Iker Lecuona debuted in the Moto2™ World Championship at the minimum age for the catgeory of 16. Born in 2000, Lecuona raced in the FIM CEV Repsol International Championship in Moto2™ in 2015 and 2016, with a slew of impressive top five results. His debut in the Moto2™ World Championship saw the Spaniard race for the Garage Plus Interwetten team to replace Dominique Aegerter, and Lecuona remains with the team for 2017 on Kalex machinery. He stayed with the team for 2018 as they switched to KTM machinery, with Lecuona securing his first Grand Prix podium at the season finale in Valencia. Again, Lecuona remains with the same team for 2019 as he aims to challenge for more podiums.