Aspar Team

Aspar Team (formerly Ángel Nieto Team) is a Grand Prix motorcycle racing team from Spain, competing in the Moto2, Moto3 and MotoE World Championships.

Aspar Team
2024 nameMoto2:
CFMoto Aspar Team

Moto3:
CFMoto Aspar Team

MotoE:
Openbank Aspar Team
BaseSpain
PrincipalÁngel Nieto Jr.
Rider(s)Moto2:
28. Izan Guevara
96. Jake Dixon
Moto3:
78. Joel Esteban
80. David Alonso
MotoE:
21. Kevin Zannoni
81. Jordi Torres
MotorcycleMoto2:
Kalex Moto2
Moto3:
CFMoto Moto3
MotoE:
Ducati V21L
TyresMoto2:
Pirelli
Moto3:
Pirelli
MotoE:
Michelin
Riders' Championships125cc/Moto3:
125cc:
2006: Álvaro Bautista
2007: Gábor Talmácsi
2009: Julián Simón
2011: Nicolás Terol
Moto3:
2020: Albert Arenas
2022: Izan Guevara
Teams' ChampionshipsMoto3:
2022

History

The team was created by former world champion Jorge Martínez in 1992, when he was still riding a Honda RS125R. For 1993 Martínez expanded his operations into the 250cc class debuting with Juan Borja. For the next two seasons the Aspar team switched to Yamaha TZ125 bikes leaving the 250cc division. In 1996 Aspar started an 18-year relationship with Aprilia; in those years he fielded riders like Fonsi Nieto and Arnaud Vincent before entering the 250cc class again, in 2000 with Alex Debón. Between 2006 and 2011 the Aspar team won four World Championship titles in the 125cc class with Álvaro Bautista, Gábor Talmácsi, Julián Simón and Nicolás Terol. Riders that competed with the team in the 250cc class included Toni Elías, Alex de Angelis, Sebastián Porto and Randy de Puniet.

In the 2010 season the Aspar team entered the MotoGP class with Héctor Barberá, who finished in twelfth place aboard a Ducati Desmosedici GP10. Simón finished in second place in the inaugural Moto2 campaign, with teammate Mike Di Meglio finishing in twentieth place. Both riders started the season on Honda-powered RSV Motors frames, switching to a Suter chassis after two races. Nicolás Terol finished in second place in the 125cc class while his teammate Bradley Smith finished fourth, both riding Aprilia RSA 125 motorcycles.

Barberá remained with the team for 2011, recording a best result of 6th at the Spanish Grand Prix. The team expanded to two bikes in 2012, switching from Ducati to ART. Aleix Espargaró and Randy de Puniet dominated the recently created CRT (Claiming Rule Teams) class for two straight years. In 2014, Aspar entered two Honda bikes, after hiring former World Champion Nicky Hayden to partner Hiroshi Aoyama. The duo scored points regularly, but Espargaró claimed a 3rd straight title in the CRT class with Forward Racing. Irishman Eugene Laverty joined the team in 2015, the last year for Hayden in the World Championship before switching to the Superbike World Championship.

Before the 2018 season began, the team changed their name from Aspar Racing Team to Ángel Nieto Team, as a tribute by former team principal Jorge Fernandez to his late compatriot Ángel Nieto. The team also announced Ángel's son Gelete as the new team principal.[1]

Results

YearClassTeam nameMotorcycleNo.RidersRacesWinsPodiumsPolesF. lapsPointsPos.
1992125ccCoronas ElfHonda RS125R6 Jorge Martínez1311837th
11 Heinz Lüthi13122nd
Coronas Aspar64 Juan Borja10NC
1993250ccTeam AsparHonda RS250R30 Juan Borja120000529th
45 Jorge Martínez100000NC
36 Pere Riba Cabana5 (6)00000NC
125ccTeam AsparHonda RS125R6 Jorge Martínez130000748th
1994125ccTeam AsparYamaha TZ1255 Jorge Martínez1413001356th
19 Yoshiaki Katoh70000826th
Juan Enrique Maturana60000432nd
1995125ccTeam Aspar CepsaYamaha TZ1255 Jorge Martínez1300002718th
19 Yoshiaki Katoh1200005514th
51 Ángel Nieto Jr.100000NC
1996125ccTeam AsparAprilia RS125R Jorge Martínez1502311315th
Arnaud Vincent100000NC
2000250ccCC Valencia Airtel AsparAprilia RSV 25030 Alex Debón1600003215th
20 Jerónimo Vidal2 (8)0000237th
125ccCircuito Valencia Aspar ApriliaAprilia RS125R21 Arnaud Vincent1612011327th
44 Héctor Faubel200000NC
2001250ccValência Circuit - Aspar TeamAprilia RSV 2506 Alex Debón1600006011th
10 Fonsi Nieto1502201675th
125ccValência Circuit - Aspar TeamAprilia RS125R31 Ángel Rodríguez1500002720th
44 Héctor Faubel200000NC
2002125ccMaster – Aspar TeamAprilia RS125R22 Pablo Nieto1603101456th
47 Ángel Rodríguez900001724th
80 Héctor Barberá1500005014th
2003250ccAspar Junior TeamAprilia RSV 25011 Joan Olivé1600003812th
33 Héctor Faubel1600003413th
125ccMaster - Mx Onda - AsparAprilia RS125R22 Pablo Nieto1613211487th
80 Héctor Barberá162502164 3rd 
2004250ccRepsol – Aspar Team 250ccAprilia RSV 25010 Fonsi Nieto1601001247th
19 Sebastián Porto1651075256 2nd 
Grefusa – Aspar Team 250cc28 Dirk Heidolf1500001323rd
33 Héctor Faubel1400003117th
22 Iván Silva100000NC
125ccMaster – Repsol Team 125ccAprilia RS 125 R22 Pablo Nieto1602021386th
33 Sergio Gadea1600002919th
2005250ccAprilia Aspar 250ccAprilia RSV 2507 Randy de Puniet1613121388th
19 Sebastián Porto1514021526th
125ccMaster AsparAprilia RS125R33 Sergio Gadea1601126812th
55 Héctor Faubel1603031139th
MVA Aspar28 Jordi Carchano160000629th
84 Julián Miralles600000NC
Aspar Team
MVA Aspar
86 Mateo Túnez20000 (1)0NC
46900010
2006250ccMaster - MVA Aspar TeamAprilia RSW 2507 Alex de Angelis1611105228 3rd 
125ccMaster - MVA AsparAprilia RS 125 R19 Álvaro Bautista1681487338 1st 
21 Mateo Túnez1200000NC
33 Sergio Gadea1505021605th
55 Héctor Faubel162502197 3rd 
75 Mattia Pasini1626221924th
2007250ccMaster MVA Aspar TeamAprilia RSA 2503 Alex de Angelis170815235 3rd 
19 Álvaro Bautista1727111814th
125ccBancaja AsparAprilia RS 125 R14 Gábor Talmácsi1731056282 1st 
Aprilia RSA 12533 Sergio Gadea1713011607th
55 Héctor Faubel1751322277 2nd 
2008250ccMapfre Aspar TeamAprilia RSA 25019 Álvaro Bautista1641157244 2nd 
55 Héctor Faubel1600006414th
125ccBancaja Aspar TeamAprilia RSA 1251 Gábor Talmácsi173942206 3rd 
33 Sergio Gadea1711108312th
Aprilia RS 125 R30 Pere Tutusaus120000926th
26 Adrián Martín50000133rd
54 PJ Jacobsen100000NC
2009250ccMapfre Aspar Team 250ccAprilia RSA 25019 Álvaro Bautista16210342184th
Aprilia RSW 250 LE
Aprilia RSA 250
63 Mike Di Meglio1602101078th
125ccBancaja Aspar Team 125ccAprilia RSA 12533 Sergio Gadea1615011415th
38 Bradley Smith162933223.5 2nd 
60 Julián Simón1671277289 1st 
2010MotoGPPáginas Amarillas AsparDucati Desmosedici GP1040 Héctor Barberá1800009012th
Moto2Mapfre Aspar TeamRSV Motor DR600
Suter MMX
60 Julián Simón170833201 2nd 
63 Mike Di Meglio1600003420th
125ccBancaja Aspar TeamAprilia RSA 12538 Bradley Smith1716312234th
40 Nicolás Terol1631412296 2nd 
2011MotoGPMapfre Aspar Team MotoGPDucati Desmosedici GP118 Héctor Barberá1600008211th
Moto2Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2Suter MMXI21 Javier Forés700000NC
60 Julián Simón1001006814th
18 Jordi Torres1000000NC
35 Raffaele De Rosa1 (13)00000NC
82 Elena Rosell200000NC
20 Iván Moreno200000NC
125ccBankia Aspar TeamAprilia RSA 12518 Nicolás Terol1681175302 1st 
26 Adrián Martín1700004513th
55 Héctor Faubel1714121775th
2012MotoGPPower Electronics AsparAprilia-ART GP1214 Randy de Puniet1800006213th
41 Aleix Espargaró1800007412th
Moto2Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2Suter MMX218 Nicolás Terol1701003717th
24 Toni Elías9 (13)000035 (50)16th
81 Jordi Torres8 (9)00003119th
Moto3Bankia Aspar Team
Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3
Kalex-KTM23 Alberto Moncayo9 (16)010036 (52)17th
55 Héctor Faubel11 (12)000052 (63)16th
94 Jonas Folger8 (15)142088 (93)9th
29 Luca Amato500000NC
2013MotoGPPower Electronics AsparAprilia-ART GP1314 Randy de Puniet1800003615th
41 Aleix Espargaró1800009311th
Moto2Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2
Aspar Team Moto2
Suter MMX218 Nicolás Terol1734111507th
81 Jordi Torres17130112810th
Moto3Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3Kalex-KTM57 Eric Granado170000725th
94 Jonas Folger1604211835th
2014MotoGPDrive M7 AsparHonda RC213V-RS
Honda RCV1000R
7 Hiroshi Aoyama1800006814th
Honda RCV1000R69 Nicky Hayden1300004716th
2 Leon Camier40000127th
Moto2Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2Suter MMX218 Nicolás Terol160000228th
81 Jordi Torres1800005716th
80 Dakota Mamola100000NC
Moto3Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3Kalex-KTM58 Juan Francisco Guevara1800004617th
2015MotoGPAspar MotoGP TeamHonda RC213V-RS50 Eugene Laverty180000922nd
69 Nicky Hayden1800001620th
Moto3Mapfre Team MahindraMahindra MGP3O21 Francesco Bagnaia1801007614th
58 Juan Francisco Guevara1700001524th
88 Jorge Martín1800004517th
2016MotoGPAspar Team MotoGP
Pull & Bear Aspar Team
Ducati Desmosedici GP1450 Eugene Laverty1800007713th
68 Yonny Hernández1800002022nd
Moto3Aspar Mahindra Team Moto3
Pull & Bear Aspar Mahindra Team
Mahindra MGP3O21 Francesco Bagnaia1826101454th
88 Jorge Martín1601007216th
MRW Mahindra Aspar Team
Aspar Mahindra Team Moto3
12 Albert Arenas2 (12)00000 (2)35th
1 (12)00000 (2)
2017MotoGPPull&Bear Aspar TeamDucati Desmosedici GP1619 Álvaro Bautista1800007512th
Ducati Desmosedici GP1517 Karel Abraham1800003220th
Moto3Mahindra Motard Aspar
Aspar Mahindra Moto3
Mahindra MRW Aspar Team
Mahindra MGP3O48 Lorenzo Dalla Porta180000928th
75 Albert Arenas1200001426th
31 Raúl Fernández10000040th
200000
6 María Herrera2 (15)00000 (1)35th
2018MotoGPÁngel Nieto TeamDucati Desmosedici GP1719 Álvaro Bautista17 (18)000092 (105)12th
Ducati Desmosedici GP17
Ducati Desmosedici GP16
17 Karel Abraham1800001223rd
Ducati Desmosedici GP167 Mike Jones10000030th
Moto3Ángel Nieto Team Moto3KTM RC250GP16 Andrea Migno1801008411th
75 Albert Arenas1722001079th
25 Raúl Fernández3 (4)00009 (16)28th
2019Moto2Gaviota Ángel Nieto Team
Sama Qatar Ángel Nieto Team
Inde Ángel Nieto Team
KTM Moto218 Xavier Cardelús190000035th
96 Jake Dixon170000725th
54 Mattia Pasini1 (12)00000 (35)20th
Moto3Gaviota Ángel Nieto Team
Sama Qatar Ángel Nieto Team
Valresa Ángel Nieto Team
KTM RC250GP25 Raúl Fernández1900006021st
75 Albert Arenas17130010811th
81 Aleix Viu20000042nd
73 Maximilian Kofler20000043rd
MotoEOpenbank Ángel Nieto TeamEnergica Ego Corsa6 María Herrera600002714th
18 Nicolás Terol600003312th
2020Moto2Aspar TeamInde Aspar Team Moto2
Openbank Aspar Team Moto2
Oceanica Aspar Team Moto2
Kipin Energy Aspar Team Moto2
Pull&Bear Aspar Team Moto2
Speed Up SF20T44 Arón Canet1200006714th
55 Hafizh Syahrin1400002121st
5 Alejandro Medina10000035th
18 Xavier Cardelús20000034th
Moto3Aspar Team Gaviota
Gaviota Aspar Team Moto3
Solunion Aspar Team Moto3
Valresa Aspar Team
Pull&Bear Aspar Team Moto3
KTM RC250GP75 Albert Arenas153501174 1st 
82 Stefano Nepa1500003820th
MotoEOpenbank Aspar TeamEnergica Ego Corsa6 María Herrera700003317th
55 Alejandro Medina700003613th
2021Moto2Inde Aspar Team
Solunion Aspar Team
Kipin Energy Aspar Team
Aspar Team Moto2
QuieroCorredor Aspar Team
Boscoscuro B-2144 Arón Canet1805001646th
75 Albert Arenas1800002821st
Moto3GasGas Gaviota Aspar
GasGas Valresa Aspar Team
Solunion GasGas Aspar Team
Gaviota GasGas Aspar Team
Santander Consumer GasGas
Valresa GasGas Aspar Team
MuchoNeumatico GasGas Aspar Team
GasGas RC250GP11 Sergio García163611188 3rd 
28 Izan Guevara1811041258th
80 David Alonso10000038th
MotoEOpenBank Aspar TeamEnergica Ego Corsa6 María Herrera700002715th
54 Fermín Aldeguer70010519th
2022Moto2GasGas Aspar TeamKalex Moto275 Albert Arenas2000009012th
96 Jake Dixon200620168.56th
11 Mattia Pasini2 (3)0000133rd
Moto3GasGas RC250GP11 Sergio García1931010257 2nd 
28 Izan Guevara2071252319 1st 
80 David Alonso10000044th
77 Filippo Farioli10000033rd
MotoEOpenBank Aspar TeamEnergica Ego Corsa6 María Herrera1200002117th
70 Marc Alcoba12000046.513th
2023Moto2GasGas Aspar TeamKalex Moto228 Izan Guevara1800002022nd
96 Jake Dixon1925212044th
81 Jordi Torres20000032nd
Moto3GasGas RC250GP6 Ryusei Yamanaka2000018413th
80 David Alonso204803245 3rd 
MotoEOpenbank Aspar TeamDucati V21L6 María Herrera1600001718th
81 Jordi Torres162643217 2nd 
2024Moto2CFMoto Aspar TeamKalex Moto228 Izan Guevara000000*
96 Jake Dixon000000*
Moto3CFMoto Moto378 Joel Esteban000000*
80 David Alonso000000*
MotoEOpenbank Aspar TeamDucati V21L21 Kevin Zannoni000000*
81 Jordi Torres000000*
Key
Regular rider
Replacement rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement/wildcard rider
Notes

* Season still in progress.

MotoGP results

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

YearTeamMotorcycleTyresNo.Riders12345678910111213141516171819PointsPos.
2010Páginas Amarillas Aspar Racing TeamDucati Desmosedici GP10BQATESPFRAITAGBRNEDCATGERUSACZEINDSMRARAJPNMALAUSPORVAL909th
40 Héctor Barberá12138121112109Ret910911131114108
2011Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGPDucati Desmosedici GP11BQATESPPORFRACATGBRNEDITAGERUSACZEINDSMRARAJPNAUSMALVAL827th
8 Héctor Barberá126Ret9111112711910Ret98RetC11
6 Damian CudlinRetDNS
2012Power Electronics AsparART GP12BQATESPPORFRACATGBRNEDGERITAUSAINDCZESMRARAJPNMALAUSVAL1366th
14 Randy de Puniet13Ret13Ret15128111211Ret8911RetRet1112
41 Aleix Espargaró151212131311Ret131391010Ret101281011
2013Power Electronics AsparART GP13BQATAMEESPFRAITACATNEDGERUSAINDCZEGBRSMRARAMALAUSJPNVAL1297th
14 Randy de Puniet1214RetRet11Ret1212RetRet15161713121013Ret
41 Aleix Espargaró11119138888Ret1210101311911Ret11
2014Drive M7 AsparHonda RCV1000RBQATAMEARGESPFRAITACATNEDGERINDCZEGBRSMRARAJPNAUSMALVAL1169th
2 Leon CamierRet151616
69 Nicky Hayden8111111RetDNS12171491410Ret13
7 Hiroshi Aoyama11121012141415161210131412813811
Honda RC213V-S15
2015Aspar MotoGP TeamHonda RC213V-SBQATAMEARGESPFRAITACATNEDGERINDCZEGBRSMRARAJPNAUSMALVAL2512th
50 Eugene Laverty18161718141512Ret1719Ret171914171919Ret
69 Nicky Hayden1713161711RetRet1616161712171513Ret1617
2016Aspar Team MotoGP (Rd. 1 - 8)
Pull & Bear Aspar Team (Rd. 9 - 18)
Ducati Desmosedici GP14MQATARGAMEESPFRAITACATNEDGERAUTCZEGBRSMRARAJPNAUSMALVAL9710th
50 Eugene Laverty124129111313711186121414Ret141216
68 Yonny HernándezRetRet1415Ret1617Ret1817111116161213RetRet
2017Pull&Bear Aspar TeamDucati Desmosedici GP15MQATARGAMEESPFRAITACATNEDGERCZEAUTGBRSMRARAJPNAUSMALVAL1079th
17 Karel Abraham1410Ret15Ret161471713141317RetRet14Ret14
Ducati Desmosedici GP1619 Álvaro BautistaRet415RetRet57Ret6Ret810128Ret1711Ret
2018Ángel Nieto TeamDucati Desmosedici GP16MQATARGAMEESPFRAITACATNEDGERCZEAUTGBRSMRARATHAJPNAUSMALVAL1048th
7 Mike Jones18
17 Karel Abraham1520Ret1817Ret13Ret181821C201517Ret11Ret14
Ducati Desmosedici GP1719 Álvaro Bautista1316158Ret9995910C9Ret857Ret
Notes

* Season still in progress.

References

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