Riders
Franco Morbidelli
- Team Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team
- Bike Ducati
- Date of birth 04/12/1994
- Place of birth Rome
- Height 176 cm
- Weight 68 kg
Fortunately for the Italian, circumstances have conspired to give him the hard reset he needs, and one that could define how much longer he stays in the top flight.
Morbidelli’s sole season with Pramac Ducati was underwhelming in the extreme, a horrendous pre-season production-bike training accident leaving him underprepared and injury-compromised for a campaign where teammate Jorge Martin won the title. On a GP24 good enough to win 16 Grands Prix, the 30-year-old managed a solitary podium finish.
With Martin leaving for Aprilia and Pramac joining Yamaha, Morbidelli fell on his feet, the VR46 Academy rider going ‘home’ to campaign the GP24 for a second season. Morbidelli may not hit the heights of his 2020 runner-up season again, but he’s ideally placed to show what he has left in the tank.
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