Enea Bastianini

Enea Bastianini

Bastianini in 2014.
Nationality Italy Italian
Born (1997-12-30) 30 December 1997
Rimini, Italy
Current team Estrella Galicia 0,0
Bike number 33
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto3 World Championship
Active years2014–2016
ManufacturersKTM, Honda
2016 championship position2nd (177 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
52 2 15 7 2 511

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 World 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 Moto3 with Gresini Racing Moto3.

Enea Bastianini become the Runner Up in the title Moto3 World Champion.

Career Statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Number Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2014 Moto3 KTM Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 33 18 0 3 0 0 127 9th
2015 Moto3 Honda Gresini Racing Team Moto3 33 18 1 6 4 2 207 3rd
2016 Moto3 Honda Gresini Racing Moto3 33 16 1 6 3 0 177 2nd
Total 52 2 15 7 2 511

Races by year

(key)

Year 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
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

References

  1. ↑ "Classifica piloti RS125 Trophy" [RS125 Trophy riders classification] (PDF) (in Italian). E&E Organization. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Enea Bastianini joins Gresini Racing for 2014". Gresini Racing. 20 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Battling Bastianini takes maiden Moto3 Victory". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.

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