Mooney VR46 confirms Luca Marini for 2024

The Italian pilot Luca Marini and the Mooney VR46 Racing Team They will continue together in 2024, as the Tavullia team announced on the eve of the start of their home GP at the Misano-Adriatico circuit.

MarinaVR46 Academy driver since its inception, joins the team started by his brother on his mother’s side Valentino Rossi in 2018 in Moto2 – after spending two years in the Forward Team – and since then he has been loyal to the colors, jumping to MotoGP with them in 2021, first embedded in the Andorran team Avintia with his own colors and from 2022 is already forming a duo with Marco Bezzecchi with whom he will continue to share the box, Bezzecchi’s announcement took place a week ago.

He is currently seventh in the general classification, with a podium finish, second. in the Austin race behind Alex Rins and third in the Termas de Río Hondo Sprint.

After Bezzecchi’s refusal to go to Prima Pramac Ducati to enjoy a ‘full factory’ Ducati in 2024, the possibility was also raised with the Tavullia rider who also finally decided to stay ‘at home’ with a GP23, the motorcycle that this year. is brought by official Ducati Lenovo and Prima Pramac.

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Mooney VR46 has renewed its riders until 2024 and is also linked to the contract they signed with Ducati and its main sponsor Mooney. The next year will be important for them because they have to decide which brand they will associate with and Yamaha has bet heavily on the common history with Valentino Rossi covering many fields.