Luca Marini — 2026 season portrait

Luca Marini

Honda HRC Castrol
BikeHonda
NationItaly
Born10 Aug 1997 · Urbino
First GP2016

Career numbers

PositionP10
Points76
Wins0
Podiums0
Sprint wins0
Starts12
Top speed360 km/h

Profile

Luca Marini races number 10 for Honda HRC Castrol in MotoGP.

Luca Marini, half brother of Valentino Rossi, cut his teeth racing in the Italian CIV series, ending the 2013 CIV Moto3™ championship in fourth with six podium finishes. He moved to the Spanish CEV Moto3™ series in 2014, before in 2015 he moved to the Moto2™ European Championship with the Paginas Amarillas HP 40 Junior team, taking second in just his third race.

Career record across the Grand Prix classes: 182 Grand Prix starts, 6 wins, 17 podiums and 7 pole positions.

Born inUrbino
Premier titles0
First season0
Race number10

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