Pedro Acosta will make his debut in MotoGP next weekend at the Qatar Grand Prix. It will mark the beginning of a journey expected to be long and full of successes, given that he is one of the most promising young talents of today.
Before we see how the Spanish rider from Red Bull GasGas Tech3 performs in Losail, let’s take a look back at how rookies entered MotoGP in the last five years.
2023: Augusto Fernández 13th
Last year, only Augusto Fernández made his MotoGP debut. The rider, who, like in 2024, was with GasGas Tech3, finished 13th in the opening round in Portugal, immediately scoring his first three points.
2022: Only one rookie scored points
The MotoGP season featured a large number of rookies: Darryn Binder, Fabio Di Giannantonio, Marco Bezzecchi, Raúl Fernández, and Remy Gardner. Remy Gardner was the only one to score points at the beginning of the season, finishing 15th in Qatar. Right behind him were Darryn Binder, Di Giannantonio, and Raúl Fernández. Bezzecchi had worse luck, as he retired. However, the Italian would end up being the best rookie at the end of the season.
2021: Enea Bastianini in the top ten
Three riders debuted in MotoGP in 2021. One of them was Enea Bastianini, who started with a tenth place in Qatar. However, the top rookie at the end of the year was Jorge Martín, who even opened the season in 15th place in Losail. Luca Marini made his debut with a 16th place in the Qatari round.
2020: Álex Márquez made an impression
Like in 2021, the 2020 season had three debutants. Álex Márquez had the best debut, finishing 12th in the Spanish GP just ahead of another rookie: Brad Binder. Iker Lecuona had worse luck, retiring in his full-time debut (the year before, he had already competed in one GP as a substitute rider).