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Dennis Foggia

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Dennis Foggia
Foggia in 2017
NationalityItalian
Born (2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 (age 23)
Rome, Italy
Current teamItaltrans Racing Team
Bike number71
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2023
ManufacturersKalex
2023 championship position19th (35 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
22 0 0 0 0 35
Moto3 World Championship
Active years20172022
ManufacturersKTM (20172019)
Honda (20202022)
Championships0
2022 championship position3rd (246 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
92 10 23 4 4 722

Dennis Foggia (born 7 January 2001) is an Italian motorcycle rider who currently competes in the 2024 Moto2 World Championship, riding for Italtrans Racing Team. He previously competed in Moto3, becoming the 2021 runner-up as well as finishing third in 2022.

Career

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Early career

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Foggia made his debut in motorcycle racing at age 15, during the 2016 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship, riding for the VR46 Riders Academy team, along with Celestino Vietti. In his first ever race, the opening round at Valencia, he finished in second place, and was a regular points scorer throughout the year, finishing 7th in the standings with 79 points, and grabbing a third place podium in the final race of the season, also at Valencia.

For the 2017 season, Foggia stayed with the VR46 Academy team, and dominated the season. Out of the twelve races held that year, Foggia won four races, had nine podiums, and won the championship by 79 points.

Moto3 World Championship

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Sky Racing Team VR46 (2016–2019)

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His good results in the juniors also earned him three wild-card race appearances in the 2017 Moto3 World Championship, where he finished 14th, 8th and 7th, scoring solid points.

As expected, after his 2017 junior championship and good results in the three wild-card races, Foggia was signed full time by the VR46 Racing Team to partner Nicolò Bulega for the 2018 Moto3 World Championship. Foggia struggled initially, but improved as the season went on, scoring a third place in Aragón, finishing with 55 points, which was only enough for 19th in the standings, but was second best among the rookies.

Staying with the Sky Racing Team VR46 for the 2019 season, Foggia basically replicated last season, scoring one podium again, a third place finish in Aragón. His rookie teammate Celestino Vietti had three podiums, and finished as rookie of the year, scoring 135 points, compared to Foggia's 97. Following the season, through mutual consent between team and rider, Foggia left the VR46 Academy after spending 4 seasons together.[1]

Leopard Racing (2020–2022)

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For the 2020 season Foggia moved to Leopard Racing Honda, signing a three-year contract, partnering Jaume Masiá. In a shortened season due to the pandemic, Foggia scored 3 podiums, winning the race in Brno. He finished with 89 points, 10th in the standings, but Leopard managed to win the team championship.

Staying with Leopard Racing for his fourth full season in Moto3, for 2021 Foggia was partnered by Xavier Artigas, as Masiá left to join the Red Bull KTM Ajo Team. This would be Foggia's breakout year, as he won 5 races, scoring 10 podiums total, and was contending for the title until the penultimate round, with rookie Pedro Acosta, Masiá's teammate. After an incident with Darryn Binder in the last lap of the Algarve Grand Prix, Foggia could no longer win the title, finishing the year in 2nd place with 216 points.

There were rumours of Foggia leaving Leopard Racing, especially after the Styrian Grand Prix, when his father was locked out of the paddock, with the team reportedly doing so as they believed he was being a bad influence on Foggia, but in the end decided to stay for the 2022 season and honor his contract; despite his earlier comments after the race stating that he wishes to leave.[2] Staying in Moto3 with Leopard Racing, he will be partnered by Tatsuki Suzuki.

Moto2 World Championship

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Italtrans Racing Team (from 2023–)

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From 2023, Foggia graduated to Moto2 World Championship with Italtrans Racing Team.

Career statistics

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FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

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Races by year

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(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
2016 KTM VAL1
2
VAL2
Ret
LMS
5
ARA
7
CAT1
9
CAT2
13
ALB
Ret
ALG
Ret
JER1
4
JER2
16
VAL1
Ret
VAL2
3
7th 79
2017 KTM ALB
4
LMS
2
CAT1
8
CAT2
2
VAL1
1
VAL2
1
EST
1
JER1
2
JER1
Ret
ARA
2
VAL1
2
VAL2
1
1st 221

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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By season

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Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2017 Moto3 KTM Platinum Bay Real Estate 3 0 0 0 0 19 24th
Sky Junior Team VR46 Academy
2018 Moto3 KTM Sky Racing Team VR46 18 0 1 0 1 55 19th
2019 Moto3 KTM Sky Racing Team VR46 18 0 1 0 1 97 12th
2020 Moto3 Honda Leopard Racing 15 1 3 0 0 89 10th
2021 Moto3 Honda Leopard Racing 18 5 10 0 0 216 2nd
2022 Moto3 Honda Leopard Racing 20 4 8 4 2 246 3rd
2023 Moto2 Kalex Italtrans Racing Team 20 0 0 0 0 35 19th
2024 Moto2 Kalex Italtrans Racing Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 20th
Total 114 10 23 4 4 757

By class

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Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto3 2017–2022 2017 Czech Republic 2018 Thailand 2020 Czech Republic 92 10 23 4 4 722 0
Moto2 2023–present 2023 Portugal 22 0 0 0 0 35 0
Total 2017–present 114 10 23 4 4 757 0

Races by year

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(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 Pos Pts
2017 Moto3 KTM QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE
14
AUT GBR RSM ARA
8
JPN AUS MAL VAL
7
24th 19
2018 Moto3 KTM QAT
16
ARG
Ret
AME
16
SPA
Ret
FRA
14
ITA
Ret
CAT
9
NED
12
GER
19
CZE
12
AUT
26
GBR
C
RSM
7
ARA
25
THA
3
JPN
4
AUS
Ret
MAL
Ret
VAL
Ret
19th 55
2019 Moto3 KTM QAT
Ret
ARG
8
AME
10
SPA
16
FRA
Ret
ITA
5
CAT
5
NED
9
GER
Ret
CZE
15
AUT
14
GBR
8
RSM
5
ARA
3
THA
5
JPN
23
AUS
11
MAL
19
VAL
DNS
12th 97
2020 Moto3 Honda QAT
9
SPA
Ret
ANC
Ret
CZE
1
AUT
21
STY
11
RSM
9
EMI
Ret
CAT
3
FRA
13
ARA
10
TER
16
EUR
Ret
VAL
16
POR
2
10th 89
2021 Moto3 Honda QAT
Ret
DOH
17
POR
2
SPA
Ret
FRA
18
ITA
1
CAT
Ret
GER
3
NED
1
STY
22
AUT
3
GBR
3
ARA
1
RSM
1
AME
2
EMI
1
ALR
Ret
VAL
13
2nd 216
2022 Moto3 Honda QAT
7
INA
1
ARG
2
AME
2
POR
8
SPA
18
FRA
4
ITA
Ret
CAT
Ret
GER
2
NED
Ret
GBR
1
AUT
12
RSM
1
ARA
14
JPN
2
THA
1
AUS
9
MAL
6
VAL
4
3rd 246
2023 Moto2 Kalex POR
18
ARG
25
AME
14
SPA
18
FRA
14
ITA
13
GER
15
NED
19
GBR
Ret
AUT
11
CAT
21
RSM
Ret
IND
11
JPN
Ret
INA
11
AUS
17
THA
12
MAL
15
QAT
17
VAL
9
19th 35
2024 Moto2 Kalex QAT
19
POR
17
AME
6
SPA
Ret
FRA
19
CAT ITA NED GER GBR AUT CAT RSM EMI INA JPN AUS THA MAL VAL 15th* 10*

* Season still in progress.

References

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  1. ^ ""In the Leopard team they treat me as a professional rider"". GPone.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Foggia stating his wish to leave the team". Gpone.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
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