Rider Profile
2026 Season Snapshot
- Position
- 3
- Points
- 264
- Grand Prix starts
- 13
- Grand Prix wins
- 4
- Grand Prix podiums
- 9
- Pole positions
- 4
Sprint wins: 4Sprint podiums: 18
From Italian junior racing to the world championship
Marco Bezzecchi is an Italian rider who developed in Italy’s domestic Moto3 series, winning its title in 2015. After wildcard appearances in the world championship, he began racing full-time in Moto3 in 2017. Three wins in 2018 brought him into the title fight, marking his progression from a young domestic racer to an international front-runner.
Bezzecchi moved up to Moto2 in 2019. After joining the VR46 organisation, he won twice in 2020 and finished third overall in 2021. He entered MotoGP with VR46 in 2022, taking a Grand Prix podium at Assen in his debut season and earning Rookie of the Year. Progression through the classes gave him experience of different motorcycles and race distances before reaching the premier class.
The VR46 breakthrough and a new chapter at Aprilia
Argentina in 2023 was a turning point: Bezzecchi won in the rain to claim both his own and VR46’s first MotoGP Grand Prix victory, then finished the season third in the riders’ championship. After remaining at VR46 in 2024, he joined the Aprilia factory team in 2025, racing a different manufacturer’s bike in the premier class for the first time.
In his first Aprilia season, he won three Grands Prix and again finished third overall. His record therefore includes front-running results with both an independent team and a factory team, while providing a clear competitive foundation for the RS-GP programme.
The 2026 line-up and motorcycle context
In 2026, Bezzecchi continues on the number 72 Aprilia RS-GP26 alongside Jorge Martín. Both previously raced within Ducati’s organisation, but their teams, title campaigns and machinery before joining Aprilia differed, bringing distinct perspectives to the same manufacturer programme.
Beyond the Aprilia factory team, Trackhouse also uses the brand’s machinery. As well as comparing Bezzecchi with Martín, viewers can assess qualifying and long-run performance across both teams at the same circuit to understand the relationship between individual execution and the manufacturer’s overall competitiveness.
What to watch
Bezzecchi’s career offers two clear threads to follow: his choice of lines and consistency in wet races, and whether he can reproduce front-running performances at different types of circuit after moving to Aprilia. Record his qualifying position and his early- and late-race lap times separately, then consider whether his strength comes from one-lap speed or competitiveness sustained across the race.
Statistics scope
Historical statistics on this page cover only the MotoGP premier class, with Grand Prix wins and Sprint wins listed separately. Moto2, Moto3, 125cc and WorldSBK honours are described separately in the biography. The figures are a snapshot of the official API on 1 October 2026; see this site’s standings for the latest points.
Last checked: 1 October 2026 · Historical statistics and current points are maintained separately