Xavi Vierge

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Xavi Vierge
Xavi Vierge 2019.jpg
Vierge in 2019
NationalitySpanish
Born (1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 27)
Barcelona, Spain
Current team Team HRC
Bike number97
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years 20152021
Manufacturers Tech 3, Kalex
Championships 0
2021 championship position11th (93 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
1100432519
Superbike World Championship
Active years 2022
Manufacturers Honda
Championships 0
2024 championship position11th (137 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
1080100450

Xavier Vierge Zafra (born 30 April 1997) is a Spanish motorcycle racer, contracted to race for Honda Racing Corporation in the 2022 Superbike World Championship. [1]

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Career

Early career

Vierge in 2015 Xavi Vierge 2015.jpg
Vierge in 2015

Born in Barcelona, Vierge was the 2015 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship runner-up, winning six races, finishing in second three times, and in third place once, out of the eleven races that year.

Moto2 World Championship

Tech 3 Racing (2015–2017)

In the same year, he made his debut in the 2015 Moto2 World Championship as the permanent replacement for Ricard Cardús in the Tech3 team from the tenth round of the season onwards, [2] but failed to score any championship points.

He was retained by the team for the 2016 Moto2 season, where he scored his first Grand Prix points in Argentina and achieved a best result of 8th in Sepang. At the end of the season he collected 37 points, and was awarded the Moto2 Rookie of the Year prize, winning it by one point over Miguel Oliveira. [3]

He stayed with the Tech3 team for the 2017 season, this time partnered by Australian Remy Gardner. At the Italian Grand Prix, Vierge was forced to sit out of the race due to a thoracic trauma following a crash in qualifying. In Assen, Vierge suffered a broken arm in free practice and was again forced to sit out the event. He also had to sit out the next round at Sachsenring and was replaced by Héctor Garzó. At Motegi, Vierge claimed his first podium finish in the championship with a second-place finish. He ended the season 11th in the standings, with 98 points.

Dynavolt Intact GP (2018)

On 5 August 2017, it was announced that Vierge would join Dynavolt Intact GP for the 2018 season, partnering Marcel Schrötter, who was also his teammate at Tech3 in the second half of 2015. He took his first pole at Argentina, and finished the race in second place. At Austria, he had a nasty crash in qualifying after a coming together with Steven Odendaal, causing him to miss the race and the next weekend at Silverstone. He would grab a podium with his third-place finish at Phillip Island, and finish the season in 11th again, with 131 points.

EG 0,0 Marc VDS (2019)

On 22 August 2018, it was confirmed that Vierge would sign for EG 0,0 Marc VDS for the 2019 season, partnering Álex Márquez, the younger brother of Marc Márquez. Vierge replaced Joan Mir, who moved up to MotoGP with Suzuki. His place at Dynavolt Intact GP was taken by Thomas Lüthi, who returned to Moto2 after one season in the premier class. In the opening race in Qatar, also the first race with the new Triumph 765cc triple engines, Vierge qualified in second, took the lead at the start, but then fell back to tenth place by the end of the race. In the next race in Argentina, Vierge took pole position for the second consecutive season, however a problem on the warm-up lap meant he could not start the race. His bad luck continued at Austin, when he was involved in a first-lap crash at turn one along with Fabio Di Giannantonio and Joe Roberts. His unlucky season continued throughout the whole year, his best result being a 4th-place finish, and Vierge only finished 13th in the standings, collecting 81 points.

Petronas Sprinta Racing (2020–2021)

After a disappointing 2019, Vierge moved on to the Sepang Racing Team for the 2020 season, partnering with Jake Dixon. Vierge once again had an underwhelming season, with no podium finishes, a 4th place being his best in Rimini, and one pole position, which he achieved at Catalunya. He finished the season 10th in the standings with 79 points, but 35 points ahead of Dixon.

Vierge stayed with Sepang Racing Team for the 2021 season, once again partnering Jake Dixon. He had one podium finish during the season, a 3rd place from Catalunya, and finished 11th in the standings again, with 93 points.

Superbike World Championship

In September, Vierge and Honda announced that he would be competing in the Superbike World Championship for 2022, replacing Leon Haslam. [4] He will be partnered by fellow MotoGP outcast Iker Lecuona, on the factory Honda ride. [5]

Career statistics

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearBike123456789PosPts
2012 Honda JER
Ret
NAV
10
ARA
13
CAT
12
ALB1
5
ALB2
9
VAL
Ret
15th31
2013 Honda CAT1
Ret
CAT2
12
ARA
Ret
ALB1
Ret
ALB2
15
NAV
Ret
VAL1
12
VAL2
Ret
JER
17
27th9

FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearBike1234567891011PosPts
2014 Tech 3 JER
Ret
ARA1
Ret
ARA2
3
CAT
Ret
ALB
3
NAV1
1
NAV2
3
ALG1
2
ALG2
9
VAL
5
4th111 [6]
2015 Tech 3 ALG1
2
ALG2
1
CAT
Ret
ARA1
3
ARA2
2
ALB
1
NAV1
1
NAV2
2
JER
1
VAL1
1
VAL2
1
2nd226

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd
2015 Moto2 Tech 3 Tech 3 900000NC
2016 Moto2 Tech 3 Tech 3 Racing 1800003720th
2017 Moto2 Tech 3 Tech 3 Racing 1501009811th
2018 Moto2 Kalex Dynavolt Intact GP17021213111th
2019 Moto2 Kalex EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1800108113th
2020 Moto2 Kalex Petronas Sprinta Racing 1500107910th
2021 Moto2 Kalex Petronas Sprinta Racing 1801009311th
Total1100432519

By class

ClassSeasons1st GP1st Pod1st WinRaceWinPodiums Pole FLapPtsWChmp
Moto22015–2021 2015 Indianapolis 2017 Japan 11004325190
Total2015–202111004325190

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearClassBike12345678910111213141516171819PosPts
2015 Moto2 Tech 3 QAT AME ARG SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER INP
Ret
CZE
Ret
GBR
22
RSM
23
ARA
16
JPN
Ret
AUS
19
MAL
22
VAL
17
NC0
2016 Moto2 Tech 3 QAT
Ret
ARG
14
AME
20
SPA
Ret
FRA
15
ITA
Ret
CAT
20
NED
17
GER
Ret
AUT
16
CZE
12
GBR
13
RSM
12
ARA
17
JPN
11
AUS
10
MAL
8
VAL
12
20th37
2017 Moto2 Tech 3 QAT
9
ARG
5
AME
9
SPA
Ret
FRA
9
ITA
DNS
CAT
8
NED
DNS
GER CZE
5
AUT
Ret
GBR
12
RSM
14
ARA
14
JPN
2
AUS
5
MAL
8
VAL
Ret
11th98
2018 Moto2 Kalex QAT
8
ARG
2
AME
Ret
SPA
4
FRA
5
ITA
9
CAT
5
NED
Ret
GER
7
CZE
5
AUT
DNS
GBR
C
RSM
10
ARA
Ret
THA
11
JPN
7
AUS
3
MAL
11
VAL
Ret
11th131
2019 Moto2 Kalex QAT
10
ARG
DNS
AME
Ret
SPA
6
FRA
5
ITA
12
CAT
8
NED
Ret
GER
Ret
CZE
24
AUT
Ret
GBR
10
RSM
8
ARA
10
THA
Ret
JPN
Ret
AUS
Ret
MAL
4
VAL
7
13th81
2020 Moto2 Kalex QAT
9
SPA
10
ANC
8
CZE
12
AUT
5
STY
6
RSM
4
EMI
Ret
CAT
Ret
FRA
Ret
ARA
16
TER
12
EUR
9
VAL
13
POR
10
10th79
2021 Moto2 Kalex QAT
Ret
DOH
9
POR
7
SPA
6
FRA
Ret
ITA
Ret
CAT
3
GER
Ret
NED
8
STY
9
AUT
14
GBR
8
ARA
Ret
RSM
8
AME
8
EMI
Ret
ALR
Ret
VAL
6
11th93

Superbike World Championship

By season

SeasonMotorcycleTeamNumberRaceWinPodium Pole FLap PtsPlcd
2022 Honda CBR1000RR-R Team HRC 9736000016410th
2023 Honda CBR1000RR-R Team HRC 9736010014910th
2024 Honda CBR1000RR-R Team HRC 9736000013711th
2025 Honda CBR1000RR-R Team HRC 973000010*11th*
Total1110100460

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2
2022 Honda SPA
7
SPA
9
SPA
8
NED
11
NED
12
NED
9
POR
5
POR
Ret
POR
9
ITA
7
ITA
4
ITA
Ret
GBR
13
GBR
15
GBR
13
CZE
15
CZE
10
CZE
7
FRA
13
FRA
Ret
FRA
Ret
SPA
12
SPA
7
SPA
6
POR
8
POR
10
POR
8
ARG
9
ARG
8
ARG
6
INA
6
INA
9
INA
7
AUS
8
AUS
8
AUS
Ret
10th164
2023 Honda AUS
7
AUS
12
AUS
11
INA
7
INA
6
INA
3
NED
11
NED
9
NED
Ret
SPA
8
SPA
9
SPA
6
ITA
10
ITA
8
ITA
5
GBR
11
GBR
14
GBR
Ret
ITA
12
ITA
19
ITA
14
CZE
17
CZE
Ret
CZE
9
FRA
12
FRA
9
FRA
9
SPA
12
SPA
7
SPA
8
POR
10
POR
9
POR
15
SPA
10
SPA
11
SPA
13
10th149
2024 Honda AUS
10
AUS
12
AUS
13
SPA
14
SPA
15
SPA
14
NED
10
NED
12
NED
10
ITA
16
ITA
13
ITA
Ret
GBR
Ret
GBR
15
GBR
15
CZE
14
CZE
Ret
CZE
11
POR
13
POR
7
POR
9
FRA
7
FRA
5
FRA
7
ITA
6
ITA
8
ITA
8
SPA
8
SPA
9
SPA
10
POR
8
POR
7
POR
6
SPA
7
SPA
Ret
SPA
13
11th137
2025 Honda AUS
11
AUS
12
AUS
11
POR POR POR NED NED NED ITA ITA ITA CZE CZE CZE EMI EMI EMI GBR GBR GBR HUN HUN HUN FRA FRA FRA ARA ARA ARA POR POR POR SPA SPA SPA 11th*10*

* Season still in progress.

Suzuka 8 Hours results

YearTeamRidersBikePos
2023 Flag of Japan.svg Team HRC Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuta Nagashima
Flag of Japan.svg Takumi Takahashi
Honda CBR1000RR-R SP 1st

References

  1. "World Superbike: Honda signs Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge".
  2. "Moto2: Cardus out, Vierge in at Tech 3". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  3. "Goodbye 2016: FIM Awards Ceremony closes the MotoGP season". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  4. "World Superbike: Xavi Vierge set to join Honda in 2022". www.motorsport.com.
  5. Barstow, Ollie (26 October 2021). "Honda confirms Iker Lecuona, Xavi Vierge for 2022 WorldSBK tilt". Visordown.
  6. "Standings". fimcevrepsol.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.