Jaume Masià · Biography

Jaume Masià Vargas made his Grand Prix debut at the 2017 Austrian Grand Prix in Moto3. He rode for Platinum Bay Real Estate in place of the injured Darryn Binder, finished ninth and set the fastest lap of the race. He was born on 31 October 2000 in Algemesí, in the province of Valencia. He became Moto3 world champion in 2023 with Leopard Racing and, after one season in Moto2, moved to the Supersport World Championship with Ducati in 2025.

Early career

Masià came up through the junior categories. In 2014 he raced in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup and finished 17th with 37 points. The following year he moved to the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship, the main feeder series for the world championship. He was fifth in 2015 with 107 points and 15th in 2016. In 2017 he was runner-up in the Moto3 Junior World Championship with 142 points, behind only Dennis Foggia. That same summer he got the call to replace Binder in Austria.

First years in Moto3

In 2018 he contested his first full Grand Prix season with Bester Capital Dubai on a KTM and finished 13th with 76 points. He stayed with the team for 2019. At the second round, the Argentine Grand Prix, he took his first pole and his first Grand Prix win, and he finished the year ninth with 121 points. In 2020 he joined Leopard Racing to ride a Honda. In October he won on back-to-back weekends at MotorLand Aragón, taking the Aragon Grand Prix on the 18th and the Teruel Grand Prix on the 25th. The Teruel race was Honda's 800th Grand Prix win. Masià finished sixth with 140 points.

Two seasons with Red Bull KTM Ajo

In 2021 he moved to Red Bull KTM Ajo, Aki Ajo's Finnish team, and won the season opener at Losail in Qatar. He finished fourth with 171 points, his best championship result up to then. He stayed with the team in 2022 and won two races: the Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin on 10 April, ahead of Dennis Foggia and Andrea Migno, and the French Grand Prix at Le Mans on 15 May. He ended the year sixth with 177 points.

The 2023 world title

In 2023 he went back to Leopard Racing and Honda. His first win of the year came at the Dutch TT in Assen on 25 June, where he passed for the lead on the final lap and beat Ayumu Sasaki to the line by 0.081 seconds. He then won the Indian Grand Prix, the first Moto3 race held in that country, leading from start to finish. He also won the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi by 1.546 seconds. On 19 November he won the Qatar Grand Prix at Losail and clinched the title with one race to spare. He finished the year with four wins, ten podiums, six poles and 274 points. Between 2017 and 2023 he won ten Moto3 races.

Moto2 and a change of series

The title earned him a Moto2 ride in 2024 with the Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team on a Kalex. He started 20 races without a podium. His best finish was 13th at the Catalan Grand Prix, and he ended the season 28th overall. He was left without a Grand Prix seat for 2025 when the team he had signed with folded. He switched series and joined Orelac Racing Verdnatura to race in the Supersport World Championship on a Ducati Panigale V2.

Supersport World Championship

In his rookie Supersport season in 2025, he took his first win in Race 1 at Most, in the Czech Republic, in May, after starting from 15th on the grid. He closed the year by winning Race 2 at Jerez, the final round, 3.255 seconds ahead of Tom Booth-Amos. That win secured third place in the championship with 265 points, from 24 races and five podiums. He re-signed with Orelac for 2026. That year he won Race 1 at Phillip Island, the opening round, by 5.521 seconds from Philipp Öttl. In April he won Race 1 at Assen, 0.080 seconds ahead of Albert Arenas. His third win of 2026 came in Race 2 at MotorLand Aragón.