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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 November 1998 Rimini, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Aprilia Racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | simplythebez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marco Bezzecchi (born 12 November 1998) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer who competes in the 2026 MotoGP World Championship for Aprilia Racing. He made his 2022 MotoGP debut with the VR46 Racing Team and achieved his first-ever victory in the premier-class at the 2023 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix. Bezzecchi is a member of the VR46 Riders Academy, a motorcycle development program spearheaded by Valentino Rossi.
Bezzecchi was selected as the 2022 MotoGP Rookie of the Year and has achieved nine premier-class victories. In 2025, he joined the Aprilia Racing factory team, with whom he won his first race for the team at the 2025 British Grand Prix. Bezzecchi is contracted to remain at Aprilia until at least the end of the 2028 season.
Bezzecchi won the Italian Moto3 championship in 2015, and made his debut in the 2015 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship that season. He ended the year 16th in the standings, with 29 points, finishing in the top-ten on three occasions. The 2016 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship was very similar for him, finishing in the top-ten three times, this time scoring 31 points, enough for 18th in the standings.
Bezzecchi made his debut in the 2015 Moto3 World Championship, with two wild-card appearances, finishing 26th in Qatar, and retiring in his home Grand Prix of Italy.
In the 2016 season, Bezzecchi again competed in two races, retiring in Austria and finishing 24th at the British Grand Prix. On January 21, 2016, Bezzecchi officially joined the VR46 Riders Academy, an Italian training program for young riders founded in 2013 by Valentino Rossi.
Bezzecchi competed full time in the 2017 Moto3 World Championship, riding for Mahindra CIP, teammate of Manuel Pagliani. Bezzecchi had a slow rookie season, up until the race in Japan; he finished in 14th once, and 15th twice for a total of four points, but in the Motegi race, he managed a third place, his maiden podium in Moto3. He ended the season with 20 points and 23rd in the championship standings, second among the rookies that year.

For the 2018 season, Bezzecchi would switch teams and ride for Prüstel GP. He won races in Argentina, Austria, and Japan, finished second five times, once in third. He collected two pole positions, ending the season with nine podiums and 214 points, third in the overall championship standings.
Partnering Philipp Öttl at Red Bull KTM Tech3 for the 2019 Moto2 World Championship, Bezzecchi had a difficult rookie season at Tech3, finishing in the points only four times. He ended his season with 17 points and 23rd in the championship standings.
For the 2020 Moto2 World Championship, Bezzecchi joined the newly formed Sky Racing Team VR46, alongside Luca Marini. The duo would have a successful season, winning the teams' championship by 113 points with five race wins between them; Marini had three wins, Bezzecchi two. Bezzecchi won at the Austria Grand Prix and the Valencia Grand Prix, finished second in Misano and Rimini, and finished third at Jerez, Le Mans, and the second Valencia race. He ended his season with seven podiums and 184 points, coming in fourth in the championship standings.
Following Luca Marini moving up to MotoGP, Bezzecchi's teammate for the 2021 season was Celestino Vietti. Bezzecchi often finished in the top five, winning a race in Austria, finishing second in Jerez and Silverstone, and third in Le Mans, Mugello, Germany, and Austin. He finished the year third in the rider's championship with 214 points.
For the 2022 season, Bezzecchi was confirmed to be moving up to the premier class, partnering his 2020 teammate at Mooney VR46 Racing Team, Luca Marini. He picked up his first podium finish in MotoGP at the Dutch TT. Later in the season, he took his maiden MotoGP pole position at the Thailand Grand Prix.
In 2023, Bezzecchi achieved his first MotoGP win at the Argentine Republic Grand Prix in rainy conditions, and thus seized the championship lead for the first time in the premier class. His win in Argentina was notably the maiden win for the VR46 Racing Team. Bezzecchi went on to win the 1000th MotoGP Grand Prix at the French Grand Prix. A third win came in India, completing the season in third place.
On 24 June 2024, it was announced that Bezzecchi would join Aprilia Racing for 2025/2026 alongside Jorge Martín, who Bezzecchi fought with for the 2018 Moto3 Championship. Despite facing stability issues from his adjustment to the Aprilia in the beginning of the 2025 season, Bezzecchi won the British Grand Prix after starting from 11th on the grid; this was his first win in over 600 days (since the 2023 Indian Grand Prix). Bezzecchi performed well in the leadup to the summer break, with two second-place finishes in Assen and Brno, only missing out on three successive podiums due to a crash at the German Grand Prix in between the Dutch and Czech rounds. Bezzecchi finished the first half of the season in fourth, the highest-placed non-Ducati rider. Upon return from the summer break, Bezzecchi scored his first pole position with Aprilia at the Austrian Grand Prix on a track traditionally not suited to the strengths of the RS-GP, with fourth in the sprint and third in the feature race. Bezzecchi would go on to claim more pole positions at the San Marino, Indonesian, Portuguese and Valencian Grand Prix, the last two of which he would go on to win.
At the start of February 2026, Bezzecchi penned a two-year new contract to remain at Aprilia through the 2027 and 2028 seasons. Bezzecchi began the 2026 season by winning the first three grands prix in Thailand, Brazil, and the USA. By leading the U.S. Grand Prix, Bezzecchi broke Jorge Lorenzo's record for most consecutive laps led. In May 2026, he won the Italian motorcycle Grand Prix at the Mugello Circuit for the first time in his career, extending his current lead over teammate Jorge Martin to 17 points.
After crashing out during the Sprint Race at the 2026 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix, Bezzecchi physically slapped a marshal who was attempting to pick up the bike. He was then excluded from the main race the following day.
On June 25, 2026, Aprilia Racing revealed that fellow VR46 Riders Academy member Francesco Bagnaia would be joining Bezzecchi at Aprilia for the 2027 season, with a four-year contract.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mahindra | MIS1 1 |
MIS2 1 |
VAL1 Ret |
VAL2 1 |
MUG1 1 |
MUG2 Ret |
IMO1 1 |
IMO2 Ret |
MUG2 1 |
MUG2 1 |
1st | 175 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mahindra | ALG | LMS | CAT1 | CAT2 | ARA1 8 |
ARA2 7 |
ALB Ret |
NAV 8 |
JER1 22 |
JER2 17 |
VAL1 12 |
VAL2 Ret |
16th | 29 |
| 2016 | Mahindra | VAL1 Ret |
VAL2 11 |
LMS 18 |
ARA 8 |
CAT1 Ret |
CAT2 15 |
ALB Ret |
ALG 9 |
JER1 Ret |
JER2 6 |
VAL1 | VAL2 | 18th | 31 |
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Moto3 | Mahindra | San Carlo Team Italia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Minimoto Portomaggiore | 1 | |||||||||
| 2016 | Moto3 | Mahindra | Mahindra Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47th |
| 2017 | Moto3 | Mahindra | CIP | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 23rd |
| 2018 | Moto3 | KTM | Redox PrüstelGP | 18 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 214 | 3rd |
| 2019 | Moto2 | KTM | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 23rd |
| 2020 | Moto2 | Kalex | Sky Racing Team VR46 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 184 | 4th |
| 2021 | Moto2 | Kalex | Sky Racing Team VR46 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 214 | 3rd |
| 2022 | MotoGP | Ducati | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 14th |
| 2023 | MotoGP | Ducati | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | 20 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 329 | 3rd |
| 2024 | MotoGP | Ducati | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 12th |
| 2025 | MotoGP | Aprilia | Aprilia Racing | 22 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 353 | 3rd |
| 2026 | MotoGP | Aprilia | Aprilia Racing | 15 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 309* | 3rd* |
| Total | 189 | 17 | 53 | 17 | 10 | 1904 | ||||
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st pod | 1st win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto3 | 2015–2018 | 2015 Qatar | 2017 Japan | 2018 Argentina | 40 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 234 | 0 |
| Moto2 | 2019–2021 | 2019 Qatar | 2020 Andalusia | 2020 Styria | 52 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 415 | 0 |
| MotoGP | 2022–present | 2022 Qatar | 2022 Netherlands | 2023 Argentina | 97 | 11 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 1255 | 0 |
| Total | 2015–present | 189 | 17 | 53 | 17 | 10 | 1904 | 0 | |||
(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 | 21 | 22 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Moto3 | Mahindra | QAT 26 |
AME | ARG | SPA | FRA | ITA Ret |
CAT | NED | GER | INP | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | Moto3 | Mahindra | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | AUT Ret |
CZE | GBR 24 |
RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | 47th | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | Moto3 | Mahindra | QAT 25 |
ARG 19 |
AME 17 |
SPA Ret |
FRA 15 |
ITA 17 |
CAT 14 |
NED 16 |
GER 15 |
CZE 22 |
AUT Ret |
GBR 19 |
RSM Ret |
ARA 19 |
JPN 3 |
AUS Ret |
MAL 19 |
VAL 28 |
23rd | 20 | ||||
| 2018 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 14 |
ARG 1 |
AME 3 |
SPA 2 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 2 |
CAT 2 |
NED Ret |
GER 2 |
CZE 6 |
AUT 1 |
GBR C |
RSM Ret |
ARA 2 |
THA NC |
JPN 1 |
AUS Ret |
MAL 5 |
VAL 20 |
3rd | 214 | |||
| 2019 | Moto2 | KTM | QAT 26 |
ARG 16 |
AME Ret |
SPA 22 |
FRA 18 |
ITA 23 |
CAT 23 |
NED 10 |
GER 19 |
CZE 12 |
AUT 23 |
GBR 19 |
RSM Ret |
ARA 15 |
THA 10 |
JPN Ret |
AUS Ret |
MAL Ret |
VAL 19 |
23rd | 17 | |||
| 2020 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 12 |
SPA Ret |
ANC 3 |
CZE 6 |
AUT 6 |
STY 1 |
RSM 2 |
EMI 2 |
CAT 7 |
FRA 3 |
ARA Ret |
TER Ret |
EUR 1 |
VAL 3 |
POR 4 |
4th | 184 | |||||||
| 2021 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 4 |
DOH 4 |
POR 6 |
SPA 2 |
FRA 3 |
ITA 3 |
CAT 4 |
GER 3 |
NED 5 |
STY 1 |
AUT 10 |
GBR 2 |
ARA Ret |
RSM 5 |
AME 3 |
EMI Ret |
ALR 8 |
VAL 20 |
3rd | 214 | ||||
| 2022 | MotoGP | Ducati | QAT Ret |
INA 20 |
ARG 9 |
AME Ret |
POR 15 |
SPA 9 |
FRA 12 |
ITA 5 |
CAT Ret |
GER 11 |
NED 2 |
GBR 10 |
AUT 9 |
RSM 17 |
ARA 10 |
JPN 10 |
THA 16 |
AUS 4 |
MAL 4 |
VAL 11 |
14th | 111 | ||
| 2023 | MotoGP | Ducati | POR 3 |
ARG 12 |
AME 66 |
SPA Ret9 |
FRA 17 |
ITA 82 |
GER 47 |
NED 21 |
GBR Ret2 |
AUT 3 |
CAT 128 |
RSM 22 |
IND 15 |
JPN 46 |
INA 53 |
AUS 6 |
THA 46 |
MAL 67 |
QAT 13 |
VAL Ret7 |
3rd | 329 | ||
| 2024 | MotoGP | Ducati | QAT 14 |
POR 6 |
AME 8 |
SPA 3 |
FRA Ret |
CAT 119 |
ITA 13 |
NED Ret |
GER 8 |
GBR 8 |
AUT 68 |
ARA 69 |
RSM 5 |
EMI 48 |
INA 54 |
JPN 7 |
AUS 19 |
THA Ret7 |
MAL 9 |
SLD 98 |
12th | 153 | ||
| 2025 | MotoGP | Aprilia | THA 6 |
ARG Ret6 |
AME 6 |
QAT 99 |
SPA 148 |
FRA 14 |
GBR 14 |
ARA 88 |
ITA 56 |
NED 23 |
GER Ret2 |
CZE 24 |
AUT 34 |
HUN 37 |
CAT Ret |
RSM 21 |
JPN 4 |
INA Ret1 |
AUS 31 |
MAL 116 |
POR 13 |
VAL 15 |
3rd | 353 |
| 2026 | MotoGP | Aprilia | THA 1 |
BRA 14 |
USA 1 |
SPA 2 |
FRA 23 |
CAT 49 |
ITA 14 |
HUN Ret3 |
CZE EX |
NED Ret4 |
GER DNS |
GBR 33 |
ARA 33 |
RSM Ret2 |
AUT 33 |
JPN 36 |
INA 1 |
AUS | MAL | QAT | POR | VAL | 3rd* | 309* |
* Season still in progress.