35 Facts About Miguel Oliveira

Miguel Oliveira finished as runner-up in the 2018 Moto2 World Championship.

Miguel Oliveira gained extensive experience in Moto3, having competed for the Estrella Galicia 0,0 team in 2012, the Mahindra Racing team in 2013 and 2014 and finishing runner-up with the Red Bull KTM Ajo team in 2015.

At the 2015 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix, Oliveira achieved the first World Championship victory for a Portuguese rider.

Miguel Oliveira started racing in the national championship at nine years old, in the Portuguese MiniGP Championship in 2004, winning the Young Promise of the Year award in Portugal.

Miguel Oliveira's best result was a 7th place at his home race at Estoril, having finished tenth on his debut in Qatar.

Miguel Oliveira achieved six top ten finishes in his first season, but did not compete in the final races after the team failed to secure financial support to end the season.

Miguel Oliveira moved to Moto3 machinery with Emilio Alzamora's Estrella Galicia 0,0 team for 2012, having helped to develop the new four-stroke Suter-Honda bike in the last rounds of the CEV 2011 season; winning two races in the process.

Miguel Oliveira improved on that result with a second place in Australia, and ended the season in eighth place in the championship standings.

Miguel Oliveira achieved a pole position, eight top-five finishes and three fastest laps with the new bike that was underpowered compared to the KTM machinery.

Miguel Oliveira finished the season as the best Mahindra rider in the championship, in tenth place.

Miguel Oliveira finished second at Misano, before winning at Aragon; he pulled 35 points back on Kent over the two races.

Miguel Oliveira won the race, but with Kent finishing ninth after a three-rider collision in the last corner, Miguel Oliveira fell six points short.

On 13 September 2015, it was announced that Miguel Oliveira would be moving up to the Moto2 class for the 2016 season, with Leopard Racing.

Miguel Oliveira was joined in the team by his Moto3 championship rival Danny Kent.

Miguel Oliveira achieved three Top 10 results with a 9th place in Le Mans, 8th place in Catalunya and another 9th place in Brno, before breaking his collarbone after a collision with Franco Morbidelli during practice for the Aragon Grand Prix.

Miguel Oliveira returned for the Japanese Grand Prix and was initially declared fit by the medical team, but eventually did not start the race after assessing his condition during free practice.

Miguel Oliveira finished the race in a commendable 13th place, but fell short of clinching the trophy by a single point with eventual Rookie of the Year Xavi Vierge finishing just ahead of him in 12th place.

Miguel Oliveira won the following race at Malaysia and closed the season with three consecutive wins.

Miguel Oliveira finished in 3rd place of the riders' championship.

Miguel Oliveira had a strong season from the off, achieving three wins, podium finishes in all but 6 of 18 races and only one finish outside the top ten.

Miguel Oliveira joined French team Tech3 as they switched to KTM satellite machinery for 2019.

Miguel Oliveira managed 9 points finishes from the 16 races which he started.

Miguel Oliveira sustained an injury in a crash with fellow KTM rider Johann Zarco at the British Grand Prix and further aggravated the injury with a free practice crash in Australia.

Miguel Oliveira ultimately withdrew from the final three races of the season to undergo surgery on his shoulder.

Miguel Oliveira finished the season with 33 points in 17th place, well ahead of Tech3 teammate Hafizh Syahrin.

At the Andalusian round after qualifying in fifth as the best KTM rider, Miguel Oliveira was struck by Binder in a racing incident in the first corner of the opening lap, knocking Miguel Oliveira out of the race.

At the Styrian race, Miguel Oliveira started the final lap in third place, but ultimately took his maiden win with a final corner overtake of Espargaro and Jack Miller, who both went wide battling for first.

Miguel Oliveira ultimately finished ninth in the Championship, with 125 points.

In 2021, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing revealed their 2021 line-up with Miguel Oliveira partnering Brad Binder in his career.

Miguel Oliveira had a difficult start in the first five races of the season, with no top ten finishes and a DNF that put him in an early points deficit.

KTM introduced a new chassis after the French Grand Prix and Miguel Oliveira's results improved dramatically, with two podium finishes and a win at Catalunya over a three race stretch.

Miguel Oliveira finished in 15th place on the final standings at this season.

Miguel Oliveira joined the Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP with Jack Miller as a teammate.

Miguel Oliveira is studying to become a dentist concurrently with his Grand Prix racing career.

In September 2020, Miguel Oliveira announced his engagement to Andreia Pimenta, his stepsister.