Leandro Mercado

Leandro Denis "Tati" Mercado (born 15 February 1992) is a motorcycle racer from Argentina who will compete in the 2026 FIM Endurance World Championship for YART Yamaha in 2026. He is best known for winning the National title of the AMA Supersport Championship in 2009, the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup in 2014, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2026.

Career

Junior career After finishing third in the Red Bull AMA Rookies Cup in 2008, Mercado achieved the same result in the East division of the AMA Supersport Championship the following year, and won the National title in the Shootout race held in Daytona. In 2010, he was seventh in the CIV Stock 600 Championship and contested three races of the European Superstock 600 Championship on a Kawasaki ZX-6R, while in 2011, he finished sixth in the CIV Stock 1000 Championship finishing eighth in the final standings.

IDM Superbike In 2023, Mercado would do multiple rounds of the IDM Superbike championship onboard a Kawasaki ZX-10RR. He would do the full season in 2024, finishing 9th in the standings. In 2025, he would join the Masteroil Alpha Van-Zon BMW team riding a BMW M1000RR. He finished fifth in the standings with 167.5 points.

FIM Endurance World Championship On the 10th of November 2025, it was announced that Mercado would join YART for 2026.

24 Hours of Le Mans results YearTeamRidersBikePos2026 YART Yamaha Karel Hanika Marvin Fritz Leandro MercadoYamaha YZF-R11st

Suzuka 8 Hours results Year Class Team Co-riders Bike Pos 2025 SST TONE Team 4413 EVA 02 BMW Tomoya Hoshino Ainosuke Yoshida BMW S1000RR17th 2026 EWC YART Yamaha Karel Hanika Marvin Fritz Yamaha YZF-R1 TBD