Iker Lecuona Gascón (born 6 January 2000) is a Spanish motorcycle racer, competing in the Superbike World Championship for the Ducati factory team. He finished as championship runner-up in the 2026 season. He previously raced for Honda Racing Corporation, on a CBR1000RR-R from 2022 to 2025. He spent two seasons in MotoGP, from to with KTM Tech3.

Career Moto2 World Championship CarXpert Interwetten/Technomag Racing Interwetten (2016) In 2016, Lecuona made his debut in the Moto2 World Championship replacing the injured Dominique Aegerter in the CarXpert Interwetten team for two races; later in the season he rejoined the team as the permanent replacement for the same rider.

Garage Plus Interwetten (2017) Lecuona suffered serious back and collarbone injuries in a crash during pre-season testing at Jerez and missed the first two races of the 2017 season. That season, Lecuona managed his first point-scoring race at world championship level in the second to last race in Malaysia. He finished 35th in the standings in this rookie Moto2 season.

Swiss Innovative Investors (2018)

In the final race of the season, at Valencia, Lecuona achieved his first world championship podium, finishing second after fellow KTM rider Miguel Oliveira. A further ten finishes in the point scoring ranks, six of which being top-ten finishes resulted in Lecuona placing 12th in the championship standings.

American Racing (2019) 2019 saw Lecuona achieve a second podium finish on world championship level. At the 2019 Thailand Grand Prix, Lecuona finished third after fellow KTM rider Brad Binder and Luca Marini.

MotoGP World Championship Tech3 (2019–2021) Lecuona's first MotoGP outing happened during the 2019 season, after having been announced as a regular rider for the following season with Tech3. In the season finale at Valencia, he replaced Tech3 KTM rider Miguel Oliveira who could not participate after undergoing surgery. Lecuona did not finish the race after crashing and retiring on lap 13 of 27.

Lecuona was signed by Tech3 KTM for the 2020 season, after the surprise departure of Johann Zarco from the KTM Factory Team. Following Zarco's announcement, Brad Binder who was set to join Tech3, was promoted to the factory team, leaving the position at the satellite team next to Miguel Oliveira vacant.

In 2020, Lecuona scored points in seven races, three times finishing in the top-ten (ninth in Aragón and Austria, and tenth in Styria). He was forced to sit out of the European Grand Prix in Valencia, due to Andorran quarantine rules for close contact with individuals who tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. His brother – with whom he lived in Andorra – and his personal assistant both tested positive for the virus on 3 November, meaning Lecuona was forced into a mandatory quarantine of ten days minimum. Tech3 elected not to replace him on such short notice. Lecuona also missed the Valencian Grand Prix after he subsequently tested positive for the virus shortly before the beginning of the race weekend, and subsequently the Portuguese Grand Prix on the following weekend. KTM test rider Mika Kallio replaced Lecuona in Portugal.

In 2021, Lecuona remained with Tech3, as per their contract, which would expire at the end of the season. Since his teammate Miguel Oliveira was signed with the KTM Factory Racing Team, former Ducati factory rider Danilo Petrucci was signed to partner Lecuona on a one-year contract. However, both Tech3 teammates were left without a ride for the 2022 season after Red Bull KTM Ajo teammates Remy Gardner and Raúl Fernández showed a dominant performance in the Moto2 World Championship, subsequently both being signed by Tech3 for the 2022 season.

Superbike World Championship Following losing his seat in MotoGP, Lecuona secured a deal to join Honda’s factory Superbike effort for the 2022 Superbike World Championship, replacing the departing Álvaro Bautista.

For 2026, Lecuona will join the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Team, replacing Álvaro Bautista. He finished his first season with the Factory Ducati Team in second place in the championship. So far, he has won four races, including his first hat-trick of the season at the Italian Round, and finished second on 22 occasions, battling it out with Nicolò Bulega. This was his best result in the Superbike World Championship.

Return to MotoGP Repsol Honda Team (2023) Lecuona was selected to replace Marc Márquez at the Spanish Grand Prix and replaced Joan Mir at the Dutch TT in the Repsol Honda Team.

LCR Honda Castrol (2023) Lecuona was selected to replace Álex Rins at the British, Austrian, Catalan, Malaysian, and Qatar Grand Prix in the LCR Honda Castrol Team.

BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP (2026) Lecuona was selected to replace Álex Márquez at the Hungarian Grand Prix and replaced Fermín Aldeguer at the British Grand Prix in the BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Team.

Suzuka 8 Hours In 2025, Lecuona was scheduled to compete in the 46th Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance race. However, he was forced to miss this event after suffering injuries in a multi-rider accident at the Hungarian Superbike race.

Career statistics FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Pts 2015 Suter ALG1 ALG2 CAT ARA1 ARA2 ALB NAV1 NAV2 JER VAL1 VAL2 18th 20 2016 Kalex VAL1 VAL2 ARA1 ARA2 CAT1 CAT2 ALB ALG1 ALG2 JER VAL 6th 79

Grand Prix motorcycle racing By season Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd Moto2 Kalex CarXpert Interwetten 6 0 0 0 0 0 36th Moto2 Kalex Garage Plus Interwetten 13 0 0 0 0 2 35th Moto2 KTM Swiss Innovative Investors 18 0 1 0 0 80 12th Moto2 KTM American Racing 18 0 1 0 0 90 12th MotoGP KTM Red Bull KTM Tech3 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC MotoGP KTM Red Bull KTM Tech3 11 0 0 0 0 27 20th MotoGP KTM Tech3 KTM Factory Racing 18 0 0 0 0 39 20th MotoGP Honda Repsol Honda Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 30th LCR Honda Castrol 5 0 0 0 0 MotoGP Ducati BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP 2 0 0 0 0 9* 23rd* Total 94 0 2 0 0 247

By class Class Seasons 1st GP 1st pod 1st win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp Moto2 2016–2019 2016 Great Britain 2018 Valencia 55 0 2 0 0 172 0 MotoGP 2019–2021, 2023, 2026 2019 Valencia 39 0 0 0 0 75 0 Total 2016–2021, 2023, 2026 94 0 2 0 0 247 0

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Pos Pts Moto2 Kalex QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER AUT CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 36th 0 Moto2 Kalex QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 35th 2 Moto2 KTM QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL 12th 80 Moto2 KTM QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL 12th 90 MotoGP KTM VAL NC 0 MotoGP KTM SPA ANC CZE AUT STY RSM EMI CAT FRA ARA TER EUR VAL POR 20th 27 MotoGP KTM QAT DOH POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED STY AUT GBR ARA RSM AME EMI ALR VAL 20th 39 MotoGP Honda POR ARG AME SPA FRA ITA GER NED GBR AUT CAT RSM IND JPN INA AUS THA MAL QAT VAL 30th 0 MotoGP Ducati THA BRA USA SPA FRA CAT ITA HUN CZE NED GER GBR ARA RSM AUT JPN INA AUS MAL QAT POR VAL 23rd* 9*

Superbike World Championship By season Season Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd Honda CBR1000RR-R Team HRC 30 0 1 1 0 189 9th Honda CBR1000RR-R Team HRC 35 0 0 0 0 143 13th Honda CBR1000RR-R Team HRC 29 0 1 0 0 134 12th Honda CBR1000RR-R Team HRC 25 0 0 0 0 103 13th Ducati Panigale V4 R Aruba.it Racing – Ducati 30 4 26 1 4 469* 2nd Total 149 4 28 2 4 1038

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 Honda SPA SPA SPA NED NED NED POR POR POR ITA ITA ITA GBR GBR GBR CZE CZE CZE FRA FRA FRA SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR ARG ARG ARG INA INA INA AUS AUS AUS 9th 189 Honda AUS AUS AUS INA INA INA NED NED NED SPA SPA SPA ITA ITA ITA GBR GBR GBR ITA ITA ITA CZE CZE CZE FRA FRA FRA SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR SPA SPA SPA 13th 143 Honda AUS AUS AUS SPA SPA SPA NED NED NED ITA ITA ITA GBR GBR GBR CZE CZE CZE POR POR POR FRA FRA FRA ITA ITA ITA SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR SPA SPA SPA 12th 134 Honda AUS AUS AUS POR POR POR NED NED NED ITA ITA ITA CZE CZE CZE EMI EMI EMI GBR GBR GBR HUN HUN HUN FRA FRA FRA ARA ARA ARA POR POR POR SPA SPA SPA 13th 103 Ducati AUS AUS AUS POR POR POR NED NED NED HUN HUN HUN CZE CZE CZE ARA ARA ARA EMI EMI EMI GBR GBR GBR FRA FRA FRA ITA ITA ITA POR POR POR SPA SPA SPA 2nd 469* Season still in progress.

Records As of 27 September 2026, Lecuona holds the following records:

WorldSBK Most second-place finishes in a single season: 22

Suzuka 8 Hours results Year Team Riders Bike Pos 2022 Honda Team HRC Tetsuta Nagashima Takumi Takahashi Honda CBR1000RR-R SP 1st

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