Xavier Artigas López (born 27 May 2003) is a Spanish motorcycle racer,[1] riding for the Klint Forward Factory Team in the 2024 Moto2 World Championship.[2] He previously competed in Moto3 from 2021 to 2023.
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| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 May 2003 Sant Andreu de la Barca, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Klint Forward Factory Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Early career
2018
Artigas bought attention to himself in the 2018 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, where he won a race, came in second place three times, and finished third once. He finished third in the standings, behind Turkish twins Can Öncü and Deniz Öncü. He also was the 2018 European Talent Cup champion, in spite of not winning a race there.
2019
Artigas moved up to the Moto3 Junior World Championship for the 2019 season, and ended with one race win, one second place, and two third place podium finishes, once again finishing third in the standings. He made a wildcard appearance in the final race of Moto3 in 2019 and managed to score an impressive podium, finishing third in Valencia.[3]
2020
Artigas stayed in the Junior World Championship for the 2020 season, and improved massively. Out of the 11 races held that year, he finished on the top two steps of the podium in eight races (winning two, and runner up six times), ending the season second in the standings, and earning himself a seat with Leopard Racing for the 2021 Moto3 World Championship.[4]
Moto3 World Championship
2021
Artigas' 2021 Moto3 season as a rookie was disappointing. The year began with three straight retirements, while his teammate Dennis Foggia was regularly at the front, scoring a podium in the third race. Artigas improved over the year, collecting regular point finishes, and in the last race of the season at Valencia, following Dennis Foggia and Pedro Acosta making contact on the last lap, Artigas was able to win the race. He finished the season with 72 points, 15th in the standings, and was not extended by Leopard Racing.
Prüstel GP (2022-present)
For 2022, Artigas is contracted to ride for Prüstel GP, next to Carlos Tatay.[2]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Honda | ALB1 | ALB2 | CAT | VAL1 | EST1 | EST2 | JER1 | JER2 | ARA1 | ARA2 | VAL2 13 | 28th | 3 |
| 2018 | Honda | EST1 4 | EST2 7 | VAL1 Ret | VAL2 7 | CAT 2 | ARA1 2 | ARA2 5 | JER1 2 | JER2 3 | ALB 5 | VAL 5 | 1st | 140 |
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 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | JER1 11 | JER2 17 | ASS1 18 | ASS2 11 | SAC1 7 | SAC2 13 | BRN1 13 | BRN2 NC | RBR1 9 | RBR2 15 | MIS 15 | ARA1 14 | ARA2 11 | 16th | 41 |
| 2018 | JER1 5 | JER2 15 | MUG 5 | ASS1 2 | ASS2 3 | SAC1 7 | SAC2 5 | RBR1 2 | RBR2 1 | MIS 5 | ARA1 2 | ARA2 5 | 3rd | 166 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Honda | EST 2 | VAL1 5 | VAL2 4 | FRA 7 | CAT1 Ret | CAT2 3 | ARA 1 | JER1 3 | JER2 11 | ALB 6 | VAL1 5 | VAL2 4 | 3rd | 149 |
| 2020 | Honda | EST 1 | POR 2 | JER1 1 | JER2 2 | JER3 8 | ARA1 2 | ARA2 5 | ARA3 2 | VAL1 21 | VAL2 2 | VAL3 2 | 2nd | 189 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Moto3 | Honda | Leopard Impala Junior Team | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 26th |
| 2021 | Moto3 | Honda | Leopard Racing | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 15th |
| 2022 | Moto3 | CFMoto | CFMoto Racing Prüstel GP | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 16th |
| 2023 | Moto3 | CFMoto | CFMoto Racing Prüstel GP | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 15th |
| 2024 | Moto2 | Forward | Klint Forward Factory Team | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th |
| Total | 61 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 248 | ||||
By class
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto3 | 2019, 2021–2023 | 2019 Valencia | 2019 Valencia | 2021 Valencia | 57 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 248 | 0 |
| Moto2 | 2024–present | 2024 Qatar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2019, 2021–present | 61 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 248 | 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 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR | RSM | ARA | THA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL 3 | 26th | 16 | ||
| 2021 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT Ret | DOH Ret | POR Ret | SPA 9 | FRA 7 | ITA 16 | CAT Ret | GER 9 | NED 9 | STY DNS | AUT | GBR 18 | ARA Ret | RSM Ret | AME 14 | EMI 9 | ALR 8 | VAL 1 | 15th | 72 | |||
| 2022 | Moto3 | CFMoto | QAT 10 | INA 6 | ARG Ret | AME 6 | POR 20 | SPA 5 | FRA Ret | ITA 20 | CAT 10 | GER 13 | NED 5 | GBR 11 | AUT 14 | RSM 20 | ARA 11 | JPN 11 | THA 14 | AUS 14 | MAL 11 | VAL 23 | 16th | 83 | |
| 2023 | Moto3 | CFMoto | POR 8 | ARG 8 | AME 3 | SPA 7 | FRA 7 | ITA Ret | GER 11 | NED 14 | GBR 21 | AUT 19 | CAT 12 | RSM 17 | IND 12 | JPN Ret | INA 19 | AUS 16 | THA 14 | MAL 6 | QAT 20 | VAL 19 | 15th | 77 | |
| 2024 | Moto2 | Forward | QAT 27 | POR DNS | AME 25 | SPA 20 | FRA Ret | CAT | ITA | KAZ | NED | GER | GBR | AUT | CAT | RSM | IND | INA | JPN | AUS | THA | MAL | VAL | 30th* | 0* |
* Season still in progress.
References
External links
- Xavier Artigas at MotoGP.com
- Xavier Artigas at AS.com (in Spanish)
