page_title: Maverick Viñales
section_title: MotoGP World Championship
hierarchical_section_title: Maverick Viñales / Career / MotoGP World Championship
caption_attribution_description: Español: gran premio de cataluña
context_page_description: Maverick Viñales Ruiz is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer and former Moto3 world champion, taking the title in 2013. He is currently competing in the premier class of MotoGP, where in 2015 he won the rookie of the year title in MotoGP.
context_section_description: In September 2014 it was announced that Viñales would move up to the MotoGP class for the 2015 season, riding for the factory Suzuki team on their return to the class. He partnered Aleix Espargaró at the team.
caption: Viñales at the 2015 Catalan Grand Prix
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