| Luca Lunetta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2006-05-27) 27 May 2006 (age 18) Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Sic58 Squadra Corse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luca Lunetta (born 27 May 2006) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer who competes in the 2025 Moto3 World Championship for Sic58 Squadra Corse.
Career
Early career
Lunetta was born in Rome, Italy, and started riding minibikes at the age of five. Since he was young, he has used Marco Simoncelli's number 58 as a tribute, and has expressed how he sees him as an inspiration and reference.
In 2020, at the age of fourteen, he joined the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup and participated in ten out of twelve total races, scoring points in three occasions.
In 2021, he participated in his second Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup season and finished 13th overall. He also took part in the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship where he finished 16th.
In 2022, Lunetta completed his last Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup season earning one win and four podiums. Meanwhile, he finished 11th in the Junior GP. He also made his Moto3 World Championship debut, replacing an injured Matteo Bertelle in the Dutch TT, and finished 19th.
In his last year before his first full-time season in Moto3, Lunetta finished as championship runner-up in the 2023 Junior GP season behind Ángel Piqueras. He also participated in the Moto3 Italian Grand Prix, making his second World Championship appearance.
Moto3 World Championship
Sic58 Squadra Corse (2024-present)
On 10 August 2023 it was announced that Lunetta would be joining the Moto3 World Championship for the 2024 season, pairing with compatriot Filippo Farioli.
Lunetta had a strong 2024 season as a rookie, he scored a total of two podiums, a third position in Aragón and a second position in Thailand. He came 12th in the final standings, and was beaten to the rookie of the year award by Ángel Piqueras.
Career Statistics
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Pts |
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| 2020 | KTM | RBR1 Ret |
RBR1 18 |
RBR2 Ret |
RBR2 15 |
ARA1 19 |
ARA1 18 |
ARA2 16 |
ARA2 19 |
VAL1 12 |
VAL1 15 |
VAL2 | VAL2 | 23rd | 6 | ||
| 2021 | KTM | POR1 16 |
POR2 Ret |
JER1 14 |
JER2 19 |
MUG1 16 |
MUG2 10 |
SAC1 8 |
SAC2 6 |
RBR1 11 |
RBR1 10 |
RBR2 13 |
RBR2 14 |
ARA1 9 |
ARA2 8 |
13th | 57 |
| 2022 | KTM | POR1 Ret |
POR2 10 |
JER1 8 |
JER2 2 |
MUG1 8 |
MUG2 5 |
SAC1 3 |
SAC2 8 |
RBR1 5 |
RBR2 8 |
ARA1 Ret |
ARA2 4 |
VAL1 1 |
VAL2 3 |
5th | 150 |
FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | KTM | EST 24 |
VAL1 Ret |
VAL2 14 |
16th | 37 | |||||||||
| Husqvarna | CAT1 13 |
CAT2 Ret |
POR 15 |
ARA 13 |
JER1 13 |
JER2 11 |
RSM 6 |
VAL1 11 |
VAL2 11 |
FIM JuniorGP World Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
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| 2022 | Husqvarna | EST 13 |
VAL1 Ret |
VAL2 6 |
CAT1 25 |
CAT2 Ret |
JER1 12 |
JER2 6 |
POR 7 |
RSM 5 |
ARA 5 |
VAL1 5 |
VAL2 6 |
11th | 79 |
| 2023 | KTM | EST 4 |
VAL1 3 |
VAL2 4 |
JER1 4 |
JER2 21 |
POR1 3 |
POR2 13 |
CAT1 11 |
CAT2 4 |
ARA 2 |
VAL1 6 |
VAL2 3 |
2nd | 138 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Moto3 | KTM | QJmotor Avintia Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th |
| 2023 | Moto3 | KTM | MT Helmets – MSi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th |
| 2024 | Moto3 | Honda | Sic58 Squadra Corse | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 12th |
| 2025 | Moto3 | Honda | Sic58 Squadra Corse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | NC* |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 112 | ||||
By class
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
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| Moto3 | 2022–present | 2022 Assen | 2024 Aragón | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 0 | |
| Total | 2022–present | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 0 | |||
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Pos | Pts |
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| 2022 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT | INA | ARG | AME | POR | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | GER | NED 19 |
GBR | AUT | RSM | ARA | JPN | THA | AUS | MAL | VAL | 35th | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Moto3 | KTM | POR | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA 19 |
GER | NED | GBR | AUT | CAT | RSM | IND | JPN | INA | AUS | THA | MAL | QAT | VAL | 36th | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT 15 |
POR 22 |
AME 19 |
SPA 20 |
FRA 11 |
CAT 7 |
ITA 7 |
NED 6 |
GER Ret |
GBR | AUT 17 |
ARA 3 |
RSM 9 |
EMI 6 |
INA 5 |
JPN Ret |
AUS 8 |
THA 2 |
MAL 10 |
SLD 18 |
12th | 112 | ||
| 2025 | Moto3 | Honda | THA | ARG | AME | QAT | SPA | FRA | GBR | ARA | ITA | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | HUN | CAT | RSM | JPN | INA | AUS | MAL | POR | VAL | NC* | 0* |
References
- "Athlete profile: Luca Lunetta". redbull.com. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- "Luca Lunetta wants to take Marco Simoncelli's #58 far, starting in Moto3". motorcyclesports.net. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- Moto3, Bertelle salta il GP di Olanda ad Assen: al suo posto Lunetta sport.sky.it (in Italian), 21 June 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- Moto3, Luca Lunetta “Che bello al Mugello, sono cresciuto tanto” corsedimoto.com (in Italian), 14 June 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- Moto3, Luca Lunetta al Mondiale nel 2024 “Con SIC58 ancora più speciale” corsedimoto.com (in Italian), 11 September 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
External links
- Luca Lunetta at MotoGP.com
- Luca Lunetta at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)
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