Marcos Ramírez

Marcos Ramírez Fernández (born 16 December 1997) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer, who last competed for American Racing in the 2025 Moto2 World Championship.

Career Junior career In 2012, Ramírez was a competitor of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, and qualified on pole position in his first ever race, the opening round in Jerez, eventually finishing the race in second. He would score two other second places in Assen and Aragon, finishing sixth in the championship with 153 points. In 2013, he would return, and score five third places in Assen, Silverstone, Misano, Aragon and Valencia, finishing fifth overall, with 145 points.

Moto3 Junior Championship In 2014, Ramírez competed in the Moto3 Junior championship, and performed well. He was a regular point finisher, and scored a podium at Portimao. He was also given his Moto3 debut for a one-off wild card race, in his home country of Spain, for the Moto3 Grand Prix in Jerez, which he finished in 21st place.

The 2016 season was Ramírez's breakout year. He won five races, more than anyone else that season, and finished on the podium another three times, on his way to becoming the runner-up to champion Lorenzo Dalla Porta, by merely nine points.

Moto3 World Championship Platinum Bay Real Estate (2016–2017) Ramírez's good performances the year prior earned him a full-ride for the 2017 Moto3 World Championship grid, riding full-time for the Motomex Team in Moto3, by now a KTM team. He had two podiums in Germany, and Valencia, and finished the season eighth in the final standings, with 123 points, 88 points in front of his teammate Darryn Binder.

Bester Capital Dubai (2018) The 2018 season was much the same for Ramírez, two podiums again, this time in Jerez and Le Mans, and tenth place overall in the standings, with 102 points. His teammate was Jaume Masiá, who finished with 76 points, and won rookie of the year.

Leopard Racing (2019) Ramírez would switch teams between seasons, riding for Leopard Racing in the 2019 Moto3 World Championship, partnered by Lorenzo Dalla Porta, who beat him to the title of the Junior Moto3 champion just three years prior. The duo would perform incredible, winning six races (two by Ramírez, four by eventual champion Dalla Porta), collecting 15 podiums, winning the team's championship by 210 points over the second placed team, and winning the constructor's championship for Honda. Ramírez won two races in Barcelona and Great Britain, finished second in Germany and Australia, and ended the season third in the standings with 183 points.

Moto2 World Championship American Racing (2020–2021) 2020 Following their brilliant performance, both Ramírez and Dalla Porta were promoted to Moto2 for the 2020 Moto2 World Championship. Ramírez would partner Joe Roberts at American Racing team, in what was a mixed season. While Ramírez struggled, collecting just 37 points and finishing just 19th in the standings, his teammate Roberts grabbed a podium in Brno, and ended the season seventh in the standings, with 94 points. Dalla Porta also struggled, getting just five points throughout the year, at Italtrans.

2021 Ramírez's teammate Joe Roberts joined Italtrans to partner Dalla Porta in the 2021 Moto2 World Championship, creating an opening at American racing next to Ramírez. Cameron Beaubier joined, and the pair had a relatively similar season, Beaubier finishing with 50 points, Ramírez with 39, just two points better than his tally last season. Due to his lack of results, Ramírez was not offered a new contract at the end of 2021.

Forward Racing (2022–2023) Following his departure from American Racing, Ramírez was offered a contract by MV Agusta Forward Racing, for the 2022 Moto2 World Championship, partnering Simone Corsi at the team.

Return to American Racing (2023–2025) In August, Ramírez returned from Forward to American Racing, where he took over from Sean Dylan Kelly, who was booted out of the Austrian Motorcycle Grand Prix. Ramirez returned to his old strength on the Kalex. He was finished third on the podium for the first time in his Moto2 career at the Malaysian GP. Following his third place in Sepang, American Racing confirmed that Ramírez would complete the team in 2024 alongside returnee Joe Roberts.

Career statistics CEV Moto3 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 Pos Pts 2012 FTR Honda JER NAV ARA CAT ALB1 ALB2 VAL 5th 63 2013 KTM CAT1 CAT2 ARA ALB1 ALB2 NAV VAL1 VAL1 JER 2nd 114

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 15 Pos Pts 2012 SPA1 SPA2 POR1 POR2 GBR1 GBR2 NED1 NED2 GER1 GER2 CZE1 CZE2 RSM ARA1 ARA2 6th 153 2013 AME1 AME2 JER1 JER2 ASS1 ASS2 SAC1 SAC2 BRN SIL1 SIL2 MIS ARA1 ARA2 5th 145

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior 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 2014 KTM JER1 JER2 LMS ARA CAT1 CAT2 ALB 5th 101 Ioda NAV ALG VAL1 VAL1 2016 KTM VAL1 VAL2 LMS ARA CAT1 CAT2 ALB ALG JER1 JER2 VAL1 VAL2 2nd 205

FIM CEV Moto2 European 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 Pos Pts 2015 Yamaha ALG1 ALG2 CAT ARA1 ARA2 ALB NAV1 NAV2 VAL1 VAL2 15th 26 Ariane JER 2026 Forward CAT1 CAT2 EST1 EST2 JER MAG1 MAG2 VAL ARA1 ARA2 MIS NC* 0*

FIM CEV Superstock 600 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 Pos Pts 2015 Yamaha ALG1 ALG2 CAT ARA1 ARA2 ALB NAV1 NAV2 JER VAL1 VAL2 1st 175

Supersport 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 Kawasaki AUS THA 21st 12 Yamaha SPA NED ITA Honda GBR POR ITA MAL SPA FRA QAT Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 QJMotor AUS AUS POR POR NED NED HUN HUN CZE CZE ARA ARA EMI EMI GBR GBR FRA FRA ITA ITA POR POR SPA SPA 24th* 0*

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Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Half points awarded as less than half of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed. Season still in progress.