
2012 Moto3 TitleRed Bull KTM Ajo’s Sandro Cortese has cemented his name in the history books, as he became the first rider to win the inaugural Moto3 World Championship in Malaysia this weekend, while also taking the accolades of youngest-ever German to do so and being the first to win in the GP class on a KTM.
- Sandro Cortese is the first ever winner of the Moto3 world championship.
- Cortese is the fourth German rider to win the lightweight class world title, joining: Werner Haas (NSU/1953), Dieter Braun (Suzuki/1970), Dirk Raudies (Honda/1993)
- At the age of 22 years and 289 days he is the youngest-ever German rider to win the lightweight class world title.
- He is the first rider to take a world title, in any of the three MotoGP categories, riding a motorcycle manufactured by KTM.
- He has finished in the top six at all fifteen races so far in 2012, including thirteen podium finishes.
- Birth date: 06/01/1990
- Birth place: Ochsenhausen, Germany
- First Grand Prix: SPA – 2005 – 125cc
- First Pole Position: NED – 2009 – 125cc
- First Podium: QAT – 2009 – 125cc
- First GP Victory: CZE – 2011 – 125cc
- Grand Prix Starts: 131
- Grand Prix Victories: 6
- Podiums: 24 Pole Positions: 9
- Race Fastest Lap: 1
- World Championship Wins: 1 x Moto3
- 2005: 125cc World Championship – 26th position on a Honda, 16 starts, 8 points
- 2006: 125cc World Championship – 17th position on a Honda, 16 starts, 23 points
- 2007: 125cc World Championship – 14th position on a Honda, 17 starts, 66 points
- 2008: 125cc World Championship – 8th position on a Honda, 17 starts, 141 points
- 2009: 125cc World Championship – 6th position on a Derbi, 16 starts, 130 points
- 2010: 125cc World Championship – 7th position on a Derbi, 17 starts, 143 points
- 2011: 125cc World Championship – 4th position on an Aprilia, 17 starts, 225 points
- 2012: Moto3™ World Championship – 1st position on a KTM, 15 starts, 280 points