Marcos_Ramírez_(motorcyclist)
Marcos Ramírez (motorcyclist)
Spanish motorcycle racer
Marcos Ramírez Fernández (born 16 December 1997) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer,[1] competing for American Racing in the 2024 Moto2 World Championship.[2]
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| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1997-12-16) 16 December 1997 (age 26) Conil de la Frontera, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | American Racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Junior career
In 2012 he was a competitor of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup,[3] and qualified on pole position in his first ever race, the opening round in Jerez, eventually finishing the race in 2nd. He would score two other 2nd places in Assen and Aragon, finishing 6th in the championship with 153 points. In 2013 he would return, and score five 3rd places in Assen, Silverstone, Misano, Aragon and Valencia, finishing 5th 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.
For 2015, Ramírez would ride 9 races in Moto3, on a Mahindra for the Motomex Team, but scored only 19 points, and would return to Moto3 Junior for the next season.
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.[4]
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 8th 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 10th 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 5 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.[5]
Return to American Racing (2023–)
In August, Marcos Ramirez 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 Marcos Ramirez's third place in Sepang, American Racing confirmed that the Spaniard will complete the team in 2024 alongside returnee Joe Roberts. [6]
CEV Moto3 Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
FIM Moto2 European Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
FIM CEV Superstock 600 Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Moto3 | KTM | Team Laglisse Calvo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2016 | Moto3 | Mahindra | Platinum Bay Real Estate | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 26th |
| 2017 | Moto3 | KTM | Platinum Bay Real Estate | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 8th |
| 2018 | Moto3 | KTM | Bester Capital Dubai | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 10th |
| 2019 | Moto3 | Honda | Leopard Racing | 19 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 183 | 3rd |
| 2020 | Moto2 | Kalex | American Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 19th |
| 2021 | Moto2 | Kalex | American Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 17th |
| 2022 | Moto2 | MV Agusta | MV Agusta Forward Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30th |
| 2023 | Moto2 | Forward | Forward Team | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16th |
| Kalex | American Racing | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | |||
| 2024 | Moto2 | Kalex | OnlyFans American Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8th |
| Total | 138 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 590 | ||||
By class
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto3 | 2014, 2016–2019 | 2014 Spain | 2017 Germany | 2019 Catalunya | 65 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 427 | 0 |
| Moto2 | 2020–present | 2020 Qatar | 2023 Malaysia | 73 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 0 | |
| Total | 2014, 2016–present | 138 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 590 | 0 | |||
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT | AME | ARG | SPA 21 |
FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | IND | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Moto3 | Mahindra | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | AUT 26 |
CZE 18 |
GBR Ret |
RSM Ret |
ARA 27 |
JPN 17 |
AUS 7 |
MAL 6 |
VAL Ret |
26th | 19 | |||
| 2017 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 9 |
ARG 13 |
AME 16 |
SPA 4 |
FRA 4 |
ITA 9 |
CAT 6 |
NED 6 |
GER 3 |
CZE 7 |
AUT 12 |
GBR Ret |
RSM 12 |
ARA 7 |
JPN 14 |
AUS 21 |
MAL 17 |
VAL 3 |
8th | 123 | |||
| 2018 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 15 |
ARG 12 |
AME Ret |
SPA 3 |
FRA 3 |
ITA 15 |
CAT Ret |
NED 10 |
GER 4 |
CZE 7 |
AUT 15 |
GBR C |
RSM 16 |
ARA 5 |
THA 8 |
JPN 12 |
AUS Ret |
MAL 11 |
VAL 9 |
10th | 102 | ||
| 2019 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT 4 |
ARG 9 |
AME 12 |
SPA 23 |
FRA Ret |
ITA Ret |
CAT 1 |
NED 7 |
GER 2 |
CZE 16 |
AUT 5 |
GBR 1 |
RSM 7 |
ARA Ret |
THA 4 |
JPN 8 |
AUS 2 |
MAL 6 |
VAL 7 |
3rd | 183 | ||
| 2020 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT Ret |
SPA 23 |
ANC 15 |
CZE 19 |
AUT 18 |
STY 16 |
RSM 12 |
EMI 17 |
CAT 9 |
FRA 13 |
ARA 6 |
TER 9 |
EUR 16 |
VAL Ret |
POR 11 |
19th | 37 | ||||||
| 2021 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT Ret |
DOH WD |
POR 15 |
SPA 11 |
FRA 13 |
ITA Ret |
CAT Ret |
GER 9 |
NED 20 |
STY 19 |
AUT Ret |
GBR 20 |
ARA 12 |
RSM 14 |
AME 9 |
EMI 10 |
ALR 14 |
VAL 14 |
17th | 39 | |||
| 2022 | Moto2 | MV Agusta | QAT 17 |
INA 17 |
ARG 15 |
AME 12 |
POR Ret |
SPA Ret |
FRA Ret |
ITA Ret |
CAT 24 |
GER Ret |
NED 17 |
GBR Ret |
AUT 19 |
RSM 16 |
ARA 18 |
JPN 20 |
THA 23 |
AUS 17 |
MAL 17 |
VAL 20 |
30th | 5 | |
| 2023 | Moto2 | Forward | POR 21 |
ARG 24 |
AME Ret |
SPA 20 |
FRA 17 |
ITA Ret |
GER 20 |
NED WD |
GBR 19 |
16th | 65 | ||||||||||||
| Kalex | AUT 14 |
CAT 16 |
RSM 14 |
IND 9 |
JPN 7 |
INA 16 |
AUS 10‡ |
THA 6 |
MAL 3 |
QAT 13 |
VAL 4 |
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| 2024 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 6 |
POR 9 |
AME | SPA | FRA | CAT | ITA | KAZ | NED | GER | GBR | AUT | CAT | RSM | IND | INA | JPN | AUS | THA | MAL | VAL | 8th* | 17* |
‡ Half points awarded as less than two thirds of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.
* Season still in progress.
Supersport World Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
- "Les changements et les Wild Cards pour Jerez". gp-inside.com (in French). GPinside. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- "'I was impressed by the ambition of MV Agusta Forward' – Marcos Ramírez - Motorcycle Sports". 20 September 2021. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- "Marcos Ramirez". redbullrookiescup.com. Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- "'I was impressed by the ambition of MV Agusta Forward' – Marcos Ramírez - Motorcycle Sports". 20 September 2021. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- "Despite contract: Skinner loses place to Ramirez in 2024". 15 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- Marcos Ramírez at MotoGP.com
- Marcos Ramírez at WorldSBK.com
- Marcos Ramírez at AS.com (in Spanish)
