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Riders

Aleix Espargaro

Spain

37
Age
30.07.1989

Career

Pace and style

Pace

MetricValueUsual rangeRankn
Race pace+0.55%0.31–0.9712/54139
One-lap pace (qualifying)+0.89%0.58–1.1915/54120
Long run (practice)+0.81%0.45–1.4213/59226
Fast lap (practice)+0.83%0.46–1.3221/60387

Percentage above the fastest rider of each session (median over all their sessions): 0% would mean always being the fastest. The usual range goes from their good quartile to their bad one. Rank: among all riders with enough data.

Style

MetricValueUsual rangeRankn
Consistency (pace variation)0.33%0.25–0.4440/54122
Places gained grid → finish0.00-4.00–3.0063/82253
Hides pace for qualifying−0.07-0.78–0.4929/49118
Hides pace for the race−0.07-0.67–0.4230/3849
Qualifying specialist (+) or diesel (−)−0.16—39/43120
Races better than qualifies−0.77-2.60–1.2654/74193
Top speed362.4 km/h—17/6412492

Descriptive: how the rider has done so far, not a prediction. "Hides pace" is not very stable from one year to the next: always look at the usual range.

Race and qualifying

Racecraft by phase

−0.73
Start
−0.21
First laps
−0.33
End of race
−0.54
Total

Positions gained (+) or lost (−) in each phase versus what the rider’s position would suggest, over 17 races. Descriptive.

Races better than qualifies?

Positions finished better (+) or worse (−) than the starting position suggests, per season.

SeasonBeats the gridn
2025−2.063
2024−1.0015
2023−0.6716
2022−0.2019
2021−0.0913
2020−1.299
2019−1.1014
2018−0.5411
2017+0.608
2016−0.3612
2015−1.7115
2014−0.8414
2013−1.1316
2012−1.2416
2010−0.3612

Q2 risk

2%
Q2 with best lap cancelled
6%
Disastrous Q2

Over 64 Q2 sessions since 2021. Disaster = best lap more than 1% slower than the others' median.

Tyres

Tyre management

Metrics/lapUsual rangeRankn
Degradation in practice · Medium+0.2090.089–0.3094/346
Degradation in practice · Soft+0.4430.443–0.79612/133
Race degradation (fuel-corrected)+0.0480.018–0.07843/54122
Pace loss in the race+0.028-0.002–0.05943/54122

Seconds lost per lap over a run. Lower is better: better tyre management.

Tyres race by race

GPFront / rearRel. paceDeg. s/lapGrid→Pos.
2025 CATMedium / Medium+1.74%+0.14718→17
2025 GBRMedium / Medium+3.25%—21→—
2025 NEDHard / Soft ★+2.07%+0.01321→16
2025 SPAMedium / Medium+0.87%+0.00519→17
2025 VALHard / Medium+0.66%+0.06314→—
2024 AMEMedium / Soft+0.44%−0.0117→7
2024 ARAMedium / Medium+1.42%−0.00211→10
2024 AUSHard / Soft+1.04%−0.00219→16
2024 AUTMedium / Medium+1.38%+0.0674→9
2024 CATMedium / Medium+0.67%+0.0721→4

★ = chose the minority compound. Degradation includes fuel and traffic: only compare within the same race.

Circuits, team and injuries

Strongest and weakest circuits

Over one lap · Weak at: QAT (−1.13), ITA (−3.80)

In races · Weak at: AUT (−0.38)

Affinity: how much better (+) or worse (−) the rider performs at this circuit versus their own average, in percentage points of gap. Only cases with enough signal are shown.

Against the teammate

SeasonTeamTeammateRaceGridPoints
2024Aprilia RacingMaverick Viñales7–116–13163–190
2023Aprilia RacingMaverick Viñales11–98–12206–204
2022Aprilia RacingMaverick Viñales13–614–6212–122
2021Aprilia Racing Team GresiniLorenzo Savadori7–110–1120–4
2020Aprilia Racing Team GresiniBradley Smith7–410–142–12
2019Aprilia Racing Team GresiniAndrea Iannone9–818–163–43
2018Aprilia Racing Team GresiniScott Redding11–517–244–20
2017Aprilia Racing Team GresiniSam Lowes9–414–262–5
2016Team SUZUKI ECSTARMaverick Viñales2–165–1393–202
2015Team SUZUKI ECSTARMaverick Viñales13–514–4105–97
2014NGM Forward RacingColin Edwards9–110–0126–11
2013Power Electronics AsparRandy De Puniet15–217–193–36
2012Power Electronics AsparRandy De Puniet12–68–1074–62
2010Pramac Racing TeamMika Kallio10–414–265–43

Who finishes ahead in the races both started; a retirement loses to a classified finish. With fewer than 8 races together it is only indicative.

Injuries and absences

SeasonGPTypeNote
2025FRAAbsentsense cap resultat entre dos caps de setmana disputats
2025GBRComeback1r event després de absent (FRA)
2025ARAAbsentsense cap resultat entre dos caps de setmana disputats
2025ITAAbsentsense cap resultat entre dos caps de setmana disputats
2025NEDComeback2r event després de absent (ARA)
2025GERAbsentsense cap resultat entre dos caps de setmana disputats
2025CZEAbsentsense cap resultat entre dos caps de setmana disputats
2025AUTAbsentsense cap resultat entre dos caps de setmana disputats
2025HUNAbsentsense cap resultat entre dos caps de setmana disputats
2025CATComeback2r event després de absent (AUT)
2025RSMAbsentsense cap resultat entre dos caps de setmana disputats
2025JPNAbsentsense cap resultat entre dos caps de setmana disputats
2025INAAbsentsense cap resultat entre dos caps de setmana disputats
2025AUSAbsentsense cap resultat entre dos caps de setmana disputats
2025MALAbsentsense cap resultat entre dos caps de setmana disputats
2025PORAbsentsense cap resultat entre dos caps de setmana disputats
2025VALComeback2r event després de absent (MAL)