Diogo Moreira Nascimento (born 23 April 2004) is a Brazilian motorcycle racer, currently competing in the 2024 Moto2 World Championship for the Italtrans Racing Team.
Career
After starting his motorcycle career in motocross in Brazil, Moreira moved to Spain in 2017 in order to continue his career.[1] In 2019, he made his debut in the Talent Cup of the CEV International Championship, obtaining one victory and three podiums, finishing in sixth place. In 2020, he moved to the Moto3 class also of the CEV, having a fifth place as his best result and finishing eleventh.[2] In 2021, he remained in the same category, finishing eleventh again.[3]
Moto3
In 2022, Moreira entered in the world championship in the Moto3 class with the MT Helmets - MSI team who entrust him with a KTM RC250GP, his teammate was Ryusei Yamanaka.[4] He took his first pole at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone and finished the season in eighth place[5] in the standings, making him the rookie of the year.[6][7]
Moto2
Italtrans Racing Team has officially decided on their rider line-up for 2024. Moreira will make his Moto2 debut in the 2024 season, teaming up with Dennis Foggia.[8]