| Ethan Sparks | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 8 December 2010 Pembury, Kent, England [1] |
| Current team | MLav Racing |
| Bike number | 62 |
Ethan Gavin Sparks [2] (born in Pembury on 8 December 2010, and raised in Maidstone) is a British motorcycle racer who is set to compete in the 2026 Moto4 European Cup with MLav Racing, [3] as well as in the 2026 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. [4] [5] He is the 2025 British Talent Cup champion,
Sparks has been coached by Michael Laverty, Danny Webb, and former Isle of Man TT and Grand Prix race winner Chas Mortimer. [6]
Sparks was born in Pembury, England. He started riding minibikes at the age of five, at a Swindon-based academy. [7]
His first championship participation was in the Cool FAB British Minibike Championship in 2017, where he claimed his first win in his debut year. [7] Sparks moved up to the Mini GP50 Cool Fab Championship for 2020, aged nine, a category previously won by Scott Redding, Danny Kent, and Scott Ogden. [6] He claimed the title in his rookie season and became the youngest-ever winner of the class. [8] [9] Sparks stepped up to the GP70 class, where he would go on to win back-to-back titles for the next three years.
These results earned him a wildcard appearance in the 2022 Spanish Moto4 championship at Jerez. [10] In 2023, he returned to Moto4 for a second year, this time clinching three podiums—two third-place finishes at Aragón and Estoril, and a win at Valencia. [11] [12]
In 2025, Sparks was selected to compete in the British Talent Cup. [13] He claimed the British Talent Cup title in his rookie year, becoming the first rider to do so, with six wins and 13 podiums in total. [14] [15] This feat granted him a spot in the 2026 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. [5] [16]
Sparks entered the 2025 European Talent Cup with MRE Talent. [17] He failed to qualify on his debut at Estoril, but made the cut in the following round at Jerez, finishing 13th and 10th in Races 1 and 2. Sparks missed two rounds due to his participation in the British Talent Cup, and his best finish was ninth place at Montmeló. [18] On 26 November 2025, it was announced that Sparks would be joining the Michael Laverty-led MLav Racing team in the 2026 Moto4 European Cup. [3]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos | Pts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | ||||
| 2025 | Honda | DON 4 | DON 2 | SIL Ret | SIL 4 | SNE Ret | SNE 2 | BRH 1 | BRH 1 | THR 2 | THR 5 | DON 1 | DON 1 | DON 2 | ASS 1 | ASS 2 | OUL 2 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | 1st | 327 |
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Honda | EST1 DNQ | EST2 DNQ | JER1 13 | JER2 10 | MAG1 Ret | MAG2 16 | ARA | MIS1 | MIS2 | CAT 9 | VAL 17 | 23rd | 16 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos | Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 2026 | KTM | JER | JER | LMS | LMS | MUG | MUG | ASS | ASS | SAC | SAC | MIS | MIS | RBR | RBR | NC | 0 |