Xavier Artigas

Xavier Artigas
Artigas in 2019
NationalitySpanish
Born (2003-05-27) 27 May 2003 (age 21)
Sant Andreu de la Barca, Spain
Current teamKlint Forward Factory Team
Bike number43
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2024
ManufacturersKalex (2024
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
8 0 0 0 0 0
Moto3 World Championship
Active years2019, 20212023
ManufacturersHonda (2019, 2021)
CFMoto (20222023)
Championships0
2023 championship position15th (77 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
57 1 3 0 2 248

Xavier Artigas López (born 27 May 2003) is a Spanish motorcycle racer,[1] riding for the Klint Forward Factory Team in the 2024 Moto2 World Championship.[2] He previously competed in Moto3 from 2021 to 2023.

Career

Early career

2018

Artigas bought attention to himself in the 2018 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, where he won a race, came in second place three times, and finished third once. He finished third in the standings, behind Turkish twins Can Öncü and Deniz Öncü. He also was the 2018 European Talent Cup champion, in spite of not winning a race there.

2019

Artigas moved up to the Moto3 Junior World Championship for the 2019 season, and ended with one race win, one second place, and two third place podium finishes, once again finishing third in the standings. He made a wildcard appearance in the final race of Moto3 in 2019 and managed to score an impressive podium, finishing third in Valencia.[3]

2020

Artigas stayed in the Junior World Championship for the 2020 season, and improved massively. Out of the 11 races held that year, he finished on the top two steps of the podium in eight races (winning two, and runner up six times), ending the season second in the standings, and earning himself a seat with Leopard Racing for the 2021 Moto3 World Championship.[4]

Moto3 World Championship

2021

Artigas' 2021 Moto3 season as a rookie was disappointing. The year began with three straight retirements, while his teammate Dennis Foggia was regularly at the front, scoring a podium in the third race. Artigas improved over the year, collecting regular point finishes, and in the last race of the season at Valencia, following Dennis Foggia and Pedro Acosta making contact on the last lap, Artigas was able to win the race. He finished the season with 72 points, 15th in the standings, and was not extended by Leopard Racing.

Prüstel GP (2022-present)

For 2022, Artigas is contracted to ride for Prüstel GP, next to Carlos Tatay.[2]

Career statistics

European Talent Cup

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 Pos Pts
2017 Honda ALB1
ALB2
CAT
VAL1
EST1
EST2
JER1
JER2
ARA1
ARA2
VAL2
13
28th 3
2018 Honda EST1
4
EST2
7
VAL1
Ret
VAL2
7
CAT
2
ARA1
2
ARA2
5
JER1
2
JER2
3
ALB
5
VAL
5
1st 140

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
2017 JER1
11
JER2
17
ASS1
18
ASS2
11
SAC1
7
SAC2
13
BRN1
13
BRN2
NC
RBR1
9
RBR2
15
MIS
15
ARA1
14
ARA2
11
16th 41
2018 JER1
5
JER2
15
MUG
5
ASS1
2
ASS2
3
SAC1
7
SAC2
5
RBR1
2
RBR2
1
MIS
5
ARA1
2
ARA2
5
3rd 166

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
2019 Honda EST
2
VAL1
5
VAL2
4
FRA
7
CAT1
Ret
CAT2
3
ARA
1
JER1
3
JER2
11
ALB
6
VAL1
5
VAL2
4
3rd 149
2020 Honda EST
1
POR
2
JER1
1
JER2
2
JER3
8
ARA1
2
ARA2
5
ARA3
2
VAL1
21
VAL2
2
VAL3
2
2nd 189

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2019 Moto3 Honda Leopard Impala Junior Team 1 0 1 0 0 16 26th
2021 Moto3 Honda Leopard Racing 16 1 1 0 2 72 15th
2022 Moto3 CFMoto CFMoto Racing Prüstel GP 20 0 0 0 0 83 16th
2023 Moto3 CFMoto CFMoto Racing Prüstel GP 20 0 1 0 0 77 15th
2024 Moto2 Forward Klint Forward Factory Team 8 0 0 0 0 0* 34th*
Total 65 1 3 0 2 248

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto3 2019, 2021–2023 2019 Valencia 2019 Valencia 2021 Valencia 57 1 3 0 2 248 0
Moto2 2024–present 2024 Qatar 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2019, 2021–present 65 1 3 0 2 248 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
2019 Moto3 Honda QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL
3
26th 16
2021 Moto3 Honda QAT
Ret
DOH
Ret
POR
Ret
SPA
9
FRA
7
ITA
16
CAT
Ret
GER
9
NED
9
STY
DNS
AUT GBR
18
ARA
Ret
RSM
Ret
AME
14
EMI
9
ALR
8
VAL
1
15th 72
2022 Moto3 CFMoto QAT
10
INA
6
ARG
Ret
AME
6
POR
20
SPA
5
FRA
Ret
ITA
20
CAT
10
GER
13
NED
5
GBR
11
AUT
14
RSM
20
ARA
11
JPN
11
THA
14
AUS
14
MAL
11
VAL
23
16th 83
2023 Moto3 CFMoto POR
8
ARG
8
AME
3
SPA
7
FRA
7
ITA
Ret
GER
11
NED
14
GBR
21
AUT
19
CAT
12
RSM
17
IND
12
JPN
Ret
INA
19
AUS
16
THA
14
MAL
6
QAT
20
VAL
19
15th 77
2024 Moto2 Forward QAT
27
POR
DNS
AME
25
SPA
20
FRA
Ret
CAT
20
ITA
25
NED
23
GER
23
GBR AUT ARA RSM KAZ IND INA JPN AUS THA MAL VAL 34th* 0*

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. ^ "Xavier Artigas", rookiescup.redbull.com
  2. ^ a b "CFMOTO confirm Moto3 plans for 2022 with Prüstel GP". MC News Australia. 5 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Xavier Artigas". motogp.com.
  4. ^ "Xavi Artigas joins the Le0pard Racing in 2021 -Leopard Racing | Leopard Racing". leopardracing.com.