Iker Lecuona Gascón (born 6 January 2000) is a Spanish

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, who competes in the

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for

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, on a CBR1000RR-R. He spent two seasons in

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, from to with KTM

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Career

Moto2 World Championship

CarXpert Interwetten/Technomag Racing Interwetten (2016)

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Lecuona made his debut in the Moto2 World Championship replacing the injured

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in the CarXpert Interwetten team for two races; later in the season he rejoined the team as the permanent replacement for the same rider.

Garage Plus Interwetten (2017)

He suffered serious back and collarbone injuries in a crash during pre-season testing at

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and missed the first two races of the

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season. That season Lecuona managed his first point-scoring race at world championship level in the second to last race in

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. He finished 35th in the standings in this

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season.

Swiss Innovative Investors (2018)

Iker Lecuona 3 - Phillip Island Grand Prix 2018

In the last race of the season, the

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, Lecuona achieved his first world championship podium, finishing 2nd after fellow KTM rider

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saw him achieve a 2nd podium finish on world championship level. At the

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Lecuona finished 3rd after fellow KTM rider

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and

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MotoGP World Championship

Tech3 (2019–2021)

Lecuona's first MotoGP outing happened during the 2019 season, after having been announced as a regular rider for the following season with

. In the season finale at

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, he replaced Tech3 KTM rider Miguel Oliveira who could not participate after undergoing surgery. Lecuona did not finish the race after crashing and retiring on lap 13 of 27. He was signed by

KTM for the 2020 season, after the surprise departure of

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from the KTM Factory Team. Following Zarco's announcement, Brad Binder who was set to join

, was promoted to the factory team, leaving the position at the satellite team next to Miguel Oliveira vacant. In

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, Lecuona scored points in seven races, three times finishing in the top ten (9th in Aragón and Austria, and 10th in Styria). He was forced to sit out of the

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in Valencia, due to

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n quarantine rules for close contact with individuals who tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. His brother – with whom he lived in Andorra – and his personal assistant both tested positive for the virus on 3 November, meaning Lecuona was forced into a mandatory quarantine of 10 days minimum. Tech3 elected not to replace him on such short notice. Lecuona also missed the Valencian Grand Prix after he subsequently tested positive for the virus shortly before the beginning of the race weekend, and subsequently the

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on the following weekend. KTM test rider

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replaced Lecuona in Portugal. In

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, Lecuona remained with Tech3, as per their contract, which would expire at the end of the season. Since his teammate

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factory rider

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was signed to partner Lecuona on a one-year contract. However, both Tech3 teammates were left without a ride for the 2022 season after

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teammates

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and Raúl Fernández showed a dominant performance in the Moto2 World Championship, subsequently both being signed by Tech3 for the 2022 season.

Superbike World Championship

Following losing his seat in MotoGP, Lecuona secured a deal to join Honda’s factory

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effort for the

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, replacing the departing

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Return to MotoGP

Repsol Honda Team (2023)

Lecuona was selected to replace

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at the Spanish Grand Prix in the

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LCR Honda Castrol (2023)

Lecuona was selected to replace

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at the Malaysian Grand Prix and Qatar Grand Prix in the LCR Honda Castrol Team.

Career statistics

FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship

Races by year

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

By class

Races by year

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Superbike World Championship

By season

Races by year

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Season still in progress.

Suzuka 8 Hours results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lecuona, Iker 2000 births Living people Spanish motorcycle racers MotoGP World Championship riders Moto2 World Championship riders Sportspeople from Valencia Motorcycle racers from the Province of Valencia Tech3 MotoGP riders Honda HRC MotoGP riders Superbike World Championship riders LCR Team MotoGP riders