MOTOGP

Known as El Diablo, Fabio Quartararo was born in Nice, France on April 20, 1999. He realized his passion for motorcycle racing at the tender age of four and would soon move to Spain to develop his career — with success. He competed in the national championship in the 50, 70, and 80cc categories between 2008 and 2011, before winning the Pre-Moto3 national title in 2012.

In 2015 and 2016, Fabio raced in the Moto3 class before moving up to Moto2 in 2018. After two years in the class, and despite only one win, the Frenchman was promoted to the MotoGP class in 2019 as part of the Petronas Yamaha Sepang Racing Team. In his MotoGP debut year, he scored six pole positions and seven podiums (five second and two third places) to end his first season on a YZR-M1 in fifth place, earning him the Rookie of the Year title. The young Frenchman was even more spectacular in 2020, securing his first premier class win at Round One in Jerez, and repeating the dominant performance the next week at the same track. His third victory came in Catalunya and with four pole positions and two fastest lap records, Quartararo was unable to maintain his form throughout the season. He finished eighth in the overall standings but confirmed his enormous potential.

For the 2021 season, Quartararo had the unenviable task of replacing nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi at the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team. However, he claimed his first win with the Factory Team at only his second race with them. He went on to secure nine more podiums and four wins to claim the MotoGP World Championship.

Álex Rins won the CEV in 2011 before moving up to the Moto3 World Championship in 2012, where he gained the Rookie of the Year title. He moved to Moto2 in 2015, where he was also crowned Rookie of the Year, taking two wins in his debut season in the intermediate class. He moved up to MotoGP in 2017 with Team Suzuki Ecstar.

As a rookie, Rins took a handful of top-5 results despite injuries and missed races, and during his sophomore season, he took five podiums, including two victories, one at the Americas GP and the other at Silverstone. In 2020 he won the Aragon GP and had podium finishes at Catalan, Teruel and European GP, claiming third overall in the Championship.

2021 was a more challenging year for Rins, as he only saw podium success at the British GP. But he bounced back in 2022 despite adversity, delivering superb performances at Phillip Island and Valencia, giving him confidence in his new adventure with LCR Honda. He started 2023 strong at COTA with a dominant win, but a leg injury at the Italian GP forced him to miss 10 races while undergoing two surgeries.

Rins signed with Yamaha Motor Company for 2024, joining Quartararo on team Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP, and used his 2023 winter break to recover from another surgery in order to make his 2024 Yamaha racing debut on time.