Aleix Espargaró

Aleix Espargaró Villà (Catalan pronunciation: [əˈleʃ əspəɾɣəˈɾo βiˈʎa]; born 30 July 1989) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer.He was the Spanish 2004 FIM CEV 125cc International Champion and has competed since 2017 in the MotoGP class using Aprilia machines; however, he is due to retire from Grand Prix racing at the end of the 2024 season.In 2004, he won the Spanish FIM CEV International Championship 125 cc class with one win, two podiums at Circuito del Jarama and 88 total points.During the German GP Espargaró was involved in an incident with Álvaro Bautista and Randy de Puniet where he sustained a fracture of the vertebra and a small cut on the knee.He recorded his first-ever pole position at the Dutch TT at Assen, coming in his 150th Grand Prix weekend.In 2015, after dominating the Open Class – previously known as CRT – he signed for the Suzuki works team to ride their new GSX-RR from 2015.However, during the last rounds of 2023, Espargaró and Aprilia were mediocre in form, with him suffering a fractured left fibula during the sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix after a crash with Miguel Oliveira.On 23 May 2024 at the Barcelona-Catalunya motorcycle grand prix gathering, Espargaro held a press conference where he announced he would officially retire from regular competition at the end of the 2024 season.Espargaró's younger brother Pol is also a Grand Prix motorcycle racer, currently reserve rider for Gas-Gas KTM Tech3 in MotoGP.[13] He is a fan of FC Barcelona and its former player Bojan, whom he finally met at the Gran Premi De Catalunya in 2012.
Espargaró at the 2010 British Grand Prix
Espargaró at the 2011 German Grand Prix
Espargaró at the 2014 Grand Prix of the Americas
Espargaró at the 2015 Qatar Grand Prix
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