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| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2000-10-23)23 October 2000 (age 25) Madrid, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Trackhouse MotoGP Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Raúl Fernández González (born 23 October 2000) is a SpanishGrand Prix motorcycle racer competing in theMotoGP World Championship withTrackhouse MotoGP Team. His younger brother,Adrián, is also a motorcycle racer.[1] He is2018 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Champion. Raul has the record number of rookie wins (8) in Moto2, after beatingMarc Márquez's previous record for rookie wins in2021 Moto2 World Championship.[2]
Fernández competed in the2015 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 in2016, 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.[3] He was the2018 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Champion.
In the last race of the2016 Moto3 World Championship, Fernández made his Grand Prix debut atValencia, as the replacement for the injuredMaría Herrera,[4] scoring championship points with an 11th place.
Fernández would make three wild-card round entries for theMahindraAspar Team in2017, finishing 25th in Jerez, retiring in Assen, and finishing 22nd in Germany.
Fernández would once again make four wild-card round entries for theAspar Team in2018, this time ridingKTM 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 the2019 season 21st in the championship standings, with 60 points.
Due to his good performances, Fernández was given a contract by the Red BullKTMAjo team for the2020 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.[5][6] He ended the season 4th in the championship standings, with 159 points, just 15 points away from 1st.
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 ofMarc Márquez.[7] He won eight races (Portugal, France, Netherlands, Austria, Aragón, Rimini, USA, and Valencia),[8] 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 teammateRemy Gardner, who won the title.
In August 2021, it was announced that both Fernández and Gardner would be promoted to MotoGP, riding for Red BullKTMTech3 in the 2022 season.[9] Fernández became just the third rider to be promoted to MotoGP after one lone season in Moto2, followingMaverick Viñales, andJoan Mir.
In August 2022, Fernández signed withRNF Racing for2023, partneringMiguel Oliveira.[10] Fernández finished the season in 20th place, 25 points behind teammate Oliveira who missed 4 races due to injury.
Fernández's 2024 season saw slight improvement, finishing 16th in the rider standings. His standout moment in the season was briefly leading the sprint race at the Catalan Grand Prix. He saw consistent points finishes, and was partnered with rookieAi Ogura for the 2025 season. He scored his first MotoGP win at theAustralian Grand Prix in 2025.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position, races initalics 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position, races initalics 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 |
| 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 |
| 2025 | MotoGP | Aprilia | Trackhouse MotoGP Team | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 10th |
| Total | 138 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 850 | ||||
| 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 | 2025 Australia | 2025 Australia | 78 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 0 |
| Total | 2016–present | 138 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 850 | 0 | |||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position, races initalics indicate fastest lap)
