Enea Bastianini
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
30 December 1997 Rimini, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Gresini Racing Team Moto3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Enea Bastianini (born 30 December 1997) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer.
Career
Early years
Bastianini first rode a minibike aged only 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 NSF250R Trophy, where he finished as champion during the 2012 season. 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.
Moto3
In 2014, Bastianini made his debut in the Moto3 World Championship riding for Team GO&FUN Moto3.[1] 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.
Grand Prix motorcycle racing career
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Races | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Moto3 | KTM | GO&FUN Gresini Moto3 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 9th |
| 2015 | Moto3 | Honda | Gresini Racing Team Moto3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40* | 3rd* |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 167 |
- * Season in progress.
Races by year
(key)
| Yr | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GER |
IND |
CZE |
GBR |
RSM |
ARA |
JPN |
AUS |
MAL |
VAL |
3rd* | 40* |
- * Season in progress.
References
- ↑ "Enea Bastianini joins Gresini Racing for 2014". Gresini Racing. 2013-12-20.