Late promotion: Alex Escrig set to join Moto2 world championship team

Since his World Championship debut, few eyes have been on the Spaniard Alex Escrig. For three years, he consistently found himself at the bottom of the results tables. In 2023, 2024 and 2025, he never managed to make a significant impact whilst riding for Forward Racing. In his debut season, he didn’t even manage to score a single World Championship point. In his third full year as a Moto2 rider, however, he managed 25 points and finished 22nd in the World Championship standings.

Alex Escrig had earned his place in the World Championship paddock prior to that by winning the European Stock Championship (2021). From there, the former Red Bull Rookie – where he also met his current ‘best buddy’ Pedro Acosta – moved on to the Moto2 European Championship. Riding a Kalex, the Spaniard – who, at 1.84 metres, is very tall for a GP rider – joined Giovanni Cuzari’s Moto2 team (Forward).

Progress with Forward came late. Thanks to an improved chassis and a switch to suspension components from WP Suspension, the tide turned in Escrig’s favour. After setting a shockingly fast fastest lap time at the winter test in Jerez, the lanky rider went on to deliver results at Moto2 race weekends in 2026. In the second race of the season in Brazil, he secured his best result by far with a fourth-place finish. He also secured front-row starts at Jerez and Mugello.

Escrig mit Fahrerlager-Kumpel Pedro Acosta

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Although Alex Escrig currently sits in 13th place in the World Championship standings after five races without scoring any points, his above-average improvement has not gone unnoticed. According to SPEEDWEEK.com, the 22-year-old is set to sign for Italtrans Racing – the very team that won the title in the middleweight World Championship class in 2025 with Diogo Moreira. It was the Italian team’s second title following their triumph with Enea Bastianini in 2020.

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After losing their world champion to MotoGP, the team – advised by former MotoGP team principal Livio Suppo – signed Daniel Muñoz. The Spaniard is delivering, sitting tenth just before the summer break as the top Moto2 rookie – and also has a contract until the end of 2027. Things are different for his team-mate Adrian Huertas. Following a disappointing debut year in 2025, the Supersport World Champion has failed to make an impact in the current season either. 21 points and 16th place in the World Championship are not enough – this suggests it is already a foregone conclusion that Huertas will have to make way for the up-and-coming Alex Escrig.