Livio Loi (born 27 April 1997 in
Hasselt
Hasselt (, , ) is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg in the Flemish Region of Belgium.
As of 1 August 2023, Hasselt had a total population of 80,846. The old ...
) is a
Belgian professional
Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He competed in the Moto3 World Championship in and the first half of the season for the
Marc VDS Racing Team
Marc VDS Racing Team is a motorcycle racing team founded by Belgian owner Marc-Oswald van der Straten-Ponthoz, descendant of the founder of the Stella Artois brewery.
The team competes in motorcycle racing in the Moto2 World Championship under ...
, before being replaced by
Jorge Navarro. In
2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
, Loi returned to the series with
RW Racing GP. After scoring 15 points in the first half of the season, Loi achieved his first Grand Prix victory at
Indianapolis
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; in a wet-to-dry race, Loi started the race on slick tyres, and finished almost 40 seconds clear of the next rider,
John McPhee
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. In
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
, Loi continued with the same team and the same bike as in the 2015 season, finishing all the races during the season, scoring 63 points and an 18th place in the rider's championship. Midway through the
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
season he was replaced by
Vicente Pérez due to poor results.
He finished in 13th place on the final standings at
2017 Moto3 World Championship
The 2017 FIM Moto3 World Championship was a part of the 69th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
Brad Binder was the reigning series champion but did not defend his title as he joined the series' intermediate class, Moto2.
The rider ...
.
Career statistics
Career highlights
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2021
Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
: Kawasaki - Renzi Racing (CIV Supersport 600) #29
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Races by year
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
FIM CEV Moto3 Championship
Races by year
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
Races by year
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Supersport 300 World Championship
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Loi, Livio
1997 births
Living people
Belgian motorcycle racers
Moto3 World Championship riders
Sportspeople from Hasselt
Supersport 300 World Championship riders