Máximo Martínez Quiles (born 19 March 2008) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer who competes in the 2025 Moto3 World Championship for Aspar Team. He won the 2021 and 2023 European Talent Cup championships at ages 13 and 15, respectively.
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| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 March 2008 Murcia, Spain[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Aspar Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He is represented by Vertical Management, a talent management agency founded by Marc and Álex Márquez.[2]
Career
editEarly career
editQuiles began actively racing at the age of 6. He was crowned champion of several national and international championships riding mini GP bikes between 2017 and 2019.[3]
He finished as championship runner-up in the 2020 Moto4 Spanish Superbike Championship at the age of 12, before joining the European Talent Cup.[4]
Quiles joined the European Talent Cup in 2021 and was crowned champion in his rookie season at just 13 years old.[5]
After his impressive 2021 European Talent Cup season, Quiles was selected to compete in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup for 2022. He claimed three wins and seven podiums throughout the season, securing third place in the standings.[6][7] He also participated in the 2022 European Talent Cup season, this time finishing fourth overall.
In 2023, Quiles clinched his second European Talent Cup title. Meanwhile, he finished third in the 2023 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup standings, matching his result from the previous season.
Quiles was promoted to the FIM JuniorGP World Championship for the 2024 season.[8] He secured four podiums and a win in the final round at Estoril, finishing in third place in the championship standings.[9]
In his third Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup season, he secured six podiums and two wins. Quiles received a one-round ban following a controversial incident in the Mugello Race 2.[10] On the final lap, he exited the last corner leading a pack of over ten riders and swerved across the main straight in an attempt to break the slipstream from the riders behind him. This maneuver caused a collision with Ruché Moodley, who, after a second contact with Álvaro Carpe, dangerously fell from his KTM RC250GP and was narrowly avoided by the chasing riders. Quiles apologized for the incident after the race. The ban caused him to miss the next two Assen rounds, costing him the championship lead.[11] He ultimately finished fifth in the final standings.
Moto3 World Championship
editCFMoto Aspar Team (2025)
editOn 15 November 2024, Aspar Team announced Quiles as their Moto3 rider for the 2025 season, alongside Dennis Foggia.[12] He missed the first two rounds of the season due to being under the age limit for riders who have finished in the top 3 in the JuniorGP.[13]
Personal life
editAt some point in his youth career, Quiles dropped his paternal surname, Martínez, for his maternal one, Quiles. He explained how he didn't want his initials to resemble Marc Marquez's.[14]
Career Statistics
editEuropean Talent Cup
editRaces by year
edit(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Honda | EST 5 |
EST 4 |
VAL 4 |
VAL Ret |
BAR 2 |
ALG 4 |
ARA 3 |
ARA C |
JER 1 |
JER 1 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 6 |
1st | 171 |
| 2022 | Honda | EST Ret |
EST Ret |
VAL Ret |
VAL 1 |
BAR 3 |
JER 3 |
JER 4 |
ALG 4 |
ARA 2 |
ARA 4 |
VAL 4 |
4th | 129 | |
| 2023 | Honda | EST 4 |
EST 2 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 1 |
JER 1 |
JER 3 |
ALG 27 |
BAR Ret |
ARA 1 |
ARA 1 |
VAL 4 |
1st | 187 |
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
editRaces by year
edit(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 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | KTM | ALG Ret |
ALG 8 |
JER 4 |
JER 1 |
MUG 1 |
MUG Ret |
SAC 12 |
SAC 6 |
RBR 9 |
RBR 2 |
ARA 3 |
ARA 2 |
VAL 3 |
VAL 1 |
3rd | 189 |
| 2023 | KTM | ALG 21 |
ALG 11 |
JER 3 |
JER 1 |
LMS 4 |
LMS 10 |
MUG Ret |
MUG 1 |
ASS Ret |
ASS 2 |
RBR 4 |
RBR 8 |
MIS 3 |
MIS 2 |
3rd | 167 |
| 2024 | KTM | JER 3 |
JER 4 |
LMS 1 |
LMS 2 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 5 |
ASS |
ASS |
RBR 3 |
RBR 2 |
ARA NC |
ARA 9 |
MIS Ret |
MIS DNS |
5th | 153 |
FIM JuniorGP World Championship
editRaces by year
edit(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Honda | MIS Ret |
MIS 9 |
EST1 6 |
BAR 15 |
BAR 4 |
ALG 4 |
ALG 2 |
JER Ret |
JER 2 |
ARA 2 |
EST2 Ret |
EST2 1 |
3rd | 129 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
editBy season
edit| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Moto3 | KTM | CFMoto Aspar Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11* | 13th* |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
By class
edit| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto3 | 2025–present | 2025 Americas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2025–present | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
Races by year
edit(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 | 22 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Moto3 | KTM | THA |
ARG |
AME 5 |
QAT |
SPA |
FRA |
GBR |
ARA |
ITA |
NED |
GER |
CZE |
AUT |
HUN |
CAT |
RSM |
JPN |
INA |
AUS |
MAL |
POR |
VAL |
13th* | 11* |
* Season still in progress.
References
edit- ^ "Riders: Máximo Quiles". motogp.com. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Athletes". verticalgroup.io. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ "Athlete profile: Máximo Quiles". redbull.com. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "El joven murciano Máximo Martínez Quiles es subcampeón de España de ESBK Moto4" murciaplaza.com (in Spanish), 11 November 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "El murciano Máximo Martínez Quiles gana la European Talent Cup con 13 años" murciaplaza.com (in Spanish), 22 November 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Recap: Quiles wins Rookies Valencia Race 2 and Rueda claims the Cup". redbull.com. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Máximo Quiles gana en Valencia y acaba la Red Bull tercero" laopiniondemurcia.es (in Spanish), 22 November 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Máximo Quiles participará en el FIM JuniorGP con el Team Estrella Galicia 0,0" paddockgp.es (in Spanish), 11 January 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Máximo Quiles takes first victory in FIM JuniorGP season finale". motorcyclesports.net. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Maximo Quiles and Marc Márquez protege suspended one round in Red Bull Rookies Cup". motorcyclesports.net. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "How a Marquez-managed prodigy earned a MotoGP support series ban". the-race.com. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Máximo Quiles returns to the CFMOTO Aspar Team to make his Moto3 debut". teamaspar.com. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "El murciano Máximo Quiles comenzará a disputar el Mundial al cumplir la edad mínima" mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish), 24 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Máximo Quiles: El único límite" motociclismo.es (in Spanish), 4 December 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
External links
edit- Máximo Quiles at MotoGP.com