Luca Lunetta (born 27 May 2006) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer who competes in the 2025 Moto3 World Championship for

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Career

Early career

Lunetta was born in

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, Italy, and started riding minibikes at the age of five. Since he was young, he has used

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's number 58 as a tribute, and has expressed how he sees him as an inspiration and reference. He has won various Italian and European

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championships. After winning the CIV PreMoto3 250 Championship in 2019, in

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, at the age of fourteen, he joined the

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and participated in ten out of twelve total races, scoring points in three occasions. In

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, he participated in his second Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup season and finished 13th overall. He also took part in the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship where he finished 16th. In

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, Lunetta completed his last Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup season earning one win and four podiums. Meanwhile, he finished 11th in the Junior GP. He also made his Moto3

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debut, replacing an injured Matteo Bertelle in the

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, and finished 19th. In his last year before his first full-time season in Moto3, Lunetta finished as championship runner-up in the 2023 Junior GP season behind Ángel Piqueras. He also participated in the Moto3 Italian Grand Prix, making his second World Championship appearance.

Moto3 World Championship

Sic58 Squadra Corse (2024-present)

On 10 August 2023 it was announced that Lunetta would be joining the Moto3 World Championship for the 2024 season, pairing with compatriot Filippo Farioli.Moto3, Luca Lunetta al Mondiale nel 2024 “Con SIC58 ancora più speciale”
''corsedimoto.com'' (in Italian), 11 September 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2025. Lunetta had a strong

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season as a rookie, he scored a total of two podiums, a third position in

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and a second position in

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. He came 12th in the final standings, and was beaten to the rookie of the year award by Ángel Piqueras.

Career Statistics

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

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FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

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

FIM JuniorGP World Championship

Races by year

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

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

By class

Races by year

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Season still in progress.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lunetta, Luca 2006 births Living people Italian motorcycle racers Moto3 World Championship riders 21st-century Italian sportspeople 21st-century Italian sportsmen