Augusto Fernández (motorcyclist)

Augusto Fernández
Fernández in 2018
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 27) Madrid, Spain
Current team	Yamaha Test Rider (Test rider)
Bike number	37
Motorcycle racing career statistics MotoGP World Championship Active years 2023–2024 Manufacturers KTM Championships 0 2024 championship position 20th (27 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 40 0 0 0 0 98 Moto2 World Championship Active years 2017–2022 Manufacturers Speed Up (2017) Kalex (2018–2022) Championships 1 (2022) 2022 championship position 1st (271.5 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 94 7 20 3 11 774.5

Augusto Fernández Guerra (born 23 September 1997) is a Spanish motorcycle racer who competes in the MotoGP class for Yamaha Test Rider He won the Moto2 Riders' World Championship in 2022. He is not related to fellow MotoGP rider Raúl Fernández, nor to Raul's younger brother, Moto3 rider Adrián Fernández.

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.

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.^[1][2] 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.^[3] 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,^[4] 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.^[5] He would win two more races in Britain and Misano, ending the season 5th in the championship standings, with 207 points.

For the 2020 season, Fernández was given the seat of the outgoing Álex Márquez at Marc VDS Racing, partnering Sam Lowes.^[6] 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.

He was signed by Red Bull KTM Ajo for the 2022 season.^[7] In 2022, Fernandez won four races, on his way to winning the Moto2 world championship, beating Ai Ogura to the title.^[8]

Fernández graduated to the MotoGP class during the 2023 season, riding for GasGas Factory Racing Tech3, alongside Pol Espargaró.^[9] 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.^[10]

After not being retained by KTM for 2025, Fernández announced in an interview with MotoGP.com that he will be a Yamaha test rider.^[11] Interestingly, he announced this before an official announcement was made by Yamaha.^[12]

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

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

(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.

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• Augusto Fernández at WorldSBK.com
• Augusto Fernández at AS.com (in Spanish)