Héctor Garzó Explained

Héctor Garzó
Nationality:Spanish
Birth Date:9 June 1998
Birth Place:Paterna, Spain
Current Team:Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE
Bike Number:4
Moto2 Active Years:–, –,
Moto2 Manufacturers:Tech3, Kalex, NTS
Moto2 Championships:0
Moto2 Race Starts:35
Moto2 Race Wins:0
Moto2 Podiums:1
Moto2 Poles:0
Moto2 Fastest Laps:2
Moto2 Total Points:79
Moto2 Last Season:2021
Moto2 Last Position:23rd (16 pts)
Motoe Active Years:, -
Motoe Manufacturers:Energica, Ducati
Motoe Championships:0
Motoe Race Starts:34
Motoe Race Wins:1
Motoe Podiums:10
Motoe Poles:0
Motoe Fastest Laps:6
Motoe Total Points:301
Motoe Last Season:2023
Motoe Last Position:4th (215 pts)
Ss Manufacturers:Yamaha
Ss Championships:0
Ss Last Season:2023
Ss Last Position:NC (0 pts)
Ss Race Starts:2
Ss Race Wins:0
Ss Podiums:0
Ss Poles:0
Ss Fastest Laps:0
Ss Total Points:0

Héctor Garzó Vicent (born 9 June 1998) is a Spanish motorcycle racer, competing in the MotoE World Cup for Tech3 team.[1] [2]

Career

Moto3 Junior World Championship

Garzó competed in the 2016 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship without scoring a point.

Moto2 European Championship

Garzó moved to the Moto2 European Championship the following season, and was much more successful, scoring a 2nd place, and three 3rd place finishes in the year, ending the season with 126 points, and fourth in the overall standings.[3]

He would stay for the 2018 season as well, scoring two 3rd places in Aragón, before winning his first race of the category in Albacete.[4] He would score one more podium, a second place in the season closer at Valencia, ending his season third in the championship standings, with 124 points.

In the 2019 season, he would win two races, one each in Aragón and Alabecete, and finished on the second step of the podium six times, ending his final season in the category 2nd overall in the championship standings, with 183 points, 38 points behind Edgar Pons.[5]

Moto2 World Championship

Tech3 Racing (2017–2018)

Garzó made his Moto2 World Championship debut at the 2017 German motorcycle Grand Prix replacing the injured Xavi Vierge, but retired from the race. In the 2018 Moto2 World Championship, he would make a further three appearances replacing the injured Remy Gardner, but failed to score points in any of the three races at Jerez, Le Mans, and Mugello.

Flexbox HP40 (2020–2021)

Garzó would get his first full time Moto2 season in 2020, partnering Lorenzo Baldassarri at Flexbox Pons Racing.[6] Garzó had a decent season, finishing in the top 10 in five races, including his maiden podium in the category, a 2nd place in Valencia.[7] Garzó finished his rookie season with 63 points, 16th in the standings, and second among rookies.

Staying with Flexbox Pons Racing for the 2021 Moto2 World Championship, Garzó would struggle during the year, only scoring one top 10 finish, four point scoring finishes, and was forced to miss two races due to burns suffered in a crash at Catalunya.[8] He was replaced by Alonso López. Garzó finished his disappointing season 23rd in the standings, with 16 points, and was not extended by Pons Racing team for 2022.

MotoE World Championship

Garzó would make his debut in the 2019 MotoE World Cup, riding for Tech3. He had a good season, finishing 4th in Germany, and scoring two 2nd places in the two rounds at Misano.[9] He would end the season well with a 2nd place and a 3rd place in Valencia, but was disqualified from the first Valencia race for having too low pressure in his tyres.[10] This ended his title fight, and he finished the season 4th in the championship, with 69 points.

Following a disappointing 2021 Moto2 season, Tech3 signed Garzó for the 2022 MotoE World Cup.[2] [11]

Career statistics

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

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

FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship

Races by year

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

YearBike1234567891011PosPts
2017Tech3ALB
CAT1
CAT2
VAL1
VAL2
EST1
EST2
JER
ARA1
ARA2
VAL
4th126
2018Tech3EST1
EST2
VAL
CAT1
CAT2
ARA1
ARA2
JER
ALB1
ALB2
VAL
3rd124
2019KalexEST1
EST2
VAL
CAT1
CAT2
ARA1
ARA2
JER
ALB1
ALB2
VAL
2nd183
2023NTS-TriumphEST1
EST2
VAL1
JER
POR1
POR2
CAT1
CAT2
ARA1
ARA2
VAL2
NC0

Career statistics

FIM Moto2 European Championship

Races by year

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

YearBike1234567PosPts
R1R2R1R1R2R1R1R2R1R2R1
2022MV AgustaEST
EST
VAL
CAT
CAT
JER
POR
POR
ARA
ARA
VAL
11th42
KalexEST
EST
VAL
CAT
CAT
JER
POR
POR
ARA
ARA
VAL

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcdWCh
Moto2Tech3 Mistral 610Tech3 Racing100000NC
Moto2Tech3 Mistral 610Tech3 Racing30000039th
MotoEEnergica Ego CorsaTech3 E-Racing60301694th
Moto2Kalex Moto2Flexbox HP401501026316th
Moto2Kalex Moto2Flexbox HP401600001623rd
MotoEEnergica Ego CorsaTech3 E-Racing120001868th
2023MotoEDucati V21LDynavolt Intact GP MotoE1614042154th
Moto2NTSFieten Olie Racing GP000000NC
Total69111084490

By class

ClassSeasons1st GP1st Pod1st WinRaceWinPodiumsPoleFLapPtsWChmp
MotoE2019, 2022–2019 Germany2019 San Marino Race 12023 German Race 234110063010
Moto22017–2018, 2020–2021, 20232017 Germany2020 Valencia350102790
Total2017–present69111084490

Races by year

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

YearClassBike1234567891011121314151617181920PosPts
Moto2Tech3QATARGAMESPAFRAITACATNEDGER
CZEAUTGBRRSMARAJPNAUSMALVALNC0
Moto2Tech3QATARGAMESPA
FRA
ITA
CATNEDGERCZEAUTGBRRSMARATHAJPNAUSMALVAL
39th0
MotoEEnergicaGER
AUT
RSM1
RSM2
VAL1
VAL2
4th69
Moto2KalexQAT
SPA
ANC
CZE
AUT
STY
RSM
EMI
CAT
FRA
ARA
TER
EUR
VAL
POR
16th63
Moto2KalexQAT
DOH
POR
SPA
FRA
ITA
CAT
GERNED
STY
AUT
GBR
ARA
RSM
AME
EMI
ALR
VAL
23rd16
MotoEEnergicaSPA1
SPA2
FRA1
FRA2
ITA1
ITA2
NED1
NED2
AUT1
AUT2
RSM1
RSM2
8th86
2023MotoEDucatiFRA1
FRA2
ITA1
ITA2
GER1
GER2
NED1
NED2
GBR1
GBR2
AUT1
AUT2
CAT1
CAT2
RSM1
RSM2
4th215
Moto2NTSPORARGAMESPAFRAITAGERNEDGBRAUTCATRSMINDJPNINAAUSTHAMALQATVAL
NC0
Half points awarded as less than two thirds of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

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

Season still in progress.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Garzo returns to MotoE™ and Tech3 in 2022. Dorna. Sports. www.motogp.com.
  2. Web site: Hector Garzó returns to Tech3 to race in 2022 MotoE championship – Motorcycle Sports. December 2, 2021. December 16, 2021. December 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211202141434/https://www.motorcyclesports.net/motogp/hector-garzo-returns-to-tech3-to-race-in-2022-motoe-championship/. dead.
  3. Web site: FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship: Eric Granado Wins Race And Championship, Americans Joe Roberts 3rd And Jayson Uribe 8th In Season Finale At Valencia (Updated). November 19, 2017.
  4. Web site: Repsol FIM/CEV Moto2 European Championship: Race Results From Albacete. October 14, 2018.
  5. Web site: JEREMY ALCOBA NEW 2019 MOTO3 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPION. November 11, 2019. Galfer Moto.
  6. Web site: Pons Racing confirms Hector Garzo in place of Augusto Fernandez – Motorcycle Sports. November 30, 2019. December 16, 2021. December 16, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211216120554/https://www.motorcyclesports.net/motogp/pons-racing-confirms-hector-garzo-in-place-of-augusto-fernandez/. dead.
  7. 1327947422358761472. MotoGP. A first #Moto2 podium for @hector_garzo! On this form, the victory may soon follow! #Moto2 . 15 November 2020.
  8. Web site: Hector Garzo to be replaced by Alonso Lopez at German GP. Dorna. Sports. www.motogp.com.
  9. Web site: Garzo takes superb second podium in Misano – Foray secures points. motoe.tech3racing.fr.
  10. Web site: Garzo disqualified from MotoE™ Race 1. Dorna. Sports. www.motogp.com.
  11. Web site: Tech3 team welcomes back Hector Garzo to MotoE for 2022. GPone.com.