He was the 2011 CEV Buckler 125 Junior GP Champion,[2] and made his Grand Prix motorcycle racing debut in the Moto3 World Championship during the 2012 season.Rins moved up to the MotoGP class for the 2017 season with Team Suzuki Ecstar alongside his new teammate, Andrea Iannone, and changed his number back from 40 to 42.On 17 May 2018, ahead of the French GP, Rins was confirmed to have signed a two-year extension with Suzuki, guaranteeing his factory rider position with the Hamamatsu manufacturer through 2020.After finishing just outside of the podium in both the Qatar and Argentine round, Rins won the 2019 Grand Prix of the Americas whilst dueling with Valentino Rossi after the retirement of Marc Márquez.Giacomo Agostini, Hideo Kanaya, Kenny Roberts, Eddie Lawson, Wayne Rainey, John Kocinski, Luca Cadalora, Norifumi Abe, Max Biaggi, Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Ben Spies, Maverick Viñales, Fabio Quartararo