Luca Marini
Luca Marini (born 10 August 1997 in Urbino) is an Italian motorcycle racer. He is the maternal half-brother of Valentino Rossi.[1] He finished as runner-up in the 2020 Moto2 World Championship.
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 August 1997 Urbino, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Sky VR46 Esponsorama Racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Marini made his début in the Moto3 World Championship at the 2013 San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix as a wildcard, failing to finish the race. In 2015 he got another wildcard entry at the same place, this time in the Moto2 class with Pons Racing Junior Team aboard a Kalex, finishing the race in 21st place.
For 2016 Marini was signed by the Forward Team to compete full-time in the same class; he got his first Grand Prix points in Qatar, where he finished in 10th place, and his best result in Germany, where he had a 6th place finish. Marini still remained with the team for 2017. In 2018, Marini achieved his first podium in Germany and his first victory in Malaysia. In 2019, he secured two podiums in Mugello and Assen, leading to back-to-back wins at Thailand and Japan.
Career statistics
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | FTR Honda | CAT1 |
CAT2 |
ARA |
ALB1 |
ALB2 7 |
NAV |
VAL1 |
VAL1 |
JER 14 |
25th | 11 | ||
| 2014 | Kalex KTM | JER1 Ret |
JER2 14 |
LMS 10 |
ARA 15 |
CAT1 15 |
CAT2 16 |
ALB 10 |
NAV Ret |
ALG 18 |
VAL1 8 |
VAL1 8 |
16th | 32 |
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kalex | ALG1 5 |
ALG2 4 |
CAT 2 |
ARA1 Ret |
ARA2 7 |
ALB 4 |
NAV1 4 |
NAV2 4 |
JER 4 |
VAL1 Ret |
VAL2 6 |
5th | 115 |
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Number | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Moto3 | FTR Honda | Twelve Racing | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Kalex | Pons Racing Junior Team | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2016 | Moto2 | Kalex | Forward Team | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 23rd |
| 2017 | Moto2 | Kalex | Forward Racing Team | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 15th |
| 2018 | Moto2 | Kalex | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 147 | 7th |
| 2019 | Moto2 | Kalex | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 190 | 6th |
| 2020 | Moto2 | Kalex | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 196 | 2nd |
| Total | 88 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 626 | |||||
By class
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto3 | 2013 | 2013 San Marino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Moto2 | 2015–2020 | 2015 San Marino | 2018 Germany | 2018 Malaysia | 87 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 626 | 0 |
| Total | 2013, 2015–Present | 88 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 626 | 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 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Moto3 | FTR Honda | QAT | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | IND | CZE | GBR | RSM Ret |
ARA | MAL | AUS | JPN | VAL | NC | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT | AME | ARG | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | IND | CZE | GBR | RSM 21 |
ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 | |
| 2016 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 10 |
ARG 18 |
AME Ret |
SPA 16 |
FRA 12 |
ITA Ret |
CAT Ret |
NED Ret |
GER 6 |
AUT 17 |
CZE Ret |
GBR Ret |
RSM 13 |
ARA 25 |
JPN 12 |
AUS 16 |
MAL 9 |
VAL 22 |
23rd | 34 | |
| 2017 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 6 |
ARG 12 |
AME 10 |
SPA 5 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 6 |
CAT DNS |
NED Ret |
GER DNS |
CZE 4 |
AUT Ret |
GBR 11 |
RSM Ret |
ARA Ret |
JPN Ret |
AUS 23 |
MAL Ret |
VAL 23 |
15th | 59 | |
| 2018 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 9 |
ARG 16 |
AME 13 |
SPA Ret |
FRA Ret |
ITA 7 |
CAT 17 |
NED 8 |
GER 3 |
CZE 2 |
AUT 3 |
GBR C |
RSM Ret |
ARA 11 |
THA 2 |
JPN 9 |
AUS 5 |
MAL 1 |
VAL Ret |
7th | 147 |
| 2019 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 8 |
ARG 7 |
AME 6 |
SPA 8 |
FRA 13 |
ITA 2 |
CAT 6 |
NED 3 |
GER 10 |
CZE 5 |
AUT Ret |
GBR 9 |
RSM 11 |
ARA 4 |
THA 1 |
JPN 1 |
AUS Ret |
MAL 10 |
VAL 8 |
6th | 190 |
| 2020 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT Ret |
SPA 1 |
ANC 2 |
CZE 4 |
AUT 2 |
STY 7 |
RSM 1 |
EMI 4 |
CAT 1 |
FRA 17 |
ARA Ret |
TER 11 |
EUR 6 |
VAL 5 |
POR 2 |
2nd | 196 |
References
- "San Marino MotoGP: Rossi 'can't wait' for half-brother Luca's GP debut". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
