Manuel González (motorcyclist)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Simón.

Manuel González
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(2002-08-04) 4 August 2002 Madrid, Spain
Current team	QJmotor Gresini Moto2
Bike number	18
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto2 World Championship Active years 2021– Manufacturers MV Agusta, Kalex 2023 championship position 8th (145.5 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 42 0 2 1 0 248.5

Manuel González Simón (born 4 August 2002) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer competing in the Moto2 World Championship for Gresini Racing.

Career statistics

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Pos	Pts
2016	JER1 7	JER2 6	ASS1 12	ASS2 Ret	SAC1 17	SAC2 15	RBR1 17	RBR2 18	BRN1 15	BRN2 8	MIS 16	ARA1 21	ARA2 9	16th	40

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

(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	12	Pos	Pts
2016	Honda	VAL1	VAL2	LMS	ARA	CAT1	CAT2	ALB	ALG	JER1 30	JER2 Ret	VAL1 26	VAL2 26	NC	0

European Talent Cup

Races by year

(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
2017	Honda	ALB1 3	ALB2 2	CAT 3	VAL1 Ret	EST1 2	EST2 1	JER1 7	JER2 7	ARA1 4	ARA2 5	VAL2 5	1st	150

Supersport 300 World Championship

Races by year

(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	Pos	Pts
2017	Yamaha	SPA	NED	ITA	GBR	ITA	GER	POR	FRA	SPA 34		NC	0
2018	Yamaha	SPA Ret	NED 9	ITA Ret	GBR 12	CZE 33	ITA 3	POR 3	FRA 3			6th	59
2019	Kawasaki	SPA 1	NED 1	ITA C	SPA 4	SPA 1	ITA 2	GBR DNS	POR 2	FRA 2	QAT 4	1st	161

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2021	Moto2	MV Agusta	MV Agusta Forward Team	2	0	0	0	0	0	33rd
2022	Moto2	Kalex	Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team	19	0	0	0	0	76	16th
2023	Moto2	Kalex	Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Team	19	0	1	0	0	145.5	8th
2024	Moto2	Kalex	QJmotor Gresini Moto2	2	0	1	1	0	27	3rd
Total				42	0	2	1	0	248.5

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	1st Pod	1st Win	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts	WChmp
Moto2	2021–present	2021 Netherlands	2023 Qatar		42	0	2	1	0	248.5	0
Total	2021–present				42	0	2	1	0	248.5	0

Races by year

(key) (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	21	Pos	Pts
2021	Moto2	MV Agusta	QAT	DOH	POR	SPA	FRA	CAT	GER	NED 22	STY	AUT	GBR	ARA 17	RSM	AME	EMI	ALR	VAL					33rd	0
2022	Moto2	Kalex	QAT 20	INA 18	ARG 14	AME 13	POR 5	SPA 16	FRA 11	ITA 20	CAT 9	GER 12	NED 9	GBR 11	AUT Ret	RSM Ret	ARA Ret	JPN DNS	THA 25	AUS 5	MAL 5	VAL 6		16th	76
2023	Moto2	Kalex	POR 5	ARG 11	AME 10	SPA 12	FRA DNS	ITA 8	GER 6	NED 8	GBR 5	AUT Ret	CAT 5	RSM 7	IND 5	JPN 6	INA 5	AUS 13‡	THA 10	MAL Ret	QAT 2	VAL 13		8th	145.5
2024	Moto2	Kalex	QAT 5	POR 3	AME	SPA	FRA	CAT	ITA	KAZ	NED	GER	GBR	AUT	CAT	RSM	IND	INA	JPN	AUS	THA	MAL	VAL	3rd*	27*

^‡ Half points awarded as less than two thirds of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.
* Season still in progress.

External links

• Manuel González at MotoGP.com
• Manuel González at WorldSBK.com
• Manuel González at AS.com (in Spanish)