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Enea Bastianini

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Enea Bastianini
Bastianini at the 2022 San Marino Grand Prix
NationalityItalian
Born (1997-12-30) 30 December 1997 (age 26)
Rimini, Italy
Current teamDucati Lenovo Team
Bike number23
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2021–
ManufacturersDucati
Championships0
2023 championship position15th (84 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
68 7 18 2 8 773
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2019–2020
ManufacturersKalex
Championships1 (2020)
2020 championship position1st (205 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
33 3 8 0 2 302
Moto3 World Championship
Active years2014–2018
ManufacturersKTM (2014)
Honda (2015–2018)
Championships0
2018 championship position4th (177 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
88 3 24 9 3 829

Enea Bastianini (born 30 December 1997), nicknamed "La Bestia" (The Beast), is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, riding for Ducati Lenovo Team in the MotoGP class. He won the 2020 Moto2 World Championship.

Career

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Early career

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Born in Rimini, Bastianini first rode a minibike aged 3 years and 3 months: hence his racing number, 33. After a successful career in minibike racing, Bastianini raced successfully in various categories, including the Honda HIRP Trophy 100cc, the MiniGP 70cc Italian Championship and the Honda RS125 Trophy, where he finished as champion during the 2012 season.[1] In 2013, Bastianini competed in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, where he took two victories en route to a fourth-place finish in the championship. Bastianini also took his first steps in Moto3, participating in five races of the Italian Championship.

Moto3 World Championship

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In 2014, Bastianini made his debut in the Moto3 World Championship riding for Team GO&FUN Moto3.[2] Bastianini scored his first points in his second start, finishing 13th at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas, commencing a run of four consecutive points-scoring finishes; he took top ten placings at the Argentine, Spanish and French Grands Prix. After failing to finish his home race at Mugello, Bastianini took his first podium with a second-place finish in Catalunya; he added another second-place finish in the Czech Republic and a third-place finish in the following race in Great Britain. Bastianini finished the season ninth in the riders' championship.

In 2015, Bastianini emerged as runaway leader Danny Kent's nearest challenger, taking five podium finishes – including four second places – and two pole positions in the first eleven races of the season. At Misano in September, Bastianini took his first race victory; having started from pole position, Bastianini was part of the five-rider lead battle for the whole race, and took the race win after a final-lap pass on Miguel Oliveira.[3] Bastianini finished the season in third place in the final championship standings.

Bastianini in 2017

In 2016, Bastianini continued to race in the Moto3 class with Gresini Racing Moto3. He finished the season as the championship runner-up, taking 177 points with 6 podiums and a win at Motegi.

Moto2 World Championship

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Italtrans Racing Team (2019–2020)

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In 2019, Bastianini joined the Italtrans Racing Team and finished the season in 10th place taking 97 points with 1 podium.

He then finished as world champion for the 2020 Moto2 season, taking 205 points from 3 wins and 7 podiums.

MotoGP World Championship

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Avintia Esponsorama Racing (2021)

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Bastianini (#23) and Marc Márquez at the 2021 San Marino Grand Prix

He signed with Esponsorama Racing for the 2021 MotoGP season and was partnered with Moto2 rival and compatriot Luca Marini.[4] Both Bastianini and Marini rode two-year-old specification Ducati GP19 bikes the whole season. Bastianini scored points consistently during the season, before getting his then best result in Aragon in 6th position, followed by a 3rd-place finish in Misano, a repeat 6th-place finish again in COTA, and a repeated 3rd-place finish again at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Misano during the last lap. Bastianini finished the season 11th in the riders' standings with 102 points.

Gresini Racing MotoGP (2022)

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Bastianini at the 2022 Qatar Grand Prix

Bastianini won the first race of the 2022 MotoGP season, the 2022 Qatar Grand Prix and became the championship leader.[5] Gresini Racing and Bastianini made history by winning with a 2021-specification Ducati Desmosedici GP21.[6] After mid-pack results in Indonesia and Argentina, where he took P11 and P10 respectively, he took his second win at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin. This was followed by a DNF in Portugal and P8 in Jerez. At the French Grand Prix in Le Mans, Bastianini took another win, after overtaking both factory Ducatis to return to the top step of the podium. This win meant he was just eight points adrift of championship leader Fabio Quartararo after seven rounds. He returned again to the podium with a 2nd-place finish in at the San Marino Grand Prix. Bastianini then took his fourth win of the season at the Aragón Grand Prix, then another 2nd-place finish at the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Ducati Lenovo Team (2023–2024)

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Bastianini switched to Ducati Lenovo Team for the 2023 MotoGP World Championship, replacing Jack Miller and partnering Francesco Bagnaia.[7] Bastianini never felt comfortable with the Ducati Desmosedici GP23, which he attributed to a vastly different front end feeling as compared to the Desmosedici GP21 he rode to 4 victories in the previous season.

Bastianini was forced to miss the opening three rounds of the season through injury after being involved in a first lap incident instigated by Luca Marini at the 2023 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix.[8][9] After a first lap incident at the 2023 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix, he had to subsequently miss the following three rounds at San Marino, India and Japan due to injuries.

Bastianini produced an impressive comeback after a complicated 2023 season by grabbing a dominant victory at the 2023 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix.

Bastianini after having fully recovered from his injuries from 2023, performed well in the 2024 MotoGP World Championship pre-season tests and took a liking to the 2024 Ducati Desmosedici GP24 immediately. He started the season in strong form and secured pole position and his first podium of the season at the 2024 Portuguese Grand Prix.

Red Bull KTM Tech 3 (2025–)

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On 13 June 2024, it was announced that Bastianini signed for the Red Bull KTM Tech3 as an official factory rider, alongside former Aprilia rider Maverick Viñales.[10]

Career statistics

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Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

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Races by year

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

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Pts
2013 AME1
15 		AME2
9 		JER1
3 		JER2
1 		ASS1
8 		ASS2
8 		SAC1
7 		SAC2
7 		BRN
Ret 		SIL1
4 		SIL2
9 		MIS
4 		ARA1
9 		ARA2
1 		4th 148

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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By season

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Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd WCh
2014 Moto3 KTM Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 18 0 3 0 0 127 9th –
2015 Moto3 Honda Gresini Racing Team Moto3 18 1 6 4 2 207 3rd –
2016 Moto3 Honda Gresini Racing Team Moto3 16 1 6 3 0 177 2nd –
2017 Moto3 Honda Estrella Galicia 0,0 18 0 3 1 0 141 6th –
2018 Moto3 Honda Leopard Racing 18 1 6 1 1 177 4th –
2019 Moto2 Kalex Italtrans Racing Team 18 0 1 0 0 97 10th –
2020 Moto2 Kalex Italtrans Racing Team 15 3 7 0 2 205 1st 1
2021 MotoGP Ducati Avintia Esponsorama Racing 18 0 2 0 1 102 11th –
2022 MotoGP Ducati Gresini Racing MotoGP 20 4 6 1 3 219 3rd –
2023 MotoGP Ducati Ducati Lenovo Team 11 1 1 0 2 84 15th –
2024 MotoGP Ducati Ducati Lenovo Team 19 2 9 1 2 368* 4th* –
Total 189 13 50 11 13 1904 1

By class

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Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto3 2014–2018 2014 Qatar 2014 Catalunya 2015 San Marino 88 3 24 9 3 829 0
Moto2 2019–2020 2019 Qatar 2019 Czech Republic 2020 Andalusia 33 3 8 0 2 302 1
MotoGP 2021–present 2021 Qatar 2021 San Marino 2022 Qatar 68 7 18 2 8 773 0
Total 2014–present 189 13 50 11 13 1904 1

Races by year

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(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 Pos Pts
2014 Moto3 KTM QAT
16 		AME
13 		ARG
10 		SPA
9 		FRA
7 		ITA
Ret 		CAT
2 		NED
Ret 		GER
15 		INP
11 		CZE
2 		GBR
3 		RSM
5 		ARA
6 		JPN
8 		AUS
Ret 		MAL
10 		VAL
11 		9th 127
2015 Moto3 Honda QAT
2 		AME
4 		ARG
9 		SPA
9 		FRA
2 		ITA
5 		CAT
2 		NED
6 		GER
3 		INP
6 		CZE
2 		GBR
Ret 		RSM
1 		ARA
Ret 		JPN
7 		AUS
Ret 		MAL
8 		VAL
5 		3rd 207
2016 Moto3 Honda QAT
5 		ARG
17 		AME
6 		SPA
8 		FRA ITA
12 		CAT
3 		NED
Ret 		GER
3 		AUT
3 		CZE
4 		GBR
7 		RSM
2 		ARA
3 		JPN
1 		AUS
Ret 		MAL VAL
4 		2nd 177
2017 Moto3 Honda QAT
16 		ARG
27 		AME
4 		SPA
8 		FRA
6 		ITA
11 		CAT
4 		NED
Ret 		GER
6 		CZE
17 		AUT
10 		GBR
2 		RSM
14 		ARA
3 		JPN
16 		AUS
5 		MAL
3 		VAL
5 		6th 141
2018 Moto3 Honda QAT
Ret 		ARG
4 		AME
2 		SPA
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		ITA
6 		CAT
1 		NED
3 		GER
Ret 		CZE
4 		AUT
2 		GBR
C 		RSM
Ret 		ARA
3 		THA
Ret 		JPN
7 		AUS
8 		MAL
3 		VAL
5 		4th 177
2019 Moto2 Kalex QAT
9 		ARG
9 		AME
9 		SPA
11 		FRA
7 		ITA
6 		CAT
5 		NED
Ret 		GER
14 		CZE
3 		AUT
Ret 		GBR
DNS 		RSM
9 		ARA
24 		THA
11 		JPN
7 		AUS
17 		MAL
24 		VAL
14 		10th 97
2020 Moto2 Kalex QAT
3 		SPA
9 		ANC
1 		CZE
1 		AUT
Ret 		STY
10 		RSM
3 		EMI
1 		CAT
6 		FRA
11 		ARA
2 		TER
3 		EUR
4 		VAL
6 		POR
5 		1st 205
2021 MotoGP Ducati QAT
10 		DOH
11 		POR
9 		SPA
Ret 		FRA
14 		ITA
Ret 		CAT
10 		GER
16 		NED
15 		STY
12 		AUT
Ret 		GBR
12 		ARA
6 		RSM
3 		AME
6 		EMI
3 		ALR
9 		VAL
8 		11th 102
2022 MotoGP Ducati QAT
1 		INA
11 		ARG
10 		AME
1 		POR
Ret 		SPA
8 		FRA
1 		ITA
Ret 		CAT
Ret 		GER
10 		NED
11 		GBR
4 		AUT
Ret 		RSM
2 		ARA
1 		JPN
9 		THA
6 		AUS
5 		MAL
2 		VAL
8 		3rd 219
2023 MotoGP Ducati POR
DNS 		ARG AME SPA
DNS 		FRA ITA
99 		GER
8 		NED
Ret8 		GBR
Ret 		AUT
10 		CAT
DNS9 		RSM IND JPN INA
87 		AUS
10 		THA
13 		MAL
14 		QAT
8 		VAL
Ret 		15th 84
2024 MotoGP Ducati QAT
56 		POR
26 		AME
36 		SPA
5 		FRA
44 		CAT
185 		ITA
2 		NED
34 		GER
44 		GBR
11 		AUT
34 		ARA
57 		RSM
34 		EMI
13 		INA
Ret2 		JPN
42 		AUS
53 		THA
141 		MAL
33 		BAR 4th* 368*

* Season still in progress.

References

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  1. ^ "Classifica piloti RS125 Trophy" [RS125 Trophy riders classification] (PDF) (in Italian). E&E Organization. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Enea Bastianini joins Gresini Racing for 2014". Gresini Racing. 20 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Battling Bastianini takes maiden Moto3 Victory". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Marini and Bastianini sign 2021 MotoGP™ deals".
  5. ^ "Bastianini storms to first MotoGP win in Qatar". Reuters. 2022-03-06.
  6. ^ "Gresini Racing first MotoGP team to unveil 2022 bikes". www.autosport.com. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  7. ^ "Ducati confirm Bastianini as Bagnaia's teammate for 2023". motogp.com. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Bastianini out of Portugal and Argentina MotoGP rounds with injury". www.autosport.com. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  9. ^ Whitworth, Alex (April 12, 2023). "Bastianini to miss MotoGP Americas GP as shoulder injury persists". Visordown. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  10. ^ "Bastianini & Viñales confirmed at Red Bull KTM Tech3 from 2025". The Official Home of MotoGP. 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
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