Xavi Forés


Javier "Xavi" Forés Querol is a motorcycle road racer from Spain. For 2020 he competed in the Superbike World Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10RR, and for 2021 in both British Superbike Championship for FHO Racing using BMWs, and FIM Endurance World Championship for BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team.
For 2022, Forés competed in World Superbikes as a replacement rider for Team Goeleven, in MotoE and Endurance racing with co-riders David Checa and Chaz Davies. At the season end he was drafted into World Superbikes for the final three races after a brief spell with Eurosport as an expert pundit on World Superbike racing.

Career

Forés won the CEV Stock Extreme Championship in 2010 and 2013, the European Superstock 1000 Championship in 2013 and the IDM Superbike Championship in 2014.
Forés has also competed in the 125cc World Championship, the Supersport World Championship, the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup and the Moto2 World Championship. In 2019 he finished the British Superbike Championship in ninth position.

World Superbike Championship

Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team (2025-)

2025
Forés was appointed as Bimota test riders for the 2025 WorldSBK season, as the Italian factory looked to develop its new KB998 bike.

Career statistics

Career by class

FIM Superstock 1000 Cup

Races by year

YearBike12345678910PosPts
2009KawasakiVAL
4
NED
4
MNZ
3
SMR
7
DON
4
BRN
2
NŰR
3
IMO
9
MAG
7
ALG
3
4th132

FIM CEV Stock Extreme

Races by year

YearBike123456789PosPts
2013DucatiCAT1
1
CAT2
2
ARA
1
ALB1
1
ALB2
1
NAV
1
VAL1
3
VAL1
2
JER
2
1st201

IDM Superbike Championship

Races by year

YearBike12345678910111213141516PosPts
2014DucatiLAU
1
LAU
1
BEL
1
BEL
3
OSC
1
OSC
1
NUR
2
NUR
3
SCH
2
SCH
2
NED
1
NED
C
DTM
2
DTM
3
HOC
2
HOC
2
1st318

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Races by year

YearClassBike123456789101112131415161718PosPts
2001125ccApriliaJPNRSASPAFRAITACATNEDGBRGERCZEPORVAL
Ret
PACAUSMALBRANC0
2010Moto2BimotaQATSPAFRAITAGBRNEDCATGERCZEINPRSMARAJPNMAL
Ret
AUS
25
PORNC0
2010Moto2AJRVAL
16
-NC0
2011Moto2SuterQAT
26
SPA
18
POR
19
FRA
29
CAT
Ret
GBR
19
NED
23
ITAGERCZEINPRSMARAJPNAUSMALVALNC0
MotoGPDucatiQATARGAMESPAFRAITACATNEDGERAUTCZEGBRRSM
Ret
ARAJPNAUSMALVALNC0
MotoEEnergicaSPA1
14
SPA2
11
FRA1
12
FRA2
13
ITA1
12
ITA2
12
NED1
12
NED2
15
AUT1
9
AUT2
DNS
RSM1
15
RSM2
15
14th35.5

Half points awarded as less than two thirds of the race distance was completed.

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

YearBike12345678910111213PosPts
2004SuzukiSPA
Ret
AUSSMRITAGERGBRGBRNEDITAFRANC0
2005SuzukiQAT
8
AUS
11
SPA
11
ITA
11
EUR
12
SMR
7
CZE
5
GBR
11
NED
10
GER
14
ITA
Ret
FRA
5
9th71
2006YamahaQAT
4
AUS
15
SPA
7
ITA
9
EUR
7
SMR
10
CZE
12
GBR
Ret
NEDGERITAFRA10th49
2007HondaQAT
11
AUS
Ret
EUR
17
SPA
17
NED
19
ITA
Ret
GBR
7
SMR
7
CZE
18
GBR
16
GER
Ret
ITA
Ret
FRA
Ret
26th23