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

1 Moto2 Rider World title
1 Moto2 Team World title
3 Rookies Of the year
32 GP Wins
87 GP Podiums
29 GP Pole Positions
31 GP Fastest Laps
* All stats referring to MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 between 2014-2023.
Valentino Rossi Team Owner
Alessio Salucci Team director
Pablo Nieto Team manager
Diggia Crew

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

Diggia Crew

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

Bezzecchi Crew

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

Ducati Technicians

Luca Ferraccioli

Daniele Borroni

Giulio De Blasi

Bezzecchi Crew

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

Ducati Technicians

Luca Ferraccioli

Daniele Borroni

Giulio De Blasi

Staff

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