Joshua Whatley (born 2 September 2005) is a British Grand Prix motorcycle racer, previously competing in the Moto3 World Championship for Michael Laverty's MLav Racing until mid-2024.[1]

Joshua Whatley
NationalityBritish
Born (2005-09-02) 2 September 2005 (age 19)
Chertsey, England
Bike number70
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto3 World Championship
Active years20222024
ManufacturersHonda
2023 championship position30th (5 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
46 0 0 0 0 5

Career

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Between 2019 and 2021, Whatley competed in the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship.[2]

Whatley was signed to the VisionTrack Racing sponsored Moto3 grand prix team alongside Scott Ogden for the 2022 campaign.[3] Both Ogden and Whatley were retained by VisionTrack for the 2023 and 2024 seasons,[4] but VisionTrack pulled out as title sponsor before the start of 2024 events.[5]

Ahead of the 2024 summer break, both Whatley and MLav Racing announced that they would end their partnership with immediate effect. The team stated that Whatley was too big for the Moto3 Bike which was resulting in poor performance of the British rider.[citation needed] Whatley was replaced by Spanish rider Vicente Pérez.

Career statistics

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British Talent Cup

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Races by year

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(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 12 Pts Pos
2018 Honda DON1
2
DON2
Ret
DON3
5
DON4
4
SNE5
5
SNE6
2
SIL7
Ret
SIL8
Ret
DON9
7
DON10
14
SIL11
3
SIL12
11
4th 107

European Talent Cup

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Races by year

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts Pos
2018 Fau55 Racing Honda EST1
28
EST2
23
VAL1
9
VAL2
19
CAT
27
ARA1
24
ARA2
29
JER1 JER2 ALB
14
VAL
20
28th 9
2019 Honda EST
EST
VAL
VAL
CAT
ARA
8
ARA
12
JER
JER
ALB
VAL
24th 12

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

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Races by year

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts
2019 KRP KTM EST VAL1 VAL2 FRA CAT1 CAT2 ARA JER1
29
JER2
28
ALB
Ret
VAL1
31
VAL2
19
NC 0
2020 KRP (UK) Ltd. KTM EST
15
POR
21
JER1
12
JER2
21
JER3
21
ARA1
Ret
ARA2
26
ARA3
23
VAL1
22
VAL2
Ret
VAL3
18
26th 5
2021 Team MTA KTM EST
21
VAL1
11
VAL2
Ret
CAT1
9
CAT2
9
POR
26
ARA
Ret
JER1
Ret
JER2
16
RSM
10
VAL3
Ret
VAL4
Ret
19th 25

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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By season

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Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2022 Moto3 Honda VisionTrack Racing Team 19 0 0 0 0 0 36th
2023 Moto3 Honda VisionTrack Racing Team 18 0 0 0 0 5 30th
2024 Moto3 Honda MLav Racing 9 0 0 0 0 0* 26th*
Total 46 0 0 0 0 5

By class

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Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto3 2022–present 2022 Qatar 46 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 2022–present 46 0 0 0 0 5 0

Races by year

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Pts
2022 Moto3 Honda QAT
22
INA
20
ARG
23
AME
Ret
POR
26
SPA
WD
FRA
26
ITA
21
CAT
Ret
GER
Ret
NED
20
GBR
21
AUT
29
RSM
24
ARA
Ret
JPN
Ret
THA
23
AUS
21
MAL
23
VAL
26
36th 0
2023 Moto3 Honda POR
20
ARG
15
AME
DNS
SPA
24
FRA
22
ITA
21
GER
23
NED
Ret
GBR
25
AUT
27
CAT
21
RSM
22
IND
16
JPN
20
INA
22
AUS
14
THA
23
MAL
14
QAT
Ret
VAL
30th 5
2024 Moto3 Honda QAT
18
POR
18
AME
17
SPA
23
FRA
21
CAT
20
ITA
23
NED
24
GER
21
GBR AUT ARA RSM EMI INA JPN AUS THA MAL SLD 28th* 0*

* Season still in progress.

References

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  1. ^ MLav Racing and Josh Whatley part ways mlavracing.com, 10 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024
  2. ^ "Moto3: 2022 rookie profile – Joshua Whatley". everythingmotoracing.com. 16 December 2021.
  3. ^ "VisionTrack Honda racing signs Scott Ogden And Josh Whatley for 2022". 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  4. ^ Bulpett, Christina (3 November 2022). "Ogden and Whatley continue with VisionTrack for 2023 Moto3". bikesportnews.com. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  5. ^ Meet the team paving the way for British riders in MotoGP swlondoner. Retrieved 10 August 2024
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