Diogo Moreira
Brazilian motorcycle racer (born 2004)
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Diogo Moreira Nascimento (born 23 April 2004) is a Brazilian motorcycle racer who competes in the 2026 MotoGP World Championship for LCR Honda. He is the 2025 Moto2 World Champion, and the first Brazilian to win a championship in any class of Grand Prix racing.
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| Born | 23 April 2004 Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Pro Honda LCR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
After starting his motorcycle career in motocross in Brazil, Moreira moved to Spain in 2017 in order to continue his career.[1] In 2019, he made his debut in the Talent Cup of the CEV International Championship, obtaining one victory and three podiums, finishing in sixth place. In 2020, he moved to the Moto3 class of the CEV, recording a fifth place as his best finish and finishing eleventh in the standings.[2] In 2021, he remained in the same category, finishing eleventh again.[3]
Moto3
In 2022, Moreira joined the world championship in the Moto3 class with the MT Helmets - MSI team, riding a KTM RC250GP.[4] He took his first pole position in Silverstone and finished the season in eighth place in the standings.[5] He was named Rookie of the Year.[6][7]
Moreira began the 2023 season with two more podium finishes in Portugal and Argentina. His results trailed off during the midseason. He claimed his first pole position of the year in Indonesia, followed by his first Grand Prix race win. He then recorded three non-finishes in the last five races of the season, and finished again in eighth place.
Moto2
In 2024, Moreira made his Moto2 debut for the Italtrans Racing Team, alongside Dennis Foggia.[8] After a string of early crashes and finishes outside the points positions, his season began to improve after the summer break. He took his first podium in Moto2 at the final race of the season, the Solidarity GP, and finished ranked thirteenth in the standings. He was named Rookie of the Year.
In 2025, Moreira made history at the Dutch TT as the first Brazilian winner of a Moto2 race.[9] Moreira began to shrink his massive points deficit to rival Manuel González[10], winning further races in Austria, Indonesia and Portugal. He arrived at the final race of the season in Valencia as championship leader, with a 24-point advantage over González. After finishing the race in tenth, Moreira became Moto2 champion. He was the first Brazilian champion in any class of motorcycle Grand Prix racing.[11]
MotoGP
On 14 October 2025, it was announced that Moreira would join the LCR Honda team for the 2026 MotoGP season, replacing Somkiat Chantra.[12] He is the first Brazilian to compete in the premier class since Alex Barros retired in 2007.
Career statistics
CEV Moto4 Championship
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Moto4 | BeOn | N/A | 0 | 2 | N/A | 101 | 2nd |
FIM European Talent Cup Championship
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)
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Moto3 | KTM | MT Helmets – MSI | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 8th |
| 2023 | Moto3 | KTM | MT Helmets – MSI | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 131 | 8th |
| 2024 | Moto2 | Kalex | Italtrans Racing Team | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 13th |
| 2025 | Moto2 | Kalex | Italtrans Racing Team | 22 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 287 | 1st |
| 2026 | MotoGP | Honda | Honda LCR | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23* | 17th* |
| Total | 86 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 632 | ||||
By class
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st pod | 1st win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto3 | 2022–2023 | 2022 Qatar | 2023 Portugal | 2023 Indonesia | 39 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 243 | 0 |
| Moto2 | 2024–2025 | 2024 Qatar | 2024 Solidarity | 2025 Dutch | 40 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 366 | 1 |
| MotoGP | 2026– | 2026 Thailand | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2022–present | 86 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 632 | 1 | |||
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 | 22 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 6 |
INA Ret |
ARG 6 |
AME Ret |
POR 10 |
SPA 10 |
FRA 14 |
ITA Ret |
CAT DNS |
GER 16 |
NED 16 |
GBR 6 |
AUT 6 |
RSM 7 |
ARA 15 |
JPN 6 |
THA 6 |
AUS 7 |
MAL 5 |
VAL 8 |
8th | 112 | ||
| 2023 | Moto3 | KTM | POR 3 |
ARG 2 |
AME 4 |
SPA 10 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 7 |
GER 7 |
NED 12 |
GBR 7 |
AUT 8 |
CAT 16 |
RSM 12 |
IND 13 |
JPN 14 |
INA 1 |
AUS Ret |
THA 13 |
MAL Ret |
QAT 26 |
VAL Ret |
8th | 131 | ||
| 2024 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 22 |
POR 18 |
AME 14 |
SPA Ret |
FRA 26 |
CAT Ret |
ITA 11 |
NED 16 |
GER 4 |
GBR Ret |
AUT 16 |
ARA 17 |
RSM 8 |
EMI DNS |
INA | JPN 8 |
AUS 5 |
THA 5 |
MAL 10 |
SLD 3 |
13th | 80 | ||
| 2025 | Moto2 | Kalex | THA 4 |
ARG Ret |
AME 21 |
QAT 5 |
SPA 4 |
FRA 4 |
GBR 2 |
ARA 2 |
ITA 4 |
NED 1 |
GER Ret |
CZE Ret |
AUT 1 |
HUN 2 |
CAT 14 |
RSM 4 |
JPN 3 |
INA 1 |
AUS 3 |
MAL 5 |
POR 1 |
VAL 10 |
1st | 287 |
| 2026 | MotoGP | Honda | THA 13 |
BRA 13 |
USA 13 |
SPA 17 |
FRA Ret9 |
CAT 9 |
ITA 10 |
HUN 67 |
CZE 11 |
NED 14 |
GER | GBR | ARA | RSM | AUT | JPN | INA | AUS | MAL | QAT | POR | VAL | 16th* | 43* |
