Pedro Acosta (motorcyclist)

Pedro Acosta
Acosta in 2023
NationalitySpanish
Born (2004-05-25) 25 May 2004 (age 19)
Mazarrón, Spain
Current team Red Bull GasGas Tech3
Bike number31
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years20222023
ManufacturersKalex
Championships1 (2023)
2023 championship position1st (332.5 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
38 10 19 4 9 509.5
Moto3 World Championship
Active years2021
ManufacturersKTM
Championships1 (2021)
2021 championship position1st (259 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
18 6 8 1 1 259

Pedro Acosta Sánchez (born 25 May 2004) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer, competing in MotoGP for the Red Bull GasGas Tech3 team. He is best known for winning his 1st race in Moto3 in the 2021 Doha motorcycle Grand Prix from the pitlane for irresponsible riding in FP2 and, in the same season, winning the 2021 Moto3 World Championship in his first year, becoming the first rookie champion since Loris Capirossi in 1990, and the second youngest ever champion, just one day older than Capirossi was at the time of winning. In 2023 Acosta won the Moto2 world championship with 2 races to go. Acosta is also a champion of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, having won the title in 2020.

Career

Early career

Acosta participated in various national competitions, winning in 2017 in the PreMoto3 category. In 2018 he entered the Junior Moto3 World Championship. In 2019 he also raced in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, finishing second, winning three races. He finished as champion the following year, winning six races in total, all six coming consecutively at the first six races of the season.

Moto3 World Championship

In 2021 he made his debut racing in Moto3 class with the Red Bull KTM Ajo team. In his first race in Qatar, he finished in second place, becoming one of just a handful of riders to score a podium on their Grand Prix debut. On 4 April 2021 he won the Doha Motorcycle Grand Prix starting from pitlane, becoming the first rider in the history of Moto3 to accomplish this feat. Acosta would later win the next two races in Portugal and Spain, becoming the first rider in Grand Prix history to get on the podium in all of his first four races. He would win three more races during the season, in Germany, Styria, and Algarve, becoming champion in Algarve, when Darryn Binder crashed into Acosta's main title rival Dennis Foggia. He won the championship by 43 points, and became the first rookie champion of the Moto3 class since 1990, when Loris Capirossi won the 125cc title. Acosta was only one day older (17 years, 166 days) than Capirossi (17 years, 165 days) when they won their respective titles.

Moto2 World Championship

Red Bull KTM Ajo (2022–2023)

Acosta was promoted to Moto2 with the same team in 2022, joining compatriot Augusto Fernández who also moved from Marc VDS Racing Team. He recorded his first Moto2 win during the Italian Grand Prix in Mugello. After missing two rounds due to a broken femur sustained in a training accident, he won another race in Aragón. Acosta won the 2023 Moto2 World Championship.

MotoGP World Championship

Red Bull GasGas Tech3 (2024–)

Acosta was promoted to MotoGP for 2024 with Red Bull GasGas Tech3.

Career statistics

Career highlights

  • 2017: 1st, FIM CEV PreMoto3 Championship

European Talent Cup

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 Pos Pts
2017 Honda ALB1
ALB2
CAT
VAL1
EST1
EST2
JER1
JER2
ARA1
ARA2
VAL2
Ret
NC 0

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
2018 KTM EST VAL1 VAL2 FRA CAT1
Ret
CAT2
DNS
ARA
13
JER1
27
JER2
19
ALB VAL1 VAL2 33rd 3
2019 KTM EST VAL1 VAL2 FRA CAT1 CAT2 ARA JER1
4
JER2
5
ALB
18
VAL1
17
VAL2
6
16th 34
2020 KTM EST
2
POR
1
JER1
Ret
JER2
3
JER3
3
ARA1
Ret
ARA2
2
ARA3
6
VAL1
2
VAL2
1
VAL3
1
3rd 177

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 Pos Pts
2019 JER1
DNS
JER2
DNS
MUG
2
ASS1
2
ASS2
15
SAC1
1
SAC2
4
RBR1
1
RBR2
5
MIS
1
ARA1
4
ARA2
7
2nd 162
2020 RBR1
1
RBR1
1
RBR2
1
RBR2
1
ARA1
1
ARA1
1
ARA2
2
ARA2
10
VAL1
Ret
VAL1
2
VAL2
14
VAL2
3
1st 214

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2021 Moto3 KTM Red Bull KTM Ajo 18 6 8 1 1 259 1st
2022 Moto2 Kalex Red Bull KTM Ajo 18 3 5 1 1 177 5th
2023 Moto2 Kalex Red Bull KTM Ajo 20 7 14 3 8 332.5 1st
Total 56 16 27 5 10 768.5

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto3 2021 2021 Qatar 2021 Qatar 2021 Doha 18 6 8 1 1 259 1
Moto2 2022–2023 2022 Qatar 2022 Italy 2022 Italy 38 10 19 4 9 509.5 1
Total 2021–present 56 16 27 5 10 768.5 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 Pos Pts
2021 Moto3 KTM QAT
2
DOH
1
POR
1
SPA
1
FRA
8
ITA
8
CAT
7
GER
1
NED
4
STY
1
AUT
4
GBR
11
ARA
Ret
RSM
7
AME
8
EMI
3
ALR
1
VAL
Ret
1st 259
2022 Moto2 Kalex QAT
12
INA
9
ARG
7
AME
Ret
POR
Ret
SPA
20
FRA
Ret
ITA
1
CAT
6
GER
2
NED GBR
DNS
AUT
4
RSM
6
ARA
1
JPN
7
THA
16
AUS
2
MAL
Ret
VAL
1
5th 177
2023 Moto2 Kalex POR
1
ARG
12
AME
1
SPA
2
FRA
Ret
ITA
1
GER
1
NED
3
GBR
3
AUT
2
CAT
6
RSM
1
IND
1
JPN
3
INA
1
AUS
9
THA
2
MAL
2
QAT
8
VAL
12
1st 332.5

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


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