| Augusto Fernández | |
| Nationality: | Spanish |
| Birth Date: | 1997 9, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Madrid, Spain |
| Current Team: | Yamaha Test Rider (Test rider) |
| Bike Number: | 37 |
| Motogp Active Years: | – |
| Motogp Manufacturers: | KTM |
| Motogp Championships: | 0 |
| Motogp Race Starts: | 40 |
| Motogp Race Wins: | 0 |
| Motogp Podiums: | 0 |
| Motogp Poles: | 0 |
| Motogp Fastest Laps: | 0 |
| Motogp Total Points: | 98 |
| Motogp Last Season: | 2024 |
| Motogp Last Position: | 20th (27 pts) |
| Moto2 Active Years: | – |
| Moto2 Manufacturers: | Speed Up Kalex (–) |
| Moto2 Championships: | 1 |
| Moto2 Race Starts: | 94 |
| Moto2 Race Wins: | 7 |
| Moto2 Podiums: | 20 |
| Moto2 Poles: | 3 |
| Moto2 Fastest Laps: | 11 |
| Moto2 Total Points: | 774.5 |
| Moto2 Last Season: | 2022 |
| Moto2 Last Position: | 1st (271.5 pts) |
Augusto Fernández Guerra (born 23 September 1997) is a Spanish motorcycle racer who competes in the MotoGP class for Yamaha Test Rider He won the Moto2 Riders' World Championship in . He is not related to fellow MotoGP rider Raúl Fernández, nor to Raul's younger brother, Moto3 rider Adrián Fernández.
He made his Grand Prix debut at the 2017 Italian Grand Prix replacing Axel Bassani in the Speed Up team. He remained with the team until the end of the season, scoring six points in total.
He started the 2018 season in the Moto2 European Championship but was called up to Grand Prix competition when Héctor Barberá was fired from Pons Racing due to driving under influence.[1] [2] He replaced Barberá well, scoring points in his first four races, and improving over the season, ending his campaign with a 6th place in Motegi, a 4th place in Australia, and an 8th place in Valencia. Fernández finished the season 18th in the standings with 45 points, 35 points more than Barberá.
He started the 2019 Moto2 World Championship with a 5th place in Qatar, before a double wrist fracture, suffered in a heavy crash in Argentina's Saturday practice session, caused him to miss the next two races.[3] He would return from his injury with his maiden podium in Moto2 at Jerez, and repeat it with another third place, the very next weekend in Le Mans. A 5th place in Mugello was followed by his first Pole Position in the category in Barcelona,[4] and though he only finished the race in 4th, two weeks later in Assen, Fernández would clinch his first victory in the Moto2 category, following Álex Márquez and Lorenzo Baldassarri crashing out of the lead together.[5] He would win two more races in Britain and Misano, ending the season 5th in the championship standings, with 207 points.
For the 2020 season, Fernández was given the seat of the outgoing Álex Márquez at Marc VDS Racing, partnering Sam Lowes.[6] It would be a bit of a down year for him, failing to stand on the podium during the season, his highest finish being a 4th place in France. He ended the season 13th in the standings, with 71 points.
The 2021 Moto2 World Championship would see Fernández bounce back, despite starting the year poorly, including four retirements in the first eight races of the season. He finished 3rd in Assen, Spielberg, Austria, and Aragón, 2nd in Rimini, and then 3rd again in the season closer in Valencia, making it six podiums in the last ten races for Fernández. He finished 5th in the standings with 174 points.
He was signed by Red Bull KTM Ajo for the 2022 season.[7] In 2022, Fernandez won four races, on his way to winning the Moto2 world championship, beating Ai Ogura to the title.[8]
Fernández graduated to the MotoGP class during the 2023 season, riding for GasGas Factory Racing Tech3, alongside Pol Espargaró.[9] At the French Grand Prix, Fernández recorded his best finish of the season, taking 4th after qualifying 12th, his highest grid position in the premier class.
For 2024 season, Fernández was partnered with Pedro Acosta with the renamed Red Bull GasGas Tech3. He managed to score a total of 27 points and finished 20th in the championship standings.[10]
After not being retained by KTM for 2025, Fernández announced in an interview with MotoGP.com that he will be a Yamaha test rider.[11] Interestingly, he announced this before an official announcement was made by Yamaha.[12]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tech 3 | VAL1 | VAL2 | ARA1 | ARA2 | CAT1 | CAT2 | ALB | ALG1 | ALG2 | JER | VAL | 5th | 98 | |
| 2017 | Suter | ALB | CAT1 | CAT2 | VAL1 | VAL2 | EST1 | EST2 | JER | ARA1 | ARA2 | VAL | 20th | 16 | |
| 2018 | Kalex | EST1 | EST2 | VAL | CAT1 | CAT2 | ARA1 | ARA2 | JER | ALB1 | ALB2 | VAL | 4th | 101 |
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd | WCh | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto2 | Speed Up | Speed Up Racing | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31st | – | ||
| Moto2 | Kalex | Pons HP40 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 18th | – | ||
| Moto2 | Kalex | Flexbox HP40 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 207 | 5th | – | ||
| Moto2 | Kalex | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 13th | – | ||
| Moto2 | Kalex | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 5th | – | ||
| Moto2 | Kalex | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 20 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 271.5 | 1st | 1 | ||
| MotoGP | KTM | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 17th | – | ||
| MotoGP | KTM | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20th | – | ||
| Total | 133 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 872.5 | 1 | |||||
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto2 | 2017–2022 | 2017 Italy | 2019 Spain | 2019 Netherlands | 94 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 774.5 | 1 | ||
| MotoGP | 2023–present | 2023 Portugal | align=left | align=left | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2017–present | 133 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 872.5 | 1 | |||||
(Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto2 | Speed Up | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | 31st | 6 | ||||
| Moto2 | Kalex | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR | RSM | ARA | THA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | 18th | 45 | |||
| Moto2 | Kalex | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR | RSM | ARA | THA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | 5th | 207 | |||
| Moto2 | Kalex | QAT | SPA | ANC | CZE | AUT | STY | RSM | EMI | CAT | FRA | ARA | TER | EUR | VAL | POR | 13th | 71 | |||||||
| Moto2 | Kalex | QAT | DOH | POR | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | GER | NED | STY | AUT | GBR | ARA | RSM | AME | EMI | ALR | VAL | 5th | 174 | ||||
| Moto2 | Kalex | QAT | INA | ARG | AME | POR | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | GER | NED | GBR | AUT | RSM | ARA | JPN | THA | AUS | MAL | VAL | 1st | 271.5 | ||
| MotoGP | KTM | POR | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | GER | NED | GBR | AUT | CAT | RSM | IND | JPN | INA | AUS | THA | MAL | QAT | VAL | 17th | 71 | ||
| MotoGP | KTM | QAT | POR | AME | SPA | FRA | CAT | ITA | NED | GER | GBR | AUT | ARA | RSM | EMI | INA | JPN | AUS | THA | MAL | SLD | 20th | 27 |