Francesco Bagnaia

Francesco Bagnaia
Francesco Bagnaia
	Bagnaia at the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix
Nationality	Italian
Born	14 January 1997 (age 27); Turin, Italy
Current team	Ducati Lenovo Team
Bike number	1
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years	2019–
Manufacturers	Ducati
Championships	2 (2022, 2023)
2023 championship position	1st (467 pts)
Moto2 World Championship
Active years	2017–2018
Manufacturers	Kalex
Championships	1 (2018)
2018 championship position	1st (306 pts)
Moto3 World Championship
Active years	2013–2016
Manufacturers	FTR Honda (2013); KTM (2014); Mahindra (2015–2016)
Championships	0
2016 championship position	4th (145 pts)

Francesco "Pecco" Bagnaia (/bəˈnjaɪə/ bə-NY-EYE-ə; born 14 January 1997) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer competing in MotoGP for the Ducati Lenovo Team.^[1] He is the 2022 and 2023 MotoGP World Riders' Champion.

Bagnaia was the 2018 Moto2 World Champion. He is the first and only rider from Valentino Rossi's VR46 Riders Academy to win a world title in the premier class. His 2022 title was also the first Ducati rider World Championship in 15 years and the first for an Italian rider since Rossi in 2009.^[2]

^ "Francesco Bagnaia Rider Profile, Ducati Lenovo team". 14 March 2021.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Hawkins, Jonathan (6 November 2022). "Italy's Pecco Bagnaia takes historic MotoGP title for Ducati". CNN. Retrieved 30 November 2022.

[1] "Francesco Bagnaia Rider Profile, Ducati Lenovo team". 14 March 2021.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Hawkins, Jonathan (6 November 2022). "Italy's Pecco Bagnaia takes historic MotoGP title for Ducati". CNN. Retrieved 30 November 2022.

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