Diogo Moreira
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| Born | 23 April 2004 Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Honda LCR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Diogo Moreira Nascimento (born 23 April 2004) is a Brazilian motorcycle racer, who will compete in the 2026 MotoGP World Championship for LCR Honda. He is the 2025 Moto2 World Champion and is the first Brazilian to win a championship in any class.
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 also of the CEV, having a fifth place as his best result and finishing eleventh.[2] In 2021, he remained in the same category, finishing eleventh again.[3]
Moto3
In 2022, Moreira entered in the world championship in the Moto3 class with the MT Helmets - MSI team who entrust him with a KTM RC250GP, his teammate was Ryusei Yamanaka.[4] He took his first pole at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone and finished the season in eighth place[5] in the standings, making him the rookie of the year.[6][7]
Moto2
In 2024, Moreira made his Moto2 debut for the Italtrans Racing Team, alongside Dennis Foggia.[8]
In Dutch TT 2025, Moreira made history as the first Brazilian Moto2 Winner.[9] Moreira subsequently won a second Moto2 race at the 2025 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix.
In Valencia, Moreira became the first Brazilian World Champion.
MotoGP
On 14 October 2025, it was announced that Moreira would join the LCR Honda team for the 2026 MotoGP season, replacing Somkiat Chantra.[10] In doing so, he will become the first Brazilian to compete in the premier class since multiple Grand Prix winner 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)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Honda | EST 14 |
EST 6 |
VAL 6 |
VAL 8 |
CAT 19 |
ARA 18 |
ARA 15 |
JER 2 |
JER 1 |
ALB 2 |
VAL Ret |
6th | 96 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Honda | EST 14 |
POR 11 |
JER1 5 |
JER2 7 |
JER3 6 |
ARA1 28 |
ARA2 9 |
ARA3 Ret |
VAL1 Ret |
VAL2 18 |
VAL3 11 |
10th | 49 | |
| 2021 | Honda | EST 9 |
VAL1 3 |
VAL2 Ret |
CAT1 Ret |
CAT2 DNS |
POR Ret |
ARA 7 |
JER1 6 |
JER2 9 |
RSM 11 |
VAL3 Ret |
VAL4 8 |
11th | 62 |
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 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | POR1 2 |
POR2 8 |
SPA1 3 |
SPA2 2 |
MUG1 3 |
MUG2 15 |
GER1 6 |
GER2 4 |
RBR1 | RBR2 | RBR3 | RBR4 | ARA1 4 |
ARA2 6 |
6th | 127 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | NC* |
| Total | 79 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 609 | ||||
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– | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2022–present | 79 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 609 | 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 | BRA | AME | QAT | SPA | FRA | CAT | ITA | HUN | CZE | NED | GER | GBR | ARA | RSM | AUT | JPN | INA | AUS | MAL | POR | VAL |
References
- ^ "#92 Diogo Moreira". Red Bull A.G. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Risultati ufficiali del CEV 2020". 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Risultati ufficiali del CEV 2021". 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Moreira dá passo seguinte na carreira e estreia na Moto3 na temporada 2022 com MSI". 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Moto3 2022 - World Championship Classification" (PDF). Dorna Sports S.L. 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Moto3 2022 - Rookie of the Year Classification" (PDF). Dorna Sports S.L. 6 November 2022.
- ^ "FIM MotoGP Awards: All the winners from the 2022 season". 7 November 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Diogo Moreira officially confirmed in Moto2 for 2024 with Italtrans Racing Team". Motorcyclesports. 9 September 2023. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Moto2, Diogo Moreira, first Brazilian triumph in the intermediate category: "I learned, I waited... and I won!"". Paddock GP. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Confirmed: Diogo Moreira to join Honda LCR from 2026". motogp.com. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
External links
- Diogo Moreira at MotoGP.com
- Diogo Moreira at AS.com (in Spanish)