Fabio Di Giannantonio

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Fabio Di Giannantonio
Fabio Di Giannantonio 2018.jpg
Di Giannantonio in 2018
NationalityItalian
Born (1998-10-10) 10 October 1998 (age 25)
Rome, Italy
Current team Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team
Bike number49
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years 2022
Manufacturers Ducati
Championships 0
2023 championship position12th (151 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
421210190
Moto2 World Championship
Active years 20192021
Manufacturers Speed Up, Kalex
Championships 0
2021 championship position7th (161 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
521810334
Moto3 World Championship
Active years 20152018
Manufacturers Honda
Championships 0
2018 championship position2nd (218 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
5521403505

Fabio Di Giannantonio (born 10 October 1998) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, riding for Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team in the MotoGP class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 2024. [1]

Contents

Career

Early career

Born in Rome, in 2015 Di Giannantonio finished as the runner-up in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, where he had debuted the year before, and in the CIV Moto3 championship;

Moto3 World Championship

Gresini Racing Moto3 (2015–2016)

In the same year he made his Grand Prix debut in the Moto3 World Championship with the Gresini Racing team at the Valencian Grand Prix as the replacement for the injured Andrea Locatelli, [2] finishing the race in 23rd place.

For 2016 he was signed by the same team as a full-time rider in the same class. [3] At the sixth race of the season, at Mugello, Di Giannantonio achieved his first championship points and his first podium finish with a second place, starting a streak of top ten finishes—including two more podiums, another second place at Assen and a third place in Brno.

Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (2017–2018)

He started the season with an 8th place in Qatar,But Crashed out in Argentina. He Took 3rd in Austin,5th in Spain and another 3rd le mans before taking 2nd in mugello. A 7th in catarlunya before another crash in assen. He took 2 more podiums in misano and aragon.

2018 started well for Fabio as he took 4 podiums and 2 wins to help his team win the teams championship with his teammate Jorge Martin.

Moto2 World Championship

Speed Up Racing (2019–2020)

Fabio moved to Speed Up Racing in Moto2 for 2019 and he took 2 podiums in Brno and Misano.

2020 didn't fare much better for him as he only took 2 more podiums in Barcelona and Teruel.

Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 (2021)

After two difficult seasons with Speed Up, he decided to move to Gresini for the 2021 season and took 3 more podiums and 1 win ranking him 7th in the standings.

MotoGP World Championship

Gresini Racing MotoGP (2022–2023)

When he moved up to the MotoGP class in 2022, he stayed with Gresini on a Ducati; his best finish was 8th place in the German Grand Prix, ranking him 20th in the standings for the 2022 season. A highlight in an otherwise difficult season was that Di Giannantonio attained his first premier class pole position at Mugello.

2023 was a much better season for him as he took 7 top 10s, a top 5 and 2 podiums. On 12th October 2023, it was announced that Marc Marquez, who ended his 11-year stint with Honda the prior week, will be replacing Di Giannantonio in the Gresini Ducati team for the 2024 season. In the penultimate race of the 2023 season, he scored his maiden MotoGP Grand Prix victory in the Qatar Grand Prix. This was a huge surprise and meant a lot to him amidst the uncertainties of a MotoGP seat for the 2024 season.

VR46 Racing Team (2024)

Ultimately, the strong performances in the last few races of 2023 saw him stay in the MotoGP class, as he moved to the VR46 Racing Team, replacing Luca Marini, who moved to Repsol Honda.

Career statistics

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

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

Year1234567891011121314PosPts
2014 JER1
14
JER1
14
MUG
7
ASS1
9
ASS2
8
SAC1
8
SAC2
5
BRN1
8
BRN2
2
SIL1
8
SIL2
6
MIS
6
ARA1
3
ARA2
16
8th119
2015 JER1
5
JER1
2
ASS1
2
ASS2
2
SAC1
4
SAC2
1
BRN1
1
BRN2
Ret
SIL1
2
SIL2
11
MIS
Ret
ARA1
6
ARA2
1
2nd194

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd
2015 Moto3 Honda Gresini Racing Moto3 100000NC
2016 Moto3 Honda Gresini Racing Moto3 1803001346th
2017 Moto3 Honda Del Conca Gresini Moto3 1805021535th
2018 Moto3 Honda Del Conca Gresini Moto3 1826012182nd
2019 Moto2 Speed Up Speed Up Racing 1902101089th
2020 Moto2 Speed Up Speed Up Racing 1502006515th
2021 Moto2 Kalex Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 1814001617th
2022 MotoGP Ducati Gresini Racing MotoGP 2000102420th
2023 MotoGP Ducati Gresini Racing MotoGP 20120015112th
2024 MotoGP Ducati Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team 200001510th
Total149424231029

By class

ClassSeasons1st GP1st Pod1st WinRaceWinPodiums Pole FLapPtsWChmp
Moto32015–2018 2015 Valencia 2016 Italy 2018 Czech Republic 55214035050
Moto22019–2021 2019 Qatar 2019 Czech Republic 2021 Spain 5218103340
MotoGP2022–present 2022 Qatar 2023 Australia 2023 Qatar 4212101900
Total2012–present1494242310290

Races by year

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

YearClassBike123456789101112131415161718192021PosPts
2015 Moto3 Honda QAT AME ARG SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER INP CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
23
NC0
2016 Moto3 Honda QAT
26
ARG
25
AME
17
SPA
Ret
FRA
17
ITA
2
CAT
9
NED
2
GER
5
AUT
8
CZE
3
GBR
6
RSM
10
ARA
4
JPN
5
AUS
Ret
MAL
15
VAL
5
6th134
2017 Moto3 Honda QAT
8
ARG
Ret
AME
3
SPA
5
FRA
3
ITA
2
CAT
7
NED
Ret
GER
11
CZE
21
AUT
6
GBR
10
RSM
3
ARA
2
JPN
7
AUS
Ret
MAL
9
VAL
Ret
5th153
2018 Moto3 Honda QAT
6
ARG
3
AME
5
SPA
7
FRA
4
ITA
3
CAT
7
NED
9
GER
Ret
CZE
1
AUT
11
GBR
C
RSM
3
ARA
4
THA
1
JPN
Ret
AUS
2
MAL
6
VAL
4
2nd218
2019 Moto2 Speed Up QAT
11
ARG
Ret
AME
Ret
SPA
12
FRA
12
ITA
10
CAT
Ret
NED
11
GER
4
CZE
2
AUT
14
GBR
6
RSM
2
ARA
11
THA
18
JPN
11
AUS
14
MAL
Ret
VAL
9
9th108
2020 Moto2 Speed Up QAT
13
SPA
Ret
ANC
18
CZE
16
AUT
21
STY
18
RSM
7
EMI
8
CAT
3
FRA
7
ARA
Ret
TER
2
EUR
Ret
VAL
Ret
POR
Ret
15th65
2021 Moto2 Kalex QAT
3
DOH
10
POR
11
SPA
1
FRA
8
ITA
Ret
CAT
Ret
GER
4
NED
Ret
STY
13
AUT
12
GBR
5
ARA
6
RSM
9
AME
2
EMI
8
ALR
11
VAL
2
7th161
2022 MotoGP Ducati QAT
17
INA
18
ARG
Ret
AME
21
POR
Ret
SPA
18
FRA
13
ITA
11
CAT
Ret
GER
8
NED
14
GBR
22
AUT
11
RSM
20
ARA
19
JPN
17
THA
18
AUS
20
MAL
Ret
VAL
15
20th24
2023 MotoGP Ducati POR
Ret
ARG
10
AME
9
SPA
12
FRA
8
ITA
14
GER
9
NED
Ret
GBR
13
AUT
17
CAT
10
RSM
17
IND
Ret
JPN
88
INA
46
AUS
3
THA
9
MAL
9
QAT
12
VAL
46
12th151
2024 MotoGP Yamaha QAT
7
POR
10
AME SPA FRA CAT ITA KAZ NED GER GBR AUT CAT RSM IND INA JPN AUS THA MAL VAL 10th*15*

* Season still in progress.

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