Guevara, the fifth youngest champion in history

The Majorcan It’s Guevara He became this Sunday at the age of 18 years and 110 days the fifth youngest world champion in history in the small category, the second youngest in the Moto3 era, a list of winners led by Loris Capirossi since 1990 when he also won he in Phillip Island of the title. in his 17 years and 165 days then and where he was dominated by Pedro Acosta, Marc Márquez and Dani Pedrosa.

Izan is the eleventh champion in the history of Moto3, a category inaugurated in 2012 instead of the former 125cc. He took the crown of another child prodigy, the Murcian Pedro Acosta and the seventh Spaniard crowned in the Moto3 category after Maverick Viñales in 2’13, Alex Márquez in 2014, Joan Mir in 2017, Jorge Martín in 2018, Albert Arenas in 2020 and Pedro Acosta in 2021. Since 2017, Spanish motorcycling has missed the minor crown in 2019, a title also won by Phillip Island Lorenzo Dalla Porta for Honda in his battle with Valencian Arón Canet.

He is also the twenty-third Spanish champion in history and brings to 56 the number of titles conquered by Spanish riders since the eternal Ángel Nieto, author of the first world crown in 50cc on September 14, 1969 in Croatian circuit of Opatija.

The Spanish champions of history

13 Angel Grandson
– 6 50cc (1969, 70, 72, 75, 76 and 77)
– 7 125cc (1971, 72, 79, 81, 82, 83 and 84)
8 Mark Marquez
– 1 125cc (2010)
– 1 Moto2 (2012)
– 6 MotoGP (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019)
5 George Lawrence
– 2 250cc (2006 and 07)
– 2 MotoGP (2010, 2012 and 2015)
4 Jorge Martinez ‘Aspar’
– 3 80cc (1986, 87 and 88)
– 1 125cc (1988)
3 Daniel Pedrosa
– 1 125cc (2003)
– 2 250cc (2004 and 05)
2 Ricardo Tormo
– 2 50cc 1978 and 81)
2 Pons site
– 2 250cc (1988 and 89)
2 Alex Criville
– 1 125cc (1989)
– 1500cc (1999)
2 Alex Marquez
– 1 Moto3 (2014)
– 1 Moto2 (2019)
2 Joan Mir
-1 Moto3 (2017)
-1 MotoGP (2020)
1 Manuel ‘Champi’ Herreros
– 1 80cc (1989)
1 Emily Alzamora
– 1 125cc (1999)
1 Alvaro Bautista
– 1 125cc (2006)
1 Julito Simon
– 1 125cc (2009)
1 Tony Elijah
-1 Moto2 (2010)
1 Nico Terol
– 1 125cc (2011)
1 Pol Espargaro
-1 Moto2 (2013)
1 Maverick Vinales
-1 Moto3 (2013)
1 Uncle Rabat
-1 Moto2 (2014)
1 George Martin
-1 Moto3 (2018)
1 Albert Arenas
-1 Moto3 (2020)
1 Peter Acosta
-1 Moto3 (2021)
1 Izan Guevara
– 1 Moto3 (2022)

THE MOTO3 WINNERS

2012 Sandro Cortese (Ale/KTM)
2013 MAVERICK VIÑALES (Esp/KTM)
2014 ÀLEX MÁRQUEZ (Esp/Honda)
2015 Danny Kent (GBr/Honda)
2016 Brad Binder (RSA) KTM
2017 JOAN MIR (Esp/Honda)
2018 JORGE MARTIN (Esp/Honda)
2019 Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Ita/Honda)
2020 ALBERT ARENAS (Esp/KTM)
2021 PEDRO ACOSTA (Esp/KTM)
2022 IZAN GUEVARA (Esp/GasGas)