OUR TEAM
Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team
OUR HISTORY
The Team was born in 2014 thanks to the partnership between Sky Italia and the VR46 Riders Academy for supporting the young Italian talents of the two wheels from Moto3 up to the MotoGP; After three seasons in Moto3 and two Junior World titles at CEV (Nicolò Bulega in Moto3 2015 and Dennis Foggia in Moto3 2017) the Team jumps into Moto2 in 2017 with Kalex;
As a Rookie in Moto2, in 2017, with four podiums, Francesco Bagnaia achieves the title of Rookie of the Year. The following year, Bagnaia was crowned World Champion in the Moto2 class, on a Kalex bike; Bagnaia is the first rider of the Sky VR46 nursery to land in MotoGP in 2019 with Pramac Racing (Ducati). He has been followed by Luca Marini (2021), runner up in Moto2 in 2020, and Marco Bezzecchi (2022), third in Moto2 in 2021;
The MotoGP dream: in 2021 Luca Marini debuts in MotoGP thanks to the partnership between Sky Italia, the VR46 Riders Academy, the Avintia Team and Ducati. As a Rookie in MotoGP, he was the only rider to have crossed the finishing line in all the 18 races of the season.
Reference Team in the lower classes and capable of achieving the Rookie of the Year award in all categories. After Bagnaia (Moto2) in 2017, the title was repeated in 2019 in Moto3 by Celestino Vietti Ramus and then by Bezzecchi in MotoGP in 2022.
Luca Marini, in his second year in the premier class, and Marco Bezzecchi lead Mooney and the VR46 Racing Team in MotoGP in 2022. On the Ducati Desmosedici GP bikes, dyed yellow and black for the occasion, they conquered 231 points and impressed with their consistency and growth in the season finale. Luca came close to the podium on several times while Marco signed the P2 at the Dutch GP. At the end of the year Marco is the Rookie of the Year with 111 points.
Still riding Ducati, Luca Marini and Marco Bezzecchi give the Mooney VR46 Racing Team a 2023 dream year with three wins for a total of nine podiums.
To these, we must also add a seal in the Sprint for a total of 10 placements in the Top3 on Saturday. Many goals achieved, above all the first victory in MotoGP for Marco and the whole Team at Argentina GP (together with French GP and Indian GP) and the third place in the overall standings. For Luca, however, the satisfaction of the first podium at Americas GP and a really positive last part of the season before starting a new adventure.
The 2024 started with a new title partner, Pertamina Lubricants, with whom the team launched the Fluo Stream. New liveries and a new teammate for Marco Bezzecchi, Fabio Di Giannantonio, to face an exciting season with the longest calendar ever 22 GPs.
TEAM STATS
David Munoz, Track Engineer
Claudio Rainato, Electronics Engineer
Jacques Roca, Chief Mechanic
Gianluca Falconi, Mechanic
Giacomo Silvestri, Mechanic
Pasquale Potito, Mechanic
Guillem Rodriguez, Truck Driver - Fuel & Tyres
David Munoz, Track Engineer
Claudio Rainato, Electronics Engineer
Jacques Roca, Chief Mechanic
Gianluca Falconi, Mechanic
Giacomo Silvestri, Mechanic
Pasquale Potito, Mechanic
Guillem Rodriguez, Truck Driver - Fuel & Tyres
Matteo Flamigni, Track Engineer
Sergio Martinez, Electronics Engineer
Alex Joaquin, Chief Mechanic
Miguel Perurena, Mechanic
Luca Casali, Mechanic
Antonio Ballestin, Mechanic
Filippo Berti, Truck Driver - Fuel & Tyres
Luca Ferraccioli
Daniele Borroni
Giulio De Blasi
Matteo Flamigni, Track Engineer
Sergio Martinez, Electronics Engineer
Alex Joaquin, Chief Mechanic
Miguel Perurena, Mechanic
Luca Casali, Mechanic
Antonio Ballestin, Mechanic
Filippo Berti, Truck Driver - Fuel & Tyres
Luca Ferraccioli
Daniele Borroni
Giulio De Blasi
Barbara Mazzoni, Financial Officer
Luca Brivio, Team Coordinator
Pol Bertran, Head of Communications
Laura Beretta, Senior Press Officer
Gianluca Falcioni, Sponsor & Partner
Giorgia Fratesi, PR and Team Coordinator Assistant
Patricie Dixon, Guest Coordinator
Nicholas Vaschieri, Partnership Account Executive
Johan Stigefelt, Partnership Account Executive
Idalio Gavira, Coach
Andrea Migno, Coach Assistant and Video Analysis
Christian Giometti, Physio and medical
Christian Severini, Truck driver
Umberto Scoglio, Truck driver
Michele Quarenghi, Executive Chef
Mattia Bofanti, Sous Chef
Dario Decio, Truck driver and Hospitality Staff
Giacomo Ricciotti, Hospitality Staff
Paolo Putti, Hospitality Staff