Franco Morbidelli (MotoGP) | Sepang Racing Team

Nationality | Italian

Franco Morbidelli

Born | 04 Dec 1994

Height | 176 CM

Weight | 64 KG

SAN MARINO GP
2013

First Grand Prix

8

GP Wins

21

GP Podiums

6

GP Pole Positions

13

GP Fastest Laps

The son of a racer, Franco Morbidelli has been riding bikes since he was old enough to walk.

Franco Morbidelli’s passion for motorcycles comes from his father Livio, an Italian ex-rider, who built his son his first bike when he was just two years old.

Franco started racing in the smaller Italian categories before heading to the Spanish Cuna de Campeones series. His next step was to move up to the European Superstock 600 Championship, winning the title in 2013 as well as making three wildcard rides in the Moto2 World Championship.

For 2014, Franky moved to Moto2 full-time, making gradual progress before finishing fourth in 2016 and then, after taking eight wins and twelve podiums, being crowned Moto2 World Champion in 2017.

Following an inaugural year in MotoGP in 2018, Franco joined the ambitious PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team for 2019, matching his previous best place finish of fifth place four times and qualifying on the front row for four races.

2020 proved to be a breakout year for Franky in the premier class, coming on strong in the second half of the season to take three wins and finish the year as top independent rider and vice champion in the overall standings setting himself up perfectly for another strong season in 2021.