Diogo Moreira Nascimento (born 23 April 2004) is a Brazilian motorcycle racer, currently competing in the 2025 Moto2 World Championship for the Italtrans Racing Team.

Diogo Moreira
Born (2004-04-23) 23 April 2004 (age 20)
São Paulo, Brazil
Current teamItaltrans Racing Team
Bike number10
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2024
ManufacturersKalex
2024 championship position14th (80 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
18 0 1 0 0 80
Moto3 World Championship
Active years20222023
ManufacturersKTM
2023 championship position8th (131 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
39 1 3 2 0 243

Career

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After starting his motorcycle career in motocross in Brazil, Moreira moved to Spain in 2017 in order to continue his career.[1] 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 also of the CEV, having a fifth place as his best result and finishing eleventh.[2] In 2021, he remained in the same category, finishing eleventh again.[3]

Moto3

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In 2022, Moreira entered in the world championship in the Moto3 class with the MT Helmets - MSI team who entrust him with a KTM RC250GP, his teammate was Ryusei Yamanaka.[4] He took his first pole at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone and finished the season in eighth place[5] in the standings, making him the rookie of the year.[6][7]

Moto2

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Italtrans Racing Team has officially decided on their rider line-up for 2024. Moreira will make his Moto2 debut in the 2024 season, teaming up with Dennis Foggia.[8]

Career statistics

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CEV Moto4 Championship

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By season

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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

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Races by year

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(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
14
EST
6
VAL
6
VAL
8
CAT
ARA
ARA
15
JER
2
JER
1
ALB
2
VAL
6th 96

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

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Races by year

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(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
14
POR
11
JER1
5
JER2
7
JER3
6
ARA1
28
ARA2
9
ARA3
Ret
VAL1
Ret
VAL2
18
VAL3
11
10th 49
2021 Honda EST
9
VAL1
3
VAL2
Ret
CAT1
Ret
CAT2
DNS
POR
Ret
ARA
7
JER1
6
JER2
9
RSM
11
VAL3
Ret
VAL4
8
11th 62

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

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Races by year

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(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
2
POR2
8
SPA1
3
SPA2
2
MUG1
3
MUG2
15
GER1
6
GER2
4
RBR1
RBR2
RBR3
RBR4
ARA1
4
ARA2
6
6th 127

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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By season

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Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2022 Moto3 KTM MT Helmets – MSI 19 0 0 1 0 112 8th
2023 Moto3 KTM MT Helmets – MSI 20 1 3 1 0 131 8th
2024 Moto2 Kalex Italtrans Racing Team 18 0 1 0 0 80 14th
Total 57 1 4 2 0 323

By class

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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–present 2024 Qatar 2024 Solidarity 18 0 1 0 0 80 0
Total 2022–present 57 1 4 2 0 323 0

Races by year

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(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 Pos Pts
2022 Moto3 KTM QAT
6
INA
Ret
ARG
6
AME
Ret
POR
10
SPA
10
FRA
14
ITA
Ret
CAT
DNS
GER
16
NED
16
GBR
6
AUT
6
RSM
7
ARA
15
JPN
6
THA
6
AUS
7
MAL
5
VAL
8
8th 112
2023 Moto3 KTM POR
3
ARG
2
AME
4
SPA
10
FRA
Ret
ITA
7
GER
7
NED
12
GBR
7
AUT
8
CAT
16
RSM
12
IND
13
JPN
14
INA
1
AUS
Ret
THA
13
MAL
Ret
QAT
26
VAL
Ret
8th 131
2024 Moto2 Kalex QAT
22
POR
18
AME
14
SPA
Ret
FRA
26
CAT
Ret
ITA
11
NED
16
GER
4
GBR
Ret
AUT
16
ARA
17
RSM
8
EMI
DNS
INA JPN
8
AUS
5
THA
5
MAL
10
SLD
3
14th 80

References

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  1. ^ "#92 Diogo Moreira". Red Bull A.G. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Risultati ufficiali del CEV 2020". 1 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Risultati ufficiali del CEV 2021". 21 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Moreira dá passo seguinte na carreira e estreia na Moto3 na temporada 2022 com MSI". 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Moto3 2022 - World Championship Classification" (PDF). Dorna Sports S.L. 6 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Moto3 2022 - Rookie of the Year Classification" (PDF). Dorna Sports S.L. 6 November 2022.
  7. ^ "FIM MotoGP Awards: All the winners from the 2022 season". 7 November 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Diogo Moreira officially confirmed in Moto2 for 2024 with Italtrans Racing Team". Motorcyclesports. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.