Who is David Alonso? Meet MotoGP's next superstar
Here's the thing about : his resume is nothing short of wild. The Colombian sensation has just signed a multi-year deal with HRC, locking in his premier class arrival for the new 850cc era. He will get his first taste of MotoGP machinery at the post-season Test, setting up a fascinating storyline. And yes, he becomes the first Colombian to join the MotoGP grid since Yonny Hernandez in 2016. He is joined in making the step up by his current Moto2 CFMOTO Aspar teammate, .
To understand the hype, you have to look at how this machine builds results. Way back in 2019, the #80 grabbed four podiums in his maiden European Championship season. That immediately set up a fierce title attack in 2020 where he rattled off four wins from the opening four races plus another victory at Valencia, crowning him the 2020 European Talent Cup Champion. In that same year, he debuted in the Red Bull Rookies Cup with a win and finished P4 overall. By 2021, the Red Bull Rookies Cup turned into the Alonso Show as he claimed the title with six wins, while also putting in consistent points and podiums in the Moto3 Junior World Championship.
After a maiden class win at Valencia in 2022, the Grand Prix paddock called for 2023. His rookie Moto3 season was eye-catching, starting with a maiden podium at Jerez and a breakout win at . From there, he collected six podiums in the final 10 Grand Prix weekends, winning four times. But 2024? That blew all expectations out of the water. Starting with victory in Qatar, Alonso stormed to an astonishing 14 wins, a 75% podium record, 421 points, and broke the record for the most Grand Prix wins in a single season ever in any class. In doing so, he smashed ’s previous record of 11 lightweight class wins in a single season, became the first Colombian Grand Prix World Champion, and earned the fitting nickname BabyGoat.
Moving up to Moto2 brought a steep learning curve with an inconsistent start to 2025, scoring points in just three of the opening six races. But Silverstone acted as a turning point again with P3, followed by a historic first intermediate class victory in Hungary. Further podiums in Australia, Malaysia, and Portugal set the stage for 2026. His sophomore season has brought serious consistency, landing inside the top five four times in the opening five rounds, backed by a podium at Brno and a victory at Assen that lifted him to P4 in the standings.
