Diogo
Moreira
Brazil
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MotoGP
Date of birth | April 23, 2004 |
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Birthplace | São Paulo |
Age | 21 |
Nationality | Brazil |
Career start | 2018 |
Disciplines | MotoGP |
There’s a strong tradition of racing on two wheels in Diogo Moreira’s family – his dad used to compete in the Brazilian MX Championship. So when Moreira’s talent in the saddle started to show while he was still in primary school, his dad supported his decision to leave Brazil and move to Spain to pursue his MotoGP™ dream.
Eye-catching early progress
Steady progression through the ranks of Moto4™ racing, the European Talent Cup and the Moto3™ Junior World Championship, eventually led to Diogo getting a shot at the Red Bull Rookies Cup in 2021. Four podium finishes in the first five races of the season made the paddock sit up and take notice of the Brazilian.
He finished his Red Bull Rookies Cup season sixth overall and with an invite to race a KTM RC250GP with Team MTHelmets-MSi in the following year’s Moto3™ World Championship.
Highlights of his debut Moto3™ campaign included grabbing pole position at Silverstone and finishing inside the Top 10 at more than half of the season’s races. Diogo’s consistency saw him complete the 2022 Moto3™ season in eighth place overall in the rankings.
Consistency rewarded with promotion
2023 saw Diogo secure his first victory in Moto3™ at the Indonesian Grand Prix and once again show plenty of consistency as he ended the season in eighth place overall.
Following two impressive seasons, Diogo was rewarded with a seat in the Moto2™ World Championship with the Italtrans Racing Team for 2024 and 2025, scoring his first podium finish at the final race of the 2024 season in Barcelona and finishing the season in an impressive 14th place, which earned him the Moto2™ rookie of the year crown.
Moto2™ title leads to the ultimate step up
In 2025, Moreira made history as the first Brazilian to win a Moto2™ race at the Dutch TT, then surged with further victories in Austria, Indonesia and Portugal to overturn a points deficit on rival Manuel González. He sealed the title in Valencia, becoming Brazil’s first-ever motorcycle Grand Prix world champion.
Following his title win, it was announced that Moreira would join the Pro LCR Honda team for the 2026 MotoGP™ season, replacing Somkiat Chantra, meaning he will be the first Brazilian to compete in the premier class since Alex Barros retired in 2007.
Making history as champion in Valencia
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Posing with his Honda RC213V in Brazil
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Diogo Moreira hard on the brakes in Buriram
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Diogo Moreira in the lead at Motorland Aragon Race 1 - 2021
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