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Honda has signed Colombian rider David Alonso for his rookie MotoGP season, marking the first time since Yonny Hernández in 2016 that a Colombian will join the MotoGP grid. Alonso, wearing #80 in younger classes, comes up through the Aspar pathway, where he is currently teammates with Moto2 CFMOTO Aspar rider Daniel Holgado. The article traces Alonso’s rise: four podiums in the 2019 European Championship, the 2020 European Talent Cup title, a Moto3 Junior World Championship ride in 2021, and a dominant 2021 Red Bull Rookies Cup run with six wins. It highlights his 2022 move to grand prix competition and a record-breaking 2024 Moto3 season.
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