Fermín Aldeguer Mengual (born 5 April 2005) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who races for the Ducati satellite team Gresini Racing in MotoGP.
Aldeguer became the second-youngest rider (20 years and 183 days old) to win a MotoGP race, behind Marc Márquez, after winning the 2025 Indonesian Grand Prix. He joined fellow Spanish riders Marc Márquez, Dani Pedrosa, and Jorge Lorenzo as riders to have won a premier-class race before the age of 21 in the MotoGP era. Aldeguer is set to leave Gresini at the end of to join the VR46 Racing Team.
Personal life Aldeguer was born in Murcia, same area where the fellow MotoGP rider Pedro Acosta is from.
Aldeguer is managed by former Grand Prix motorcycle racer Héctor Faubel.
Career Moto2 World Championship Speed Up Racing (2021–2024) In 2021, Aldeguer made several replacement appearances for the injured and suspended Yari Montella in the Moto2 category while competing full time in MotoE with the Aspar Team. He eventually replaced Montella for the last four rounds of the Moto2 season after the MotoE campaign ended in Misano. He ended the 2021 Moto2 campaign with two point scoring finishes in eight races, a 12th place in Mugello, and a 7th place in Aragon. At the end of the 2021 season, Aldeguer and the Speed Up team came to a new, three-year contract agreement.
MotoGP Gresini Racing (2025–2026)
2025 On 28 August 2024, it was announced that he would sign a two-year contract with Gresini Racing moving up to MotoGP for the 2025 season. Aldeguer saw a consistent curve of improvement in the early races of 2025, as he took his first sprint and main race podiums at the French Grand Prix. A second podium finish came at the Red Bull Ring, with a late charge to second place. Aldeguer won his first race in the premier class after newly crowned world champion Marc Márquez and polesitter Marco Bezzecchi collided on opening lap at the Indonesian Grand Prix and became second-youngest rider to win a MotoGP race after Márquez himself.
2026 Aldeguer retain Gresini Racing for 2026 season. Aldeguer took his first podium of the season with a second-place finish at the Catalan Grand Prix.
VR46 Racing Team (2027–) 2027 On 26 August 2026, it was announced that he had signed a two-year contract with VR46 Racing Team for .
Career statistics European Talent Cup 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 2018 Honda EST1 EST2 VAL1 VAL2 CAT ARA1 ARA2 JER1 JER2 ALB VAL 10th 58 2019 Honda EST EST VAL VAL CAT ARA ARA JER JER ALB VAL 3rd 126
FIM CEV Stock600 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 2020 Yamaha EST1 EST2 POR1 POR2 JER1 JER2 ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 VAL1 VAL2 1st 246
FIM CEV Moto2 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 12 Pos Pts 2021 Boscoscuro EST1 EST2 VAL CAT1 CAT2 POR1 POR2 ARA1 ARA2 JER1 JER2 VAL 1st 265
Grand Prix motorcycle racing By season Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd 2021 MotoE Energica OpenBank Aspar Team 7 0 0 1 0 51 9th Moto2 Boscoscuro Speed Up Racing 8 0 0 0 0 13 25th Moto2 Boscoscuro Speed Up Racing 20 0 0 2 0 80 15th Moto2 Boscoscuro Speed Up Racing 20 5 7 3 4 212 3rd Moto2 Boscoscuro Speed Up Racing 19 3 5 3 2 182 5th MotoGP Ducati BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP 22 1 3 0 1 214 8th MotoGP Ducati BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP 12 0 1 0 1 122* 10th* Total 108 9 16 9 8 874
By class Class Seasons 1st GP 1st pod 1st win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp MotoE 2021 2021 Spain 7 0 0 1 0 51 0 Moto2 2021–2024 2021 Italy 2023 Great Britain 2023 Great Britain 67 8 12 8 6 487 0 MotoGP 2025–present 2025 Thailand 2025 France 2025 Indonesia 34 1 4 0 2 336 0 Total 2021–present 108 9 16 9 8 874 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 2021 MotoE Energica SPA FRA CAT NED AUT RSM1 RSM2 9th 51 Moto2 Boscoscuro QAT DOH POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED STY AUT GBR ARA RSM AME EMI ALR VAL 25th 13 Moto2 Boscoscuro QAT INA ARG AME POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED GBR AUT RSM ARA JPN THA AUS MAL VAL 15th 80 Moto2 Boscoscuro POR ARG AME SPA FRA ITA GER NED GBR AUT CAT RSM IND JPN INA AUS THA MAL QAT VAL 3rd 212 Moto2 Boscoscuro QAT POR AME SPA FRA CAT ITA NED GER GBR AUT ARA RSM EMI INA JPN AUS THA MAL SLD 5th 182 MotoGP Ducati THA ARG AME QAT SPA FRA GBR ARA ITA NED GER CZE AUT HUN CAT RSM JPN INA AUS MAL POR VAL 8th 214 MotoGP Ducati THA BRA USA SPA FRA CAT ITA HUN CZE NED GER GBR ARA RSM AUT JPN INA AUS MAL QAT POR VAL 10th* 122* Half points awarded as less than half of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed. Season still in progress.
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