Xabi Zurutuza

Xabier Zurutuza Torres is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer who currently competes for Andifer American Racing in the Moto2 European Championship">2025 Moto2 World Championship">Moto2 European Championship.

Career

In 2021, Zurutuza made his European debut by joining Cuna de Campeones to race in the European Talent Cup. After scoring his maiden podium at Valencia, Zurutuza won in Barcelona and Algarve on his way to third in points.
Zurutuza joined Angeluss MTA in 2022 to step up to the FIM JuniorGP World Championship. After scoring only a best result of ninth in his rookie year, Zurutuza continued with the team for his second season in JuniorGP. At the fourth round at Algarve, Zurutuza scored his maiden series win ahead of Tatchakorn Buasri and Luca Lunetta. Zurutuza then won again in Barcelona and scored both pole positions in Valencia on his way to sixth in points.
With two rounds left in his sophomore season in JuniorGP, Zurutuza signed with Red Bull KTM Ajo to compete in the Moto3 World Championship the following year. After missing the first two races as he was under the age limit, Zurutuza made his debut at the Americas Grand Prix, where he scored his first points in Moto3 by finishing 13th. Despite suffering a scary crash four races later at Mugello, Zurutuza recovered in time for the following round at Assen. In the remaining 13 races Zurutuza scored points twice, taking eighth at Aragón and 14th at Sepang en route to 23rd in the standings.
In late 2024, Zurutuza joined American Racing to compete in the FIM Moto2 European Championship. At the third round of the season at Magny Cours, Zurutuza qualified on pole and scored his maiden podium by finishing third in race one, a feat he also repeated in race two. Zurutuza then closed out the year by taking further podiums at Misano and Valencia to end the season fifth in points. In late 2025, Zurutuza also made his debut in Moto2 for American Racing Team, replacing an injured Joe Roberts for the final two rounds of the season.