Fabio Di Giannantonio (born 10 October 1998) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, riding for Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team in the MotoGP class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 2025.MotoGP™, Moto2™, Moto3™ FIM Grand Prix World Championship: 2024 Provisional Entry Lists fim-moto.com, 27 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023
Career Early career Born in Rome, in 2012, Di Giannantonio won the Italian PreMoto3 250 Championship, while in 2015, he finished as the runner-up in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, where he had debuted the year before, and in the CIV Moto3 championship.
Moto3 World Championship Gresini Racing Moto3 (2015–2016) In the same year, Di Giannantonio made his Grand Prix debut in the Moto3 World Championship with the Gresini Racing team at the Valencian Grand Prix as the replacement for the injured Andrea Locatelli, finishing the race in 23rd place.
For 2016, Di Giannantonio was signed by the same team as a full-time rider in the same class. At the sixth race of the season, at Mugello, Di Giannantonio achieved his first championship points and his first podium finish with a second place, starting a streak of top ten finishes—including two more podiums, another second place at Assen and a third place in Brno.
Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (2017–2018) Di Giannantonio started the season with an eighth place in Qatar, but crashed out in Argentina. He took third in Austin, fifth in Spain and another third at Le Mans before taking second in Mugello. A seventh in Catalunya before another crash in Assen. He took two more podiums in Misano and Aragon.
2018 started well for Di Giannantonio, as he took four podiums and two wins to help his team win the teams championship with his teammate Jorge Martín.
Moto2 World Championship
Speed Up Racing (2019–2020) Di Giannantonio moved to Speed Up Racing in Moto2 for 2019 and he took two podiums in Brno and Misano.
2020 didn't fare much better for Di Giannantonio, as he only took two more podiums in Barcelona and Teruel.
Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 (2021) After two difficult seasons with Speed Up, Di Giannantonio decided to move to Gresini for the 2021 season and took three more podiums and one win ranking him seventh in the standings.
MotoGP World Championship Gresini Racing MotoGP (2022–2023) When he moved up to the MotoGP class in 2022, Di Giannantonio stayed with Gresini on a Ducati; his best finish was eighth place in the German Grand Prix, ranking him 20th in the standings for the 2022 season. A highlight in an otherwise difficult season was that Di Giannantonio attained his first premier class pole position at Mugello.
2023 was a much better season for Di Giannantonio, as he took seven top-tens, a top-five and two podiums. On 12 October 2023, it was announced that Marc Marquez, who ended his 11-year stint with Honda the prior week, will be replacing Di Giannantonio in the Gresini Ducati team for the 2024 season. This led to a notable upturn in form for Di Giannantonio, as he took his first premier class podium at Phillip Island, and his maiden MotoGP Grand Prix victory in Qatar. This was a huge surprise and of great importance for his future amidst the uncertainties of a MotoGP ride for the 2024 season, as his performances in the flyaway rounds of 2023 meant he finished the year 12th in the championship.
VR46 Racing Team (2024–2026)
Ultimately, the strong performances in the last few races of 2023 saw Di Giannantonio stay in the MotoGP class, as he moved to the VR46 Racing Team, replacing Luca Marini, who moved to Repsol Honda. Despite not winning any races in 2024, Di Giannantonio was consistent throughout the season, with only one finish outside the top-ten.
Di Giannantonio achieved his best MotoGP championship position, finishing tenth over the season. He earned a two-year contract extension with VR46 for the 2025 and 2026 seasons, and would ride with factory equipment for the 2025 season. He started the season with a podium finish at the Grand Prix of the Americas, and a first home podium at the Italian Grand Prix after overtaking the factory Ducati of Francesco Bagnaia on the penultimate lap for third.
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (2027–) After three years at VR46, Di Giannantonio will move to the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing on a multi-year contract, partnering his former Gresini teammate Álex Márquez.
Career statistics Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Pts 2014 JER1 JER1 MUG ASS1 ASS2 SAC1 SAC2 BRN1 BRN2 SIL1 SIL2 MIS ARA1 ARA2 8th 119 2015 JER1 JER1 ASS1 ASS2 SAC1 SAC2 BRN1 BRN2 SIL1 SIL2 MIS ARA1 ARA2 2nd 194
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd Moto3 Honda Gresini Racing Moto3 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Moto3 Honda Gresini Racing Moto3 18 0 3 0 0 134 6th Moto3 Honda Del Conca Gresini Moto3 18 0 5 0 2 153 5th Moto3 Honda Del Conca Gresini Moto3 18 2 6 0 1 218 2nd Moto2 Speed Up Speed Up Racing 19 0 2 1 0 108 9th Moto2 Speed Up Speed Up Racing 15 0 2 0 0 65 15th Moto2 Kalex Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 18 1 4 0 0 161 7th MotoGP Ducati Gresini Racing MotoGP 20 0 0 1 0 24 20th MotoGP Ducati Gresini Racing MotoGP 20 1 2 0 0 151 12th MotoGP Ducati Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team 17 0 0 0 1 165 10th MotoGP Ducati Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team 22 0 4 0 0 262 6th MotoGP Ducati Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team 6 1 3 2 1 116* 3rd* Total 192 5 31 4 5 1557
By class Class Seasons 1st GP 1st pod 1st win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp Moto3 2015–2018 2015 Valencia 2016 Italy 2018 Czech Republic 55 2 14 0 3 505 0 Moto2 2019–2021 2019 Qatar 2019 Czech Republic 2021 Spain 52 1 8 1 0 334 0 MotoGP 2022–present 2022 Qatar 2023 Australia 2023 Qatar 85 2 9 3 2 718 0 Total 2012–present 192 5 31 4 5 1557 0
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 20 21 22 Pos Pts Moto3 Honda QAT AME ARG SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER INP CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL NC 0 Moto3 Honda QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER AUT CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 6th 134 Moto3 Honda QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 5th 153 Moto3 Honda QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL 2nd 218 Moto2 Speed Up QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL 9th 108 Moto2 Speed Up QAT SPA ANC CZE AUT STY RSM EMI CAT FRA ARA TER EUR VAL POR 15th 65 Moto2 Kalex QAT DOH POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED STY AUT GBR ARA RSM AME EMI ALR VAL 7th 161 MotoGP Ducati QAT INA ARG AME POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED GBR AUT RSM ARA JPN THA AUS MAL VAL 20th 24 MotoGP Ducati POR ARG AME SPA FRA ITA GER NED GBR AUT CAT RSM IND JPN INA AUS THA MAL QAT VAL 12th 151 MotoGP Ducati QAT POR AME SPA FRA CAT ITA NED GER GBR AUT ARA RSM EMI INA JPN AUS THA MAL SLD 10th 165 MotoGP Ducati THA ARG AME QAT SPA FRA GBR ARA ITA NED GER CZE AUT HUN CAT RSM JPN INA AUS MAL POR VAL 6th 262 MotoGP Ducati THA BRA USA SPA FRA CAT ITA HUN CZE NED GER GBR ARA RSM AUT JPN INA AUS MAL QAT POR VAL 4th* 223* Season still in progress.
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