Pedro Acosta is making an impression in his debut season in MotoGP, and ahead of the next Grand Prix, he was invited this week to one of the most prestigious shows on Spanish television – El Hormiguero.
To get into the premier class, the rider did not overlook the sacrifices made by his family, making sure to acknowledge them: ‘If they hadn’t done all that, I wouldn’t be here, I would be fishing with my father. Thanks to them, that childhood dream became a reality’.
While his sporting success depends on his dedication, Acosta considers that it is to his family that he owes his career: ‘All that is happening to me is not because of me, because I trained or because I am very good, but because of them, who risked their lives, their jobs, and their home for a child who had a dream. So, everything I am today is thanks to them’.
Currently 19 years old, the Spanish rider from Red Bull GasGas Tech3 has already had a long trajectory in motorcycling. His first international race was in the European Talent Cup in Valencia in the 2017 season, followed by the FIM CEV Moto3 (currently FIM JuniorGP), before the Red Bull Rookies Cup and finally entering the world championships in Moto3 in 2021.
Wherever he went, Acosta always achieved success, as demonstrated by his third place in the FIM CEV Moto3 in 2020 or his dominating season in the Rookies Cup that led to the 2020 title with six wins and three other podiums in 12 races. In the World Championships, he only needed one year to become Moto3 champion, then spending two seasons before claiming the Moto2 title.