Aleix Espargaró


Aleix Espargaró Villà is a Spanish motorcycle road racer. He competes in the MotoGP class of the Grand Prix Motorcycle World Championship, racing for Aprilia Racing Team Gresini. Espargaró is one of only 2 riders in the 2020 MotoGP class to have never won a single event in any class in Grand Prix motorcycle racing, the other being rookie Iker Lecuona.

Career

Espargaró was born in Granollers, Spain. In 2006, Espagaró moved to the 250cc class of Grand Prix Motorcycle World Championship racing mid-season, from the 125cc class. After Sebastian Porto ended his career, Martin Cardenas replaced Porto, and Aleix took Cardenas' spot.
For, Espagaró was offered a deal with the Italian Campetella Racing team but they withdrew, leaving him without a permanent ride, but had two substitute appearances at Assen and Sachsenring for the Balatonring Team. He also acted as a Moto2 development rider. On 19 August 2009, it was announced Espargaró would race for Pramac Racing in MotoGP in Indianapolis and Misano. He replaced Mika Kallio, who in turn replaced Casey Stoner at the Ducati works team.
On 6 October 2009, it was announced that Espargaró had signed an agreement with Pramac Ducati to race in the 2010 MotoGP Championship. He replaced Niccolò Canepa in the team. He also replaced the injured Canepa for the last two races of the 2009 season in Sepang and Valencia.
After a year back in Moto2 in 2011, Espargaro returned to the MotoGP class, and was the highest-placed CRT rider for the 2012 and 2013 seasons.
In 2014, he recorded his first-ever pole position at the Dutch TT at Assen, coming in his 150th Grand Prix weekend. At the end of the season, after dominating the Open Class – previously known as CRT – he signed for the Suzuki works team to ride their new GSX-RR from 2015.
Since 2017 he is an official Aprilia rider.

Personal life

His younger brother Pol is also a Grand Prix motorcycle racer, and competed alongside Aleix in Moto2 in.
Aleix is known for adoring FC Barcelona and its former player Bojan, whom he finally met at the Gran Premi De Catalunya in 2012.
He has two beagles named Pippa and Zuki.
Aleix's wife Laura Montero gave birth to their children on 5 June 2018, twins named Max and Mia.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

By class

Races by year

YearClassBike12345678910111213141516171819PosPts
125ccHondaRSASPAFRAITACATNEDBRAGERGBRCZEPORJPNQATMALAUSVAL
24		NC0
125ccHondaSPA
14		POR
16		CHN
7		FRA
12		ITA
17		CAT
15		NED
Ret		GBR
Ret		GER
9		CZE
13		JPN
12		MAL
15		QAT
18		AUS
17		TUR
17		VAL
11		16th36
125ccHondaSPA
Ret		QAT
17		TUR
21		CHN
16		FRA
DNQ		ITA
Ret		CAT
Ret		NC0
250ccHondaNED
15		GBR
12		GER
15		CZE
Ret		MAL
9		AUS
15		JPN
Ret		POR
13		VAL
13		19th20
250ccApriliaQAT
11		SPA
Ret		TUR
11		CHN
11		FRA
18		ITA
12		CAT
20		GBR
Ret		NED
17		GER
11		CZE
13		RSM
12		POR
12		JPN
17		AUS
14		MAL
10		VAL
12		15th47
250ccApriliaQAT
9		SPA
9		POR
11		CHN
9		FRA
9		ITA
9		CAT
Ret		GBR
10		NED
17		GER
13		CZE
10		RSM
Ret		IND
C		JPN
7		AUS
8		MAL
5		VAL
7		12th92
250ccApriliaQATJPNSPAFRAITACATNED
4		GER
7		GBRCZE17th22
MotoGPDucatiIND
13		RSM
11		PORAUSMAL
11		VAL
13		18th16
MotoGPDucatiQAT
Ret		SPA
15		FRA
9		ITA
8		GBR
10		NED
10		CAT
Ret		GER
Ret		USA
Ret		CZE
12		IND
9		RSM
11		ARA
10		JPN
14		MAL
Ret		AUS
8		POR
Ret		VAL
11		14th65
Moto2Pons KalexQAT
11		SPA
24		POR
Ret		FRA
6		CAT
3		GBR
18		NED
16		ITA
9		GER
Ret		CZE
6		IND
10		RSM
Ret		ARA
5		JPN
31		AUS
13		MAL
8		VAL
21		12th76
MotoGPARTQAT
15		SPA
12		POR
12		FRA
13		CAT
13		GBR
11		NED
Ret		GER
13		ITA
13		USA
9		IND
10		CZE
10		RSM
Ret		ARA
10		JPN
12		MAL
8		AUS
10		VAL
11		12th74
MotoGPARTQAT
11		AME
11		SPA
9		FRA
13		ITA
8		CAT
8		NED
8		GER
8		USA
Ret		IND
12		CZE
10		GBR
10		RSM
13		ARA
11		MAL
9		AUS
11		JPN
Ret		VAL
11		11th93
MotoGPForward YamahaQAT
4		AME
9		ARG
15		SPA
7		FRA
9		ITA
9		CAT
6		NED
4		GER
6		IND
Ret		CZE
8		GBR
9		RSM
Ret		ARA
2		JPN
11		AUS
Ret		MAL
Ret		VAL
7		7th126
MotoGPSuzukiQAT
11		AME
8		ARG
7		SPA
7		FRA
Ret		ITA
Ret		CAT
Ret		NED
9		GER
10		IND
14		CZE
9		GBR
9		RSM
10		ARA
6		JPN
11		AUS
9		MAL
7		VAL
8		11th105
MotoGPSuzukiQAT
11		ARG
11		AME
5		SPA
5		FRA
6		ITA
9		CAT
Ret		NED
Ret		GER
14		AUT
Ret		CZE
Ret		GBR
7		RSM
Ret		ARA
7		JPN
4		AUS
Ret		MAL
13		VAL
8		11th93
MotoGPApriliaQAT
6		ARG
Ret		AME
17		SPA
9		FRA
Ret		ITA
Ret		CAT
Ret		NED
10		GER
7		CZE
8		AUT
13		GBR
Ret		RSM
Ret		ARA
6		JPN
7		AUS
Ret		MALVAL
Ret		15th62
2018MotoGPApriliaQAT
19		ARG
Ret		AME
10		SPA
Ret		FRA
9		ITA
Ret		CAT
Ret		NED
13		GER
DNS		CZE
15		AUT
17		GBR
C		RSM
14		ARA
6		THA
13		JPN
Ret		AUS
9		MAL
11		VAL
Ret		17th44
MotoGPApriliaQAT
10		ARG
9		AME
Ret		SPA
11		FRA
12		ITA
11		CAT
Ret		NED
12		GER
Ret		CZE
18		AUT
14		GBR
Ret		RSM
12		ARA
7		THA
Ret		JPN
15		AUS
10		MAL
13		VAL
9		14th63
MotoGPApriliaSPA
Ret		ALU
Ret		CZE
AUT
STY
RSM
ERM
CAT
FRA
ARA
TER
EUR
VAL
THA
MAL
ARG
NC*0*

* Season still in progress.