48.617
- Status:
- In Standing
- GER
ALICE MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX DEUTSCHLAND
- Completed laps:
- 27
- Race position:
- 18
- Qualifying position:
- 30
- Race time:
- 40'24.521
- Grid time:
- 1'29.712
- Status:
- In Standing
- CZE
CARDION AB GRAND PRIX CESKE REPUBLIKY
- Completed laps:
- 19
- Race position:
- 16
- Qualifying position:
- 27
- Race time:
- 41'41.249
- Grid time:
- 2'10.786
- Status:
- In Standing
- RSM
GP CINZANO DI SAN MARINO E DELLA RIVIERA DI RIMINI
- Completed laps:
- 23
- Race position:
- 26
- Qualifying position:
- 29
- Race time:
- 40'53.220
- Grid time:
- 1'45.911
- Status:
- In Standing
- POR
bwin.com GRANDE PREMIO DE PORTUGAL
- Completed laps:
- 8
- Race position:
- -
- Qualifying position:
- 31
- Race time:
- 14'52.703
- Grid time:
- 1'48.236
- Status:
- Not classified
- JPN
A-STYLE GRAND PRIX OF JAPAN
- Completed laps:
- 7
- Race position:
- -
- Qualifying position:
- 25
- Race time:
- 16'01.429
- Grid time:
- 2'00.836
- Status:
- Not classified
- AUS
GMC AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
- Completed laps:
- 23
- Race position:
- 15
- Qualifying position:
- 18
- Race time:
- 38'40.843
- Grid time:
- 1'39.945
- Status:
- In Standing
- MAL
POLINI MALAYSIAN MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX
- Completed laps:
- 19
- Race position:
- 26
- Qualifying position:
- 28
- Race time:
- 44'21.205
- Grid time:
- 2'17.772
- Status:
- In Standing
- VAL
GRAN PREMIO bwin.com DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA
- Completed laps:
- 24
- Race position:
- 16
- Qualifying position:
- 27
- Race time:
- 40'54.108
- Grid time:
- 1'41.600
- Status:
- In Standing
Grid
Color Code
- 1st
- 2nd
- 3rd
- Other
2009 - 250cc
- CAT
GRAN PREMI CINZANO DE CATALUNYA
- Qualifying position:
- 19
- Time:
- 1'50.598
- NED
ALICE TT ASSEN
- Qualifying position:
- 18
- Time:
- 1'42.697
2008 - 125cc
- QAT
Commercialbank GRAND PRIX OF QATAR
- Qualifying position:
- 14
- Time:
- 2'06.329
- SPA
GRAN PREMIO bwin.com DE ESPAÑA
- Qualifying position:
- 6
- Time:
- 1'48.146
- POR
bwin.com GRANDE PREMIO DE PORTUGAL
- Qualifying position:
- 2
- Time:
- 1'45.621
- CHN
PRAMAC GRAND PRIX OF CHINA
- Qualifying position:
- 16
- Time:
- 2'13.947
- FRA
ALICE GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE
- Qualifying position:
- 13
- Time:
- 1'44.852
- ITA
GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA ALICE
- Qualifying position:
- 13
- Time:
- 1'59.395
- CAT
GRAN PREMI CINZANO DE CATALUNYA
- Qualifying position:
- 16
- Time:
- 1'51.932
- GBR
bwin.com BRITISH GRAND PRIX
- Qualifying position:
- 15
- Time:
- 1'38.606
- NED
A-STYLE TT ASSEN
- Qualifying position:
- 16
- Time:
- 1'46.714
- GER
ALICE MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX DEUTSCHLAND
- Qualifying position:
- 13
- Time:
- 1'28.572
- CZE
CARDION AB GRAND PRIX CESKE REPUBLIKY
- Qualifying position:
- 18
- Time:
- 2'11.776
- RSM
GP CINZANO DI SAN MARINO E DELLA RIVIERA DI RIMINI
- Qualifying position:
- 17
- Time:
- 1'45.394
- INP
RED BULL INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX
- Qualifying position:
- 15
- Time:
- 1'52.086
- JPN
A-STYLE GRAND PRIX OF JAPAN
- Qualifying position:
- 17
- Time:
- 2'00.112
- AUS
AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
- Qualifying position:
- 13
- Time:
- 1'38.848
- MAL
POLINI MALAYSIAN MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX
- Qualifying position:
- 15
- Time:
- 2'16.557
- VAL
GRAN PREMIO PARTS EUROPE DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA
- Qualifying position:
- 6
- Time:
- 1'42.099
2007 - 125cc
- QAT
Commercialbank GRAND PRIX OF QATAR
- Qualifying position:
- 29
- Time:
- 2'10.614
- SPA
GRAN PREMIO bwin.com DE ESPAÑA
- Qualifying position:
- 25
- Time:
- 1'50.396
- TUR
GRAND PRIX OF TURKEY
- Qualifying position:
- 25
- Time:
- 2'07.838
- CHN
SINOPEC GREAT WALL LUBRICANTS GRAND PRIX OF CHINA
- Qualifying position:
- 27
- Time:
- 2'15.060
- FRA
ALICE GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE
- Qualifying position:
- 27
- Time:
- 1'46.520
- ITA
GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA ALICE
- Qualifying position:
- 32
- Time:
- 2'26.582
- CAT
GRAN PREMI CINZANO DE CATALUNYA
- Qualifying position:
- 32
- Time:
- 1'53.662
- GBR
NICKEL & DIME BRITISH GRAND PRIX
- Qualifying position:
- 30
- Time:
- 1'40.566
- NED
A-STYLE TT ASSEN
- Qualifying position:
- 24
- Time:
- 1'48.617
- GER
ALICE MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX DEUTSCHLAND
- Qualifying position:
- 30
- Time:
- 1'29.712
- CZE
CARDION AB GRAND PRIX CESKE REPUBLIKY
- Qualifying position:
- 27
- Time:
- 2'10.786
- RSM
GP CINZANO DI SAN MARINO E DELLA RIVIERA DI RIMINI
- Qualifying position:
- 29
- Time:
- 1'45.911
- POR
bwin.com GRANDE PREMIO DE PORTUGAL
- Qualifying position:
- 31
- Time:
- 1'48.236
- JPN
A-STYLE GRAND PRIX OF JAPAN
- Qualifying position:
- 25
- Time:
- 2'00.836
- AUS
GMC AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
- Qualifying position:
- 18
- Time:
- 1'39.945
- MAL
POLINI MALAYSIAN MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX
- Qualifying position:
- 28
- Time:
- 2'17.772
- VAL
GRAN PREMIO bwin.com DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA
- Qualifying position:
- 27
- Time:
- 1'41.600
Fastest Lap
Color Code
- 1st
2009 - 250cc
- CAT
- NED
2008 - 125cc
- QAT
- SPA
- POR
- CHN
- FRA
- ITA
- CAT
- GBR
- NED
- GER
- CZE
- RSM
- INP
- JPN
- AUS
- MAL
- VAL
2007 - 125cc
- QAT
- SPA
- TUR
- CHN
- FRA
- ITA
- CAT
- GBR
- NED
- GER
- CZE
- RSM
- POR
- JPN
- AUS
- MAL
- VAL




