MotoGP: Augusto Fernandez Replacing Oliveira In Qatar On Pramac Yamaha

MotoGP: Augusto Fernandez Replacing Oliveira In Qatar On Pramac Yamaha

© 2025, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. From a press release issued By MotoGP.com

As Miguel Oliveira (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP) continues his rehabilitation following a crash during Round 2 at Termas de Rio Hondo in Argentina, he will once again be replaced by Augusto Fernandez. The 27-year-old returned to the MotoGP saddle for the Grand Prix of the Americas last time out and scored three points in a wet and wild Sunday afternoon Grand Prix.

 

Augusto Fernandez. Photo by Michael Gougis.

Oliveira’s injury to his left shoulder has kept him off-track since the accident occurred with Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) during the Argentina Sprint on Saturday 15th of March. Despite undergoing further medical examinations to assess the shoulder’s recovery, the 30-year-old Portuguese rider will also miss the Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar. Yamaha Factory Racing test rider Fernandez will be in his place and returns to a track where the 2022 Moto2 World Champion been a top five finisher in the class as well as a points-scorer in MotoGP.

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