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As of round 17 Race · updated 10/13/2026, 07:18 PM (Japan time)

Riders

Joel Esteban

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Nationality
Spain Spain
Number
78
Team (2026 Moto3)
LEVEL UP - MTA
Bike
KTM
Born
August 7, 2005(age 21)
Birthplace
El Prat de Llobregat

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in Moto3 at Lusail in 2024.

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In Moto3 (2024–2026): 44 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: CFMOTO Aspar Team, Red Bull KTM Tech3, CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team, Leopard Racing, LEVEL UP - MTA.

In all, 44 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 0 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Season by season

Moto3 ★ Champion this season: after 17 races

1510152024202520262024 Moto3: P17 / 45 pts / 0 wins2025 Moto3: P19 / 33 pts / 0 wins2026 Moto3: P13 / 73 pts / 0 wins (this season: after 17 races)Moto3

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Teams in years without official results: 2025 MotoGP Red Bull KTM Tech3

Scope: official results DB, 2024–2026 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

Moto32024–2026
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P12.2

151 pts · Poles 1

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2024–2026 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 2024. Of the 11 riders who debuted that year, 7 also raced in 2026.

Greats: 2+ world titles or 30+ MotoGP・500cc wins. Up to 4 who shared 10+ races, most titles first. A finisher counts as ahead of a non-finisher.

Results by condition (races)

Moto3 44 races · 2024–2026

Dry / wet

Podium rate: 0.0% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate
Dry42 races0%(0 wins)
Wet2 races0%(0 wins)
Podium rate
Dry42 races0%(0 podiums)
Wet2 races0%(0 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Dry42 racesavg P12.4
Wet2 racesavg P4.0

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.7 to an average finish of 11.6

average grid average finish (classified)

15101520Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 5.2 → average finish 6.0 (4 races, 0 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 8.0 → average finish 11.7 (4 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 12.7 → average finish 11.6 (11 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 20.2 → average finish 13.4 (24 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 4–65.2 → 6.00 wins / 4 races
Grid 7–98.0 → 11.70 wins / 4 races
Grid 10–1512.7 → 11.60 wins / 11 races
Grid 16〜20.2 → 13.40 wins / 24 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Buriram (average P8.5, 3 races)

Le Mans2 racesavg P4.0
Portimão2 racesavg P6.0
Buriram3 racesavg P8.5
Jerez3 racesavg P9.0
Silverstone3 racesavg P9.0
COTA2 racesavg P9.0
Phillip Island2 racesavg P10.0
Lusail2 racesavg P11.0
Mugello2 racesavg P11.5
Mandalika2 racesavg P11.5
Motegi2 racesavg P12.0
Balaton1 racesavg P13.0
Assen2 racesavg P13.5
Catalunya2 racesavg P14.0
Sachsenring2 racesavg P14.0
Aragón2 racesavg P15.5
Sepang2 racesavg P16.0
Termas1 racesavg P16.0
Red Bull Ring2 racesavg P20.5
Misano3 racesavg P21.0
Goiânia1 races—
Brno1 races—

Moto3: all in the Pirelli era.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 2024–2026 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)

Ridden on the bike

at least 1,997 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 689 laps

Time on the bike: at least 52 hours (2.2 days)
Average 146.2 km/h, top 257.3 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2024–2025, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 129,333 miles
5.2× around the Earth · at least 11.7 days

From 1949. Every session in the seasons with the lap analysis documents, races only before. Tests not included. Laps × that year's lap length.A minimum, calculated from straight-line distances between circuits. Connections, tests and trips home are not included, so the real figures are longer.

Every race

97.3%Start rate (36/37)
1Longest run of absences (races)
19Longest run of starts (races)
0Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
2024 Moto3 P17 · 45 pts

2025 no Grand Prix starts

2026 Moto3 P13 · 73 pts

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? How the estimate is made

Estimate = average of the last 3 races before each absence

Seasons in which at least half of the races were started | Scope: official results DB, 2024–2026 (the rider's racing years)

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