# Filip Salač

Filip Salač (born 12 December 2001) is a Czech motorcycle rider, competing in the 2025 Moto2 World Championship for Elf Marc VDS Racing Team.

## Career
### Junior career

Salač competed full time in the 2016 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, scoring no podiums, 75 points, and finished 9th in the final standings. He also made four race appearances in the 2016 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship, scoring one point in the race at Portimão.
Salač split the same two series again next year, finishing with 12 points in the 2017 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship, and five top-6 finishes in the 2017 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, including a 2nd place podium in Jerez. He finished 27th, and 13th in the standings respectively.
Salač improved from his previous seasons in both categories, scoring points eight times in the 2018 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship, seven of which were top-10 finishes, finishing 11th in the standings, with 52 points. In the 2018 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, he scored five podiums, two second places at Assen and Misano, and three third places at Jerez, the Sachsenring, and the Red Bull Ring. He finished the season 4th in the standings, with 151 points.

### Moto3 World Championship

He made his Grand Prix racing debut as a wildcard, at his home GP in Brno in 2018, finishing the race in 24th place.

#### Redox PrüstelGP (2019)

Salač competed full time in the 2019 Moto3 World Championship alongside compatriot Jakub Kornfeil at Prüstel GP.
He scored points in seven races during the year, his season's best finishes being a 9th place in Rimini, and a 5th place in the season closing race in Valencia. He ended the season 23rd in the standings, with 32 points.

#### Rivacold Snipers Team (2020–2021)

Switching from Prüstel to the Rivacold Snipers team for the 2020 Moto3 World Championship, Salač had similar performances as the year prior. He scored points in six races, his season's best results were an 8th place in Qatar, and a 9th place in Valencia, and ended the season 21st in the standings, with 30 points.
The 2021 Moto3 World Championship would see Salač ride for two teams. He started the season with the Rivacold Snipers outfit, scoring his first career podium in the category with a 2nd place in Le Mans, and also earning his first Pole Position in Moto3 at the Sachsenring. He could not finish the race in Germany however, as technical issues forced him to retire. Salač was so upset with the team, having already retired in Doha and Barcelona in previous races, that following his German retirement, he asked for the termination of his contract with the team. He was replaced by Alberto Surra.

#### CarXpert Prüstel GP (2021)

Following his decision to leave the Snipers team, and the sudden death of Jason Dupasquier in Italy freeing up a spot at Prüstel GP, the two parties agreed to a contract, and Salač would ride for Prüstel for the remaining 9 races of the season. He finished in the points in the first three races, before crashing out in the next three, but ended the season well, with two 10th places in Misano and Portimão, before capping off the season with a 4th place in the season closer at Valencia. Salač finished 16th in the championship standings, with 71 points.

### Moto2 World Championship
#### Gresini Racing Moto2 (2022–2023)

In September 2021, it was announced that Salač would move up to Moto2, with the Gresini Racing team for the 2022 season.

#### Elf Marc VDS Racing Team (2024–)

Elf Racing Team Marc VDS has announced that Filip Salač will join their Moto2 project for the 2024 Moto2 World Championship.

## Career statistics
### Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
#### Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts |
| 2016 | JER1 15 | JER2 Ret | ASS1 9 | ASS2 6 | SAC1 10 | SAC2 8 | RBR1 11 | RBR2 10 | BRN1 Ret | BRN2 11 | MIS 11 | ARA1 5 | ARA2 5 | 9th | 75 |
| 2017 | JER1 4 | JER2 2 | ASS1 | ASS2 | SAC1 | SAC2 | BRN1 Ret | BRN2 DNS | RBR1 | RBR2 | MIS 5 | ARA1 6 | ARA2 5 | 13th | 65 |
| 2018 | JER1 3 | JER2 4 | MUG 10 | ASS1 5 | ASS2 2 | SAC1 4 | SAC2 3 | RBR1 5 | RBR2 3 | MIS 2 | ARA1 Ret | ARA2 7 | | 4th | 151 |

### FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship
#### 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 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
| 2016 | KTM | VAL1 | VAL2 | LMS | ARA | CAT1 | CAT2 | ALB Ret | ALG 15 | JER1 | JER2 | VAL1 20 | VAL2 21 | 37th | 1 |
| 2017 | KTM | ALB Ret | LMS 11 | CAT1 DNS | CAT2 DNS | VAL1 | VAL2 | EST | JER1 19 | JER2 13 | ARA 12 | VAL1 DNQ | VAL2 DNQ | 27th | 12 |
| 2018 | KTM | EST 8 | VAL1 9 | VAL2 Ret | LMS 18 | CAT1 22 | CAT2 16 | ARA 9 | JER1 9 | JER2 8 | ALB 10 | VAL1 8 | VAL2 15 | 11th | 52 |

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

| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
| 2018 | Moto3 | KTM | Cuna de Campeones Czech Talent Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44th |
| 2019 | Moto3 | KTM | Redox PrüstelGP | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 23rd |
| 2020 | Moto3 | Honda | Rivacold Snipers Team | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 21st |
| 2021 | Moto3 | Honda | Rivacold Snipers Team | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 16th |
| 2021 | Moto3 | KTM | CarXpert Prüstel GP | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16th |
| 2022 | Moto2 | Kalex | Gresini Racing Moto2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 20th |
| 2023 | Moto2 | Kalex | QJmotor Gresini Moto2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 11th |
| 2024 | Moto2 | Kalex | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 16th |
| 2025 | Moto2 | Boscoscuro | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7* | 15th* |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 108 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 368 | |

#### By class

| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts |
| Moto3 | 2018–2021 | 2018 Czech Republic | 2021 France | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 133 |
| Moto2 | 2022–present | 2022 Qatar | 2022 Thailand | 58 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 235 |
| Total | 2018–present | 2018–present | 2018–present | 108 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 368 |

#### 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 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Pos | Pts |
| 2018 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE 24 | AUT | GBR | RSM | ARA | THA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | | | | 44th | 0 |
| 2019 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 21 | ARG 25 | AME 20 | SPA Ret | FRA 15 | ITA 20 | CAT Ret | NED 14 | GER 13 | CZE Ret | AUT 19 | GBR 21 | RSM 9 | ARA 18 | THA 11 | JPN 22 | AUS Ret | MAL 13 | VAL 5 | | | | 23rd | 32 |
| 2020 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT 8 | SPA Ret | ANC Ret | CZE 25 | AUT Ret | STY 12 | RSM 20 | EMI 16 | CAT 12 | FRA 12 | ARA 16 | TER 13 | EUR 9 | VAL DNS | POR | | | | | | | | 21st | 30 |
| 2021 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT 13 | DOH Ret | POR 13 | SPA 12 | FRA 2 | ITA 11 | CAT Ret | GER Ret | NED | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16th | 71 |
| 2021 | Moto3 | KTM | | | | | | | | | | STY 11 | AUT 12 | GBR 14 | ARA Ret | RSM Ret | AME Ret | EMI 10 | ALR 10 | VAL 4 | | | | | 16th | 71 |
| 2022 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT Ret | INA 21 | ARG Ret | AME 14 | POR 14 | SPA 21 | FRA 15 | ITA 13 | CAT Ret | GER Ret | NED 10 | GBR 9 | AUT Ret | RSM Ret | ARA 17 | JPN 10 | THA 2$^‡$ | AUS Ret | MAL 11 | VAL 13 | | | 20th | 45 |
| 2023 | Moto2 | Kalex | POR 4 | ARG 7 | AME 5 | SPA 9 | FRA 2 | ITA 7 | GER 13 | NED Ret | GBR 13 | AUT 7 | CAT Ret | RSM 9 | IND 10 | JPN 5 | INA Ret | AUS Ret | THA 17 | MAL 14 | QAT DNS | VAL 17 | | | 11th | 110 |
| 2024 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 21 | POR | AME 15 | SPA 11 | FRA 12 | CAT 12 | ITA Ret | NED DNS | GER | GBR Ret | AUT 10 | ARA 11 | RSM 7 | EMI 10 | INA 15 | JPN 3 | AUS 14 | THA 14 | MAL 15 | SLD 5 | | | 16th | 73 |
| 2025 | Moto2 | Boscoscuro | THA 9 | ARG Ret | AME | QAT | SPA | FRA | GBR | ARA | ITA | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | HUN | CAT | RSM | JPN | INA | AUS | MAL | POR | VAL | 15th* | 7* |
$^‡$ Half points awarded as less than two thirds of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed. * Season still in progress.

### Supersport 300 World Championship
#### By season

| Year | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
| 2020 | Kawasaki Ninja 400 | ACCR Czech Talent Team - Willi Race | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34th |
| Total | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |

#### 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 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Pts |
| 2020 | Kawasaki | SPA | SPA | POR | POR | SPA | SPA | SPA 11 | SPA NC | SPA | SPA | FRA | FRA | POR | POR | 34th | 4 |