Many Moto2 and Moto3 riders have only had one or two seasons in their category, or even started completely this year. Some progress very quickly and see their name appear more and more often at the top of the rankings. Others take their first steps and discover the World Championship. Although they are discreet, these young drivers work hard and at Paddock-GP, we noticed them.
We therefore went to meet them to learn more about them, their journey and their objectives in order to present them to you.
For this fourth episode, we met the Spaniard Alonso López, who arrived in Moto3 this year and who currently plays for the Estrella Galicia 0,0 team alongside Arón Canet.
Alonso, can you quickly introduce yourself?
My name is Alsonso López and I ride in the Moto3 World Championship in the Estrella Galicia 0,0 team. I was born in Madrid, the capital of Spain, on December 21, 2001. I have a four-year-old brother and a two-year-old sister.
At what age did you start riding?
My father was a driver and rode in the Spanish Championship. So he bought me a motorbike when I was little and I started riding like that at three years old, before racing competitively at the age of five.
What championships did you participate in before arriving at the World Cup?
I started with motocross, from five to eight years old. I then moved on to speed at age nine. I then raced mini bikes and pit bikes. From ten to twelve years old I rode in the 80cc Spanish Championship. The following year I moved to Monlau and was pre-Moto3 Spanish champion, then I arrived at fourteen or fifteen in CEV in the Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0,0. I finished fifth the first year, in 2016, then third the second, in 2017, and my results allowed me to reach the World Cup within the same team this year.
You arrived in the Moto3 World Championship this year. How is your season going?
This season is going by extremely quickly! It's an incredible experience that allows me to learn a lot. I feel like I'm growing, both as a driver and as a person. I also feel that over the last few races I'm finally starting to believe in it and I can consider aiming for the top 10, which is something I'm missing at the moment. As much as there are races where I was comfortable and in the leading group like Argentina, Jerez, Barcelona or Germany, there are others like Austria or Assen where I I had more trouble. In the end it's relatively normal. As a rookie it takes time to learn all the circuits, but now I think we can spring a surprise.
What do you think is the most difficult thing in the World Championship?
Arriving at a circuit that you don't know and having to be quick there straight away.
What are your goals for this year?
Professionalize myself as a driver and progress on the points I have just discussed in order to make a significant leap forward and create a surprise at the end of the season.
Check out previous episodes:
Episode 1 : Andrea Locatelli / Episode 2 : Dennis Foggia / Episode 3 : Iker Lecuona
