Raúl Fernández

Raúl Fernández González (born 23 October 2000) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer competing in the MotoGP World Championship with SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team. His younger brother, Adrián, is also a motorcycle racer. He is 2018 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Champion. Raul has the record number of rookie wins (8) in Moto2, after beating Marc Márquez's previous record for rookie wins in 2021 Moto2 World Championship.

Career Junior career Fernández competed in the 2015 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, finishing third in Brno, second in Misano, and second in Aragón in his rookie campaign, ending the season seventh in the overall standings, with 121 points. He competed again in 2016, this time finishing on the podium six times (twice first, three times second, and once third), winning two races in Assen (both from pole position), and finishing the season in third overall. He was the 2018 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Champion.

Moto3 World Championship MH6 Team (2016) In the last race of the 2016 Moto3 World Championship, Fernández made his Grand Prix debut at Valencia, as the replacement for the injured María Herrera, scoring championship points with an 11th place.

Aspar Team (2017–2019)

Fernández would make three wild-card round entries for the Mahindra Aspar Team in 2017, finishing 25th in Jerez, retiring in Assen, and finishing 22nd in Germany.

Fernández would once again make four wild-card round entries for the Aspar Team in 2018, this time riding KTM 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 tenth place in Barcelona, ninth 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 fifth-place finish in Germany. He ended the 2019 season 21st in the championship standings, with 60 points.

Red Bull KTM Ajo (2020) Due to his good performances, Fernández was given a contract by the Red Bull KTM Ajo team for the 2020 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 third places in Aragón and Valencia, and won the European Grand Prix, and Portuguese Grand Prix. He ended the season fourth in the championship standings, with 159 points, just 15 points away from first.

Moto2 World Championship Red Bull KTM Ajo (2021)

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 of Marc Márquez. He won eight races (Portugal, France, Netherlands, Austria, Aragón, Rimini, USA, and Valencia), 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 teammate Remy Gardner, who won the title.

MotoGP World Championship Tech3 KTM Factory Racing (2022) In August 2021, it was announced that both Fernández and Gardner would be promoted to MotoGP, riding for Red Bull KTM Tech3 in the 2022 season. Fernández became just the third rider to be promoted to MotoGP after one lone season in Moto2, following Maverick Viñales, and Joan Mir.

RNF MotoGP Team (2023) In August 2022, Fernández signed with RNF Racing for , partnering Miguel Oliveira. Fernández finished the season in 20th place, 25 points behind teammate Oliveira who missed four races due to injury.

Trackhouse Racing (2024–) 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 rookie Ai Ogura for the 2025 season. He scored his first MotoGP win at the Australian Grand Prix in 2025.

In August 2026, Fernández renewed his contract with Trackhouse for and 2028. That same weekend, he won at the British Grand Prix for his second MotoGP win.

Career statistics

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 NAV ALG VAL1 VAL2 NC 0 2015 KTM ALG LMS CAT1 CAT2 ARA1 ARA2 ALB NAV JER1 JER2 14th 35 Husqvarna VAL1 VAL2 2016 Husqvarna VAL1 VAL2 LMS ARA CAT1 CAT2 ALB ALG JER1 JER2 VAL1 VAL2 3rd 137 2017 Mahindra ALB LMS CAT1 CAT2 VAL1 VAL2 EST JER1 JER1 ARA VAL1 VAL2 28th 11 2018 KTM EST VAL1 VAL2 FRA CAT1 CAT2 ARA JER1 JER2 ALB VAL1 VAL2 1st 209

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 Pos Pts 2015 JER1 JER2 ASS1 ASS2 SAC1 SAC2 BRN1 BRN2 SIL1 SIL2 MIS ARA1 ARA2 7th 121 2016 JER1 JER2 ASS1 ASS2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 BRN1 BRN2 MIS ARA1 ARA2 3rd 195

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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