Augusto Fernández (motorcyclist)

Augusto Fernández Guerra (born 23 September 1997) is a Spanish motorcycle racer who serves as a test rider for Yamaha Motor Racing. He won the Moto2 Riders' World Championship in . He is not related to fellow MotoGP rider Raúl Fernández, nor to Raul's younger brother, Moto3 rider Adrián Fernández.

Career

Moto2 World Championship

Speed Up Racing (2017)

He made his Grand Prix debut at the 2017 Italian Grand Prix replacing Axel Bassani in the Speed Up team. He remained with the team until the end of the season, scoring six points in total.

Pons Racing (2018–2019)

He started the 2018 season in the Moto2 European Championship but was called up to Grand Prix competition when Héctor Barberá was fired from Pons Racing due to driving under influence. He replaced Barberá well, scoring points in his first four races, and improving over the season, ending his campaign with a 6th place in Motegi, a 4th place in Australia, and an 8th place in Valencia. Fernández finished the season 18th in the standings with 45 points, 35 points more than Barberá.

He started the 2019 Moto2 World Championship with a 5th place in Qatar, before a double wrist fracture, suffered in a heavy crash in Argentina's Saturday practice session, caused him to miss the next two races. He would return from his injury with his maiden podium in Moto2 at Jerez, and repeat it with another third place, the very next weekend in Le Mans. A 5th place in Mugello was followed by his first Pole Position in the category in Barcelona, and though he only finished the race in 4th, two weeks later in Assen, Fernández would clinch his first victory in the Moto2 category, following Álex Márquez and Lorenzo Baldassarri crashing out of the lead together. He would win two more races in Britain and Misano, ending the season 5th in the championship standings, with 207 points.

Marc VDS Racing Team (2020–2021)

For the 2020 season, Fernández was given the seat of the outgoing Álex Márquez at Marc VDS Racing, partnering Sam Lowes. It would be a bit of a down year for him, failing to stand on the podium during the season, his highest finish being a 4th place in France. He ended the season 13th in the standings, with 71 points.

The 2021 Moto2 World Championship would see Fernández bounce back, despite starting the year poorly, including four retirements in the first eight races of the season. He finished 3rd in Assen, Spielberg, Austria, and Aragón, 2nd in Rimini, and then 3rd again in the season closer in Valencia, making it six podiums in the last ten races for Fernández. He finished 5th in the standings with 174 points.

Red Bull KTM Ajo (2022)

He was signed by Red Bull KTM Ajo for the 2022 season. In 2022, Fernandez won four races, on his way to winning the 2022 Moto2 World Championship, beating Ai Ogura to the title.

MotoGP World Championship

Red Bull GasGas Tech3 (2023–2024)

Fernández graduated to the MotoGP class during the 2023 season, riding for GasGas Factory Racing Tech3, alongside Pol Espargaró. At the French Grand Prix, Fernández recorded his best finish of the season, taking 4th after qualifying 12th, his highest grid position in the premier class.

For 2024 season, Fernández was partnered with Pedro Acosta with the renamed Red Bull GasGas Tech3. He managed to score a total of 27 points and finished 20th in the championship standings.

Yamaha Test Rider (2025 onwards)

After not being retained by KTM for 2025, Fernández announced in an interview with MotoGP.com that he will be a Yamaha test rider. Interestingly, he announced this before an official announcement was made by Yamaha.

On December 17, 2024, Yamaha Racing officially announced Augusto Fernández as an official MotoGP test rider, with up to six wild-card rides. At the 2025 Americas Grand Prix, Qatar Grand Prix, and Spanish Grand Prix, Fernández replaced the injured Miguel Oliveira, with a 13th-place finish in the USA.

Career statistics

Career highlights

* 2013 - 2nd, European Junior Cup, Honda CBR500R

FIM European Junior Cup

Races by year

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FIM European Superstock 600

Races by year

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FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship

Races by year

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Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

By class

Races by year

(Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Half points awarded as less than two thirds of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.

Season still in progress.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez, Augusto
1997 births
Living people
Spanish motorcycle racers
Moto2 World Championship riders
Motorcycle racers from Madrid
Moto2 World Riders' Champions
MotoGP World Championship riders
Tech3 MotoGP riders
Pramac Racing MotoGP riders
Yamaha Motor Racing MotoGP riders