Xabi Zurutuza
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| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 April 2006 Legazpi, Gipuzkoa, Spain[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Andifer American Racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Xabier Zurutuza Torres[2] (born 7 April 2006) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer who currently competes for Andifer American Racing in the 2025 FIM Moto2 European Championship.
Career
In 2021, Zurutuza made his European debut by joining Cuna de Campeones to race in the European Talent Cup.[3] After scoring his maiden podium at Valencia, Zurutuza won in Barcelona and Algarve on his way to third in points.[4][5]
Zurutuza joined Angeluss MTA in 2022 to step up to the FIM JuniorGP World Championship.[6] After scoring only a best result of ninth in his rookie year,[7] Zurutuza continued with the team for his second season in JuniorGP.[8] At the fourth round at Algarve, Zurutuza scored his maiden series win ahead of Tatchakorn Buasri and Luca Lunetta.[9] Zurutuza then won again in Barcelona and scored both pole positions in Valencia on his way to sixth in points.[10]
With two rounds left in his sophomore season in JuniorGP, Zurutuza signed with Red Bull KTM Ajo to compete in the Moto3 World Championship the following year.[11] After missing the first two races as he was under the age limit,[12] Zurutuza made his debut at the Americas Grand Prix, where he scored his first points in Moto3 by finishing 13th.[13] Despite suffering a scary crash four races later at Mugello, Zurutuza recovered in time for the following round at Assen.[14] In the remaining 13 races Zurutuza scored points twice, taking eighth at Aragón and 14th at Sepang en route to 23rd in the standings.[15]
In late 2024, Zurutuza joined American Racing to compete in the FIM Moto2 European Championship.[16][17] At the third round of the season at Magny Cours, Zurutuza qualified on pole and scored his maiden podium by finishing third in race one,[18][19] a feat he also repeated in race two.[20]
Career statistics
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 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Honda | EST 11 |
EST 6 |
VAL 3 |
VAL 4 |
CAT 1 |
POR 1 |
ARA 2 |
ARA C |
JER 5 |
JER Ret |
VAL 3 |
VAL 8 |
3rd | 149 |
FIM JuniorGP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | KTM | EST 10 |
VAL1 12 |
VAL2 9 |
CAT1 15 |
CAT2 9 |
JER1 14 |
JER2 15 |
POR 16 |
RSM Ret |
ARA 20 |
VAL1 20 |
VAL2 22 |
18th | 28 |
| 2023 | KTM | EST 10 |
VAL1 12 |
VAL2 5 |
JER1 Ret |
JER2 6 |
POR1 1 |
POR2 Ret |
CAT1 1 |
CAT2 Ret |
ARA 4 |
VAL1 4 |
VAL2 7 |
6th | 120 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Moto3 | KTM | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23rd |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
By class
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto3 | 2024 | 2024 Americas | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2024 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 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 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT | POR | AME 13 |
SPA 22 |
FRA 16 |
CAT 19 |
ITA Ret |
NED 19 |
GER 16 |
GBR Ret |
AUT 18 |
ARA 8 |
RSM 18 |
EMI 19 |
INA Ret |
JPN 18 |
AUS 17 |
THA 18 |
MAL 14 |
SLD 22 |
23rd | 13 |
FIM Moto2 European 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kalex | EST1 4 |
EST2 7 |
JER 6 |
MAG1 3 |
MAG2 3 |
ARA1 |
ARA2 |
MIS |
CAT1 |
CAT2 |
VAL1 |
VAL2 |
4th* | 64* |
References
- ^ "Riders: Xabi Zurutuza". motogp.com. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "FIM JuniorGP™ CATALUNYA" (PDF). fimjuniorgp.com. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Xabi Zurutuza, Legazpitik Europara motor gainean". goierri.hitza.eus. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "El legazpiarra Xabi Zurutuza se impone en la prueba de Cataluña de la European Talent Cup". diariovasco.com. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Xabi Zurutuza contiene a Brian Uriarte y se pone líder de la European Talent Cup". motociclismo.es. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ ""La moto va como un avión y soy optimista ante lo que viene"". diariovasco.com. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "José Antonio Rueda arrasa en Catalunya y abre hueco en el Mundial de JuniorGP 2022". motociclismo.es. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "JuniorGP, tre frecce per MTA: Tonucci prepara i nuovi Ortola". corsedimoto.com. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "JuniorGP | Portimao: primo centro per Zurutuza e Esteban. Agius e Bioggio al top in Moto2 e ETC". livegp.it. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Xabi Zurutuza repite, Fadillah Aditama se estrena y Ángel Piqueras roza el JuniorGP". motociclismo.es. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Xabi Zurutuza: «Doy un paso a un lado para dar dos adelante»". corsedimoto.com. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Moto3, Austin: il mondiale di Xabi Zurutuza inizia dal Texas". motosprint.it. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Xabi Zurutuza finaliza 13º el Gran Premio de las Américas de Moto3". eitb.eus. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Xabi Zurutuza, sin lesiones graves tras su duro accidente en Mugello". es.motorsport.com. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Gran Premio de Aragón: el español José Antonio Rueda logra en Motorland su primera victoria en el Mundial de Moto 3". heraldo.es. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Xabi Zurutuza al FIM JuniorGP Moto2 dentro de la nueva alianza American Racing & Andifer". super7moto.com. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Xabi Zurutuza: «Doy un paso a un lado para dar dos adelante»". diariovasco.com. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "A Magny-Cours Xabi Zurutuza in pole in Moto2. Seguono Orradre e Pawelec". polegp.it. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Alberto Ferrández vince in Moto2 a Magny-Cours. Sul podio Pawelec e Zurutuza". polegp.it. 6 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "JuniorGP | Magny-Cours: Alberto Surra trionfa sotto la pioggia in un weekend segnato dal lutto". livegp.it. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.