Raúl Fernández (motorcyclist)

Raúl Fernández
Fernández in 2023
NationalitySpanish
Born (2000-10-23) 23 October 2000 (age 24)
Madrid, Spain
Current teamTrackhouse Racing
Bike number25
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2022–
ManufacturersKTM (2022)
Aprilia (2023–)
Championships0
2024 championship position16th (66 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
57 0 0 0 0 131
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2021
ManufacturersKalex
Championships0
2021 championship position2nd (307 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
18 8 12 7 7 307
Moto3 World Championship
Active years2016–2020
ManufacturersKTM, Mahindra
Championships0
2020 championship position4th (159 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
42 2 4 6 1 240
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is González.

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 20 0 0 0 0 66 16th
Total 117 10 16 13 8 678

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 57 0 0 0 0 131 0
Total 2016–present 117 10 16 13 8 678 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 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
109 		SPA
11 		FRA
119 		CAT
6 		ITA
12 		NED
8 		GER
10 		GBR
Ret 		AUT
Ret 		ARA
16 		RSM
19 		EMI
13 		INA
10 		JPN
15 		AUS
106 		THA
Ret 		MAL
16 		SLD
18 		16th 66

* 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.
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