Honda Racing Corporation are pleased to announce the signing of Luca Marini for the 2024 and 2025 MotoGP World Championship seasons.

The 26-year-old joined the premier class in 2021 after claiming six wins and 15 podiums in the Moto2 World Championship, finishing runner up in 2020. Since joining the premier class, Marini has taken two Grand Prix podiums, two pole positions and four Sprint podiums in 2023. He will join Joan Mir in the Factory Team on a two-year contract.

 ■About Luca Marini

Birth date: August10, 1997(26years old)

Birthplace: Urbino, Italy

Career Highlights

2016 - FIM Grand Prix World Championship Moto2 - 23rd

2017 - FIM Grand Prix World Championship Moto2 - 15th

2018 - FIM Grand Prix World Championship Moto2 - 7th

2019 - FIM Grand Prix World Championship Moto2 - 6th

2020 - FIM Grand Prix World Championship Moto2 - 2nd

2021 - FIM Grand Prix World Championship MotoGP - 19th

2022 - FIM Grand Prix World Championship MotoGP - 12th

2023 - FIM Grand Prix World Championship MotoGP - 8th