# Steven Odendaal

Steven Odendaal (born 2 March 1993) is a motorcycle racer from South Africa and the 2016 FIM CEV Moto2 European Champion.

## Career

Odendaal made a number of Moto2 World Championship appearances including a full season in 2013 with Team AGR Speed Up.
Odendaal won the South African national Super600 Championship in 2014 and 2015. In the European FIM CEV Repsol Championship he finished 5th in 2014 and 4th in 2015 before claiming the title in 2016 (with 6 victories and 9 podium finishes in 11 races) in Portimão, Portugal, two rounds ahead of the season's final.
In 2017 he joined the Project NTS with a brand new chassis to challenge for the European title again. He finished in 3rd position overall in the European Moto2 Championship, claiming his third South African 600cc national title as well, despite missing four races due to his international commitments. In 2018–2019 Odendaal competed in the Moto2 World Championship aboard the NTS chassis (full time debut season for the manufacturer) before making a switch to the Supersport World Championship in 2020, where he finished 5th overall in his debut season.
For 2021 Odendaal joined the Evan Bros. Yamaha team in World Supersport, winning the first three opening races of the season.
In 2022 he won the Bol d'Or 24 hour endurance race together with teammates Erwan Nigon and Florian Alt on a Yamaha R1. He finished third overall in the Endurance World Championship.

## Career statistics
### FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship
#### By season

| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | Pts | Plcd |
| 2011 | Moto2 | Suter | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2012 | Moto2 | Suter | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 8th |
| 2014 | Moto2 | Speed Up | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 5th |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Kalex | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 119 | 4th |
| 2016 | Moto2 | Kalex | 11 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 206 | 1st |
| 2017 | Moto2 | NTS | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 157 | 3rd |
| Total | | | 56 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 627 | |

#### Races by year

(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 | Pos | Pts |
| 2015 | Kalex | ALG1 3 | ALG2 Ret | CAT 4 | ARA1 2 | ARA2 3 | ALB 3 | NAV1 Ret | NAV2 6 | JER 10 | VAL1 4 | VAL2 7 | 4th | 119 |
| 2016 | Kalex | VAL1 2 | VAL2 1 | ARA1 1 | ARA2 1 | CAT1 Ret | CAT2 3 | ALB 1 | ALG1 1 | ALG2 1 | JER 2 | VAL Ret | 1st | 206 |
| 2017 | NTS | ALB 4 | CAT1 4 | CAT2 4 | VAL1 6 | VAL2 3 | EST1 3 | EST2 2 | JER 3 | ARA1 2 | ARA2 Ret | VAL 2 | 3rd | 157 |

### Grand Prix motorcycle racing
#### By season

| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
| 2011 | Moto2 | Suter | MS Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2012 | Moto2 | AJR | Arguiñano Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2013 | Moto2 | Speed Up | Argiñano & Gines Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Kalex | AGR Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2016 | Moto2 | Kalex | AGR Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34th |
| 2017 | Moto2 | NTS | NTS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44th |
| 2018 | Moto2 | NTS | NTS RW Racing GP | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28th |
| 2019 | Moto2 | NTS | NTS RW Racing GP | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st |
| Total | | | | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |

#### Races by year

(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 | Pos | Pts |
| 2011 | Moto2 | Suter | QAT | SPA 32 | POR Ret | FRA Ret | CAT | GBR | NED Ret | ITA | GER 27 | CZE 28 | INP | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | | | NC | 0 |
| 2012 | Moto2 | AJR | QAT | SPA | POR | FRA | CAT | GBR | NED | GER | ITA | INP | CZE | RSM Ret | ARA 20 | JPN | MAL | AUS | VAL | | | NC | 0 |
| 2013 | Moto2 | Speed Up | QAT 22 | AME 22 | SPA 21 | FRA 20 | ITA Ret | CAT Ret | NED 22 | GER 25 | INP 27 | CZE Ret | GBR DNS | RSM 22 | ARA Ret | MAL 20 | AUS 18 | JPN 19 | VAL 26 | | | NC | 0 |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT | AME | ARG 19 | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | INP | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | | NC | 0 |
| 2016 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | AUT | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA 18 | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | | 34th | 0 |
| 2017 | Moto2 | NTS | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR | RSM | ARA 24 | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | | 44th | 0 |
| 2018 | Moto2 | NTS | QAT 22 | ARG 18 | AME 21 | SPA Ret | FRA 17 | ITA 15 | CAT 18 | NED 20 | GER 18 | CZE 19 | AUT 18 | GBR C | RSM 17 | ARA 18 | THA 23 | JPN 19 | AUS 17 | MAL 21 | VAL 13 | 28th | 4 |
| 2019 | Moto2 | NTS | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA 18 | FRA Ret | ITA 22 | CAT 22 | NED 16 | GER 23 | CZE 22 | AUT 20 | GBR 25 | RSM | ARA | THA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | 31st | 0 |

### Supersport World Championship
#### Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
| Year | Bike | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pos | Pts |
| 2020 | Yamaha | AUS 6 | | SPA 6 | SPA 8 | POR 8 | POR 4 | SPA 6 | SPA 8 | SPA Ret | SPA 9 | SPA 6 | SPA 5 | FRA 12 | FRA 4 | POR 5 | POR 4 | | | | | | | | | 5th | 136 |
| 2021 | Yamaha | SPA 1 | SPA 1 | POR 1 | POR Ret | ITA 3 | ITA 5 | NED 2 | NED 13 | CZE 1 | CZE 2 | SPA 2 | SPA 2 | FRA 2 | FRA 6 | SPA 8 | SPA 7 | SPA C | SPA 8 | POR 6 | POR 1 | ARG 4 | ARG Ret | INA 6 | INA Ret | 2nd | 323 |
| 2022 | Yamaha | SPA | SPA | NED | NED | POR | POR | ITA | ITA | GBR | GBR | CZE 3 | CZE Ret | FRA | FRA | SPA | SPA | POR | POR | ARG | ARG | INA | INA | AUS | AUS | 28th | 16 |
| 2024 | Yamaha | AUS | AUS | SPA | SPA | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | GBR | GBR | CZE 14 | CZE 14 | POR | POR | FRA | FRA | ITA | ITA | | | | | | | 34th | 5 |
| 2024 | Triumph | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SPA Ret | SPA 15 | POR | POR | SPA | SPA | 34th | 5 |

### FIM Endurance World Championship
#### By team

| Year | Team | Bike | Rider | TC |
| 2022 | Viltais Racing Igol | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Erwan Nigon Florian Alt Steven Odendaal | 3rd |