Coming from the Cuna de Campeones, Daniel Holgado gradually worked his way up the ranks. In 2018, he joined the European Talent Cup, a series in which he was rewarded with a podium and an 11th place finish. During the following season he began in the FIM CEV Repsol Championship, where he spent three seasons. 6th in his first participation, he exploded in 2021, to be crowned Champion with five victories and three more top three finishes. At the same time, he also achieved good results in the Red Bull MotoGP™ Rookies Cup, finishing 5th and 3rd in the 2020 and 2021 editions. His progression led him to be valued by renowned talent spotter Aki Ajo and 2022 marked his debut in the Moto3™ World Championship. A debut podium was claimed in Aragon after the start of his season was hampered slightly by a leg break in pre-season, and for his sophomore campaign, a switch to Red Bull KTM Tech3 lay ahead. In 2023, Holgado made significant strides, winning the opening round and leading the World Championship for most of the campaign before faltering in the final races. With a total of seven podiums, including three victories, the Tech3 rider finished fifth overall and enters 2024 as a favorite.
Rider Stats
Videos
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Moto3™ recap: Holgado takes Friday honours in Valencia
Deniz Öncü and Joel Kelso joined the Spaniard in the top three after Day 1 in Spain
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Two title contenders down in massive Moto3™ pile up
A David Alonso highside saw the Colombian crash out of the lightweight class and take Dani Holgado, Diogo Moreira and Riccardo Rossi with him in Malaysia
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Moto3™ rostrum round up: Holgado, Sasaki, Masia
Hear from your podium finishers after a compelling lightweight class race unfolded at the French GP
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Moto3™ recap: Sasaki storms to pole number three of 2023
The Japanese star keeps up his classy qualifying record with a dominant Saturday display as Moreira & Holgado complete Row 1 in Le Mans
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Moto3™ rostrum round up: Holgado, Muñoz, Moreira
The podium finishers reflect on what was a memorable opening lightweight class race of the year at the Portuguese GP
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Moto3™ Top 3: Holgado, Moreira, Muñoz
The Tech3 rider claimed Friday honours but he's got some company atop the timesheets who looked equally impressive
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Moto3™ Test: Rider reaction from Saturday's testing
Diogo Moreira leads the times ahead of David Muñoz and Dani Holgado in Portimao
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Moto3™ recap: Guevara strikes late for Sachsenring pole
The Aspar rider set a new lap record to leave three-tenths between him and title rival Dennis Foggia, with Daniel Holgado taking P3
Rider Bio
Bike
Kalex
Date of birth
27/04/2005
Place of birth
Sant Vicent del Raspeig, Spain
Height
167 cm
Weight
59 kg
Rider Story
News
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Holgado rises to the top ahead of Muñoz as Alonso claims P14
The Spaniard was fastest on the opening day of action, beating David Muñoz and Angel Piqueras
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Holgado heads the way after Friday morning P1
The Championship leader jumped to the top of the timesheets ahead of Masia and Ortola
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Holgado tops wet, wild and crash-filled Moto3™ FP1
No fewer than 12 riders went down during the opening session of the weekend as the rollercoaster turned into the waterslide
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Holgado takes Jerez Race 2 Rookies Cup thriller
The Rookies Cup is guaranteed to entertain with their final race of the weekend in Jerez serving up an absolute classic
By motogp.com
Videos
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Moto3™ recap: Holgado takes Friday honours in Valencia
Deniz Öncü and Joel Kelso joined the Spaniard in the top three after Day 1 in Spain
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Two title contenders down in massive Moto3™ pile up
A David Alonso highside saw the Colombian crash out of the lightweight class and take Dani Holgado, Diogo Moreira and Riccardo Rossi with him in Malaysia
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Moto3™ rostrum round up: Holgado, Sasaki, Masia
Hear from your podium finishers after a compelling lightweight class race unfolded at the French GP
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Moto3™ recap: Sasaki storms to pole number three of 2023
The Japanese star keeps up his classy qualifying record with a dominant Saturday display as Moreira & Holgado complete Row 1 in Le Mans
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Moto3™ rostrum round up: Holgado, Muñoz, Moreira
The podium finishers reflect on what was a memorable opening lightweight class race of the year at the Portuguese GP
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Moto3™ Top 3: Holgado, Moreira, Muñoz
The Tech3 rider claimed Friday honours but he's got some company atop the timesheets who looked equally impressive
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Moto3™ Test: Rider reaction from Saturday's testing
Diogo Moreira leads the times ahead of David Muñoz and Dani Holgado in Portimao
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Moto3™ recap: Guevara strikes late for Sachsenring pole
The Aspar rider set a new lap record to leave three-tenths between him and title rival Dennis Foggia, with Daniel Holgado taking P3