HRC and Joan Mir agree to contract renewal
TOKYO, Japan, July 26, 2024 - Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) and FIM*1 Grand Prix World Championship MotoGP class, Repsol Honda Team rider Joan Mir (Spain, 26 years old) have agreed to extend their contract for two years beginning in 2025.
*1 FIM: Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
Joan Mir began full-time participation in the FIM Grand Prix World Championship Moto3 class in 2016, and won the championship in the following season with 10 wins. In 2018 he moved up to the Moto2 class, and in 2019 the premier MotoGP class in which he won the championship in 2020.
Since 2023, Mir has been racing in the premier class with Repsol Honda Team, 12 victories and 33 podiums in his Grand Prix career*2.
In the 2025 season, HRC will be represented by Joan Mir and Luca Marini (Italy, 26 years old) along with test riders, Stefan Bradl (Germany, 34 years old) and newly joined Aleix Espargaró (Spain, 34 years old).
*2 As of the end of Round 9, Germany, July 7, 2024
■Joan Mir | Repsol Honda Team
“First of all I want to say I am very pleased to stay with Honda HRC for the next two years. Continuing this partnership has always been my goal and now everything is set. We started this project in 2023 and I am determined to continue with it, continue to add my input and continue to help improve the Honda RC213V. I know what I can achieve, I know what Honda has achieved and I am determined to give my maximum and play my part to help this project. We continue working for the rest of the season and building for the future.”
■Koji Watanabe, President of Honda Racing Corporation
“We are very pleased to extend our partnership with Joan Mir for our MotoGP team for the next two years starting in 2025. As we are experiencing difficult time, we are grateful to have Joan who trusts our team and continues to work with a spirit that he never gives up. Together with Joan, we will do our best to meet the expectations of our fans as early as possible. Once again, we would like to thank all of our fans who support us.”
■About Joan Mir
・Birth date: September 1, 1997 (26 years old)
・Birthplace: Spain (Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands)
・Career highlights
2016 FIM Grand Prix World Championship Moto3 5th
2017 FIM Grand Prix World Championship Moto3 Champion
2018 FIM Grand Prix World Championship Moto2 6th
2019 FIM Grand Prix World Championship MotoGP 12th
2020 FIM Grand Prix World Championship MotoGP Champion
2021 FIM Grand Prix World Championship MotoGP 3rd
2022 FIM Grand Prix World Championship MotoGP 15th
2023 FIM Grand Prix World Championship MotoGP 22nd
2024 FIM Grand Prix World Championship MotoGP 18th*3
*3 As of the end of Round 9, Germany, July 7, 2024