Aleix Espargaró Villà (Catalan pronunciation: [əˈleʃ əspəɾɣəˈɾo βiˈʎa]; born 30 July 1989) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer.

He was the Spanish 2004 FIM CEV 125cc International Champion and has competed since 2017 in the MotoGP class using Aprilia machines; however, he is due to retire from Grand Prix racing at the end of the 2024 season.

In 2004, he won the Spanish FIM CEV International Championship 125 cc class with one win, two podiums at Circuito del Jarama and 88 total points.

[4] On 6 October 2009, it was announced that Espargaró had signed an agreement with Pramac Ducati to race in the 2010 MotoGP Championship.

During the German GP Espargaró was involved in an incident with Álvaro Bautista and Randy de Puniet where he sustained a fracture of the vertebra and a small cut on the knee.

He ended the season in 7th place with 126 points, making him the best of the riders equipped with CRT bikes for the third time in a row.

He recorded his first-ever pole position at the Dutch TT at Assen, coming in his 150th Grand Prix weekend.

In 2015, after dominating the Open Class – previously known as CRT – he signed for the Suzuki works team to ride their new GSX-RR from 2015.

The Aprilia bike immediately proved to be much more competitive, so much so that Espargaró was able to finish frequently in the top ten.

[9] In the third round of the 2022 campaign, Espargaró won the Argentine Republic Grand Prix from pole position.

However, during the last rounds of 2023, Espargaró and Aprilia were mediocre in form, with him suffering a fractured left fibula during the sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix after a crash with Miguel Oliveira.

On 23 May 2024 at the Barcelona-Catalunya motorcycle grand prix gathering, Espargaro held a press conference where he announced he would officially retire from regular competition at the end of the 2024 season.

Espargaró's younger brother Pol is also a Grand Prix motorcycle racer, currently reserve rider for Gas-Gas KTM Tech3 in MotoGP.

[13] He is a fan of FC Barcelona and its former player Bojan, whom he finally met at the Gran Premi De Catalunya in 2012.