Raúl Fernández (motorcyclist)
Raúl Fernández González (born 23 October 2000) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer competing in the MotoGP World Championship with RNF MotoGP Team. 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.
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| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 October 2000 Madrid, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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 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.
Red Bull KTM Ajo (2021)
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.
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]
Career statistics
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 |
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| 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 |
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 |
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 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39* | 20th* |
| Total | 93 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 600 |
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 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2016–present | 93 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 600 | 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 |
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| 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 | MAL | QAT | VAL | 20th* | 39* |
* Season still in progress.
References
- "Moto3: Adrian Fernandez replaces Alonso Lopez in the Max Racing Team". Everything Moto Racing. 13 January 2021.
- "Raúl Fernández". redbullrookiescup.com. Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- "Raúl Fernández debutará en Valencia en sustitución de María Herrera". motociclismo.es (in Spanish). 3 November 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- "Fernandez achieves first Moto3 podium at Aragon Grand Prix – Ajo Motorsport".
- "Moto3 Europe: First win for Fernandez, black flag for Arenas". Crash. November 8, 2020.
- "Raúl Fernández matches Marc Márquez's record - Motorcycle Sports". October 5, 2021.
- "Raul Fernandez gets first career Moto2 win in Portuguese Grand Prix". April 18, 2021 – via www.nbcsports.com.
- "KTM completes 2022 MotoGP line-up with rookie sensation Fernandez". www.autosport.com. 7 August 2021.
- "Aprilia RNF confirm Oliveira and Fernandez for 2023". www.motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
External links
- Raúl Fernández at MotoGP.com
- Raúl Fernández at AS.com (in Spanish)
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