Maverick Viñales

Spanish motorcycle racer

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Born: January 12, 1995
Age in 2026: 31
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Birth year: 1995

About Maverick Viñales

Maverick Viñales Ruiz (Spanish pronunciation: [biˈɲales ˈrwiθ]; born 12 January 1995) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer, riding for Red Bull KTM Tech3 in the MotoGP class. He won the 2013 Moto3 World Championship. After five seasons as a MotoGP factory rider with the Yamaha Factory Racing team, his contract was terminated by mutual consent midway through the 2021 season. He raced with the Aprilia Racing team in the 2022-2024 seasons before moving to Red Bull KTM Tech3 in 2025. Three further victories during the season enabled Viñales to finish his rookie season in third place in the championship rankings and he won the Rookie of the Year award. In 2007, he became champion of the Catalan 125cc Championship, and repeated the feat in 2008, as well as winning the Mediterranean Trophy.

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Maverick Viñales timeline

2007In 2007, he became champion of the Catalan 125cc Championship, and repeated the feat in 2008, as well as winning the Mediterranean Trophy.
2013He won the 2013 Moto3 World Championship.

The world when Maverick Viñales was born

Maverick Viñales was born in 1995. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1995

#1 song"Gangsta's Paradise" – Coolio
Top movieBraveheart
Top TV showSeinfeld
Best-selling bookThe Rainmaker – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentCal Ripken Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig's consecutive games record
Top headlineOklahoma City bombing
Technology milestoneWindows 95 launches
Defining fadPogs
Notable inventionDVD
World population5.69 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderBill Clinton
Sports championAtlanta Braves (World Series)
Also wonHouston Rockets (NBA)
U.S. population263.0M

1995 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Maverick Viñales's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1995	2026
Gas	$1.15	$3.45/gal
Average home	$110,500	$435,000
Average income	$41,943	$67,500
Minimum wage	$4.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$4.35	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.32	$0.73
Population	263.0M	341 million

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