David Alonso
{{Short description|Colombian motorcycle racer (born 2006)}}
{{about|the Colombian motorcycle racer|the Mexican boxer|David Alonso López|the Paraguayan footballer|Angel David Alonso|the Spanish handball player|David Fernández Alonso}}
{{EngvarB|date=March 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox motorcycle rider
| name = David Alonso
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = David Alonso Gómez{{fnf|Alonso|Gómez|lang=Spanish}}
| nationality = Colombian
Spanish
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|04|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Madrid, Spain
| Current team = CFMoto Aspar Team
| Bike number = 80
| website =
| Moto2 Active years = {{MGP|2025|Moto2}}–
| Moto2 Manufacturers = Kalex
| Moto2 Championships =
| Moto2 Race Starts = 8
| Moto2 Race Wins = 0
| Moto2 Podiums = 1
| Moto2 Poles = 0
| Moto2 Fatest laps = 0
| Moto2 Total Points = 28
| Moto2 Last season =
| Moto2 Last position =
| Moto3 Active years = {{MGP|2021|Moto3}}–{{MGP|2024|Moto3}}
| Moto3 Manufacturers = Gas Gas ({{MGP|2021|Moto3}}–{{MGP|2023|Moto3}})
CFMoto ({{MGP|2024|Moto3}})
| Moto3 Championships = 1 ({{MGP|2024|Moto3}})
| Moto3 Race Starts = 42
| Moto3 Race Wins = 18
| Moto3 Podiums = 23
| Moto3 Poles = 7
| Moto3 Fastest laps = 6
| Moto3 Total Points = 666
| Moto3 Last season = 2024
| Moto3 Last position = 1st (421 pts)
}}
David Alonso Gómez (born 25 April 2006) is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer who currently competes for the CFMoto Aspar Racing Team in the Moto2 World Championship. Colombian by maternal descent and Spanish by paternal descent, he represents Colombia internationally. Born in Spain, he also has Spanish citizenship. He won the European Talent Cup in 2020 and the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in 2021. He won the 2024 season of Moto3.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-06 |title=#BabyGoat: Alonso crowned 2024 Moto3™ World Champion |url=https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2024/10/06/babygoat-alonso-crowned-2024-moto3-world-champion/509835 |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=The Official Home of MotoGP |language=en}}
Career
=Early career=
Alonso won the European Talent Cup in 2020. The following year, he won the 2021 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. He clinched that championship when he finished third in the first race of the Aragón round on 11 September.{{cite news|url=https://www.motogp.com/es/noticias/2021/09/11/david-alonso-campeon-de-la-red-bull-motogp-rookies-cup-2021/391204|title=David Alonso, campeón de la Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup 2021|website=www.motogp.com|date=11 September 2021|accessdate=13 September 2021|language=es}}{{cite news|url=https://www.motociclismo.es/deporte/velocidad/david-alonso-campeon-motogp-rookies-cup-2021_242019_102.html|title=David Alonso, campeón de la MotoGP Rookies Cup 2021|website=www.motociclismo.es|date=12 September 2021|accessdate=13 September 2021|language=es}}{{cite news|url=https://www.redbull.com/int-en/rookiescup/arag%C3%B3n-race-1-to-holgado-%E2%80%93-rookies-cup-to-alonso|title=Aragón Race 1 to Holgado – Rookies Cup to Alonso|website=www.redbull.com|date=11 September 2021|accessdate=13 September 2021|language=en}}
=Moto3 World Championship=
==GasGas Aspar Team (2021-2024)==
Alonso was signed by the Gas Gas Aspar Team and made his Moto3 debut at the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as a replacement for Sergio García who was injured in the previous round.{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamaspar.com/en/moto-3/news/david-alonso-will-compete-in-misano-with-the-gaviota-gasgas-aspar-team|title=David Alonso will compete in Misano with the Gaviota GasGas Aspar Team|website=www.teamaspar.com}} The following season, he made his second start at the Portuguese round as a wildcard rider.{{cite news|date=19 April 2022|title=Red Bull Rookies Champion Alonso set for Portimao wildcard|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|url=https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2022/04/19/red-bull-rookies-champion-alonso-set-for-portimao-wildcard/415603|access-date=20 April 2022}} He made his full season debut in the 2023 Moto3 World Championship.{{Cite web |title=David Alonso will rise from the Aspar Team Junior to the Moto3 World Championship|url=https://www.teamaspar.com/en/moto-3/news/david-alonso-will-rise-from-the-aspar-team-junior-to-the-moto3-world-championship|date=29 September 2022|access-date=29 September 2022 |website=teamaspar.com }} In 2024 he was crowned as the new champion in the Japanese Grand Prix.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-06 |title=#BabyGoat: Alonso crowned 2024 Moto3™ World Champion |url=https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2024/10/06/babygoat-alonso-crowned-2024-moto3-world-champion/509835 |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=The Official Home of MotoGP |language=en}}
= Moto2 World Championship =
== CFMoto Aspar Team (2025-) ==
Moto3 World Championship leader David Alonso will move up to Moto2 with the CFMOTO Aspar Team for the 2025 Moto2 season, partnering Daniel Holgado.{{Cite web |title=David Alonso will move up to Moto2 with the CFMOTO Aspar Team |url=https://www.cfmoto.com/global/media-center/news/news/david-alonso-will-move-up-to-moto2-with-the-cfmoto-aspar-team.html |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=www.cfmoto.com |language=en}} He became the first rider to complete the Aspar Team's training ladder, from the Spanish Championship to the Moto2 category.
Career statistics
=European Talent Cup=
==Races by year==
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Year ! Bike ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! Pos ! Pts |
2019
! Honda |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| EST |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| EST | VAL | VAL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ARA |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ARA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JER |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| JER |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ALB | VAL ! 5th ! 110 |
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2020
! Honda |style="background:#ffffbf;"| EST |style="background:#ffffbf;"| EST |style="background:#ffffbf;"| ALG |style="background:#ffffbf;"| JER |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| JER |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| JER | ARA |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ARA |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ARA |style="background:#ffffbf;"| VAL |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| VAL !style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st !style="background:#ffffbf;"| 225 |
=Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup=
==Races by year==
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Year ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! Pos ! Pts |
2020
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| RBR1 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| RBR1 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| RBR2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| RBR2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ARA1 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ARA1 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| ARA2 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| ARA2 |style="background:#efcfff;"| VAL1 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| VAL1 |style="background:#efcfff;"| VAL2 |style="background:#efcfff;"| VAL2 | | ! 4th ! 137 |
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2021
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| POR1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| POR2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA1 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| MUG1 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| MUG2 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| GER1 |style="background:#efcfff;"| GER2 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| RBR1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| RBR2 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| RBR3 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| RBR4 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| ARA1 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| ARA2 !style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st !style="background:#ffffbf;"| 248 |
=FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship=
==Races by year==
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Year ! Bike ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! Pos ! Pts |
2021
! GasGas |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| EST |style="background:#efcfff;"| VAL1 |style="background:#efcfff;"| VAL2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CAT1 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CAT2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ARA |style="background:#dfffdf;"| JER1 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| JER2 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| RSM |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| VAL3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| VAL4 ! 7th ! 93 |
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=FIM JuniorGP World Championship=
==Races by year==
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
! Year ! Bike ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! Pos ! Pts |
2022
! GasGas |style="background:#dfffdf;"| EST |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| VAL1 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VAL2 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT1 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| JER1 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JER1 |style="background:#efcfff;"| POR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSM |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ARA |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RIC1 |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| RIC2 ! 7th ! 86 |
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=Grand Prix motorcycle racing=
==By season==
class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
! Season ! Class ! Motorcycle ! Team ! Race ! Win ! Podium ! Pole ! FLap ! Pts ! Plcd ! WCh |
{{MGP|2021|Moto3}}
| Moto3 |style="text-align:left;"| Gas Gas |style="text-align:left;"| GasGas Aspar Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38th | – |
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{{MGP|2022|Moto3}}
| Moto3 |style="text-align:left;"| Gas Gas |style="text-align:left;"| GasGas Aspar Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44th | – |
{{MGP|2023|Moto3}}
| Moto3 |style="text-align:left;"| Gas Gas |style="text-align:left;"| GasGas Aspar Team | 20 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 245 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd | – |
{{MGP|2024|Moto3}}
| Moto3 |style="text-align:left;"| CFMoto |style="text-align:left;"| CFMoto Aspar Racing Team | 20 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 421 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st | 1 |
{{MGP|2025|Moto2}}
| Moto2 |style="text-align:left;"| Kalex |style="text-align:left;"| CFMoto Aspar Racing Team Moto2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28* | 15th* | – |
colspan="4"| Total
| 50 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 694 | | 1 |
==By class==
class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
! Class ! Seasons ! 1st GP ! 1st Pod ! 1st Win ! Race ! Win ! Podiums ! Pole ! FLap ! Pts ! WChmp |
Moto3
| 2021–2024 |style="text-align:left;"| 2021 Emilia Romagna |style="text-align:left;"| 2023 Spain |style="text-align:left;"| 2023 Great Britain | 42 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 666 | 1 |
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Moto2
| 2025–present |style="text-align:left;"| 2025 Thailand |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
Total
!colspan="4"| 2021–present | 50 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 694 | 1 |
==Races by year==
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Year ! Class ! Bike ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! Pos ! Pts |
{{MGP|2021|Moto3}}
! Moto3 ! nowrap|Gas Gas | QAT | DOH | POR | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | GER | NED | STY | AUT | GBR | ARA | RSM | AME |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EMI | ALR | VAL | | | | ! 38th ! 0 |
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{{MGP|2022|Moto3}}
! Moto3 ! Gas Gas | QAT | INA | ARG | AME |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | GER | NED | GBR | AUT | RSM | ARA | JPN | THA | AUS | MAL | VAL | | ! 44th ! 0 |
{{MGP|2023|Moto3}}
! Moto3 ! Gas Gas |style="background:#efcfff;"| POR |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ARG |style="background:#dfffdf;"| AME |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SPA |style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA |style="background:#dfffdf;"| GER |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED |style="background:#ffffbf;"| GBR |style="background:#cfcfff;"| AUT |style="background:#ffffbf;"| CAT |style="background:#ffffbf;"| RSM |style="background:#dfffdf;"| IND |style="background:#dfffdf;"| JPN |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| INA |style="background:#efcfff;"| AUS |style="background:#ffffbf;"| THA |style="background:#efcfff;"| MAL |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| QAT |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| VAL | | !style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3rd !style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 245 |
{{MGP|2024|Moto3}}
! Moto3 ! CFMoto |style="background:#ffffbf;"| QAT |style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR |style="background:#ffffbf;"| AME |style="background:#dfffdf;”| SPA |style="background:#ffffbf;"| FRA |style="background:#ffffbf;"| CAT |style="background:#ffffbf;"| ITA |style="background:#dfffdf;”| NED |style="background:#ffffbf;"| GER |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| GBR |style="background:#ffffbf;"| AUT |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ARA |style="background:#dfffdf;"| RSM |style="background:#ffffbf;"| EMI |style="background:#ffffbf;"| INA |style="background:#ffffbf;"| JPN |style="background:#ffffbf;"| AUS |style="background:#ffffbf;"| THA |style="background:#ffffbf;"| MAL |style="background:#ffffbf;"| SLD | | !style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st !style="background:#ffffbf;"| 421 |
{{MGP|2025|Moto2}}
! Moto2 ! Kalex |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ARG |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AME |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| QAT |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GBR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ARA |style="background:#;"| ITA |
|style="background:#;"| NED
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|style="background:#;"| GER
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|style="background:#;"| CZE
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|style="background:#;"| AUT
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|style="background:#;"| HUN
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|style="background:#;"| CAT
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|style="background:#;"| RSM
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|style="background:#;"| JPN
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|style="background:#;"| INA
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|style="background:#;"| AUS
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|style="background:#;"| MAL
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|style="background:#;"| POR
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! 15th*
! 28*
|}
{{asterisk}} Season still in progress.
Records
As of 8 April 2025, David Alonso holds the following records:
Moto3
- Most wins in the Moto3 class: 18
- Most wins in a single season: 14 (2024)
- Most consecutive wins in Moto3 class: 7 (Emilia-Romagna, Mandalika, Motegi, Philip Island, Buriram, Sepang, Barcelona 2024)
- Most points scored in a single season: 421 (2024)
- Highest win percentage in Moto3 class: 42,86 %
- Most podiums in a single season: 15 (2024, shared with Sandro Cortese and Maverick Viñales)
- Biggest title-winning margin by points: 165 (2024)
All categories
- Most wins in a single season in Grand Prix motorcycle racing: 14 (2024)
Notes
{{Notelist}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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{{Moto2 teams}}
{{Aspar Team}}
{{125cc/Moto3 World Riders' Champions}}
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