Balázs Németh
{{short description|Hungarian motorcycle racer}}
{{western name order|Németh Balázs}}
{{Infobox motorcycle rider
| name = Balázs Németh
| image = Balazs Nemeth 2011 SSP Phillip Island.jpg
| caption = Németh in 2011
| nationality = Hungarian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|06|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Budapest, Hungary
| Current team = Czech Road Racing Team
| Bike number = 134
| 250 Active years =
| 250 Manufacturers =
| 250 Championships =
| 250 Race Starts = 6
| 250 Race Wins = 0
| 250 Podiums = 0
| 250 Poles = 0
| 250 Fastest laps = 0
| 250 Total Points = 3
| 250 Last season = 2009
| 250 Last position = 24th (3 pts)
| website =
}}
Balázs Németh (born 12 June 1988, in Budapest) is a Hungarian motorcycle racer. He currently races in the Alpe Adria Road Racing Supersport Championship aboard a Triumph Daytona 675.
Career
=Early career=
Németh began his career at the age of 6, with minimotos. He raced until 2005 in various categories, and he was multiple Hungarian champion.
=Superstock and Supersport=
His debut in the Superstock 600 championship was in 2005. In his second race, in the Hungarian championship, he was in the podium, and in a race in the Hungaroring, he was in the podium, but now in the international championship.
From 2006, Németh competed in the Superstock 1000 category. He spent there three years, and in this time, he achieved two victories and another two podium finishes. His best overall position was 4th. In this year, he was the best young Hungarian motorcycle racer.
In 2008 he competed in eight races in the Supersport championship, but he failed to score points despite finishing in all races. His best position was 16th.
=250cc=
After Gábor Talmácsi left Balatonring Team because of financial reasons and the scarcity of his second bike, Jorge Martínez wanted another Hungarian motorcycle racer, and signed Németh just before the Italian race.{{cite web
|url= http://motogphirek.hu/index.php?news=949
|title= Hivatalos! - Németh Balázs indul az Olasz Nagydíjon
|date=2009-05-28
|accessdate=2009-05-28
|work=motogphirek.hu
|language=Hungarian
| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090529105022/http://www.motogphirek.hu/index.php?news=949| archivedate= 29 May 2009 | url-status= live}}{{cite web
|url = http://www.blikk.hu/aktualis/nemeth-balazs-kerul-talmacsi-helyere-148338.html
|title = Németh Balázs kerül Talmácsi helyére
|date = 2009-05-28
|accessdate = 2009-05-28
|work = Blikk
|language = Hungarian
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090527090629/http://www.blikk.hu/aktualis/nemeth-balazs-kerul-talmacsi-helyere-148338.html
|archivedate = 2009-05-27
|url-status = dead
}} He scored his first point in the Czech Grand Prix, he finished in the 14h position. He was 23rd overall with 11 points.
Career statistics
=Career highlights=
- 2007 - 30th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Suzuki GSX-R1000
- 2009 - NC, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Honda
- 2014 - 12th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Kawasaki ZX-10R
- 2015 - NC, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Kawasaki ZX-10R
=Grand Prix motorcycle racing=
==By season==
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!Season !Class !Motorcycle !Team !Number !Race !Win !Podium !Pole !FLap !Pts !Plcd |
align="right"
! {{MGP|2009}} | 250cc | Aprilia | Balatonring Team | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 23rd |
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! Total | | | | | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
==Races by year==
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! Year ! Class ! Bike ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}} ! Pts |
2009
! 250cc ! Aprilia | QAT | JPN | SPA | FRA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT | NED | GER |style="background:#efcfff;"| GBR |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| INP |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SMR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUS |style="background:#dfffdf;"| MAL |style="background:#dfffdf;"| VAL ! 23rd ! 11 |
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=Supersport World Championship=
==Races by year==
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! Year ! Bike ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}} ! Pts |
2008
! Honda | QAT | AUS | SPA | NED | ITA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SMR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CZE |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EUR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR ! NC ! 0 |
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2011
! Honda |style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS |style="background:#dfffdf;"| EUR |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SMR |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA | CZE |style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR |style="background:#dfffdf;"| GER |style="background:#efcfff;"| ITA |style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA |style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR | ! 15th ! 42 |
2012
! Honda |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUS |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA |style="background:#efcfff;"| NED |style="background:#efcfff;"| ITA |style="background:#efcfff;"| EUR |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SMR |style="background:#efcfff;"| SPA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CZE |style="background:#efcfff;"| GBR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RUS |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR |style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA ! 22nd ! 17 |
2013
! Honda |style="background:#ffffff;"| AUS |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA |style="background:#efcfff;"| NED |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR |style="background:#efcfff;"| POR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA |style="background:#ffffff;"| RUS |style="background:#efcfff;"| GBR |style="background:#efcfff;"| GER |style="background:#efcfff;"| TUR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA | SPA ! NC ! 0 |