Enea Bastianini
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| Nationality |
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| 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
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.
Moto3
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.
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.
Grand Prix motorcycle racing career
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Races | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | Position |
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| 2014 | Moto3 | KTM | GO&FUN Gresini Moto3 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 9th |
| 2015 | Moto3 | Honda | Gresini Racing Team Moto3 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 207 | 3rd |
| Total | 36 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 334 |
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 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 |
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.