HARLEY-DAVIDSON BAGGER WORLD CUP
Eric Granado, a career between two worlds
Born on June 10, 1996 in São Paulo, Brazil, Eric Granado is an rider jack-of-all-trades. He began his career in 2003 by winning the São Paulo regional championship. After winning the title in 80 in 2008, he joined the pre-125 and 125 categories of the Spanish and Mediterranean championships. He finished fifth in the CEV 125 in 2011 at the age of 15. In 2012, he moved up to Moto2 with the JIR team just before the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
At just over 16 years old, he is still to this day the youngest rider to have taken the start of a Moto2 race. In 2013, he moved to Moto3 before taking part in the Moto2 European Championship in 2015. The next two years, marked by good results, culminated in success in 2017, when he won six victories and the title in the last race in Valencia. In 2018, he returned to the Moto2 world championship with the Forward Racing team on a Suter, but he left the team before the end of the season. In 2019, he joined the MotoE event with the Avintia Esponsorama Racing team. He then signed a first impressive season with two wins that earned him a third-place finish in the overall standings.
An intense season on all fronts
Quietly seventh in 2020, he bounced back in 2021 with two wins and another podium, even though a disappointing final race relegated him to fourth place in the overall standings. In 2022, he was once again in contention for the title, but ended up losing it to Dominique Aegerter. For 2023, his goal was to become the first MotoE world champion in history with the LCR E-Team, but despite his efforts—four podiums including a win in Italy—he ultimately finished seventh due to an injury sustained in the Superbike World Championship that he competed in alongside the MIE Racing Honda team.
The 2024 season of the rider SHARK was a very busy one. In addition to taking part in the MotoE world championship, which he finished 10th with 4 podiums, he became a five-time Brazilian Superbike champion. Fourth in the most recent MotoE championship with two wins, he is now focusing on a new challenge by joining the Harley-Davidson Bagger World Cup.
