Santiago Hernández

For the Mexican long-distance runner, see Santiago Hernández (athlete). For the Mexican Olympic sailor, see Santiago Hernández (sailor).

Santiago Hernández
Hernández at the 2011 Portuguese Grand Prix
Nationality	Colombian
Born	(1992-09-11) 11 September 1992 Medellín, Colombia
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto2 World Championship Active years 2010–2011 Manufacturers Moriwaki, FTR Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 17 0 0 0 0 0

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Vega.

Santiago Hernández Vega (born 11 September 1992 in Medellín) is a Colombian former Grand Prix motorcycle racer, and the younger brother of former MotoGP racer Yonny Hernández. He has previously raced in the Spanish CEV Moto2 Series and in the Spanish Supersport Championship.

Career

Moto2 World Championship

2010

He participated in his first Grand Prix race at the age of 18, at the 2010 Aragon Grand Prix. Riding for Matteoni C.P. Racing as a replacement for Lukas Pesek, on a Moriwaki MD600 in the Moto2 class, he finished 23rd out of 28 riders, 45 seconds behind winner Andrea Iannone. He was the fourth out of five Moriwaki mounted riders who finished the race. He was then replaced for the next race by Ferruccio Lamborghini.

2011

In 2011, Hernandez joined the Thai Honda Singha SAG SAG Team and raced a FTR Moto M211. He raced 16 out of 17 races, and scored a best of 21st place, thus failing to score points. He was even replaced by Raffaele de Rosa for one race, who also scored a 21st place in his only race with the FTR bike.

For 2012 he was left without a contract and he left the world championships.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Number	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2010	Moto2	Moriwaki	Matteoni CP Racing	64	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2011	Moto2	FTR	SAG Team	64	16	0	0	0	0	0	NC
Total					17	0	0	0	0	0

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Pos	Pts
2010	Moto2	Moriwaki	QAT	SPA	FRA	ITA	GBR	NED	CAT	GER	CZE	INP	RSM	ARA 23	JPN	MAL	AUS	POR	VAL	NC	0
2011	Moto2	FTR	QAT Ret	SPA 31	POR 24	FRA Ret	CAT 21	GBR	NED Ret	ITA 30	GER 24	CZE 27	INP 33	RSM 24	ARA 26	JPN Ret	AUS 26	MAL Ret	VAL 22	NC	0

External links

• Santiago Hernández on MotoGP.com