Enea Bastianini

Enea Bastianini
Bastianini at the 2022 San Marino Grand Prix
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1997-12-30) 30 December 1997 Rimini, Italy
Current team	Red Bull KTM Tech3
Bike number	23
Motorcycle racing career statistics MotoGP World Championship Active years 2021– Manufacturers Ducati Championships 0 2024 championship position 4th (386 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 69 7 18 2 8 791 Moto2 World Championship Active years 2019–2020 Manufacturers Kalex Championships 1 (2020) 2020 championship position 1st (205 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 33 3 8 0 2 302 Moto3 World Championship Active years 2014–2018 Manufacturers KTM (2014) Honda (2015–2018) Championships 0 2018 championship position 4th (177 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 88 3 24 9 3 829

Enea Bastianini (born 30 December 1997), nicknamed "La Bestia" (The Beast), is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, riding for Ducati Lenovo Team in the MotoGP class. He won the 2020 Moto2 World Championship.

Career

Early career

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. 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

In 2014, Bastianini made his debut in the Moto3 World Championship riding for Team GO&FUN Moto3. 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. Bastianini finished the season in third place in the final championship standings.

Bastianini in 2017

In 2016, Bastianini continued to race in the Moto3 class with Gresini Racing Moto3. He finished the season as the championship runner-up, taking 177 points with 6 podiums and a win at Motegi.

Moto2 World Championship

Italtrans Racing Team (2019–2020)

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

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

MotoGP World Championship

Avintia Esponsorama Racing (2021)

Bastianini (#23) and Marc Márquez at the 2021 San Marino Grand Prix

He signed with Esponsorama Racing for the 2021 MotoGP season and was partnered with Moto2 rival and compatriot Luca Marini. Both Bastianini and Marini rode two-year-old specification Ducati GP19 bikes the whole season. 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. Bastianini finished the season 11th in the riders' standings with 102 points.

Gresini Racing MotoGP (2022)

Bastianini at the 2022 Qatar Grand Prix

Bastianini won the first race of the 2022 MotoGP season, the 2022 Qatar Grand Prix and became the championship leader. Gresini Racing and Bastianini made history by winning with a 2021-specification Ducati Desmosedici GP21. After mid-pack results in Indonesia and Argentina, where he took P11 and P10 respectively, he took his second win at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin. This was followed by a DNF in Portugal and P8 in Jerez. At the French Grand Prix in Le Mans, Bastianini took another win, after overtaking both factory Ducatis to return to the top step of the podium. This win meant he was just eight points adrift of championship leader Fabio Quartararo after seven rounds. He returned again to the podium with a 2nd-place finish in at the San Marino Grand Prix. Bastianini then took his fourth win of the season at the Aragón Grand Prix, then another 2nd-place finish at the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Ducati Lenovo Team (2023–2024)

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

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. After a first lap incident at the 2023 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix, he had to subsequently miss the following three rounds at San Marino, India and Japan due to injuries.

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

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

Red Bull KTM Tech 3 (2025–)

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

Career statistics

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos	Pts
2013	AME1 15	AME2 9	JER1 3	JER2 1	ASS1 8	ASS2 8	SAC1 7	SAC2 7	BRN Ret	SIL1 4	SIL2 9	MIS 4	ARA1 9	ARA2 1	4th	148

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd	WCh
2014	Moto3	KTM	Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3	18	0	3	0	0	127	9th	–
2015	Moto3	Honda	Gresini Racing Team Moto3	18	1	6	4	2	207	3rd	–
2016	Moto3	Honda	Gresini Racing Team Moto3	16	1	6	3	0	177	2nd	–
2017	Moto3	Honda	Estrella Galicia 0,0	18	0	3	1	0	141	6th	–
2018	Moto3	Honda	Leopard Racing	18	1	6	1	1	177	4th	–
2019	Moto2	Kalex	Italtrans Racing Team	18	0	1	0	0	97	10th	–
2020	Moto2	Kalex	Italtrans Racing Team	15	3	7	0	2	205	1st	1
2021	MotoGP	Ducati	Avintia Esponsorama Racing	18	0	2	0	1	102	11th	–
2022	MotoGP	Ducati	Gresini Racing MotoGP	20	4	6	1	3	219	3rd	–
2023	MotoGP	Ducati	Ducati Lenovo Team	11	1	1	0	2	84	15th	–
2024	MotoGP	Ducati	Ducati Lenovo Team	20	2	9	1	2	386	4th	–
Total				190	13	50	11	13	1922		1

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	1st Pod	1st Win	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts	WChmp
Moto3	2014–2018	2014 Qatar	2014 Catalunya	2015 San Marino	88	3	24	9	3	829	0
Moto2	2019–2020	2019 Qatar	2019 Czech Republic	2020 Andalusia	33	3	8	0	2	302	1
MotoGP	2021–present	2021 Qatar	2021 San Marino	2022 Qatar	69	7	18	2	8	791	0
Total	2014–present				190	13	50	11	13	1922	1

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	20	Pos	Pts
2014	Moto3	KTM	QAT 16	AME 13	ARG 10	SPA 9	FRA 7	ITA Ret	CAT 2	NED Ret	GER 15	INP 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	INP 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
2017	Moto3	Honda	QAT 16	ARG 27	AME 4	SPA 8	FRA 6	ITA 11	CAT 4	NED Ret	GER 6	CZE 17	AUT 10	GBR 2	RSM 14	ARA 3	JPN 16	AUS 5	MAL 3	VAL 5			6th	141
2018	Moto3	Honda	QAT Ret	ARG 4	AME 2	SPA Ret	FRA Ret	ITA 6	CAT 1	NED 3	GER Ret	CZE 4	AUT 2	GBR C	RSM Ret	ARA 3	THA Ret	JPN 7	AUS 8	MAL 3	VAL 5		4th	177
2019	Moto2	Kalex	QAT 9	ARG 9	AME 9	SPA 11	FRA 7	ITA 6	CAT 5	NED Ret	GER 14	CZE 3	AUT Ret	GBR DNS	RSM 9	ARA 24	THA 11	JPN 7	AUS 17	MAL 24	VAL 14		10th	97
2020	Moto2	Kalex	QAT 3	SPA 9	ANC 1	CZE 1	AUT Ret	STY 10	RSM 3	EMI 1	CAT 6	FRA 11	ARA 2	TER 3	EUR 4	VAL 6	POR 5						1st	205
2021	MotoGP	Ducati	QAT 10	DOH 11	POR 9	SPA Ret	FRA 14	ITA Ret	CAT 10	GER 16	NED 15	STY 12	AUT Ret	GBR 12	ARA 6	RSM 3	AME 6	EMI 3	ALR 9	VAL 8			11th	102
2022	MotoGP	Ducati	QAT 1	INA 11	ARG 10	AME 1	POR Ret	SPA 8	FRA 1	ITA Ret	CAT Ret	GER 10	NED 11	GBR 4	AUT Ret	RSM 2	ARA 1	JPN 9	THA 6	AUS 5	MAL 2	VAL 8	3rd	219
2023	MotoGP	Ducati	POR DNS	ARG	AME	SPA DNS	FRA	ITA 99	GER 8	NED Ret8	GBR Ret	AUT 10	CAT DNS9	RSM	IND	JPN	INA 87	AUS 10	THA 13	MAL 14	QAT 8	VAL Ret	15th	84
2024	MotoGP	Ducati	QAT 56	POR 26	AME 36	SPA 5	FRA 44	CAT 185	ITA 2	NED 34	GER 44	GBR 11	AUT 34	ARA 57	RSM 34	EMI 13	INA Ret2	JPN 42	AUS 53	THA 141	MAL 33	SLD 72	4th	386

* Season still in progress.

External links

• Enea Bastianini at MotoGP.com
• Enea Bastianini at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)
• Enea Bastianini at AS.com (in Spanish)
• Official website