Barry Baltus
The current best Belgian motorcycle road racer joins the Fantic Racing team, which has already won several races in the Moto2 World Championship since its begining in 2023. Together, they will strive to achieve the best possible results to further the rise of the young #7 towards the heights of the Grand Prix.
Born on May 3, 2004, Barry Baltus is a member of the Zelos Black Knights, the Belgian national team of top talents in motorsports. He began making a name for himself on the international scene during his adolescence, participating in two editions of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup (2018-19). At the same time, he represented the Angel Nieto Junior Team in the Moto3 Junior World Championship (CEV), finishing 4th in the 2019 season with one victory and four podiums.
These results allowed the young Belgian talent to enter the Moto3 World Championship in 2020, at just 16 years old. After a season with CarXpert Prüstel GP, Barry Baltus moved up to the next level with the RW Racing GP team in the Moto2 category, which is the step just before MotoGP. There, he continued his learning experience at the highest level, competing for four seasons from 2021 to 2024. He finished seven Grand Prix races in the top 10, including one on the podium in 2nd place in Qatar, marking the best result for a Belgian at this level since 2015.
Barry Baltus is excited: “The hard work and efforts we’ve put in since entering the world championship have paid off with our first podium in 2024. We are happy and proud of this achievement, but now we want more, and I hope to achieve that with Fantic Racing! I am very pleased to join the team starting in 2025, and I will wear their colors proudly. This is an ambitious and top-level team. Their project aligns perfectly with what I want for the next stage of my career. They constantly fight for the top positions, and I am highly motivated to work with them. A big thank you to Fantic, to my management team at Zelos, and to all the sponsors and fans who support us.”
Palmares
2024: 21st in Moto2 with the RW Racing GP team (1 podium)
2023: 15th in Moto2 with the RW Racing GP team
2022: 21st in Moto2 with the RW Racing GP team
2021: 32nd in Moto2 with the RW Racing GP team
2020: Season in Moto3 with the PrüstelGP team
2019: 4th in CEV Moto3 (1 victory, 3 second places) – 2 third places in Red Bull Rookies Cup
2018: 1 pole position, 9th in CEV Moto3 – 1 victory, 3rd in European Talent Cup
2017: 4th in CEV Pre-Moto3
2016: 3rd in CEV Pre-Moto3
2015: 2nd in CEV Moto4, Champion of Mini GP 2RACE, 4th in Yamaha Cup
2014: Endurance Champion in 2RACE, Champion of Mini GP 2RACE, 5th in Yamaha Cup
2013: 6th in Yamaha Cup, 7th in Mini GP 2RACE
2025 Calendar
March 2: Buriram (Thai GP)
March 16: Termas de Río Hondo (Argentinian GP)
March 30: Austin (American GP)
April 13: Losail (Qatar GP)
April 27: Jerez (Spanish GP)
May 11: Le Mans (French GP)
May 25: Silverstone (British GP)
June 8: Aragon (Aragon GP)
June 22: Mugello (Italian GP)
June 29: Assen (Dutch GP)
July 13: Sachsenring (German GP)
July 20: Brno (Czech Republic GP)
August 17: Spielberg (Austrian GP)
August 24: Balaton Park (Hungarian GP)
September 7: Barcelona (Catalan GP)
September 14: Misano (San Marino GP)
September 28: Motegi (Japanese GP)
October 5: Mandalika (Indonesian GP)
October 19: Phillip Island (Australian GP)
October 26: Sepang (Malaysian GP)
November 9: Portimao (Portuguese GP)
November 16: Valencia (Valencia GP)
