Xavier Cardelús

Xavier Cardelús
Xavier Cardelús
Born	15 May 1998 (age 26); Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Current team	Fantic Racing
Bike number	20
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years	2018–2021, 2024
Manufacturers	Kalex, KTM, Speed Up
Championships	0
2024 championship position	31st (0 pts)
MotoE World Championship
Active years	2020–2021
Manufacturers	Energica
Championships	0
2022 championship position	15th (31 pts)
Supersport World Championship
Active years	2017
Manufacturers	MV Agusta, Yamaha
Championships	0
2017 championship position	36th (5 pts)

Xavier "Xavi" Cardelús García (born 15 May 1998) is an Andorran motorcycle racer. He is son of the former motorcycle racer Xavier Cardelús Maestre.^[1]

Career

Early career

Since 2015 he competes in the FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship.

In 2017 he also competed in the Supersport World Championship for Race Department ATK#25.

Moto2 World Championship

Reale Avintia Stylobike (2018)

2018

In 2018 he made his Grand Prix debut as a wild card for Team Stylobike.

Marinelli Snipers Team (2018)

At the Aragon round he joined Marinelli Snipers Team, replacing Romano Fenati.

Sama Qatar Ángel Nieto Team (2019)

2019

He signed to ride for the Ángel Nieto Team in the 2019 Moto2 World Championship with British team-mate Jake Dixon,^[2] aboard machinery using 765 cc Triumph controlled engines new to the series,^[3] and KTM chassis.^[4]

Fantic Racing (2024)

Career statistics

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior 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	Pos	Pts
2014	KTM	JER1 11	JER2 16	LMS 11	ARA 22	CAT1 19	CAT2 18	ALB 20	NAV 14	ALG Ret	VAL1 Ret	VAL2 Ret	22nd	12

FIM Moto2 European 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	Pos	Pts
2015	Kalex	ALG1 10	ALG2 Ret	CAT Ret	ARA1 13	ARA2 11	ALB 16	NAV1 13	NAV2 12	JER DNS	VAL1 18	VAL2 Ret	16th	21
2016	Kalex	VAL1 9	VAL2 4	ARA1 10	ARA2 DNS	CAT1 Ret	CAT2 9	ALB 10	ALG1 11	ALG2 10	JER 12	VAL 7	8th	63
2017	Kalex	ALB 14	CAT1 8	CAT2 10	VAL1 DNS	VAL2 9	EST1 Ret	EST2 8	JER	ARA1 13	ARA2 11	VAL 13	12th	42
2018	Kalex	EST1 Ret	EST2 5	VAL 11	CAT1 7	CAT2 6	ARA1 12	ARA2 7	JER 8	ALB1 2	ALB2 2	VAL	8th	86
2020	Kalex	EST1 7	EST2 5	POR1 Ret	POR2 5	JER1 10	JER2 Ret	ARA1 6	ARA2 3	ARA3 Ret	VAL1 4	VAL2 5	6th	87
2022	Kalex	EST1 Ret	EST1 5	VAL 3	CAT1	CAT2	JER 4	POR1 3	POR2 4	ARA1 3	ARA2 3	VAL 4	5th	114
2023	Kalex	EST1 13	EST2 2	VAL 6	JER 5	POR1 3	POR2 2	CAT1 1	CAT2 3	ARA1 6	ARA2 8	VAL 6	2nd	149

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	Pos	Pts
2017	MV Agusta	AUS	THA	SPA 13	NED	ITA	GBR Ret	ITA	GER DNS	POR	FRA			36th	5
2017	Yamaha											SPA 23	QAT 14	36th	5

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Pts	Plcd
2018	Moto2	Kalex	Reale Avintia Stylobike	7	0	33rd
2018	Moto2	Kalex	Marinelli Snipers Team Moto2	6	0	33rd
2019	Moto2	KTM	Sama Qatar Ángel Nieto Team	19	0	35th
2020	MotoE	Energica	Esponsorama Racing	7	34	15th
2020	Moto2	Speed Up	Aspar Team	2	0	34th
2021	MotoE	Energica	Esponsorama Racing	7	21	16th
2021	Moto2	Kalex	Cerba Promoracing Team	1	0	40th
2022	MotoE	Energica	Avintia Esponsorama Racing	6	31	15th
2024	Moto2	Kalex	Fantic Racing	18	0	31st
Total				72	86

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	Race	Pts
Moto2	2018–2019, 2021, 2024	2018 Spain	52	0
MotoE	2020–2022	2020 Spain	20	86
Total	2018–present		72	86

Races by year

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

Year	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pos	Pts
2018	Moto2	Kalex	QAT	ARG	AME	SPA 22	FRA 26	ITA 22	CAT	NED DNS	GER 24	CZE Ret	AUT 25	GBR C	RSM 25	ARA 28	THA 22	JPN 27	AUS Ret	MAL Ret	VAL 17		33rd	0
2019	Moto2	KTM	QAT 25	ARG 21	AME Ret	SPA 25	FRA Ret	ITA 25	CAT 25	NED 18	GER 26	CZE 25	AUT 26	GBR 27	RSM 25	ARA 27	THA Ret	JPN 23	AUS 25	MAL 23	VAL 28		35th	0
2020	MotoE	Energica	SPA 14	ANC 10	RSM 14	EMI1 9	EMI2 10	FRA1 11	FRA2 10														15th	34
2020	Moto2	Speed Up	QAT	SPA	ANC	CZE	AUT	STY	RSM	EMI	CAT	FRA	ARA 24	TER 22	EUR	VAL	POR						34th	0
2021	MotoE	Energica	SPA Ret	FRA 13	CAT Ret	NED 12	AUT 18	RSM1 10	RSM2 8														16th	21
2021	Moto2	Kalex	QAT	DOH	POR	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	GER	NED	STY	AUT	GBR	ARA 21	RSM	AME	EMI	ALR	VAL			40th	0
2022	MotoE	Energica	SPA1	SPA2	FRA1 11	FRA2 14	ITA1 DNS	ITA2 DNS	NED1	NED2	AUT1 13	AUT2 6	RSM1 9	RSM2 12									15th	31
2024	Moto2	Kalex	QAT 23	POR Ret	AME 26	SPA 17	FRA 21	CAT 16	ITA 23	NED DNS	GER	GBR Ret	AUT 26	CAT 22	RSM 27	EMI 23	INA Ret	JPN 25	AUS 20	THA 20	MAL 21	SLD 22	31st	0

References

^ "Vuitè i desè lloc de Cardelús al circuit de Catalunya". elperiodic.ad (in Catalan). El Periòdic d'Andorra. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
^ Cardelus signs as Dixon's team-mate at Angel Nieto Team Crash.net, 10 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018
^ Triumph era right time for Moto2 switch - Jake Dixon Archived 30 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine Motorsport Week, 1 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018
^ Aspar to return to Moto2 in 2019 Archived 30 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine Motorsport Week, 13 August 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018

External links

Xavier Cardelús at MotoGP.com
Xavier Cardelús at WorldSBK.com

[1] "Vuitè i desè lloc de Cardelús al circuit de Catalunya". elperiodic.ad (in Catalan). El Periòdic d'Andorra. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

[2] Cardelus signs as Dixon's team-mate at Angel Nieto Team Crash.net, 10 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018

[3] Triumph era right time for Moto2 switch - Jake Dixon Archived 30 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine Motorsport Week, 1 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018

[4] Aspar to return to Moto2 in 2019 Archived 30 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine Motorsport Week, 13 August 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018

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