Álvaro Díaz (motorcyclist)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Cebrián.

Álvaro Díaz Cebrián (born 7 August 2003) is a Spanish professional motorcycle racer. He is currently competes in the Supersport World Championship with Arco YART Yamaha WorldSSP. He won the Spanish Supersport 300 Championship in 2021 and the Supersport 300 World Championship in 2022.

Álvaro Díaz
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(2003-08-07) 7 August 2003 (age 20) Valencia, Spain
Current team	Arco YART Yamaha WorldSSP
Bike number	27
Motorcycle racing career statistics Supersport World Championship Active years 2023- Manufacturers Yamaha Championships 0 2023 championship position 34th (6 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 17 0 0 0 0 6 Supersport 300 World Championship Active years 2020-2022 Manufacturers Yamaha Championships 1 2022 championship position 1st (239 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 32 2 11 0 1 301

Career

Early career

Díaz began his career in the challenge80 class of the Spanish RFME 2015 championship, moving to PreMoto3 in 2016.^[1][2] In 2017, he participated in the Spanish Supersport 300 championship (consisting of three races) with a Kawasaki Ninja 300 of the ETG Racing team. He took part in only one race and finished fourth, finishing eighth in the championship.^[3] In 2018 he continued to compete in the SSP 300 (eight races passed), switching to the Yamaha YZF-R3 of the Arco Motor University Team, with which he finished in 13th final position, with a sixth place as his best result in the race.^[4] In 2019, still in Supersport 300 (SBK junior) with the same bike and team as last year, he obtained two third places and finished the season in sixth place in the standings.^[5]

Supersport 300 World Championship

In 2020, Díaz made his Supersport 300 World Championship debut with the Biblion MotoXRacing Yamaha team. In race 1 of the opening round, he finished eighth, achieving his best finish of the season. He finished the season in 21st position with 20 points. In the same year, he also participated in five races (out of the thirteen scheduled) of the Spanish SSP 300 championship, obtaining a second and a third place and finishing in eighth place overall.^[6]

In 2021, Díaz returned full-time to the Spanish SSP 300 championship, taking the national title with six victories and ten podiums overall from a total of fourteen races.^[7] In the same year he also took part in four races of the world championship as a wildcard. In the Catalunya round with the Yamaha MS Racing team, he finished in fifth place in race 1 and scored his first podium in race 2, a second place, as well as setting the fastest lap. In the subsequent Jerez round held with the Arco-Motor University Team, Díaz finished fifth in both races, however suffering a disqualification in race 2 for irresponsible driving.^[8] He finished the season in 19th position with 42 points.

In 2022 he returned to the Supersport 300 World Championship as the only regular driver of the Arco Motor University Team. In the inaugural Aragon round, Díaz took second place in race 1 and scored his first victory in race 2, topping a world championship standings for the first time. He maintained the leadership of the championship for almost the entire season, sometimes alternating with his compatriot Marc García, and with eleven podium finishes including two victories, he won the sixth edition of the Supersport 300 World Championship.^[9]

Career statistics

Supersport 300 World Championship

Races by year

(key)

Year	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pos	Pts	Ref
2020	Yamaha	SPA 8	SPA 14	POR 23	POR 16	SPA 21	SPA 22	SPA 13	SPA 21	SPA DNQ	SPA DNQ	FRA Ret	FRA 9	POR 18	POR 18			21st	20	^[10]
2021	Yamaha	SPA	SPA	ITA	ITA	NED	NED	CZE	CZE	FRA	FRA	SPA 5	SPA 2	SPA 5	SPA DSQ	POR	POR	19th	42	^[11]
2022	Yamaha	ARA 2	ARA 1	NED 11	NED 2	EST 6	EST 26	ITA 2	ITA 1	CZE 3	CZE 2	FRA 3	FRA 2	CAT 2	CAT 4	POR 7	POR 18	1st	239

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

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

Year	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	Pos	Pts
2023	Yamaha	AUS	AUS	INA	INA	NED DNQ	NED DNQ	SPA 26	SPA 20	ITA Ret	ITA 21	GBR Ret	GBR 20	IMO Ret	IMO 13	CZE Ret	CZE DNS	FRA 27	FRA 21	SPA 13	SPA 16	POR 23	POR 16	JER 23	JER 21	34th	6

* Season still in progress.

References

1. "RFME Campeonato de España de Velocidad 2015 - Challenge80 - Clasificación Final" (PDF). fedemoto.info. p. 11. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
2. "RFME Campeonato de España de Velocidad 2016 - PreMoto3 - Clasificación Final" (PDF). fedemoto.info. p. 1. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
3. "RFME Campeonato de España de Velocidad 2017 - SuperSport300 - Clasificación Final - Revisada" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
4. "RFME Campeonato de España de Velocidad 2018 - SuperSport300 - Clasificación Provisional" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
5. "ESBK-Campeonato de España de Superbike de Velocidad 2019 - SBK Junior - Clasificación Final" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
6. "ESBK-Campeonato de España de Superbike de Velocidad 2020 - SBK Junior - Clasificación Final" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
7. "ESBK-Campeonato de España de Superbike de Velocidad 2021 - SBK Junior - Clasificación Final" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
8. "Sofuoglu a Jerez vince Gara 2 del WorldSSP300, Huertas cade". Dorna Sports S.L. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
9. Francesco Allevato (9 October 2022). "SSP300 Portimao: Diaz campione del mondo, Geiger conquista Gara 1". Conti Editore S.r.l. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
10. . Dorna WSBK. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
11. . Dorna WSBK. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

External links

• Álvaro Díaz at WorldSBK.com