1. Gino Daniel Rea was born on 18 September 1989 and is an English motorcycle racer who returned to racing in the Superstock class at the Le Mans 24-hour race in April 2024, his first competitve event after suffering serious injuries in a practice crash at the Suzuka 8 Hours in August 2022.
Gino Rea participated in Wojcik Racing's first ever Podium in the FIM EWC at the Bol d'Or 24hr, finishing in second position and winning the Dunlop Independent Cup, following that up with another podium at the Estoril 12hr EWC race.
Gino Rea joined the Buildbase Suzuki team as a substitute rider at the fourth British Superbike race of the 2020 season.
Gino Rea went on to lead his first BSB race at Donington Park, finishing in 4th position across the line.
Gino Rea was a successful Motocross and Supermoto rider before switching to circuit racing in 2007.
Gino Rea began racing in the European Superstock 600 series in 2007, finishing 12th overall with a podium at Valencia.
Gino Rea won the Championship in his third year claiming a win and 6 podiums in total, clinching the title by a single point in the final round at Portimao.
Gino Rea contested 32 races in the class, with 31 finishes including 12 podiums.
Gino Rea tested Cal Crutchlow's 2009 title-winning Yamaha YZF-R6 in October 2009, before the team opted to withdraw, and ultimately joined the Intermoto team.
Gino Rea started 2010 with a solid run of top ten finishes.
Gino Rea finished fourth at Brno before taking his first podium at Silverstone.
Gino Rea finished a very close second to Eugene Laverty in the next round at the Nurburgring, but was excluded for a technical irregularity.
Gino Rea stayed in the World Supersport Championship for 2011 and although he suffered many retirements due to mechanical issues and crashes, Gino Rea took his first World Championship Win at Brno in front of ex-World Champion Fabien Foret and 2011 World Champion Chaz Davies.
Gino Rea landed on the podium at his home race in Donington Park and went into the final race of the year in 5th position in the Championship standings.
Gino Rea went on to test for the Gresini Moto2 team at Valencia and Jerez, leaving Valencia as the quickest rider earning him the Gresini Moto2 ride for 2012.
Gino Rea crossed the line in the lead but as the red flag came out, the results were put back 2 laps, robbing Gino Rea of the win but still a 2nd position.
Gino Rea rejoined for an 11th position, finishing 21st in the Final Points standings.
For 2013, Gino Rea agreed to ride with the newly formed ESGP team in Moto2 but the team pulled out at the last minute, leaving him without a ride.
Gino Rea would stay in the race, even if he had to go it alone.
Gino Rea asked his followers to help him race by donating to his race fund but instead of just taking money, he decided to give back to his supporters.
Gino Rea created different packages, from signed photos, signed T-shirts to hospitality packages.
Gino Rea acted as his own crew chief, downloading and analysing the data, making the fuel maps and making tyre choices.
Gino Rea stood in for a injured rider and rode for FGR Racing for those rounds and scored valuable points for the team, the only points they ever received in that year.
On 25 November 2013, the Gino Rea family reached an agreement with Dave Peterson to form Gino Rea Racing World Motors to compete in the 2014 Moto2 World Championship on a full-season basis as a permanent team.
Gino Rea made good progress throughout the season, showing his potential towards the end of the season when he raced to 14th at Motegi after starting 23rd.
Gino Rea was on for a strong finish to the season and looked to score points at Sepang, Malaysia until a crash at turn 2 resulted in his right foot being run over, leaving him with three broken metatarsals.
Gino Rea had two plates and screws inserted and raced the following week at the final race in Valencia.
Gino Rea started from the back of the grid and finished 24th with three broken bones in his foot.
Gino Rea joined the CIA Landlord Insurance PTR Honda Team to make a return to the World Supersport Championship.
Gino Rea had an operation in Melbourne two days before Round 1 to remove a screw from his previously injured right foot.
Gino Rea went into the final few races in position to challenge for the top five in the World Supersport Championship standings but had to battle through injury after a horrendous crash at Magny Cours, France when his front brake locked on, sending him over the handlebars.
Gino Rea finished the 2015 World Supersport Championship in 6th.
In 2016 Gino Rea signed with a newly formed team named GRT Racing, switching bike manufacturer to MV Agusta to remain in World Supersport.
Gino Rea went into the final two races of the season in 4th position in the World Championship Standings but was forced to sit out of both remaining races after a collision with Japanese rider Hikari Obkubo which resulted in a broken left hand.
Gino Rea was ultimately pushed back to 7th in the 2016 series standings.
For 2017, Gino Rea signed with Team Go Eleven Kawasaki to remain again in the World Supersport Championship.
In 2018 Gino Rea is made his debut in the British Superbike Championship with OMG Racing UK Suzuki, with a wildcard entry in the Donington Park round of the World Superbike Championship, where he lined up with Championship regulars Jonathon Gino Rea, Chaz Davies, Tom Sykes and Marco Melandri.
Gino Rea made decent progress throughout the 2018 BSB season, finishing the year with a 7th-place finish at the Brands Hatch finale behind Championship winner Leon Haslam.
For 2020, Gino Rea agreed to race in BSB for the Bike Devil Ducati racing team on the Ducati Panigale V4R that took Scott Redding to victory in 2019.
Gino Rea joined the Buildbase Suzuki team as a substitute rider at the fourth BSB race of the 2020 season and quickly showed his ability to adapt to a new bike and surroundings by topping the Free Practice session at Silverstone, lapping under the circuit record in only his second weekend on the bike.
Gino Rea went on to lead his first BSB race at Donington Park, finishing in 4th position across the line, just tenths from recording his first BSB podium.
On 2 March 2019, Gino Rea joined Polish Team Wojcik Racing Team as a rider in FIM Endurance World Championship in Formula EWC class.
At the Bol d'Or 24hr Race, Gino Rea led the race for two hours, taking the team to their first podium in the series and recording the first podium in history for a Polish team, finishing in second position and first Dunlop Independent Team as well as first privateer team.