Diogo Moreira Nascimento (born 23 April 2004) is a Brazilian motorcycle racer who competes in the 2026 MotoGP World Championship for LCR Honda. He is the 2025 Moto2 World Champion, and the first Brazilian to win a championship in any class of Grand Prix racing.
After starting his motorcycle career in motocross in Brazil, Moreira moved to Spain in 2017 in order to continue his career. 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 of the CEV, recording a fifth place as his best finish and finishing eleventh in the standings. In 2021, he remained in the same category, finishing eleventh again.
In 2022, Moreira joined the world championship in the Moto3 class with the MT Helmets - MSI team, riding a KTM RC250GP. He took his first pole position in Silverstone and finished the season in eighth place in the standings. He was named Rookie of the Year.
Moreira began the 2023 season with two more podium finishes in Portugal and Argentina. His results trailed off during the midseason. He claimed his first pole position of the year in Indonesia, followed by his first Grand Prix race win. He then recorded three non-finishes in the last five races of the season, and finished again in eighth place.
In 2024, Moreira made his Moto2 debut for the Italtrans Racing Team, alongside Dennis Foggia. After a string of early crashes and finishes outside the points positions, his season began to improve after the summer break. He took his first podium in Moto2 at the final race of the season, the Solidarity GP, and finished ranked thirteenth in the standings. He was named Rookie of the Year.
In 2025, Moreira made history at the Dutch TT as the first Brazilian winner of a Moto2 race. Moreira began to shrink his massive points deficit to rival Manuel González, winning further races in Austria, Indonesia and Portugal. He arrived at the final race of the season in Valencia as championship leader, with a 24-point advantage over González. After finishing the race in tenth, Moreira became Moto2 champion. He was the first Brazilian champion in any class of motorcycle Grand Prix racing.
On 14 October 2025, it was announced that Moreira would join the LCR Honda team for the 2026 MotoGP season, replacing Somkiat Chantra. He will be the first Brazilian to compete in the premier class since Alex Barros retired in .
() (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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() (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
() (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)