Diogo Moreira Nascimento (born 23 April 2004) is a Brazilian motorcycle racer who competes in the 2026 MotoGP World Championship for LCR Honda. He is the 2025 Moto2 World Champion, and the first Brazilian to win a championship in any class of Grand Prix racing.
Career After starting his motorcycle career in motocross in Brazil, Moreira moved to Spain in 2017 in order to continue his career. In 2019, he made his debut in the Talent Cup of the CEV International Championship, obtaining one victory and three podiums, finishing in sixth place. In 2020, he moved to the Moto3 class of the CEV, recording a fifth place as his best finish and finishing eleventh in the standings. In 2021, he remained in the same category, finishing eleventh again.
Moto3 In 2022, Moreira joined the world championship in the Moto3 class with the MT Helmets - MSI team, riding a KTM RC250GP. He took his first pole position in Silverstone and finished the season in eighth place in the standings. He was named Rookie of the Year.
Moreira began the 2023 season with two more podium finishes in Portugal and Argentina. His results trailed off during the midseason. He claimed his first pole position of the year in Indonesia, followed by his first Grand Prix race win. He then recorded three non-finishes in the last five races of the season, and finished again in eighth place.
Moto2 In 2024, Moreira made his Moto2 debut for the Italtrans Racing Team, alongside Dennis Foggia. After a string of early crashes and finishes outside the points positions, his season began to improve after the summer break. He took his first podium in Moto2 at the final race of the season, the Solidarity GP, and finished ranked thirteenth in the standings. He was named Rookie of the Year.
In 2025, Moreira made history at the Dutch TT as the first Brazilian winner of a Moto2 race. Moreira began to shrink his massive points deficit to rival Manuel González, winning further races in Austria, Indonesia and Portugal. He arrived at the final race of the season in Valencia as championship leader, with a 24-point advantage over González. After finishing the race in tenth, Moreira became Moto2 champion. He was the first Brazilian champion in any class of motorcycle Grand Prix racing.
MotoGP On 14 October 2025, it was announced that Moreira would join the LCR Honda team for the 2026 MotoGP season, replacing Somkiat Chantra. He is the first Brazilian to compete in the premier class since Alex Barros retired in .
Career statistics
CEV Moto4 Championship
By season Season Class Motorcycle Race Win Podium Pole Pts Plcd 2018 Moto4 BeOn N/A 0 2 N/A 101 2nd
FIM European Talent Cup 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 2019 Honda EST EST VAL VAL CAT ARA ARA JER JER ALB VAL 6th 96
FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World 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 2020 Honda EST POR JER1 JER2 JER3 ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 VAL1 VAL2 VAL3 10th 49 2021 Honda EST VAL1 VAL2 CAT1 CAT2 POR ARA JER1 JER2 RSM VAL3 VAL4 11th 62
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Pts 2021 POR1 POR2 SPA1 SPA2 MUG1 MUG2 GER1 GER2 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 RBR4 ARA1 ARA2 6th 127
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd Moto3 KTM MT Helmets – MSI 19 0 0 1 0 112 8th Moto3 KTM MT Helmets – MSI 20 1 3 1 0 131 8th Moto2 Kalex Italtrans Racing Team 18 0 1 0 0 80 13th Moto2 Kalex Italtrans Racing Team 22 4 9 7 3 287 1st MotoGP Honda Honda LCR 7 0 0 0 0 23* 17th* Total 86 5 13 9 3 632
By class Class Seasons 1st GP 1st pod 1st win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp Moto3 2022–2023 2022 Qatar 2023 Portugal 2023 Indonesia 39 1 3 2 0 243 0 Moto2 2024–2025 2024 Qatar 2024 Solidarity 2025 Dutch 40 4 10 7 3 366 1 MotoGP 2026– 2026 Thailand 7 0 0 0 0 23 0 Total 2022–present 86 5 13 9 3 632 1
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 Moto3 KTM QAT INA ARG AME POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED GBR AUT RSM ARA JPN THA AUS MAL VAL 8th 112 Moto3 KTM POR ARG AME SPA FRA ITA GER NED GBR AUT CAT RSM IND JPN INA AUS THA MAL QAT VAL 8th 131 Moto2 Kalex QAT POR AME SPA FRA CAT ITA NED GER GBR AUT ARA RSM EMI INA JPN AUS THA MAL SLD 13th 80 Moto2 Kalex THA ARG AME QAT SPA FRA GBR ARA ITA NED GER CZE AUT HUN CAT RSM JPN INA AUS MAL POR VAL 1st 287 MotoGP Honda THA BRAUSASPAFRACATITAHUNCZENEDGERGBRARARSMAUTJPN INA AUS MALQAT POR VAL 16th* 43*
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