MotoGP
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class. He won the
2020 Moto2 World Championship
The 2020 FIM Moto2 World Championship was a part of the 72nd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. The season calendar has been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the cancellation or postponement of many races. ...
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Career
Early career
Born in
Rimini
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, 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. In 2013, Bastianini competed in the
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
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, 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
In 2014, Bastianini made his debut in the Moto3 World Championship riding for Team GO&FUN Moto3. 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
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and
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Grands Prix. After failing to finish his home race at Mugello, Bastianini took his first podium with a second-place finish in
Catalunya
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; he added another second-place finish in the
Czech Republic
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and a third-place finish in the following race in
Great Britain
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. Bastianini finished the season ninth in the riders' championship.
In 2015, Bastianini emerged as runaway leader
Danny Kent
Danny Ray Kent (born 25 November 1993) is an English motorcycle racer, best known for winning the 2015 Moto3 World Championship. In doing so he became Great Britain's first Grand Prix solo motorcycle world champion since Barry Sheene in , as we ...
'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
Miguel Ângelo Falcão de Oliveira (; born 4 January 1995) is a Portuguese professional motorcycle racer who competes in the MotoGP World Championship for Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP, getting the step up from KTM Tech3,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
Italtrans Racing Team (2019–2020)
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
The 2020 FIM Moto2 World Championship was a part of the 72nd Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, F.I.M. Road racing, Road Racing World Championship season. The season calendar has been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, l ...
, taking 205 points from 3 wins and 7 podiums.
MotoGP World Championship
Avintia Esponsorama Racing (2021)
He signed with
Esponsorama Racing
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The team was established in 1994 by Raúl Romero and Josep Oliva as By Queroseno Racing, also known as ...
for the 2021 MotoGP season and was partnered with Moto2 rival and compatriot
Luca Marini
Luca Marini (born 10 August 1997) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer contracted to race with Honda HRC Castrol during 2024 and 2025.
Marini competed for VR46 Racing Team, Mooney VR46 Racing Team in the 2023 M ...
. 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)
Bastianini won the first race of the 2022 MotoGP season, the 2022 Qatar Grand Prix and became the championship leader. Gresini Racing and Bastianini made history by winning with a 2021-specification Ducati Desmosedici GP21. 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
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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
Fabio Alain Quartararo (; born 20 April 1999), nicknamed El Diablo, is a French Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle rider racing in MotoGP for Yamaha Motor Racing, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team. Having won the 2021 MotoGP Wor ...
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.
2023 MotoGP World Championship
The 2023 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 75th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Road Racing World Championship season, the highest level of competition in motorcycle rac ...
Francesco Bagnaia
Francesco "Pecco" Bagnaia ( ; born 14 January 1997) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer competing in MotoGP World Championship, MotoGP for the Ducati Corse, Ducati Lenovo Team. He is the and List of 500cc/MotoGP World Riders' Champions, ...
. 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. 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
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Bastianini after having fully recovered from his injuries from 2023, performed well in the
2024 MotoGP World Championship
The 2024 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 76th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Road Racing World Championship season, the highest level of competition in motorcycle road racing.
Spanish rider Jorge M ...
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 Portuguese Grand Prix. Though despite scoring an impressive sprint and main race double at Silverstone and a race win at Misano, Bastianini failed to sustain a title challenge in 2024 and ended the season in 4th.
Red Bull KTM Tech 3 (2025–)
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
Maverick Viñales Ruiz (; born 12 January 1995) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racing, 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 f ...
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Career statistics
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Races by year
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Grand Prix motorcycle racing
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