Eric Granado
Born on June 10, 1996, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Eric Granado is a multitalented rider.
He began his career in 2003 by winning the regional championship of Sao Paulo. After winning the 80cc title in 2008, he entered the pre-125cc and 125cc Spanish and Mediterranean championships.
He finished fifth in CEV 125 in 2011 at the age of 15. In 2012, he moved up to Moto2 with the JIR team just before the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
At just over 16 years old, he is still the youngest driver to have started a Moto2 race. In 2013, he moved to Moto3 before competing in the Moto2 European Championship in 2015.
The following two years, highlighted by good results, were crowned with success in 2017, when he won six races and the title in the final race in Valencia.
In 2018, he joins the Moto2 World Championship with the Forward Racing team on a Suter but left the team before the end of the season.
In 2019, he took part in MotoE with the Avintia Esponsorama Racing team.
He had an impressive first season with two wins that led him to third place in the overall standings.
He finished seventh in 2020 but bounced back in 2021 with two wins and another podium, although a disappointing final race relegated him to fourth place in the overall standings.
In 2022, he was once again in contention for the title but ended up losing it to Dominique Aegerter.
For 2023, his goal was to become the first MotoE World Champion in history with the LCR E-Team, but despite his efforts, four podiums including a victory in Italy, he finally finished seventh due to an injury sustained in the Superbike World Championship, which he competes in alongside the MIE Racing Honda team.
The 2024 season for the SHARK rider was very busy. In addition to competing in the MotoE World Championship, in which he finished 10th with four podium finishes, he became a five-time Brazilian Superbike champion.
For 2025, Granado is back in MotoE with the aim of using his experience to finally take the crown on the electric Ducati V21L.