Marco Bezzecchi

Marco Bezzecchi is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, born on 12 November 1998, who competes in the 2026 MotoGP World Championship for Aprilia Racing. He won the Italian Moto3 championship in 2015, joined the VR46 Riders Academy founded by Valentino Rossi in 2016 and made his MotoGP debut in 2022 with the VR46 Racing Team, which earned him the 2022 Rookie of the Year title. He took his first premier-class victory at the 2023 Argentine Grand Prix and has achieved nine premier-class victories. In 2025 he joined the Aprilia Racing factory team and won his first race for it at the British Grand Prix. He is contracted to remain at Aprilia until at least the end of the 2028 season.