Álex Rins
Álex Rins built his MotoGP career primarily with Suzuki's factory team, winning several premier-class races including a memorable, incident-filled victory in treacherous wet conditions at the 2020 British Grand Prix, before continuing his career with Honda and later Yamaha.
Álex Rins progressed through Moto3 and Moto2 before joining Suzuki's factory MotoGP team, quickly establishing himself as a genuine race-winning talent for a manufacturer rebuilding its competitiveness in the premier class.
His standout result came at the 2020 British Grand Prix, a wet, chaotic race at Silverstone that saw several leading riders crash out, with Rins emerging to take one of the most memorable victories of the season.
Rins moved to Honda's factory team when Suzuki withdrew from MotoGP entirely at the end of 2022, and later to Yamaha, continuing his career at the top level of the sport across three different manufacturers.
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The 2020 British Grand Prix, run in difficult wet conditions, saw several leading riders crash out, and Rins came through the chaos to take a memorable victory, one of the most talked-about races of that season.
Rins joined Suzuki's factory team as it rebuilt its MotoGP presence, becoming one of the team's most consistent race winners during a period when Suzuki re-established itself as a genuine frontrunner in the class.
Rins's rise through the smaller Grand Prix classes included a closely fought Moto3 championship battle, sharpening the racecraft that would later serve him well in tight, multi-rider MotoGP battles.
When Suzuki announced its exit from MotoGP at the end of 2022, Rins moved to Honda's factory team, continuing his career with a different manufacturer working to rebuild its own competitiveness.
Like several other Spanish MotoGP riders, Rins is based in Andorra, the small principality in the Pyrenees popular among motorsport competitors for its location and tax arrangements.