Enea Bastianini
Enea Bastianini (born 30 December 1997) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He won the 2020 Moto2 World Championship.
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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Rimini, Italy | 30 December 1997||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Avintia Esponsorama Racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bike number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Early career
Born in Rimini, 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.[1] In 2013, Bastianini competed in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, 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.
2014
In 2014, Bastianini made his debut in the Moto3 World Championship riding for Team GO&FUN Moto3.[2] 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, Spanish and French Grands Prix. After failing to finish his home race at Mugello, Bastianini took his first podium with a second-place finish in Catalunya; he added another second-place finish in the Czech Republic and a third-place finish in the following race in Great Britain. Bastianini finished the season ninth in the riders' championship.
2015
In 2015, Bastianini emerged as runaway leader Danny Kent'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.[3] Bastianini finished the season in third place in the final championship standings.
2016
In 2016 Bastianini continued to race in the Moto3 class with Gresini Racing Moto3. He finished the season as the championship runner-up, taking 177 points with 6 podiums and a win at Motegi.
2019
In 2019 He joined Italtrans Racing Team and finished the season in 10th place taking 97 points with 1 podium.
2020
He finished the 2020 Moto2 season as the world champion, taking 205 points with 3 wins and 7 podiums.
2021
He is signed with Esponsorama Racing for the 2021 MotoGP season and will be partnered with Moto2 Rival and fellow compatriot Luca Marini [4]
Career statistics
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | AME1 15 |
AME2 9 |
JER1 3 |
JER2 1 |
ASS1 8 |
ASS2 8 |
SAC1 7 |
SAC2 7 |
BRN Ret |
SIL1 4 |
SIL2 9 |
MIS 4 |
ARA1 9 |
ARA2 1 |
4th | 148 |
By season
Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Moto3 | KTM | Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 9th |
2015 | Moto3 | Honda | Gresini Racing Team Moto3 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 207 | 3rd |
2016 | Moto3 | Honda | Gresini Racing Moto3 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 177 | 2nd |
2017 | Moto3 | Honda | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 6th |
2018 | Moto3 | Honda | Leopard Racing | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 177 | 4th |
2019 | Moto2 | Kalex | Italtrans Racing Team | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 10th |
2020 | Moto2 | Kalex | Italtrans Racing Team | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 205 | 1st |
Total | 121 | 6 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 1131 |
By class
Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
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Moto3 | 2014–2018 | 2014 Qatar | 2014 Catalunya | 2015 San Marino | 88 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 829 | 0 |
Moto2 | 2019–2020 | 2019 Qatar | 2019 Czech Republic | 2020 Andalusia | 33 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 302 | 1 |
Total | 2014–Present | 121 | 6 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 1131 | 1 |
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 | Pos | Pts |
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2014 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 16 |
AME 13 |
ARG 10 |
SPA 9 |
FRA 7 |
ITA Ret |
CAT 2 |
NED Ret |
GER 15 |
IND 11 |
CZE 2 |
GBR 3 |
RSM 5 |
ARA 6 |
JPN 8 |
AUS Ret |
MAL 10 |
VAL 11 |
9th | 127 | |
2015 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT 2 |
AME 4 |
ARG 9 |
SPA 9 |
FRA 2 |
ITA 5 |
CAT 2 |
NED 6 |
GER 3 |
IND 6 |
CZE 2 |
GBR Ret |
RSM 1 |
ARA Ret |
JPN 7 |
AUS Ret |
MAL 8 |
VAL 5 |
3rd | 207 | |
2016 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT 5 |
ARG 17 |
AME 6 |
SPA 8 |
FRA | ITA 12 |
CAT 3 |
NED Ret |
GER 3 |
AUT 3 |
CZE 4 |
GBR 7 |
RSM 2 |
ARA 3 |
JPN 1 |
AUS Ret |
MAL | VAL 4 |
2nd | 177 | |
2017 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT 16 |
ARG 27 |
AME 4 |
SPA 8 |
FRA 6 |
ITA 11 |
CAT 4 |
NED Ret |
GER 6 |
CZE 17 |
AUT 10 |
GBR 2 |
RSM 14 |
ARA 3 |
JPN 16 |
AUS 5 |
MAL 3 |
VAL 5 |
6th | 141 | |
2018 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT Ret |
ARG 4 |
AME 2 |
SPA Ret |
FRA Ret |
ITA 6 |
CAT 1 |
NED 3 |
GER Ret |
CZE 4 |
AUT 2 |
GBR C |
RSM Ret |
ARA 3 |
THA Ret |
JPN 7 |
AUS 8 |
MAL 3 |
VAL 5 |
4th | 177 |
2019 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 9 |
ARG 9 |
AME 9 |
SPA 11 |
FRA 7 |
ITA 6 |
CAT 5 |
NED Ret |
GER 14 |
CZE 3 |
AUT Ret |
GBR DNS |
RSM 9 |
ARA 24 |
THA 11 |
JPN 7 |
AUS 17 |
MAL 24 |
VAL 14 |
10th | 97 |
2020 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 3 |
SPA 9 |
ANC 1 |
CZE 1 |
AUT Ret |
STY 10 |
RSM 3 |
EMI 1 |
CAT 6 |
FRA 11 |
ARA 2 |
TER 3 |
EUR 4 |
VAL 6 |
POR 5 |
1st | 205 |
References
- "Classifica piloti RS125 Trophy" [RS125 Trophy riders classification] (PDF) (in Italian). E&E Organization. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- "Enea Bastianini joins Gresini Racing for 2014". Gresini Racing. 20 December 2013.
- "Battling Bastianini takes maiden Moto3 Victory". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2020/11/07/marini-and-bastianini-sign-2021-motogp-deals/354654