Ángel Piqueras

Ángel Piqueras García (born 30 November 2006) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer for QJMotor – MSi in the 2026 Moto2 World Championship.

Career

Early career

Piqueras grew up in a biker family, as his Father used do to motocross racing, with Piqueras going to circuits with him. One day, he decided to get on a motorcycle and fell in love with the sport.

In 2013, Piqueras came third in the Cuna de Campeones Minibike, and came runner-up to the title in the following year. He won the 2015 110cc and 140cc Valencian Community Championship and came third in the 110cc category of the Cuna de Campeones.

Piqueras made his debut in the second round of the 2020 European Talent Cup, where he came second place in his first race at Circuito do Estoril, although he would not get on the podium throughout the rest of the season, he had a consistent campaign, finishing fifth in the championship with 93 points.

Piqueras would return to the European Talent Cup for the 2021 but did not have the success he hoped, retiring from two races and another race being cancelled was a critical blow to his campaign, but he would amass three pole positions and two third places to come seventh in the standings with 86 points.

After two seasons of the European Talent Cup, Piqueras made his debut in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in 2022, the young rider made a significant impact right off the bat, garnering two pole positions in his debut round at the Algarve International Circuit, but retired in race one and didn't start the race in race two. He turned his fortunes around at Jerez, where he claimed his first podium in the series, a second place finish. In the latter half of the season starting from Sachsenring, he made a huge improvement to his campaign, securing two victories, four more pole positions and claiming six more podiums, as he finished his campaign fourth overall.

Piqueras also competed in the 2022 FIM JuniorGP World Championship for the first time, where he retired from three races and withdrew from a fourth race but on the upside, he garnered three podiums and finished fifth in the championship with 105 points.

In 2023, Piqueras competed in both the 2023 FIM JuniorGP World Championship and the 2023 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, the same as last year but instead would storm to both titles, and in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, he amassed nine wins in 14 races, and was crowned Champion with two rounds to spare, ending the year with a historic 115-point lead over the second-placed rider in the Red Bull Rookies Cup. While in the JuniorGP World Championship, he claimed four wins and five poles, ending the championship with a whopping 220 points, compared to the runner-up, Luca Lunetta's 138 points.

Moto3 World Championship

Leopard Racing (2024)

Following his impressive performances, Piqueras was signed to Leopard Racing for the 2024 Moto3 World Championship, the team of last year's riders champion, Jaume Masià. Piqueras would partner Adrián Fernández for the season.

Piqueras scored his maiden podium in only his third race in the United States, where he also claimed his teams 100th podium. At Assen, he got his first pole position, but would finish the race in eighth.

Following retirement in Great Britain and Aragón, Piqueras took back-to-back podiums at San Marino and Emilia Romagna, which were both run at Misano Circuit. He took his first victory at San Marino as well.

The Asian swing of Piqueras' campaign wasn't as successful, retiring from Japan, Thailand and Malaysia. He bounced back in the final round of the season at Valencia, where he got a final podium. Piqueras finished his first season in Grand Prix motorcycle racing in 8th with 153 points.

MT Helmets – MSi (2025)

For the 2025 season, Piqueras switched to Spanish outfit MT Helmets – MSi, partnering Japanese rider Ryusei Yamanaka.

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 12 Pos Pts 2020 Honda EST EST ALG JER JER JER ARA ARA ARA VAL VAL 6th 93 2021 Honda EST EST VAL VAL CAT POR ARA ARA JER JER VAL VAL 7th 86

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 14 Pos Pts 2022 ALG1 ALG2 JER1 JER2 MUG1 MUG2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 ARA1 ARA1 VAL1 VAL2 4th 184 2023 ALG1 ALG2 JER1 JER2 LMS1 LMS2 MUG1 MUG2 ASS1 ASS2 RBR1 RBR2 MIS2 MIS2 1st 318

FIM JuniorGP 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 2022 Honda EST VAL1 VAL2 CAT1 CAT2 JER1 JER2 POR RSM ARA RIC1 RIC2 5th 105 2023 Honda EST VAL1 VAL2 JER1 JER2 ALG1 ALG2 BAR1 BAR2 ARA VAL3 VAL4 1st 220

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

By class

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Season still in progress.