Partnership

The Sterilgarda Max Racing Team competed in the 2019 Motorcycle World Championship in the Moto3 class with Aron Canet. The Spanish rider immediately showed great competitiveness and during the season achieved three victories, one second place, three third places and two pole positions. Thanks to these results, Aron Canet fought for the World Championship title until the final races. In its debut year, the Sterilgarda Max Racing Team secured second place in the riders’ championship.

In 2020 the Sterilgarda Max Racing Team became the Factory Team of Husqvarna Motorcycles. For the first time the Team fielded two riders: the Italian, a veteran of the category, Romano Fenati, was joined by Spanish rookie Alonso Lopez. Due to the Covid-19 emergency, the championship started late and as many as 15 races were held within a few months. The Sterilgarda Max Racing Team gradually improved its performance and at the Misano Grand Prix, Romano Fenati brought the Husqvarna Motorcycles brand to the top step of the podium for the first time in a circuit race.

In the 2021 season the partnership between the Sterilgarda Max Racing Team and Husqvarna Motorcycles continued. Romano Fenati was joined by the young Spanish rider Adrián Fernández. At the Silverstone circuit, Romano topped every free practice session, secured pole position, led the warm-up and claimed a dominant victory, leading the race from the very first lap! At the end of the Championship, the Sterilgarda Max Racing Team rider reached fifth place overall, with 1 win, 1 second place, two third places and 3 poles. Thanks to these results, he achieved the Pole position record in 2022.

For the third consecutive year the Sterilgarda Max Racing Team was the Factory Team of Husqvarna Motorcycles. The young Japanese rider Ayumu Sasaki and Moto3 veteran John McPhee formed one of the strongest line-ups in Moto3. Unfortunately, a training injury kept John McPhee away from racing for five rounds, while a serious crash at Mugello prevented Ayumu Sasaki from taking part in two races. Despite this, the Sterilgarda Max Racing Team was a protagonist of the 2023 World Championship. Ayumu Sasaki finished fourth overall, just a few points shy of the world podium, achieving 2 wins, 4 second places, 3 third places and two pole positions. Notably, the historic one-two finish at the Malaysian Grand Prix saw John McPhee win ahead of Ayumu Sasaki. Thanks to the strong results of both riders, the Sterilgarda Max Racing Team finished third in the Teams’ standings.

In four years of participation in the Moto3 World Championship, the Sterilgarda Max Racing Team took part in 72 races, achieving 22 podiums, including 8 victories and 8 pole positions. The Team brought three great talents back to victory (Aron Canet, Romano Fenati and John McPhee), secured the first win for a young talented rider (Ayumu Sasaki), and brought the historic Husqvarna Motorcycles brand to victory in a circuit race for the first time.