OVERALL STANDINGS MOTOGP: 9th
POINTS: 173
GP WINS: 0
GP PODIUMS: 0
SPRINT WINS: 0
SPRINT PODIUMS: 1
POLE POSITIONS: 0
GP FINISHED: 15
GP IN THE TOP-10: 12
GP IN THE POINTS: 15
2013 and 2014: Morbidelli makes his debut in the world championship in the Moto2 class, where he competes for some races with the Gresini team. At the same time, he keeps racing in the Superstock class, where he first began. In 2014 he becomes a full-time rider for the Italtrans Racing team and he finishes 11th in his first complete Moto2 season. 2015 and 2016: He’s confirmed in the same team for 2015, but he’s forced to withdraw from four races due to the tibia and fibula fracture. Despite this, he gets to improve the final result, reaching the top 10 in his second season. In the following year, he moves to Marc VDS Racing team, where he fights for his first wins. His second half of the campaign is brilliant and he’s fourth in the final standings. 2017: Morbidelli is in the running for the title since the beginning of the season, with pole and win in Qatar. He keeps winning in the two following races and he becomes the first rider who wins the first three races of the year in the Moto2. Overall, Franco gets eight victories during the season, and he becomes World Champion with a race to go, bringing back the title to Italy eight years after the last one of Valentino Rossi and nine after the world title of Marco Simoncelli in the middle class. 2018 and 2019: CMorbidelli makes his debut in MotoGP with the Marc VDS team, and he becomes Rookie of the year riding his Honda. The next year, he moves to the Petronas SRT team, where he rides a Yamaha. His best result in a race is fifth and he finishes the season in the top 10. 2020 and 2021: In a very particular year influenced by the Covid-19 pandemic, Morbidelli stays with the same team and gets his first MotoGP podium in Brno, conquering his first win on his home soil, in Misano. He fights for the title with Joan Mir and he finishes second in the championship. In 2021, Franco is in the Petronas team for the thirs year in a row and he’s Valentino Rossi’s teammate. He’s forced to miss five races due to a knee operation. When he’s back, he’s promoted to the official squad as a replacement of Maverick Vinales. 2022 and 2023: He’s confirmed as a factory rider in Yamaha, and he gets a seventh place as his best result in the 2022 campaign. In 2023 the adventure with the Iwata-based team goes on and he is very close to the podium positions in many races. Franco ends the season with all the races finished under the chequered flag. 2024: This new season is full of changes for Franco, who leaves Yamaha to jump on the Ducati, riding for the Prima Pramac Racing Team. Little by little, he finds again his confidence after a serious accident he had during a winter training. His best result in 2024 is a third place in the Sprint Race in Misano, and, with many good results, he is able to reach the ninth place in the final standing.
OVERALL STANDINGS MOTOGP: P10th
POINTS: 165
GP WINS: 0
GP PODIUMS: 0
SPRINT WINS: 0
SPRINT PODIUMS: 0
POLE POSITIONS: 0
GP FINISHED: 15
GP IN THE TOP-10: 14
GP IN THE POINTS: 15
2015 and 2016: After the excellent results in the Red Bull Rookies Cup, he makes his debut in the World Championship, in Moto3, at Valencia GP as a replacement rider on the Honda of the Team Gresini. In 2016, in the same crew, he gets his first world championship points and his first podium at the Italian GP. He ends the season in 6th place in the standings with 134 points. 2017 He is once again a regular rider for the Del Conca Gresini Team. A very solid season with 5 podiums and an amazing finale. He finishes in P5 in the overall standings with 153 points. 2018: After a long path, at Czech GP, he achieves his first victory in the World Championship. He also repeated himself at Thai GP and in the last race, in Valencia, he is the runner up of the Moto3 class. 2019-2021: In 2019 he debutes in Moto2 riding a Speed Up. The first Top10 arrives at Mugello after a comeback from the last place. He gets on the podium for the first time at the Czech GP and, at the end of the year, he wins the Rookie of the Year award. Complicated season in 2020, again in Moto2, and a new adventure with a Gresini Racing for 2021. On Kalex, he achieves three podiums and the victory at the Spanish GP. He finishes in seventh place with 161 points. 2022: Debut in Top class on the Gresini Racing Ducati Desmosedici GP. First points at the French GP and pole position at the Italian GP. 2023: After a difficult start, he is able of a great finale: 6th in the Sprint in Indonesia and 4th in the Sunday race. At Phillip Island he scores his first MotoGP podium, with the third place. In Qatar, a perfect weekend: second in the Sprint and victory, his first in MotoGP, in the GP. 2024: Fabio arrives to Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team, where he rides a Ducati bike again. On his Desmosedici GP23, he gets great results, but he is forced to end his season early because of a shoulder injury. Despite he misses three races, he gets the top 10 in the final standing.
