VR46 Racing Team

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VR46 Racing Team

2024 name| MotoGP:
Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team
Base| Tavullia, Italy
Principal| Owner:
Valentino Rossi
Team Manager:
Pablo Nieto
Rider(s)| MotoGP:
21\. Franco Morbidelli
49\. Fabio Di Giannantonio
Motorcycle| MotoGP:
Ducati Desmosedici
Tyres| MotoGP:
Michelin
Riders' Championships| Moto2:
2018: Francesco Bagnaia
Teams' Championships| Moto2:
2020

The VR46 Racing Team is a MotoGP racing team owned by Valentino Rossi and based in Tavullia (Marche, Italy). The team enters Grand Prix motorcycle racing in the MotoGP category with Ducati motorcycles chassis, under the name Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team. The team manager is the former road racer Pablo Nieto.

The team has to date collected 31 race wins (9 in Moto3, 19 in Moto2 and 3 in MotoGP), one riders' championship (with Francesco Bagnaia in Moto2 in 2018), and one teams' championship (Moto2 in 2020).

## History

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The team was founded in 2014 by Rossi to promote young Italian talent in Grand Prix racing.

### Moto3

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The team was founded in 2014 by the nine time world champion Valentino Rossi and entered the Moto3 World Championship as Sky Racing Team VR46, with the goal of promoting young Italian talent in response to the massive influx of Spanish riders in Grand Prix racing since the turn of the century. In the team's first year they choose Romano Fenati and Francesco Bagnaia as riders with Rossi's former Cagiva teammate Vittoriano Guareschi as team manager.[1] It was an up and down season for Fenati, as he scored four podiums in the first six races and ultimately recorded four wins during the season. However, inconsistent results ultimately left him in 5th position in the championship with 176 points. Bagnaia finished top 10 five times during the first seven races with a 4th-place finish at Le Mans as his best result, where he also set the fastest lap of the race. Bagnaia missed the races at Assen and Sachsenring due to injury. After scoring 42 points in the first 7 races of the campaign, Bagnaia slumped badly during the second part of the season, only finishing in the points twice of the last nine races, clearly affected by his injury. He finished the season in 16th position with 50 points.

In 2015, Andrea Migno replaced Bagnaia and Guareschi was replaced by Pablo Nieto, Alessio ‘Uccio’ Salucci and Carlo Alberto Tebaldi.[2][3] The 2015 season was also an under-performance for Fenati. Though he maintained some consistency finishing in the top five in eight races – including a victory at Le Mans. Poor qualifying positions for Fenati resulted in the loss of vital points, and he finished the season with 176 points – as he did in 2014 – but placed one position higher in the standings. Migno finished the season in 19th with 35 points.

In 2016, both Fenati and Migno were confirmed and a third bike was given to Nicolò Bulega, but Fenati was fired after ten races and replaced by Lorenzo Dalla Porta. Fenati started the 2016 season with a pole position at Qatar, however he only managed 4th in the race. He finished in 20th in Argentina, before his first win of the season in the United States. He was seventh at Jerez, before a second-place finish at Le Mans, losing out to Brad Binder by 0.099 seconds. Fenati qualified on pole at Mugello, but failed to finish the race. He was fourth in both Catalunya and Netherlands, before a pointless 18 position in Germany. Fenati was dropped by Sky Racing VR46 in Austria as a disciplinary action for a disagreement with Uccio Salucci, team manager and close friend of Rossi. On 16 August, the VR46 team terminated their contract with Romano for the 2016 and 2017 seasons, stating behavioural issues in conflict with team policy as the reason behind the split.

Bulega started the season with sixth place at Qatar. At his fifth race in Moto3, Bulega achieved his first Grand Prix podium at Jerez with 2nd-place finish having started from pole position, which was his first pole position in Grand Prix. Bulega's first fastest lap came at the British Grand Prix in the last lap. Followed by a crash in Aragon, On his birthday Bulega finished the Japanese grand Prix at fourth place and set the fastest lap. But after the third place holder Hiroki Ono was disqualified Bulega was awarded third place. Both in Australia and Malaysia Bulega crashed in the opening lap. His last three crashes in Aragon, Australia and Malaysia was because of the fellow riders. Despite qualifying 4th, Bulega started the final race at Valencia in 16th place due to a twelve-place grid penalty and finished the race in 17th, losing the Rookie of the Year title to Joan Mir. Bulega finished the championship in 7th place with 129 points. Migno achieved two 3rd place finishes (Assen and Valencia) and finished the season in 17th placeoverall with 63 points.

Both Migno and Bulega were retained for the 2017 season. In a year in which previous Rookie of the Year title rival Joan Mir won the Moto3 championship, Bulega struggled to follow up his debut season. Beluga'S difficulties included bad qualifying strategies and poor race starts (his height being a primary factor). His best result on the year was a 4th place finish in Germany, one of the few times he was able to qualify on the top six, and a handful of 5th places, including one in his "home" race in the San Marino race. He finished the disappointing year in just 12th place, with 81 points. Migno won his home Grand Prix in Mugello, and finished the season in 9th place with 118 points.

In 2018, Bulega was initially confirmed (then replaced by Celestino Vietti due to injury) and Dennis Foggia was named as second rider. Bulega's first five 2018 races were even worse than the previous year's. He retired in the first four races and finished only on the fifth race, with a 17th place in Spain, being one of the two regular drivers to never score points in the first five races of the year. Both Vietti and Foggia achieved a third place as best result of the season.

In 2019, Vietti and Foggia were confirmed as regular riders. Vietti achieved three podiums (Spain, Catalonia and Japan), one pole and one fastest lap, finishing the season 6th with 135 points. Foggia reached a third place in Aragon as best result and a fastest lap in Netherland, finishing the season 12th with 97 points.

Andrea Migno returned to the squad to partner Vietti for 2020. With two race wins and four podiums for Vietti and regular points-scoring finishes for Migno, the team finished 3rd in the teams' championship.

### Moto2

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In 2017, the team decided to take part in the Moto2 class also and selected Bagnaia and Stefano Manzi as riders. In just his fourth-ever Moto2 race at Jerez, Bagnaia finished 2nd. He finished 2nd in the next race as well at Le Mans, after having qualified in 2nd place and missing pole position to Thomas Lüthi by just 0.026 seconds. Bagnaia took a third podium at Sachsenring, finishing 3rd behind Franco Morbidelli who won the race and Miguel Oliveira who came in second. At Misano, Bagnaia originally finished the race 4th behind Dominique Aegerter, Thomas Lüthi, and Hafizh Syahrin \- however Aegerter was later disqualified, promoting Bagnaia to his fourth podium of the season. He was crowned Moto2 Rookie of the year after the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, and finished his rookie season with 174 points to place 5th in the Moto2 Championship, scoring points in 16 of the 18 races. Manzi finished the season in 25th place with 14 points.

In 2018, Bagnaia was confirmed to continue with the team and Luca Marini, Rossi's half-brother, was selected as second rider.

Bagnaia opened the season with a win in Qatar, having led the race from start to finish. Bagnaia took a second win in Austin after a hard fight with Álex Márquez, winning the race with a gap of 2.4 seconds and also setting the fastest lap of the race. At Jerez, Bagnaia finished 3rd behind Lorenzo Baldassarri and Miguel Oliveira, holding his starting grid position. Bagnaia took his first pole position in Moto2 at Le Mans, like the race in Qatar he led from start to finish. The win was also his third podium at Le Mans since 2015. Bagnaia took a fourth win at Assen, again the race from pole position and leading the entire race. After qualifying 3rd on the grid in Sachsenring, Bagnaia finished the race in 12th place, having been forced outside of the track after Mattia Pasini fell in front of him in the last corner on the second lap. Despite being down to 26th position, Bagnaia still made up fourteen places, including overtaking Álex Márquez on the final lap in the last corner. At Brno, Bagnaia finished third and lost the championship lead to Oliveira. He retook the championship lead at Austria, winning his fifth race of the season. Bagnaia won his sixth race of the season at Misano from pole position. He took a fifth-straight podium at Buriram, winning the race with his teammate Luca Marini in second place. He took his eighth and final win of the season at Motegi, after Fabio Quartararo (who initially won the race) was disqualified due to low tyre pressure. After finishing 3rd at Sepang, Bagnaia was crowned Moto2 World Champion with his twelfth podium of the season. Marini achieved his first podium in Germany and his first victory in Malaysia, concluding the season in 7th place with 147 points. The VR46 team finished the teams' championship in 2nd place.

In 2019, Marini was confirmed for another season and Nicolò Bulega was selected as second rider. Marini won two races (Thailand and Japan), achieved a second place (Italy), a third place (Netherlands), a pole position (Japan) and a fastest lap (Austria), finishing the season 6th with 190 points. Bulega finished 17th with 48 points, with a 7th place finish as his best result of the season.

For 2020, Marini was partnered with Marco Bezzecchi. With strong performances from both riders (three race wins and six podiums for Marini, two race wins and seven podiums for Bezzecchi), VR46 clinched their first teams' championship with Marini and Bezzecchi finishing 2nd and 4th respectively in the riders' championship.

In 2021, Bezzecchi was joined by Celestino Vietti coming from the Moto3 team. With one race win and seven podiums from Bezzecchi and regular points finishes from Vietti, VR46 achieved 3rd place in the teams' championship.

Vietti was paired with Niccolò Antonelli for 2022.[4] Vietti took his first Moto2 class win at the season opener in Qatar.[5]

From 2023, Fantic will be its own team at the expense of the VR46 entry, The partnership will be already operational from the race at Silverstone 2022, where the Fantic brand appeared on the motorcycles of Celestino Vietti Ramus and Niccolò Antonelli.[6]

### MotoGP

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In 2021, Luca Marini made his MotoGP debut, as VR46 and Esponsorama Racing came to an agreement where Esponsorama would organize the racing operations for an entry under the Italian flag and the Sky VR46 name and livery.[7][8][9]

Beginning in 2022, the VR46 team entered the MotoGP championship in their own right, taking over the grid slots from Esponsorama Racing who left the premier class after 10 seasons.[10][11]

The team made their debut in the class with riders Luca Marini and Marco Bezzecchi.[12]

For the 2023 season, the team continued with both Luca Marini and Marco Bezzecchi. They used the Ducati Desmosedici GP22 citing the greater availability of bike data. Bezzecchi managed to fight for the championship, with victories in Argentina, France, and India, until late in the season where injuries and an older bike derailed his title challenge. On the 14th of October, the team announced Indonesian lubricant brand Pertamina as their new title sponsor from 2024.[13]

For 2024 Luca Marini depart the team to join HRC Repsol Honda[14] and will be replaced by Fabio Di Giannantonio.[15]

For 2025 Marco Bezzecchi departed VR46 to join Aprilia.[16] He was replaced by Franco Morbidelli who left Pramac Racing.

## Operations

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### Technical partnerships

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#### Esponsorama Racing

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In 2021, VR46 and Esponsorama Racing came to an agreement where Esponsorama would organize the racing operations for an entry under the Italian flag and the Sky VR46 name and livery.[7][8][17]

#### Ducati

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In June 2021, VR46 Racing signed with Ducati for the use of their chassis and machinery until at least the end of 2024,[18] making them the satellite team of Ducati Corse.

Since 2025, VR46 Racing has been factory-backed by Ducati.[19] VR46 Racing will also field an official Ducati Desmosedici on the track, currently assigned to rider Fabio Di Giannantonio until 2026.[20]

### Sponsorships

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Time  | Title sponsor  | Country  | Industry  | Reference

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2022 - 2023  | Mooney Group  |  Italy | Fintech | [21][22]
2024 - present  | Pertamina |  Indonesia | Petroleum | [23]

## Former divisions

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### Moto2

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In 2017, the team decided to take part in Moto2.

From 2023, Fantic will be its own team at the expense of the VR46 entry.[24][25] The partnership was already operational from the race at Silverstone 2022, where the Fantic brand appeared on VR46 motorcycles.[26]

### Moto3

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In 2014, VR46 Racing Team entered the Moto3 World Championship as Sky Racing Team VR46.

In the team's first year they choose Romano Fenati and Francesco Bagnaia as riders with Rossi's former Cagiva teammate Vittoriano Guareschi as team manager.[27]

VR46 Racing left Moto3 after 2020, citing "a lack of Italian talent" available between many Italian Moto3 teams (such as Gresini, Sic58, Snipers, and Max Racing).[7][8]

## Grand Prix motorcycle results

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As of 21 June 2025, the team has collected 31 race wins (9 in Moto3, 19 in Moto2 and 3 in MotoGP), one riders' championship (with Francesco Bagnaia in Moto2 in 2018), and one teams' championship (Moto2 in 2020).
Class  | Seasons  | 1st place  | 2nd place  | 3rd place  | Pole position | Fastest Lap  | 1–2 finishes  | Riders World Championship  | Teams World Championship

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Moto3 | 2014–2020  | 9  | 5  | 12  | 6  | 14  | 0  | 0  | 0
Moto2 | 2017–2022  | 20  | 15  | 15  | 15  | 9  | 2  | 1 (2018)  | 1 (2020)
MotoGP | 2022–  | 3  | 3  | 8  | 4  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0
Total  | 2014–  | 32 | 23 | 35 | 25 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1

### Moto3

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Key

Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

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

Season  | Machine  | No  | Rider  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | R.C. | Points  | T.C. | Points

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2014 | KTM RC250GP | 5  |  Romano Fenati | QAT
12 | AME
2 | ARG
1 | SPA
1 | FRA
Ret | ITA
1 | CAT
5 | NED
18 | GER
Ret | IND
2 | CZE
11 | GBR
16 | RSM
11 | ARA
1 | JPN
7 | AUS
Ret | MAL
Ret | VAL
14 |  | 5th  | 176  | —  | —
21  |  Francesco Bagnaia | QAT
10 | AME
7 | ARG
Ret | SPA
8 | FRA
4 | ITA
Ret | CAT
10 | NED
DNS | GER
DNS | IND
Ret | CZE
17 | GBR
21 | RSM
Ret | ARA
24 | JPN
13 | AUS
11 | MAL
Ret | VAL
16 |  | 16th  | 50
2015 | 5  |  Romano Fenati | QAT
Ret | AME
8 | ARG
8 | SPA
6 | FRA
1 | ITA
3 | CAT
8 | NED
5 | GER
4 | IND
4 | CZE
6 | GBR
12 | RSM
4 | ARA
3 | JPN
28 | AUS
6 | MAL
5 | VAL
Ret |  | 4th  | 176  | —  | —
16  |  Andrea Migno | QAT
24 | AME
12 | ARG
17 | SPA
21 | FRA
9 | ITA
15 | CAT
28 | NED
12 | GER
21 | IND
20 | CZE
13 | GBR
15 | RSM
13 | ARA
9 | JPN
20 | AUS
Ret | MAL
24 | VAL
11 |  | 19th  | 35
8  |  Nicolò Bulega |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | VAL
12 |  | 31st  | 4
2016 | 5  |  Romano Fenati | QAT
4 | ARG
20 | AME
1 | SPA
7 | FRA
2 | ITA
Ret | CAT
4 | NED
4 | GER
18 | AUT
DNS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10th  | 93  | —  | —
16  |  Andrea Migno | QAT
17 | AME
29 | ARG
15 | SPA
11 | FRA
7 | ITA
10 | CAT
18 | NED
3 | GER
Ret | AUT
25 | CZE
12 | GBR
Ret | RSM
15 | ARA
11 | JPN
24 | AUS
Ret | MAL
Ret | VAL
3 |  | 17th  | 63
8  |  Nicolò Bulega | QAT
6 | ARG
18 | AME
10 | SPA
2 | FRA
5 | ITA
8 | CAT
5 | NED
7 | GER
Ret | AUT
9 | CZE
9 | GBR
5 | RSM
4 | ARA
Ret | JPN
3 | AUS
Ret | MAL
Ret | VAL
17 |  | 7th  | 129
48  |  Lorenzo Dalla Porta |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | GBR
18 | RSM
17 | ARA
25 | JPN
11 | AUS
19 | MAL
16 | VAL
Ret |  | 30th  | 12
2017 | 8  |  Nicolò Bulega | QAT
14 | ARG
16 | AME
5 | SPA
7 | FRA
17 | ITA
10 | CAT
9 | NED
10 | GER
4 | CZE
23 | AUT
11 | GBR
20 | RSM
5 | ARA
14 | JPN
12 | AUS
11 | MAL
Ret | VAL
DNS |  | 12th  | 81  | —  | —
16  |  Andrea Migno | QAT
6 | ARG
5 | AME
12 | SPA
6 | FRA
8 | ITA
1 | CAT
8 | NED
14 | GER
16 | CZE
11 | AUT
21 | GBR
8 | RSM
9 | ARA
11 | JPN
13 | AUS
14 | MAL
6 | VAL
16 |  | 9th  | 118
10  |  Dennis Foggia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ARA
8 |  |  |  | VAL
7 |  | 24th  | 19
2018 | 8  |  Nicolò Bulega | QAT
Ret | ARG
Ret | AME
Ret | SPA
17 | FRA
Ret | ITA
21 | CAT
Ret | NED
11 | GER
14 | CZE
19 | AUT
23 | GBR
C | RSM
Ret | ARA
14 | THA
7 |  |  |  |  | 26th  | 18  | 9th  | 97
10  |  Dennis Foggia | QAT
16 | ARG
Ret | AME
16 | SPA
Ret | FRA
14 | ITA
Ret | CAT
9 | NED
12 | GER
19 | CZE
12 | AUT
26 | GBR
C | RSM
7 | ARA
25 | THA
3 | JPN
4 | AUS
Ret | MAL
Ret | VAL
Ret | 19th  | 55
13  |  Celestino Vietti |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | JPN
14 | AUS
3 | MAL
Ret | VAL
10 | 25th  | 24
2019 | 7  |  Dennis Foggia | QAT
Ret | ARG
8 | AME
10 | SPA
16 | FRA
Ret | ITA
5 | CAT
5 | NED
9 | GER
Ret | CZE
15 | AUT
14 | GBR
8 | RSM
5 | ARA
3 | THA
5 | JPN
23 | AUS
11 | MAL
19 | VAL
DNS | 12th  | 97  | 4th  | 232
13  |  Celestino Vietti | QAT
5 | ARG
14 | AME
9 | SPA
3 | FRA
7 | ITA
9 | CAT
3 | NED
Ret | GER
Ret | CZE
19 | AUT
4 | GBR
9 | RSM
Ret | ARA
14 | THA
6 | JPN
3 | AUS
Ret | MAL
5 | VAL
8 | 6th  | 135
20  |  Elia Bartolini |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | RSM
15 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34th  | 1
2020 | 13  |  Celestino Vietti | QAT
28 | SPA
5 | AND
3 | CZE
13 | AUT
5 | STY
1 | RSM
Ret | EMI
2 | CAT
8 | FRA
1 | ARA
9 | TER
5 | EUR
23 | VAL
24 | POR
7 |  |  |  |  | 5th  | 146  | 3rd  | 206
16  |  Andrea Migno | QAT
16 | SPA
4 | AND
22 | CZE
14 | AUT
12 | STY
13 | RSM
10 | EMI
8 | CAT
Ret | FRA
5 | ARA
Ret | TER
18 | EUR
12 | VAL
7 | POR
21 |  |  |  |  | 15th  | 60

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

Season  | Machine  | No  | Rider  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | R.C. | Points  | T.C. | Points

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2017 | Kalex Moto2  | 42  |  Francesco Bagnaia | QAT
12 | ARG
7 | AME
16 | SPA
2 | FRA
2 | ITA
22 | CAT
13 | NED
10 | GER
3 | CZE
7 | AUT
4 | GBR
5 | RSM
3 | ARA
10 | JPN
4 | AUS
12 | MAL
5 | VAL
4 |  |  | 5th  | 174  | —  | —
62  |  Stefano Manzi | QAT
29 | ARG
23 | AME
Ret | SPA
25 | FRA
Ret | ITA
Ret | CAT
Ret | NED
20 | GER
15 | CZE
21 | AUT
Ret | GBR
7 | RSM
Ret | ARA
15 | JPN
26 | AUS
13 | MAL
Ret | VAL
Ret |  |  | 25th  | 14
2018 | 42  |  Francesco Bagnaia | QAT
1 | ARG
9 | AME
1 | SPA
3 | FRA
1 | ITA
4 | CAT
8 | NED
1 | GER
12 | CZE
3 | AUT
1 | GBR
C | RSM
1 | ARA
2 | THA
1 | JPN
1 | AUS
12 | MAL
3 | VAL
14 |  | 1st  | 306  | 2nd  | 453
10  |  Luca Marini | QAT
9 | ARG
16 | AME
13 | SPA
Ret | FRA
Ret | ITA
7 | CAT
17 | NED
8 | GER
3 | CZE
2 | AUT
3 | GBR
C | RSM
Ret | ARA
11 | THA
2 | JPN
9 | AUS
5 | MAL
1 | VAL
Ret |  | 7th  | 147
2019 | 11  |  Nicolò Bulega | QAT
Ret | ARG
Ret | AME | SPA
9 | FRA
10 | ITA
Ret | CAT
13 | NED
Ret | GER
18 | CZE
7 | AUT
13 | GBR
20 | RSM
Ret | ARA
12 | THA
8 | JPN
Ret | AUS
12 | MAL
12 | VAL
22 |  | 17th  | 48  | 6th  | 238
10  |  Luca Marini | QAT
8 | ARG
7 | AME
6 | SPA
8 | FRA
13 | ITA
2 | CAT
6 | NED
3 | GER
10 | CZE
5 | AUT
Ret | GBR
9 | RSM
11 | ARA
4 | THA
1 | JPN
1 | AUS
Ret | MAL
10 | VAL
8 |  | 6th  | 190
2020 | 10  |  Luca Marini | QAT
Ret | SPA
1 | AND
2 | CZE
4 | AUT
2 | STY
7 | RSM
1 | EMI
4 | CAT
1 | FRA
17 | ARA
Ret | TER
11 | EUR
6 | VAL
5 | POR
2 |  |  |  |  |  | 2nd  | 196  | 1st  | 380
72  |  Marco Bezzecchi | QAT
12 | SPA
Ret | AND
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 | 13  |  Celestino Vietti | QAT
12 | DOH
7 | POR
Ret | SPA
18 | FRA
19 | ITA
16 | CAT
14 | GER
15 | NED
10 | STY
6 | AUT
6 | GBR
12 | ARA
15 | RSM
10 | AME
Ret | EMI
4 | ALR
6 | VAL
4 |  |  | 12th  | 89  | 3rd  | 303
72  |  Marco Bezzecchi | 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 | 13  |  Celestino Vietti | QAT
1 | INA
2 | ARG
1 | AME
Ret | POR
2 | SPA
6 | FRA
8 | ITA
Ret | CAT
1 | GER
Ret | NED
4 | GBR
6 | AUT
Ret | RSM
Ret | ARA
10 | JPN
Ret | THA
10 | AUS
Ret | MAL
Ret | VAL
Ret | 7th  | 165  | 8th  | 165
28  |  Niccolò Antonelli | QAT
26 | INA
25 | ARG
Ret | AME
Ret | POR
Ret | SPA
23 | FRA
Ret | ITA
18 | CAT
19 | GER
Ret | NED
Ret | GBR
19 | AUT
16 | RSM
Ret | ARA
20 | JPN
Ret | THA
22 | AUS
Ret | MAL
21 | VAL
Ret | 36th  | 0

### MotoGP

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1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | 21  | 22
2022 | Mooney VR46 Racing Team  |  | QAT | INA | ARG | AME | POR | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | GER | NED | GBR | AUT | RSM | ARA | JPN | THA | AUS | MAL | VAL |  |  |  | 8th  | 231  | 1st  | 448
Ducati Desmosedici GP22 | M | 10  |  Luca Marini | 13  | 14  | 11  | 17  | 12  | 16  | 9  | 6  | 6  | 5  | 17  | 12  | 4  | 4  | 7F | 6  | 23  | 6  | Ret  | 7  |  |  | 12th  | 120
Ducati Desmosedici GP21 | 72  |  Marco Bezzecchi | Ret  | 20  | 9  | Ret  | 15  | 9  | 12  | 5  | Ret  | 11  | 2  | 10  | 9  | 17  | 10  | 10  | 16P | 4  | 4  | 11  |  |  | 14th  | 111
2023 |  | POR | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | GER | NED | GBR | AUT | CAT | RSM | IND | JPN | INA | AUS | THA | MAL | QAT | VAL |  |  |  | 3rd  | 530  | 1st  | 700
Ducati Desmosedici GP22 | M | 10  |  Luca Marini | Ret  | 83 | 27 | 6  | Ret4 | 45 | 54 | 7  | 7  | 4  | 11  | 97 | DNS  |  | RetP 2 | 12  | 73 | 109 | 33 | 9  |  |  | 8th  | 201
72  |  Marco Bezzecchi | 3  | 12 F | 66 | Ret9 | 17 F | 82 | 47 | 2P 1 | RetP 2 | 3  | 128 | 22 | 1P 5 F | 46 | 53 | 6  | 46 F | 67 | 13  | Ret7 |  |  | 3rd  | 329
2024 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team  |  | QAT | POR | AME | SPA | FRA | CAT | ITA | NED | GER | GBR | AUT | ARA | RSM | EMI | INA | JPN | AUS | THA | MAL | SLD |  |  |  | 5th  | 318  | 1st  | 722
Ducati Desmosedici GP23 | M | 49  |  Fabio Di Giannantonio | 7  | 10  | 6  | 7  | 67 | 56 | 77 | 45 | Ret  | 59 | DNS  | 8  | 9  | 14  | Ret9 | 86 | 47 | 48 F |  |  |  |  | 10th  | 165
29  |  Andrea Iannone |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17  |  |  |  | 27th  | 0
51  |  Michele Pirro |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20  |  |  | 29th  | 0
72  |  Marco Bezzecchi | 14  | 6  | 8  | 3  | Ret  | 119 | 13  | Ret  | 8  | 8  | 68 | 7  | 5  | 48 | 54 | 7  | 19  | Ret7 | 9  | 98 |  |  | 12th  | 153
2025 |  | THA | ARG | AME | QAT | SPA | FRA | GBR | ARA | ITA | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | HUN | CAT | RSM | JPN | INA | AUS | MAL | POR | VAL |  | 3rd*  | 248*  | 1st*  | 319*
Ducati Desmosedici GP24 | M | 21  |  Franco Morbidelli | 45 | 37 | 45 | 33 | Ret4 | 15  | 4  | 54 | 67 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4th*  | 128*
Ducati Desmosedici GP25 | 49  |  Fabio Di Giannantonio | 10  | 55 | 34 | 166 | 56 | 87 | 93 | 96 | 35 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5th*  | 120*

## List of Grand Prix winners

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No.  | Name  | Seasons  | Wins  | Podiums

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1 |  Francesco Bagnaia | 2014, 2017–2018 | 8 | 16
2 |  Marco Bezzecchi | 2020–2024 | 6 | 22
3 |  Luca Marini | 2018–2023 | 6 | 17
4 |  Romano Fenati | 2014–2016 | 6 | 11
5 |  Celestino Vietti | 2018–2022 | 4 | 11
6 |  Andrea Migno | 2015–2017, 2020 | 1 | 3

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MotoGP teams

Teams and riders that compete in the 2025 MotoGP World Championship

Aprilia|

| Aprilia Racing|

* 1 Jorge Martín
* 72 Marco Bezzecchi
* 32 Lorenzo Savadori (part-time)

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Trackhouse MotoGP Team|

* 25 Raúl Fernández
* 79 Ai Ogura

Ducati|

| Ducati Lenovo Team|

* 63 Francesco Bagnaia
* 93 Marc Márquez

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BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP|

* 54 Fermín Aldeguer
* 73 Álex Márquez

Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team|

* 21 Franco Morbidelli
* 49 Fabio Di Giannantonio

Honda|

| Honda HRC Castrol|

* 10 Luca Marini
* 36 Joan Mir

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LCR Honda|

* 5 Johann Zarco
* 35 Somkiat Chantra

KTM|

| Red Bull KTM Factory Racing|

* 33 Brad Binder
* 37 Pedro Acosta

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Red Bull KTM Tech3|

* 12 Maverick Viñales
* 23 Enea Bastianini

Yamaha|

| Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team|

* 20 Fabio Quartararo
* 42 Álex Rins

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Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP|

* 43 Jack Miller
* 88 Miguel Oliveira
* 7 Augusto Fernández (part-time)

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VR46 Racing Team

MotoGP|

Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team

* Franco Morbidelli (21)
* Fabio Di Giannantonio (49)

Grand Prix motorcycles|

* Ducati Desmosedici (MotoGP)

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Moto2 World Teams' Champions

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2018  Red Bull KTM Ajo
2019  Flexbox HP40
2020  Sky Racing Team VR46
2021  Red Bull KTM Ajo
2022  Red Bull KTM Ajo
2023  Red Bull KTM Ajo
2024  MT Helmets – MSi

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