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Raul Fernandez
- Team Trackhouse MotoGP Team
- Bike Aprilia
- Date of birth 23/10/2000
- Place of birth Madrid, Spain
- Height 178 cm
- Weight 65 kg
A young rider with a stellar junior CV, pace, combativeness and potential … it’s an accurate snapshot of Raul Fernandez, and one that could have been written in 2022, when he arrived into MotoGP™ fresh off challenging teammate Remy Gardner for the previous year’s Moto2 title with a stunning eight-win debut season.
Since? Fernandez’s premier-class career has seen him ride for three teams, score no podiums and never finish better than 16th in the standings. There’s something undefinable that makes you think he could turn that around, but an increasing impatience as the years tick by and new, younger, faster compatriots emerge.
With Miguel Oliveira’s departure, Fernandez is now Trackhouse’s senior rider, and will be looked upon to lead as the only Aprilia man with any previous experience on the RS-GP with Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi joining from Ducati, and with Moto2 champion Ai Ogura as his rookie teammate.
