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Nothing is impossible when you want it.
just focus on it!
It all starts with what you aim to achieve, the adjustment process and perceiving time
is just the way to get it done!
Unleash yourself
relax yourself
The time it takes to reach what you have set is the path to completion.
Just stay focused on what you want to succeed.
Start
I was born in November 2007 and i began my athletic career at the age of 3, with guidance from my father Chris Panteleakis, who was a Greek champion in racing, on the category of 125cc in 1999 and in 2000.
1st step
I began my racing carrier in 2015 at the age of 7, and continue until today, both domestic and international, participating in the Italian CIV championship, European and Greek championship.
Next step
After four years of systematic engagement, training and love for motorsports, On my spare time, I enjoy bicycle riding, “hoverboarding”, video games, and hanging out with my friends.
My Racing Timeline
2015
MiniGP Championship Winner Greece (KidGp category for ages 7-10)
Won all 3 races, achieving fastest track record in all races
2016
MiniGP Championship Winner Greece (KidGp category for ages 7-10)
Won 2 out of three races and won the championship
CIV Minimoto Championship Italy (Junior A category)
Participated in all 7 races (something that was done first time from a Greek rider in such young age) and won up to 12th place off a 30+ riders grid.
2017
5th place CIV Minimoto Championship Italy (Junior A category)
Finished 5th on the championship out of 38 riders, achieving podium results in some races
8th place European Minimoto Championship (Junior A category)
Won 8th place general with 4 races less (out of six), due to a crash on the test round on the second race, and not participating at all on the first 3 races.
2018
18th place CIV MiniGP Championship Italy
Finished 18th on the championship out of 28 riders being the youngest one in the category. Best place 12th at the second double race overall.
MiniGP Championship Winner Greece
Won 4 out of 5 races. In Megara circuit race made a new overall track record of 46,6 seconds beating the previous record of 48,7 which was set in 2016
9th place European MiniGP Championship
Team's technical problems left him without a competitive motorcycle. However, he had the 7th fastest time in qualified out of 14 participants and took 9th place in Championship.
18th place CIV MiniGP Championship Italy
Finished 18th on the championship out of 28 riders being the youngest one in the category. Best place 12th at the second double race overall.
MiniGP Championship Winner Greece
Won 4 out of 5 races. In Megara circuit race made a new overall track record of 46,6 seconds beating the previous record of 48,7 which was set in 2016
9th place European MiniGP Championship
Team's technical problems left him without a competitive motorcycle. However, he had the 7th fastest time in qualified out of 14 participants and took 9th place in Championship.
2019
CIV MiniGP Championship Italy
1st race 14th of April, double wet race at Cervesina, 9th and 5thplace
2nd race 12th of May, double wet race at Modena, mechanical problem on the first race 10th place on the second race
3rd race 16th of June, double race at Varano, 8th and 8th place
4th race 14 of July, double race at Magione , 7th and 7th place finishing just 1,9 seconds from the winner
5th race 8th of september at Franciacorta 5th on the first race and 6th on the second after incredible battles and with only one second behind the first rider
In 2019 Vasilis was handpicked from the top Italian team AC racing which recognized his talent and took him as an official member on their racing team
2020
Pre Moto3
His first appearances with AC Racing in the Pre Moto3 category were excellent. He achieved great results in Mugello, finishing 9th and 5th and took an even bigger step in Misano, where he managed to take a place on the podium (3rd),an absolutely amazing and historic result, as it was the first time a Greek rider reached the podium in the Italian CIV Championship!
2021
Pre Moto3
In 2021 he participated for the second time in the Italian Championship in the category of Pre Moto3 managed to take the seventh place in the championship from 35 drivers, recording a great improvement despite the mechanical problems he faced which deprived him of two finishes and the opportunity to succeed even better results. It is worth noting that he won the track record in Imola as well as being voted the most popular driver in a RedBull MotoGP Rookies Cup competition which shows his excellent interaction with the public.
He also participated in the Spanish Championship FIM CEV Repsol in the European talent cup category having very good performances and showing how well he adapts to a new motorcycle and track.
2022
HECT
2023
In 2023 he participated in the world championship junior Gp in the category (HETC). Now
knowing the tracks from the previous year and with more experience he made great progress improving his personal record on each track by 1.2-2.4 seconds a lap significantly reducing the distance separating him from the more experienced and smaller riders in the class . He managed to get very good positions in the races with a best performance of 14th place just 9'' away from the category winner and historically the first for Greece in the most difficult category in the world for riders over 14 years old. In addition (for testing and training) he competed on the track of Serres in the double race for the Balkan and Greek championship riding a 600cc motorcycle for the first time managing to get both victories while also setting the absolute fastest lap record in the category among 27 Balkan riders. On social media, he confirmed once again that he is the most popular teenage rider in motorsport by winning the relevant international competition of the red bull rookies cup golden bib by a wide margin for the third year in a row.
Photo history
Social Media powerful presence
The Greek channel ”Cosmote TV”, which shows every race of MotoGP live, informs people
in every broadcast about Vasilis’s progress in Italian Championship and European Championship.
13,000 followers
On Facebook Vasilis has 16,000 followers
3,500,000 + views
Vasilis Panteleakis is the most popular rider in Greece due to his participation in the famous Greek TV show ''Greece Got Talent''. Which had 3,500,000 views in youtube and people believe that he is going to be the first Greek rider to get into MotoGP.
14,200 followers
Vasilis is very popular on Instagram with 18,200 followers.
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Athens, Greece
Contact Hours
9.30am–19.30pm
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+30 210 8100501