Celestino Vietti
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 October 2001 Cirié, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Sky Racing Team VR46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Celestino Vietti Ramus (born 13 October 2001) is an Italian motorcycle rider, currently competing in Moto2, riding for Sky Racing Team VR46. He is also a member of Valentino Rossi's VR46 Academy.
Career[]
Moto3 Junior World Championship[]
In 2018 he competed full-time in the 2018 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship, scoring a second place in Barcelona, and finishing the season 10th overall, with 52 points.
Moto3 World Championship[]
SKY Racing Team VR46 (2018–2020)[]
He made his Grand Prix racing debut as injury replacement for fellow VR46 Academy member Nicolò Bulega at the Japanese Grand Prix. A week later he scored his first career podium in Moto3 at Phillip Island, and finished off the season with a 10th place in Valencia. Vietti scored 24 points total, six more than Bulega, despite taking part in 14 races less.
Following his impressive debut performances, Vietti competed full-time in the 2019 Moto3 World Championship, with Bulega moving up to the Moto2 category.[1] Vietti hit the ground running, scoring regular top 10 points at almost every weekend, grabbing three 3rd places in Jerez, Barcelona, and Motegi, scoring 135 points total, finishing sixth overall in the championship standings, and winning rookie of the year.
Expected by many to be one of the main title challengers in the 2020 Moto3 World Championship, Vietti started the season well, with a third place in Jerez in the third race of the year, earning Vietti his fifth career podium in Moto3, all third places. A month later in Austria, Vietti scored his first victory in the category, followed by a second place in Misano, and another victory in France. Overall Vietti closed a strong year with two victories, four podiums, 146 points, and a fifth place finish in the final standings, in his final year of Moto3.
Moto2 World Championship[]
VR46 Racing Team (2021–present)[]
Following Nicolò Bulega's catastrophic performances, Vietti was promoted to Moto2 for the 2021 season, partnering Marco Bezzecchi at Sky Racing Team VR46. Vietti slowly improved as the season went on, with his three best results coming at the last three races of the year, fourth in Misano, sixth in Portimao, and fourth in Valencia. He finished the season with 89 points, good for 12th in the final standings, and third among rookies, behind Raúl Fernández, and Ai Ogura.
Vietti will be partnered by Niccolò Antonelli at VR46 Racing team for the 2022 Moto2 World Championship.[2]
Career statistics[]
Grand Prix motorcycle racing[]
By season[]
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Moto3 | KTM | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 25th |
| 2019 | Moto3 | KTM | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 135 | 6th |
| 2020 | Moto3 | KTM | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 5th |
| 2021 | Moto2 | Kalex | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 12th |
| Total | 56 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 394 |
By class[]
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto3 | 2018–2020 | 2018 Japan | 2018 Australia | 2020 Styria | 38 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 305 | 0 |
| Moto2 | 2021–present | 2021 Qatar | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2018–present | 56 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 394 | 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 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR | RSM | ARA | THA | JPN 14 |
AUS 3 |
MAL Ret |
VAL 10 |
25th | 24 |
| 2019 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 5 |
ARG 14 |
AME 9 |
SPA 3 |
FRA 7 |
ITA 9 |
CAT 3 |
NED Ret |
GER Ret |
CZE 19 |
AUT 4 |
GBR 9 |
RSM Ret |
ARA 14 |
THA 6 |
JPN 3 |
AUS Ret |
MAL 5 |
VAL 8 |
6th | 135 |
| 2020 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 28 |
SPA 5 |
ANC 3 |
CZE 13 |
AUT 5 |
STY 1 |
RSM Ret |
EMI 2 |
CAT 8 |
FRA 1 |
ARA 9 |
TER 5 |
EUR 23 |
VAL 24 |
POR 7 |
5th | 146 | ||||
| 2021 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 12 |
DOH 7 |
POR Ret |
SPA 18 |
FRA 19 |
ITA 16 |
CAT 14 |
GER 15 |
NED 10 |
STY 6 |
AUT 6 |
GBR 12 |
ARA 15 |
RSM 10 |
AME Ret |
EMI 4 |
ALR 6 |
VAL 4 |
12th | 89 |
References[]
- ^ "SKY Racing Team VR46 confirm 2019 Moto2™ and Moto3™ lineups". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "VR46: Three teams, two classes for 2022 Grand Prix season". Crash. 1 November 2021.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Celestino Vietti. |
- Celestino Vietti at MotoGP.com
- Celestino Vietti at AS.com (in Spanish)
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Italian motorcycle racers
- Moto3 World Championship riders
- Sportspeople from Piedmont
- Moto2 World Championship riders