Luca Marini
Luca Marini is an Italian motorcycle racer. He is the maternal half-brother of Valentino Rossi.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. Marini still remained with the team for 2017. In 2018, Marini achieved his first podium in Germany and his first victory in Malaysia. In 2019, he secured two podiums in Mugello and Assen, leading towards back-to-back wins at Thailand and Japan.Career statistics
By season
* Season still in progress.By class
Races by year
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Pos | Pts |
| 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 |
| 2017 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT
6 | ARG
12 | AME
10 | SPA
5 | FRA
Ret | ITA
6 | CAT
DNS | NED
Ret | GER
DNS | CZE
4 | AUT
Ret | GBR
11 | RSM
Ret | ARA
Ret | JPN
Ret | AUS
23 | MAL
Ret | VAL
23 | | 15th | 59 |
| 2018 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT
9 | ARG
16 | AME
13 | SPA
Ret | FRA
Ret | ITA
7 | CAT
17 | NED
8 | GER
3 | CZE
2 | AUT
3 | GBR
C | RSM
Ret | ARA
11 | THA
2 | JPN
9 | AUS
5 | MAL
1 | VAL
Ret | 7th | 147 |
| 2019 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT
8 | ARG
7 | AME
6 | SPA
8 | FRA
13 | ITA
2 | CAT
6 | NED
3 | GER
10 | CZE
5 | AUT
Ret | GBR
9 | RSM
11 | ARA
4 | THA
1 | JPN
1 | AUS
Ret | MAL
10 | VAL
8 | 6th | 190 |
| 2020 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT
Ret | SPA
1 | ANC
2 | CZE
| AUT
| STY
| RSM
| EMI
| CAT
| FRA
| ARA
| TER
| EUR
| VAL
| | | | | | 3rd* | 45* |
* Season still in progress.
