Franco Morbidelli

Franco Morbidelli (born 4 December 1994 in Rome) is an Italian motorcycle racer. He was the European Superstock 600 champion in 2013. He won the 2017 Moto2 World Championship with EG 0,0 Marc VDS after his closest championship contender Thomas Lüthi was declared unfit for the Malaysian GP following a crash at qualifying.[1]

Franco Morbidelli
Morbidelli at the 2016 Australian Grand Prix
NationalityItalian
Born (1994-12-04) 4 December 1994
Rome, Italy
Current teamPetronas Yamaha SRT
Bike number21
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2018–
ManufacturersHonda, Yamaha
Championships0
2019 championship position10th (115 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
35 0 0 0 0 165
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2013–2017
ManufacturersSuter, Kalex
Championships1 (2017)
2017 championship position1st (308 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
71 8 21 6 13 686

Despite the common misconception, he is not related to Giancarlo Morbidelli, manufacturer of the famed Morbidelli Grand Prix racing bikes, or his son, former Italian F1 driver Gianni Morbidelli.[2] Morbidelli's father is Italian, but his mother is Brazilian.[3]

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season
Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2013 Moto2 Suter Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2014 Moto2 Kalex Italtrans Racing Team 18 0 0 0 0 75 11th
2015 Moto2 Kalex Italtrans Racing Team 14 0 1 0 2 90 10th
2016 Moto2 Kalex EG 0,0 Marc VDS 18 0 8 0 3 213 4th
2017 Moto2 Kalex EG 0,0 Marc VDS 18 8 12 6 8 308 1st
2018 MotoGP Honda EG 0,0 Marc VDS 16 0 0 0 0 50 15th
2019 MotoGP Yamaha Petronas Yamaha SRT 19 0 0 0 0 115 10th
Total 106 8 21 6 13 851

Races by year

(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 Pos Pts
2013 Moto2 Suter QAT AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER IND CZE GBR RSM
20		 ARA MAL AUS JPN
18		 VAL
17		 NC 0
2014 Moto2 Kalex QAT
25		 AME
17		 ARG
13		 SPA
20		 FRA
10		 ITA
10		 CAT
21		 NED
24		 GER
6		 IND
Ret		 CZE
8		 GBR
6		 RSM
7		 ARA
5		 JPN
7		 AUS
13		 MAL
Ret		 VAL
21		 11th 75
2015 Moto2 Kalex QAT
5		 AME
5		 ARG
5		 SPA
6		 FRA
5		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
8		 NED
19		 GER
Ret		 IND
3		 CZE
10		 GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS
11		 MAL
15		 VAL
Ret		 10th 90
2016 Moto2 Kalex QAT
7		 ARG
25		 AME
14		 SPA
4		 FRA
4		 ITA
8		 CAT
11		 NED
3		 GER
Ret		 AUT
2		 CZE
8		 GBR
2		 RSM
5		 ARA
3		 JPN
3		 AUS
2		 MAL
2		 VAL
3		 4th 213
2017 Moto2 Kalex QAT
1		 ARG
1		 AME
1		 SPA
Ret		 FRA
1		 ITA
4		 CAT
5		 NED
1		 GER
1		 CZE
8		 AUT
1		 GBR
3		 RSM
Ret		 ARA
1		 JPN
8		 AUS
3		 MAL
3		 VAL
2		 1st 308
2018 MotoGP Honda QAT
12		 ARG
14		 AME
21		 SPA
9		 FRA
13		 ITA
15		 CAT
14		 NED
DNS		 GER
WD		 CZE
13		 AUT
19		 GBR
C		 RSM
12		 ARA
11		 THA
14		 JPN
11		 AUS
8		 MAL
12		 VAL
Ret		 15th 50
2019 MotoGP Yamaha QAT
11		 ARG
Ret		 AME
5		 SPA
7		 FRA
7		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
Ret		 NED
5		 GER
9		 CZE
Ret		 AUT
10		 GBR
5		 RSM
5		 ARA
Ret		 THA
6		 JPN
6		 AUS
11		 MAL
6		 VAL
Ret		 10th 115

References
  1. Patterson, Simon (29 October 2017). "Moto2: Champion Morbidelli crowned early as Luthi ruled unfit". Motorcycle News. Bauer Consumer Media Ltd. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. "Franco Morbidelli is not part of the MotoGP Dynasty of the same name". Speedweek.com (in German). 7 November 2013.
  3. "WSBK Sk600 – Morbidelli racconta la 'sua' Portimao e il video dell'ultimo giro". teamitaliafmi.com (in Italian). Team Italia FMI. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
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