23 Facts About Enea Bastianini

In 2013, Enea Bastianini competed in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, where he took two victories en route to a fourth-place finish in the championship.

Enea Bastianini took his first steps in Moto3, participating in five races of the Italian Championship.

Enea 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.

Enea Bastianini finished the season in third place in the final championship standings.

In 2016, Enea Bastianini continued to race in the Moto3 class with Gresini Racing Moto3.

Enea Bastianini finished the season as the championship runner-up, taking 177 points with 6 podiums and a win at Motegi.

In 2019, Enea Bastianini joined the Italtrans Racing Team and finished the season in 10th place taking 97 points with 1 podium.

Enea Bastianini then finished as world champion for the 2020 Moto2 season, taking 205 points from 3 wins and 7 podiums.

Enea Bastianini signed with Esponsorama Racing for the 2021 MotoGP season and was partnered with Moto2 rival and compatriot Luca Marini.

Enea 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.

Enea Bastianini finished the season 11th in the riders' standings with 102 points.

Enea Bastianini won the first race of the 2022 MotoGP season, the 2022 Qatar Grand Prix and became the championship leader.

Gresini Racing and Enea Bastianini made history by winning with a 2021-specification Ducati Desmosedici GP21.

At the French Grand Prix in Le Mans, Enea Bastianini took another win, after overtaking both factory Ducatis to return to the top step of the podium.

Enea Bastianini returned again to the podium with a 2nd-place finish in at the San Marino Grand Prix.

Enea Bastianini then took his fourth win of the season at the Aragon Grand Prix, then another 2nd-place finish at the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Enea Bastianini switched to Ducati Lenovo Team for the 2023 MotoGP World Championship, replacing Jack Miller and partnering Francesco Bagnaia.

Enea 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.

Enea 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.

Enea Bastianini produced an impressive comeback after a complicated 2023 season by grabbing a dominant victory at the 2023 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix.

Enea Bastianini after having fully recovered from his injuries from 2023, performed well in the 2024 MotoGP World Championship pre-season tests and took a liking to the 2024 Ducati Desmosedici GP24 immediately.

Enea Bastianini started the season in strong form and secured pole position and his first podium of the season at the 2024 Portuguese Grand Prix.

On 13 June 2024, it was announced that Enea Bastianini signed for the Red Bull KTM Tech3 as an official factory rider, alongside former Aprilia rider Maverick Vinales.