Marco Bezzecchi
Marco Bezzecchi (born 12 November 1998) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, contracted to Mooney VR46 Racing Team in MotoGP class.[1] He was the Italian Moto3 champion in 2015.[2]
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 November 1998 Rimini, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[3] He ended the season with 20 points, 23rd in the standings, second among rookies.
Redox PrüstelGP (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.
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.
Mooney VR46 Racing Team (2022–)
For the 2022 MotoGP World Championship, Bezzecchi was confirmed to be moving up to the premier class, partnering his 2020 teammate at Mooney VR46 Racing Team, Luca Marini.[4]
Career statistics
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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15* | 18th* |
| Total | 98 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 664 | ||||
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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2015–present | 98 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 664 | 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 |
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| 2015 | Moto3 | Mahindra | QAT 26 |
AME | ARG | SPA | FRA | ITA Ret |
CAT | NED | GER | IND | 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 |
ITA |
CAT |
GER |
NED |
FIN |
GBR |
AUT |
RSM |
ARA |
JPN |
THA |
AUS |
MAL |
VAL |
18th* | 15* |
* Season still in progress.
References
- Sports, Dorna. "Pablo Nieto confirms Bezzecchi as a 2022 MotoGP™ rider". www.motogp.com.
- "Bezzecchi trionfa al Mugello Suo il titolo italiano Moto3". gazzetta.it (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- Chokhani, Darshan (16 October 2017). "Moto3: Marco Bezzecchi delivers Mahindra's season's first podium at Motegi". DriveTribe.
- Chokhani, Darshan (12 November 2021). "Bezzecchi confirms step up in MotoGP with VR46 team in 2022".
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marco Bezzecchi. |
- Marco Bezzecchi at MotoGP.com
- Marco Bezzecchi at AS.com (in Spanish)
- Profile on teamitaliafmi.com