Milan Pawelec

Milan Pawelec (born 4 April 2007) is a Polish motorcycle racer who competes in the Moto2 European Championship for AGR Team. In 2025, he was crowned Moto2 European champion with the same team.

Pawelec made his Grand Prix debut as a wildcard in the Czech round of the 2025 Moto2 World Championship.

Personal life Born in Wolsztyn, Poland, Pawelec began his racing career at a young age on pocketbikes. His father Tomasz is a Polish Supersport Champion, and his uncle Andrzej, a six-time Polish Champion, having competed in the 2004 Superbike World Championship as a wildcard. His older brother Oleg is also a motorcycle racer.

Career European Talent Cup (2020–2021) In 2020, Pawelec entered the European Talent Cup with the Polish Wójcik Racing Junior Team, alongside his brother Oleg. His best result was a 17th place at Jerez, followed by an 18th at Aragón, where he fought for top-ten places. After securing the championship, he entered the final round of the German IDM Superstock 1000 at the Hockenheimring, where he set pole position and won both races of the weekend.

Red Bull Rookies Cup and JuniorGP (2024) Following his success in regional European championships, Pawelec was invited to the 2023 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup selection event in Spain, where he was selected to compete in 2024. In December 2023, it was announced he would also be competing in the FIM JuniorGP World Championship for the 2024 season, racing for Laglisse. He had an inconsistent Rookies Cup campaign where he only scored points in two occasions, Aragon being his best result with a fourth place finish. Aboard a Husvqarna FR250GP, Pawelec clinched better results in the JuniorGP, finishing in the point section consistently and claiming his best result in the final round at Estoril, with an eleventh place.

Moto2 European Championship (2025–) Pawelec moved up to the Moto2 European Championship in 2025, following his 2024 campaign on Moto3 machines. Racing for AGR Team, he clinched pole position in the second round at Jerez and his first podium in the next race at Magny-Cours, after finishing second behind Alberto Ferrández. In the following round at Aragon, Pawelec clinched his maiden win in Race 2, which moved him up to third in the standings. Having clinched another podium and win at Misano and Barcelona, he faced the final round at Valencia in second place, ten points behind championship leader Unai Orradre. Pawelec secured first place in the race, while championship rival Orradre finished fifth, and was crowned Moto2 European champion in his rookie season.

In 2026, Pawelec remained with AGR Team in the Moto2 European Championship for a second season, as defending champion.

Moto2 World Championship (2025–) Pawelec entered the Czech round of the 2025 Moto2 World Championship as a wildcard, with his European championship team AGR. During the race, Pawelec was running in 25th place when he was collected by another rider and was unable to finish his debut race in the World Championship.

In 2026, Pawelec was called for a Moto2 replacement at Brno, filling in for the unfit Alonso López with Gresini Racing.

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 NC 0 2021 Honda EST EST VAL VAL BAR ALG ARA ARA JER JER VAL VAL 24th 11

Alpe Adria Superstock 1000

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2023 BMW SLO SLO PAN PAN BRN BRN GRO GRO SLO SLO GRO GRO 1st 215

IDM Pro Superstock 1000

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2023 BMW OSC OSC MOS MOS SCH SCH ASS ASS HOC HOC NC -

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies 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 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2024 KTM JER JER LMS LMS MUG MUG ASS ASS RBR RBR ARA ARA MIS MIS 19th 15

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 2024 Husqvarna MIS1 MIS2 EST BAR1 BAR2 ALG1 ALG2 JER1 JER2 ARA EST1 EST2 20th 17

FIM 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 2025 Kalex EST1 EST2 JER MAG1 MAG2 ARA1 ARA2 MIS BAR1 BAR2 VAL 1st 174 2026 Kalex BAR2 BAR2 EST1 EST2 JER MAG1 MAG2 VAL ARA1 ARA2 MIS 1st* 148* Season still in progress.

Grand Prix motorcycle racing By season

By class Class Seasons 1st GP 1st pod 1st win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp Moto2 2025–present 2025 Czech Republic 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 2025–present 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

8 Hours of Spa Year Class Team Co-riders Bike Pos 2025 SST Wójcik Racing Team Mateusz Molik Jordi Torres CBR1000RR-R 5th