Arthur Sissis (born 15 June 1995) is an Australian motorcycle and speedway rider and former Grand Prix motorcycle racer who last rode for Mahindra Racing in the Moto3 World Championship before being replaced by Andrea Migno mid season due to racing positions. He currently competes in the Australian Superbike Championship, aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1 2021.
Career
Junior speedway Sissis was born in Adelaide, South Australia, but grew up in the small town of Virginia, some north of Adelaide. Sissis started racing junior motocross before joining the Sidewinders Under 16 Speedway Club in the northern suburbs of Adelaide at just nine years of age. He went on to win the 2008 and 2009, 2011 Australian Under-16 Individual Speedway Championships, and finished second to Brady Kurtz from New South Wales, in the final of the 2010 championship.
Red Bull MotoGP Rookie Cup Sissis then chased his Grand Prix dream and went on to ride in the 2010 Red Bull MotoGP Rookie Cup. A best placing of sixth in the first race of Round 3 at Assen saw him finish 13th in the championship. He again rode in the championship in 2011, scoring three wins (Jerez race 2, Assen race 2 and Mugello race 1) and finished second in the championship, only nine points behind Italian Lorenzo Baldassarri.
It was during 2011 that Sissis got his first Grand Prix start when he rode an Aprilia 125cc at the Malaysian Grand Prix. After qualifying 30th, he had a steady race and finished in 20th.
Moto3 World Championship In 2012, Sissis has joined the Red Bull KTM Ajo team for the Moto3 World Championship, replacing the 125cc World Championship. After qualifying ninth for the first race at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar, Sissis got a good start and was second on the first lap before slowly dropping back and eventually finishing seventh.
The high point in Sissis' racing career to date was his third-place finish at his home Grand Prix at Phillip Island on 28 October 2012. Sissis led home a competitive pack behind the two leaders, his position only secured in the final seconds of the race, by only 0.054 seconds from fourth placed Alex Rins. This result was his only Grand Prix podium.
Return to speedway In December 2014, Sissis decided on a return to speedway, signing to ride in 2015 for Sheffield Tigers in the British Premier League.
In his return to speedway, Sissis finished tenth in the 2014/15 South Australian Solo Championship held at the Gillman Speedway in Adelaide on 28 December 2014.2014/15 SA Solo Championship result
In May 2016, Sissis rejoined the Sheffield Tigers team."Tigers Reveal Team Change", Sheffield Tigers, 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016
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 14 Pos Pts 2009SPA1SPA2ITANEDGERGBRCZE1CZE2 13th 28 2010SPA1SPA2ITANED1NED2GER1GER2CZE1CZE2RSM 13th 43 2011SPA1SPA2POR1POR2GBR1GBR2NED1NED2ITAGER1GER2CZE1CZE2RSM 2nd 199
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamNumberRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd 125cc Aprilia TT Motion Events Racing 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Moto3 KTM Red Bull KTM Ajo 61 17 0 1 0 0 84 12th Moto3 KTM Red Bull KTM Ajo 61 17 0 0 0 0 59 15th 2014 Moto3 Mahindra Mahindra Racing 61 10 0 0 0 0 3 29th Total 45 0 1 0 0 146
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 Pos Pts 2011 125cc Aprilia QAT SPA POR FRA CAT GBR NED ITA GER CZE INP RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL20 VAL NC 0 Moto3 KTM QAT7 SPARet POR13 FRA5 CAT22 GBR8 NED16 GER9 ITARet INP11 CZE14 RSM10 ARA9 JPN11 MAL11 AUS3 VAL19 12th 84 Moto3 KTM QAT8 AME12 SPA12 FRA13 ITA18 CAT10 NED8 GER10 INP6 CZE14 GBR24 RSM15 ARA9 MAL19 AUS16 JPN16 VAL18 15th 59 2014 Moto3 Mahindra QATDNS AMERet ARG22 SPARet FRA17 ITA17 CAT18 NED21 GER13 INP21 CZE26 GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 29th 3
Australian Superbike 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 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 2022 Yamaha PHI PHI QUE QUE WAK WAK HID HIDHID MOR MOR PHI PHI PHI BEN BEN 6th 231
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