Luca Marini
Italian motorcycle racer
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- Luca Marini (born 10 August 1997) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer contracted to race with Honda HRC Castrol during 2024 and 2025.
- He finished as runner-up in the 2020 Moto2 World Championship.
- Career Moto3 World Championship Marini made his début in the Moto3 World Championship at the 2013 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix as a wildcard, failing to finish the race.
- Forward Team (2016–2017) 2016 In 2016, Marini was signed by the Forward Team to compete full-time in the same class; he got his first Grand Prix points in Qatar, where he finished in 10th place, and his best result in Germany, where he had a 6th-place finish.
- Finished in 4th place, Czech Republic.
Luca Marini (born 10 August 1997) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer contracted to race with Honda HRC Castrol during 2024 and 2025.
Marini competed for Mooney VR46 Racing Team in the 2023 MotoGP World Championship, finishing the season in eighth position. He finished as runner-up in the 2020 Moto2 World Championship. He is the maternal half-brother of Valentino Rossi.
Career
Moto3 World Championship
Marini made his début in the Moto3 World Championship at the 2013 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix as a wildcard, failing to finish the race.
Moto2 World Championship
In 2015, he got another wildcard entry at the same place, this time in the Moto2 class with Pons Racing Junior Team aboard a Kalex, finishing the race in 21st place.
Forward Team (2016–2017)
2016
In 2016, Marini was signed by the Forward Team to compete full-time in the same class; he got his first Grand Prix points in Qatar, where he finished in 10th place, and his best result in Germany, where he had a 6th-place finish. Marini still remained with the team for
2017
In 2017, Marini was signed Forward Team. Finished in 4th place, Czech Republic.
Sky Racing Team VR46 (2018–2020)
2018
In 2018, Marini achieved his first podium in Germany and his first victory in Malaysia.
2019
In 2019, Marini secured two podiums in Mugello and Assen, leading to back-to-back wins at Thailand and Japan.
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