Marco Bezzecchi

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Marco Bezzecchi
Bezzecchi at the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix
NationalityItalian
Born (1998-11-12) 12 November 1998 (age 25)
Rimini, Italy
Current teamPertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team
Bike number72
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2022
ManufacturersDucati
Championships0
2023 championship position3rd (329 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
42 3 8 4 4 452
Moto2 World Championship
Active years20192021
ManufacturersKTM, Kalex
Championships0
2021 championship position3rd (214 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
52 3 14 2 1 415
Moto3 World Championship
Active years20152018
ManufacturersMahindra, KTM
Championships0
2018 championship position3rd (214 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
40 3 10 2 0 234

Marco Bezzecchi (born 12 November 1998) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, competing for Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team in the 2024 MotoGP World Championship.[1]

Career

Junior career

Bezzecchi won the Italian Moto3 championship in 2015, and also made his debut in the 2015 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship that season. He ended the year 16th in the standings, with 29 points, finishing in the top-10 on three occasions. The 2016 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship was very similar for him, finishing in the top-10 three times, this time scoring 31 points, enough for 18th in the standings.

Moto3 World Championship

Bezzecchi made his debut in the 2015 Moto3 World Championship, with two wild-card appearances, finishing 26th in Qatar, and retiring in his home Grand Prix of Italy.

Mahindra Racing (2016)

In the 2016 season, he again competed in two races, retiring in Austria and finishing 24th in Great Britain.

CIP (2017)

Bezzecchi competed full time in the 2017 Moto3 World Championship, riding for Mahindra CIP, teammate of Manuel Pagliani. Bezzecchi had a slow rookie season, up until the race in Japan; he finished in 14th once, and 15th twice for a total of four points, but in the Motegi race he managed a 3rd place, his maiden podium in Moto3.[2] He ended the season with 20 points, 23rd in the standings, second among rookies.

Redox PrüstelGP (2018)

Bezzecchi in 2018

For the 2018 season, Bezzecchi would switch teams and ride for Prüstel GP. He won three races (Argentina, Austria, and Japan), finished 2nd five times, once in 3rd, and had two pole positions, ending the season with nine podiums, 214 points, and 3rd in the overall championship standings.

Moto2 World Championship

Red Bull KTM Tech3 (2019)

Partnering Philipp Öttl at Red Bull KTM Tech3 for the 2019 Moto2 World Championship, Bezzecchi had a bad rookie year, finishing in the points only four times, ending his season with 17 points, and 23rd in the final standings.

Sky Racing Team VR46 (2020–2021)

For the 2020 Moto2 World Championship, Bezzecchi joined the newly formed Sky Racing Team VR46, alongside Luca Marini. The duo would have a very good season, winning the teams' championship by 113 points with five race wins between them (Marini three, Bezzecchi two). Bezzecchi won the races in Austria and Valencia, finished 2nd in Misano and Rimini, and finished 3rd in a further three races, ending his season with seven podiums, 184 points, and 4th in the championship standings.

Following Luca Marini moving up to MotoGP, Bezzecchi's teammate for the 2021 season was Celestino Vietti. Bezzecchi had a very well balanced season, rarely finishing outside the top five, winning a race in Austria, finishing 2nd in Jerez and Silverstone, and 3rd in Le Mans, Mugello, Germany, and Austin. He finished the year 3rd in the rider's championship, with 214 points.

MotoGP World Championship

Mooney VR46 Racing Team (2022–present)

For the 2022 season, Bezzecchi was confirmed to be moving up to the premier class, partnering his 2020 teammate at Mooney VR46 Racing Team, Luca Marini.[3] He picked up his first podium finish in MotoGP at the Dutch TT.[4] Later in the season, he got his first MotoGP pole position at the Thailand Grand Prix.[5]

Bezzecchi is due to stay with the same team for the 2023 season.

In 2023, Bezzecchi took his first ever MotoGP win at the Argentine Republic Grand Prix in rainy conditions, and thus took the championship lead for the first time in the premier class. He won the 1000th MotoGP Grand Prix at the French Grand Prix, his second win of the season.

Career statistics

CIV Moto3 Championship

Races by year

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

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos Pts
2015 Mahindra MIS1
1
MIS2
1
VAL1
Ret
VAL2
1
MUG1
1
MUG2
Ret
IMO1
1
IMO2
Ret
MUG2
1
MUG2
1
1st 175

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

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

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts
2015 Mahindra ALG LMS CAT1 CAT2 ARA1
8
ARA2
7
ALB
Ret
NAV
8
JER1
22
JER2
17
VAL1
12
VAL2
Ret
16th 29
2016 Mahindra VAL1
Ret
VAL2
11
LMS
18
ARA
8
CAT1
Ret
CAT2
15
ALB
Ret
ALG
9
JER1
Ret
JER2
6
VAL1 VAL2 18th 31

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2015 Moto3 Mahindra San Carlo Team Italia 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Minimoto Portomaggiore
2016 Moto3 Mahindra Mahindra Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 47th
2017 Moto3 Mahindra CIP 18 0 1 0 0 20 23rd
2018 Moto3 KTM Redox PrüstelGP 18 3 9 2 0 214 3rd
2019 Moto2 KTM Red Bull KTM Tech3 19 0 0 0 0 17 23rd
2020 Moto2 Kalex Sky Racing Team VR46 15 2 7 1 1 184 4th
2021 Moto2 Kalex Sky Racing Team VR46 18 1 7 1 0 214 3rd
2022 MotoGP Ducati Mooney VR46 Racing Team 20 0 1 1 0 111 14th
2023 MotoGP Ducati Mooney VR46 Racing Team 20 3 7 3 4 329 3rd
2024 MotoGP Ducati Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team 2 0 0 0 0 12 13th
Total 134 9 32 8 5 1101

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto3 2015–2018 2015 Qatar 2017 Japan 2018 Argentina 40 3 10 2 0 234 0
Moto2 2019–2021 2019 Qatar 2020 Andalusia 2020 Styria 52 3 14 2 1 415 0
MotoGP 2022–present 2022 Qatar 2022 Netherlands 2023 Argentina 42 3 8 4 4 452 0
Total 2015–present 134 9 32 8 5 1101 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 18 19 20 21 Pos Pts
2015 Moto3 Mahindra QAT
26
AME ARG SPA FRA ITA
Ret
CAT NED GER INP CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL NC 0
2016 Moto3 Mahindra QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER AUT
Ret
CZE GBR
24
RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 47th 0
2017 Moto3 Mahindra QAT
25
ARG
19
AME
17
SPA
Ret
FRA
15
ITA
17
CAT
14
NED
16
GER
15
CZE
22
AUT
Ret
GBR
19
RSM
Ret
ARA
19
JPN
3
AUS
Ret
MAL
19
VAL
28
23rd 20
2018 Moto3 KTM QAT
14
ARG
1
AME
3
SPA
2
FRA
Ret
ITA
2
CAT
2
NED
Ret
GER
2
CZE
6
AUT
1
GBR
C
RSM
Ret
ARA
2
THA
NC
JPN
1
AUS
Ret
MAL
5
VAL
20
3rd 214
2019 Moto2 KTM QAT
26
ARG
16
AME
Ret
SPA
22
FRA
18
ITA
23
CAT
23
NED
10
GER
19
CZE
12
AUT
23
GBR
19
RSM
Ret
ARA
15
THA
10
JPN
Ret
AUS
Ret
MAL
Ret
VAL
19
23rd 17
2020 Moto2 Kalex QAT
12
SPA
Ret
ANC
3
CZE
6
AUT
6
STY
1
RSM
2
EMI
2
CAT
7
FRA
3
ARA
Ret
TER
Ret
EUR
1
VAL
3
POR
4
4th 184
2021 Moto2 Kalex QAT
4
DOH
4
POR
6
SPA
2
FRA
3
ITA
3
CAT
4
GER
3
NED
5
STY
1
AUT
10
GBR
2
ARA
Ret
RSM
5
AME
3
EMI
Ret
ALR
8
VAL
20
3rd 214
2022 MotoGP Ducati QAT
Ret
INA
20
ARG
9
AME
Ret
POR
15
SPA
9
FRA
12
ITA
5
CAT
Ret
GER
11
NED
2
GBR
10
AUT
9
RSM
17
ARA
10
JPN
10
THA
16
AUS
4
MAL
4
VAL
11
14th 111
2023 MotoGP Ducati POR
3
ARG
12
AME
66
SPA
Ret9
FRA
17
ITA
82
GER
47
NED
21
GBR
Ret2
AUT
3
CAT
128
RSM
22
IND
15
JPN
46
INA
53
AUS
6
THA
46
MAL
67
QAT
13
VAL
Ret7
3rd 329
2024 MotoGP Ducati QAT
14
POR
6
AME SPA FRA CAT ITA KAZ NED GER GBR AUT CAT RSM IND INA JPN AUS THA MAL VAL 13th* 12*

References

  1. ^ "Pablo Nieto confirms Bezzecchi as a 2022 MotoGP™ rider". www.motogp.com.
  2. ^ Chokhani, Darshan (16 October 2017). "Moto3: Marco Bezzecchi delivers Mahindra's season's first podium at Motegi". DriveTribe.
  3. ^ Chokhani, Darshan (12 November 2021). "Bezzecchi confirms step up in MotoGP with VR46 team in 2022".
  4. ^ "MotoGP recap: Dutch TT". MotoGP. 12 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Bezzecchi brilliance in Thai GP qualifying". MotoGP. 1 October 2022.

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