Diogo Moreira


Diogo Moreira Nascimento 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 the first Brazilian to win a championship in any class of Grand Prix racing.

Career

After starting his motorcycle career in motocross in Brazil, Moreira moved to Spain in 2017 in order to continue his career. 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 of the CEV, recording a fifth place as his best finish and finishing eleventh in the standings. In 2021, he remained in the same category, finishing eleventh again.

Moto3

In 2022, Moreira joined the world championship in the Moto3 class with the MT Helmets - MSI team, riding a KTM RC250GP. He took his first pole position in Silverstone and finished the season in eighth place in the standings. He was named Rookie of the Year.
Moreira began the 2023 season with two more podium finishes in Portugal and Argentina. His results trailed off during the midseason. He claimed his first pole position of the year in Indonesia, followed by his first Grand Prix race win. He then recorded three non-finishes in the last five races of the season, and finished again in eighth place.

Moto2

In 2024, Moreira made his Moto2 debut for the Italtrans Racing Team, alongside Dennis Foggia. After a string of early crashes and finishes outside the points positions, his season began to improve after the summer break. He took his first podium in Moto2 at the final race of the season, the Solidarity GP, and finished ranked thirteenth in the standings. He was named Rookie of the Year.
In 2025, Moreira made history at the Dutch TT as the first Brazilian winner of a Moto2 race. Moreira began to shrink his massive points deficit to rival Manuel González, winning further races in Austria, Indonesia and Portugal. He arrived at the final race of the season in Valencia as championship leader, with a 24-point advantage over González. After finishing the race in P10, Moreira became Moto2 champion. He was the first Brazilian champion in any class of motorcycle Grand Prix racing.

MotoGP

On 14 October 2025, it was announced that Moreira would join the LCR Honda team for the 2026 MotoGP season, replacing Somkiat Chantra. He will be the first Brazilian to compete in the premier class since Alex Barros retired in.

Career statistics

CEV Moto4 Championship

By season

FIM European Talent Cup Championship

Races by year

YearBike1234567891011PosPts
2019HondaEST
14
EST
6
VAL
6
VAL
8
CAT
19
ARA
18
ARA
15
JER
2
JER
1
ALB
2
VAL
Ret
6th96

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
2020HondaEST
14
POR
11
JER1
5
JER2
7
JER3
6
ARA1
28
ARA2
9
ARA3
Ret
VAL1
Ret
VAL2
18
VAL3
11
10th49
2021HondaEST
9
VAL1
3
VAL2
Ret
CAT1
Ret
CAT2
DNS
POR
Ret
ARA
7
JER1
6
JER2
9
RSM
11
VAL3
Ret
VAL4
8
11th62

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

Year1234567891011121314PosPts
2021POR1
2
POR2
8
SPA1
3
SPA2
2
MUG1
3
MUG2
15
GER1
6
GER2
4
RBR1RBR2RBR3RBR4ARA1
4
ARA2
6
6th127

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

By class

Races by year

YearClassBike12345678910111213141516171819202122PosPts
Moto3KTMQAT
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
8th112
Moto3KTMPOR
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
8th131
Moto2KalexQAT
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
INAJPN
8
AUS
5
THA
5
MAL
10
SLD
3
13th80
Moto2KalexTHA
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
1st287
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