Luca Marini
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| Nationality |
 Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
10 August 1997 Urbino, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Forward Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luca Marini (born 10 August 1997 in Urbino) is an Italian motorcycle racer. He is the maternal half-brother of Valentino Rossi.[1]
Career
Marini made his début in the Moto3 World Championship at the 2013 San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix as a wildcard, failing to finish the race. 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.
For 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.
Career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Moto3 | FTR Honda | Twelve Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Kalex | Pons Racing Junior Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2016 | Moto2 | Kalex | Forward Team | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 23rd |
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
By class
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto3 | 2013 | 2013 San Marino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Moto2 | 2015-2016 | 2015 San Marino | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2013, 2015–2016 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 |
Races by year
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Moto3 | FTR Honda | QAT | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | IND | CZE | GBR | RSM Ret |
ARA | MAL | AUS | JPN | VAL | NC | 0 | |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT | AME | ARG | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | IND | CZE | GBR | RSM 21 |
ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 |
| 2016 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 10 |
ARG 18 |
AME Ret |
SPA 16 |
FRA 12 |
ITA Ret |
CAT Ret |
NED Ret |
GER 6 |
AUT 17 |
CZE Ret |
GBR Ret |
RSM 13 |
ARA 25 |
JPN 12 |
AUS 16 |
MAL 9 |
VAL 22 |
23rd | 34 |
References
- ↑ "San Marino MotoGP: Rossi 'can't wait' for half-brother Luca's GP debut". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
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