The FIM CEV Repsol is the most established and accomplished path on the Road to MotoGP™, and in 2021 that record is only set to get even better. Six new faces join the MotoGP™ paddock as they graduate to the World Championship, adding to what are already some impressive stats overall.
In Moto3™, there are five new faces joining the fray from the FIM Moto3™ Junior World Championship. 2020 FIM Moto3™ Junior World Champion Izan Guevara moves up with Aspar Moto3™, with runner up Xavier Artigas joining Leopard Racing. Pedro Acosta, who was third overall, joins Red Bull KTM Ajo in Moto3™ for 2021 too – replacing Raul Fernandez as the 2018 FIM Moto3™ Junior World Champion moves up to Moto2™. Lorenzo Fellon and Adrian Fernandez also make the leap to the Moto3™ World Championship, the former joining SIC58 Squadra Corse and the latter Sterilgarda Max Racing Team. That means that an incredible 96% of the 2021 Moto3™ grid is composed of riders who have raced in the FIM CEV Repsol.
In Moto2™, there are more impressive numbers. 2020 Moto2™ European Champion Yari Montella arrives on the scene as he joins Speed Up Racing in Moto2™ for 2021. After an impressive season last year in the FIM CEV Repsol, the move is well deserved – and it takes the percentage of riders in the intermediate class who’ve come through the FIM CEV Repsol up to an impressive 83%.
The stats continue to make for impressive reading in the premier class. This year, 63% of the MotoGP™ grid comprises riders who have raced in the FIM CEV Repsol on their way to the top. This shows not only that the series is a proving ground for riders on their way to the Moto3™ grid, but that their level is such once they arrive that they are also able to make it a true Road to MotoGP™, reaching – and winning in – the premier class.
Make sure to tune in for the 2021 FIM CEV Repsol season as more superstars of the future fight it out across another action-packed calendar.
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