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Raúl Fernández
Fernández at the 2022 San Marino Grand Prix
NationalitySpanish
Born (2000-10-23) 23 October 2000 (age 23)
Madrid, Spain
Current team Trackhouse Racing
Bike number25
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years 2022
Manufacturers KTM ( 2022)
Aprilia ( 2023–)
Championships0
2023 championship position20th (65 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
39 0 0 0 0 65
Moto2 World Championship
Active years 2021
Manufacturers Kalex
Championships0
2021 championship position2nd (307 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
18 8 12 7 7 307
Moto3 World Championship
Active years 20162020
Manufacturers KTM, Mahindra
Championships0
2020 championship position4th (159 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
42 2 4 6 1 240

Raúl Fernández González (born 23 October 2000) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer competing in the MotoGP World Championship with Trackhouse Racing. His younger brother, Adrián, is also a motorcycle racer. [1] They are not related to MotoGP rider Augusto Fernández. He was 2018 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Champion.

Career

Junior career

Fernández competed in the 2015 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, finishing 3rd in Brno, 2nd in Misano, and 2nd in Aragón in his rookie campaign, ending the season 7th in the overall standings, with 121 points. He competed again in 2016, this time finishing on the podium six times (twice 1st, three times 2nd, and once 3rd), winning two races in Assen (both from Pole Position), and finishing the season in 3rd overall. [2] He was the 2018 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Champion.

Moto3 World Championship

MH6 Team (2016)

In the last race of the 2016 Moto3 World Championship, Fernández made his Grand Prix debut at Valencia, as the replacement for the injured María Herrera, [3] scoring championship points with an 11th place.

Aspar Team (2017–2019)

Fernández in 2018

Fernández would make three wild-card round entries for the Mahindra Aspar Team in 2017, finishing 25th in Jerez, retiring in Assen, and finishing 22nd in Germany.

He would once again make four wild-card round entries for the Aspar Team in 2018, this time riding KTM bikes used by the Aspar team. He improved his prior season's results, and earned himself a full time ride for next year with his 10th place in Barcelona, 9th place in Germany, 17th place in Aragón, and 13th place in Valencia.

In his first full year in Moto3, Fernández had a decent rookie season, finishing in the points ten times, finishing in the top-ten six times, with his season's highest being a 5th-place finish in Germany. He ended the 2019 season 21st in the championship standings, with 60 points.

Red Bull KTM Ajo (2020)

Due to his good performances, Fernández was given a contract by the Red Bull KTM Ajo team for the 2020 season, which saw him steadily improve over the course of the year. He had six Pole Positions during the season (Czechia, Austria, Misano, Aragón, Valencia, and Portimao), two 3rd places in Aragón and Valencia, and won the European Grand Prix, and Portuguese Grand Prix. [4] [5] He ended the season 4th in the championship standings, with 159 points, just 15 points away from 1st.

Moto2 World Championship

Red Bull KTM Ajo (2021)

Fernández at the 2021 Algarve Grand Prix

Being promoted to Moto2, but staying with the Red Bull KTM Ajo family, Fernández had the best rookie season ever in Moto2, beating several records of Marc Márquez. [6] He won eight races (Portugal, France, Netherlands, Austria, Aragón, Rimini, USA, and Valencia), [7] had seven Pole Positions, stood on the podium 12 times, finished outside of the top-seven just the three times he retired from a race (Germany, Great Britain, Misano), and finished second in the standings, just 4 points away from teammate Remy Gardner, who won the title.

MotoGP World Championship

Tech3 KTM Factory Racing (2022)

In August 2021, it was announced that both Fernández and Gardner would be promoted to MotoGP, riding for Red Bull KTM Tech3 in the 2022 season. [8] Fernández becomes just the third rider to be promoted to MotoGP after one lone season in Moto2, following Maverick Viñales, and Joan Mir.

RNF MotoGP Team (2023)

In August 2022, Fernández signed with RNF Racing for 2023, partnering Miguel Oliveira. [9]

Trackhouse Racing (2024)

Career statistics

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
2014 KTM JER1 JER2 LMS ARA CAT1 CAT2 ALB NAV ALG VAL1
Ret
VAL2
Ret
NC 0
2015 KTM ALG LMS CAT1
13
CAT2
15
ARA1 ARA2 ALB NAV JER1
9
JER2
10
14th 35
Husqvarna VAL1
6
VAL2
8
2016 Husqvarna VAL1
Ret
VAL2
6
LMS
9
ARA
5
CAT1
19
CAT2
6
ALB
4
ALG
3
JER1
3
JER2
7
VAL1
2
VAL2
1
3rd 137
2017 Mahindra ALB
Ret
LMS
DNS
CAT1
Ret
CAT2
Ret
VAL1
9
VAL2
12
EST
Ret
JER1
23
JER1
Ret
ARA
24
VAL1
17
VAL2
17
28th 11
2018 KTM EST
2
VAL1
4
VAL2
1
FRA
2
CAT1
8
CAT2
4
ARA
1
JER1
2
JER2
5
ALB
1
VAL1
3
VAL2
4
1st 209

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
2015 JER1
16
JER2
16
ASS1
9
ASS2
7
SAC1
12
SAC2
4
BRN1
3
BRN2
7
SIL1
4
SIL2
DNS
MIS
2
ARA1
2
ARA2
6
7th 121
2016 JER1
3
JER2
13
ASS1
1
ASS2
1
SAC1
2
SAC2
4
RBR1
5
RBR2
7
BRN1
4
BRN2
2
MIS
5
ARA1
7
ARA2
2
3rd 195

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2016 Moto3 KTM MH6 Team 1 0 0 0 0 5 32nd
2017 Moto3 Mahindra Aspar Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 40th
2018 Moto3 KTM Ángel Nieto Team Moto3 3 0 0 0 0 9 28th
Red Bull KTM Ajo 1 0 0 0 0 7
2019 Moto3 KTM Aspar Team 19 0 0 0 0 60 21st
2020 Moto3 KTM Red Bull KTM Ajo 15 2 4 6 1 159 4th
2021 Moto2 Kalex Red Bull KTM Ajo 18 8 12 7 7 307 2nd
2022 MotoGP KTM Tech3 KTM Factory Racing 18 0 0 0 0 14 22nd
2023 MotoGP Aprilia CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team 19 0 0 0 0 51 20th
2024 MotoGP Aprilia Trackhouse Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Total 99 10 16 13 8 612

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto3 2016–2020 2016 Valencia 2020 Aragon 2020 Europe 42 2 4 6 1 240 0
Moto2 2021 2021 Qatar 2021 Doha 2021 Portugal 18 8 12 7 7 307 0
MotoGP 2022–present 2022 Qatar 39 0 0 0 0 65 0
Total 2016–present 99 10 16 13 8 612 0

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 Pos Pts
2016 Moto3 KTM QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER AUT CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
11
32nd 5
2017 Moto3 Mahindra QAT ARG AME SPA
25
FRA ITA CAT NED
Ret
GER
22
CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 40th 0
2018 Moto3 KTM QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT
10
NED GER
9
CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA
17
THA JPN AUS MAL VAL
13
28th 16
2019 Moto3 KTM QAT
7
ARG
15
AME
7
SPA
Ret
FRA
10
ITA
11
CAT
Ret
NED
Ret
GER
5
CZE
12
AUT
Ret
GBR
18
RSM
10
ARA
21
THA
9
JPN
19
AUS
Ret
MAL
14
VAL
Ret
21st 60
2020 Moto3 KTM QAT
10
SPA
6
ANC
6
CZE
6
AUT
9
STY
8
RSM
Ret
EMI
6
CAT
13
FRA
7
ARA
3
TER
12
EUR
1
VAL
3
POR
1
4th 159
2021 Moto2 Kalex QAT
5
DOH
3
POR
1
SPA
5
FRA
1
ITA
2
CAT
2
GER
Ret
NED
1
STY
7
AUT
1
GBR
Ret
ARA
1
RSM
1
AME
1
EMI
Ret
ALR
2
VAL
1
2nd 307
2022 MotoGP KTM QAT
18
INA
17
ARG
16
AME
19
POR
DNS
SPA
WD
FRA
Ret
ITA
21
CAT
15
GER
12
NED
Ret
GBR
21
AUT
18
RSM
13
ARA
20
JPN
18
THA
15
AUS
16
MAL
15
VAL
12
22nd 14
2023 MotoGP Aprilia POR
Ret
ARG
14
AME
Ret
SPA
15
FRA
WD
ITA
17
GER
15
NED
12
GBR
10
AUT
Ret
CAT
Ret
RSM
8
IND
109
JPN
9
INA
13
AUS
16
THA
15
MAL
Ret
QAT
17
VAL
5
20th 51
2024 MotoGP Aprilia QAT
Ret
POR
Ret
AME SPA FRA CAT ITA KAZ NED GER GBR AUT CAT RSM IND INA JPN AUS THA MAL VAL NC* 0*

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. ^ "Moto3: Adrian Fernandez replaces Alonso Lopez in the Max Racing Team". Everything Moto Racing. 13 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Raúl Fernández". redbullrookiescup.com. Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Raúl Fernández debutará en Valencia en sustitución de María Herrera". motociclismo.es (in Spanish). 3 November 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Fernandez achieves first Moto3 podium at Aragon Grand Prix – Ajo Motorsport".
  5. ^ "Moto3 Europe: First win for Fernandez, black flag for Arenas". Crash. November 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Raúl Fernández matches Marc Márquez's record - Motorcycle Sports". October 5, 2021.
  7. ^ "Raul Fernandez gets first career Moto2 win in Portuguese Grand Prix". April 18, 2021 – via www.nbcsports.com.
  8. ^ "KTM completes 2022 MotoGP line-up with rookie sensation Fernandez". www.autosport.com. 7 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Aprilia RNF confirm Oliveira and Fernandez for 2023". www.motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

External links


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Raúl Fernández
Fernández at the 2022 San Marino Grand Prix
NationalitySpanish
Born (2000-10-23) 23 October 2000 (age 23)
Madrid, Spain
Current team Trackhouse Racing
Bike number25
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years 2022
Manufacturers KTM ( 2022)
Aprilia ( 2023–)
Championships0
2023 championship position20th (65 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
39 0 0 0 0 65
Moto2 World Championship
Active years 2021
Manufacturers Kalex
Championships0
2021 championship position2nd (307 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
18 8 12 7 7 307
Moto3 World Championship
Active years 20162020
Manufacturers KTM, Mahindra
Championships0
2020 championship position4th (159 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
42 2 4 6 1 240

Raúl Fernández González (born 23 October 2000) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer competing in the MotoGP World Championship with Trackhouse Racing. His younger brother, Adrián, is also a motorcycle racer. [1] They are not related to MotoGP rider Augusto Fernández. He was 2018 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Champion.

Career

Junior career

Fernández competed in the 2015 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, finishing 3rd in Brno, 2nd in Misano, and 2nd in Aragón in his rookie campaign, ending the season 7th in the overall standings, with 121 points. He competed again in 2016, this time finishing on the podium six times (twice 1st, three times 2nd, and once 3rd), winning two races in Assen (both from Pole Position), and finishing the season in 3rd overall. [2] He was the 2018 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Champion.

Moto3 World Championship

MH6 Team (2016)

In the last race of the 2016 Moto3 World Championship, Fernández made his Grand Prix debut at Valencia, as the replacement for the injured María Herrera, [3] scoring championship points with an 11th place.

Aspar Team (2017–2019)

Fernández in 2018

Fernández would make three wild-card round entries for the Mahindra Aspar Team in 2017, finishing 25th in Jerez, retiring in Assen, and finishing 22nd in Germany.

He would once again make four wild-card round entries for the Aspar Team in 2018, this time riding KTM bikes used by the Aspar team. He improved his prior season's results, and earned himself a full time ride for next year with his 10th place in Barcelona, 9th place in Germany, 17th place in Aragón, and 13th place in Valencia.

In his first full year in Moto3, Fernández had a decent rookie season, finishing in the points ten times, finishing in the top-ten six times, with his season's highest being a 5th-place finish in Germany. He ended the 2019 season 21st in the championship standings, with 60 points.

Red Bull KTM Ajo (2020)

Due to his good performances, Fernández was given a contract by the Red Bull KTM Ajo team for the 2020 season, which saw him steadily improve over the course of the year. He had six Pole Positions during the season (Czechia, Austria, Misano, Aragón, Valencia, and Portimao), two 3rd places in Aragón and Valencia, and won the European Grand Prix, and Portuguese Grand Prix. [4] [5] He ended the season 4th in the championship standings, with 159 points, just 15 points away from 1st.

Moto2 World Championship

Red Bull KTM Ajo (2021)

Fernández at the 2021 Algarve Grand Prix

Being promoted to Moto2, but staying with the Red Bull KTM Ajo family, Fernández had the best rookie season ever in Moto2, beating several records of Marc Márquez. [6] He won eight races (Portugal, France, Netherlands, Austria, Aragón, Rimini, USA, and Valencia), [7] had seven Pole Positions, stood on the podium 12 times, finished outside of the top-seven just the three times he retired from a race (Germany, Great Britain, Misano), and finished second in the standings, just 4 points away from teammate Remy Gardner, who won the title.

MotoGP World Championship

Tech3 KTM Factory Racing (2022)

In August 2021, it was announced that both Fernández and Gardner would be promoted to MotoGP, riding for Red Bull KTM Tech3 in the 2022 season. [8] Fernández becomes just the third rider to be promoted to MotoGP after one lone season in Moto2, following Maverick Viñales, and Joan Mir.

RNF MotoGP Team (2023)

In August 2022, Fernández signed with RNF Racing for 2023, partnering Miguel Oliveira. [9]

Trackhouse Racing (2024)

Career statistics

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
2014 KTM JER1 JER2 LMS ARA CAT1 CAT2 ALB NAV ALG VAL1
Ret
VAL2
Ret
NC 0
2015 KTM ALG LMS CAT1
13
CAT2
15
ARA1 ARA2 ALB NAV JER1
9
JER2
10
14th 35
Husqvarna VAL1
6
VAL2
8
2016 Husqvarna VAL1
Ret
VAL2
6
LMS
9
ARA
5
CAT1
19
CAT2
6
ALB
4
ALG
3
JER1
3
JER2
7
VAL1
2
VAL2
1
3rd 137
2017 Mahindra ALB
Ret
LMS
DNS
CAT1
Ret
CAT2
Ret
VAL1
9
VAL2
12
EST
Ret
JER1
23
JER1
Ret
ARA
24
VAL1
17
VAL2
17
28th 11
2018 KTM EST
2
VAL1
4
VAL2
1
FRA
2
CAT1
8
CAT2
4
ARA
1
JER1
2
JER2
5
ALB
1
VAL1
3
VAL2
4
1st 209

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
2015 JER1
16
JER2
16
ASS1
9
ASS2
7
SAC1
12
SAC2
4
BRN1
3
BRN2
7
SIL1
4
SIL2
DNS
MIS
2
ARA1
2
ARA2
6
7th 121
2016 JER1
3
JER2
13
ASS1
1
ASS2
1
SAC1
2
SAC2
4
RBR1
5
RBR2
7
BRN1
4
BRN2
2
MIS
5
ARA1
7
ARA2
2
3rd 195

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2016 Moto3 KTM MH6 Team 1 0 0 0 0 5 32nd
2017 Moto3 Mahindra Aspar Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 40th
2018 Moto3 KTM Ángel Nieto Team Moto3 3 0 0 0 0 9 28th
Red Bull KTM Ajo 1 0 0 0 0 7
2019 Moto3 KTM Aspar Team 19 0 0 0 0 60 21st
2020 Moto3 KTM Red Bull KTM Ajo 15 2 4 6 1 159 4th
2021 Moto2 Kalex Red Bull KTM Ajo 18 8 12 7 7 307 2nd
2022 MotoGP KTM Tech3 KTM Factory Racing 18 0 0 0 0 14 22nd
2023 MotoGP Aprilia CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team 19 0 0 0 0 51 20th
2024 MotoGP Aprilia Trackhouse Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Total 99 10 16 13 8 612

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto3 2016–2020 2016 Valencia 2020 Aragon 2020 Europe 42 2 4 6 1 240 0
Moto2 2021 2021 Qatar 2021 Doha 2021 Portugal 18 8 12 7 7 307 0
MotoGP 2022–present 2022 Qatar 39 0 0 0 0 65 0
Total 2016–present 99 10 16 13 8 612 0

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 Pos Pts
2016 Moto3 KTM QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER AUT CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
11
32nd 5
2017 Moto3 Mahindra QAT ARG AME SPA
25
FRA ITA CAT NED
Ret
GER
22
CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 40th 0
2018 Moto3 KTM QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT
10
NED GER
9
CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA
17
THA JPN AUS MAL VAL
13
28th 16
2019 Moto3 KTM QAT
7
ARG
15
AME
7
SPA
Ret
FRA
10
ITA
11
CAT
Ret
NED
Ret
GER
5
CZE
12
AUT
Ret
GBR
18
RSM
10
ARA
21
THA
9
JPN
19
AUS
Ret
MAL
14
VAL
Ret
21st 60
2020 Moto3 KTM QAT
10
SPA
6
ANC
6
CZE
6
AUT
9
STY
8
RSM
Ret
EMI
6
CAT
13
FRA
7
ARA
3
TER
12
EUR
1
VAL
3
POR
1
4th 159
2021 Moto2 Kalex QAT
5
DOH
3
POR
1
SPA
5
FRA
1
ITA
2
CAT
2
GER
Ret
NED
1
STY
7
AUT
1
GBR
Ret
ARA
1
RSM
1
AME
1
EMI
Ret
ALR
2
VAL
1
2nd 307
2022 MotoGP KTM QAT
18
INA
17
ARG
16
AME
19
POR
DNS
SPA
WD
FRA
Ret
ITA
21
CAT
15
GER
12
NED
Ret
GBR
21
AUT
18
RSM
13
ARA
20
JPN
18
THA
15
AUS
16
MAL
15
VAL
12
22nd 14
2023 MotoGP Aprilia POR
Ret
ARG
14
AME
Ret
SPA
15
FRA
WD
ITA
17
GER
15
NED
12
GBR
10
AUT
Ret
CAT
Ret
RSM
8
IND
109
JPN
9
INA
13
AUS
16
THA
15
MAL
Ret
QAT
17
VAL
5
20th 51
2024 MotoGP Aprilia QAT
Ret
POR
Ret
AME SPA FRA CAT ITA KAZ NED GER GBR AUT CAT RSM IND INA JPN AUS THA MAL VAL NC* 0*

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. ^ "Moto3: Adrian Fernandez replaces Alonso Lopez in the Max Racing Team". Everything Moto Racing. 13 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Raúl Fernández". redbullrookiescup.com. Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Raúl Fernández debutará en Valencia en sustitución de María Herrera". motociclismo.es (in Spanish). 3 November 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Fernandez achieves first Moto3 podium at Aragon Grand Prix – Ajo Motorsport".
  5. ^ "Moto3 Europe: First win for Fernandez, black flag for Arenas". Crash. November 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Raúl Fernández matches Marc Márquez's record - Motorcycle Sports". October 5, 2021.
  7. ^ "Raul Fernandez gets first career Moto2 win in Portuguese Grand Prix". April 18, 2021 – via www.nbcsports.com.
  8. ^ "KTM completes 2022 MotoGP line-up with rookie sensation Fernandez". www.autosport.com. 7 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Aprilia RNF confirm Oliveira and Fernandez for 2023". www.motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

External links



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