Francesco Bagnaia
Italian motorcycle racer
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| 2024 | Won the Malaysian Grand Prix Race while Martin finished second, leaving a 24-point gap with the championship to be decided in Barcelona. |
| 2024 | Won his 25th Premier class victory by the end of the Austrian Grand Prix. |
| 2024 | Matched his previous year's win total of 7 feature races. |
| 2024 | Extended his contract with Ducati until the end of 2026, committing to the team for multiple seasons. |
| 2024 | Experienced a collision with Alex Marquez at the Aragon Grand Prix, forcing him to end the race and creating a 23-point difference with Jorge Martin. |
| 2024 | Finished as the championship runner-up in the MotoGP season, with 11 wins - the most by any rider in the premier class in a single season not to win the title. |
| 2024 | Won his eighth feature race at the Japanese Grand Prix, breaking his personal record and reducing the deficit to Jorge Martin to ten points. |
| 2024 | Crashed in the Sprint Race session at the Malaysia Grand Prix, which cost him points and put him 29 points behind Martin. |
| July 20 2024 | Francesco Bagnaia married his longtime girlfriend Domizia Castagnini in the Duomo di Pesaro. |
| 2023 | Continued racing with Ducati Lenovo Team alongside new teammate Enea Bastianini, replacing Jack Miller. |
| November 2023 | Won the MotoGP World Championship after Jorge Martín crashed in the final race at Valencia, securing his second consecutive title and becoming the first Ducati rider to successfully defend a riders' championship. |
| 2022 | At the Losail circuit in Qatar, Bagnaia crashed out of 8th place, taking out polesitter Jorge Martín in the opening race of the season. |
| November 6 2022 | Bagnaia won the MotoGP World Championship at the Valencia Grand Prix, becoming the first Italian rider on a Ducati to win the premier class title since Casey Stoner in 2007. |
| October 2022 | At the Malaysian Grand Prix, Bagnaia won his seventh race of the season, setting up a championship showdown at the final round. |
| September 2022 | At Aragón, Bagnaia finished second to Enea Bastianini, narrowly missing a fifth consecutive win. |
| July 2022 | Bagnaia won four consecutive races at Assen, Silverstone, Red Bull Ring, and Misano, becoming the first Ducati rider and only the 4th rider in MotoGP era to achieve this feat. |
| July 5 2022 | Bagnaia was involved in a DUI crash on the Spanish island of Ibiza, failing a breathalyser test with blood alcohol content more than three times the legal limit. He stated he was celebrating a race win at Assen and left a nightclub around 3 am, failing to negotiate a roundabout. |
| June 2022 | At Mugello, Bagnaia qualified 5th and eventually passed Marco Bezzecchi to win the race, securing his second victory of the season. |
| June 2022 | At Catalunya, Bagnaia was taken out by Takaaki Nakagami while running in 3rd place. |
| May 2022 | At Jerez, Bagnaia dominated the weekend, taking a record-breaking pole position and winning the race from start to finish, achieving the second grand slam of his career. |
| 2021 | Bagnaia finishes second in the MotoGP World Championship with 252 points |
| 2021 | Secured three podiums in the first four races of the season. |
| 2021 | Francesco Bagnaia joined Ducati Lenovo Team in MotoGP, marking his official entry into the factory Ducati racing team. |
| November 2021 | Won the race in Portimao and the season closer in Valencia, finishing second in the championship with 252 points, 26 points behind World Champion Fabio Quartararo. |
| October 2021 | Secured his fifth consecutive pole position in Portimao, a feat only previously achieved by Marc Márquez in 2014 and Fabio Quartararo earlier that season. |
| September 2021 | Repeated his victory in Rimini, breaking the lap record to take pole and leading the entire race to secure his second MotoGP win. |
| September 2021 | Won his maiden premier class victory at Aragon, setting the all-time track record in qualifying and successfully defending against seven overtakes by Marc Márquez in the final stages of the race. |
| April 2021 | At Portimao, started from 11th position after his qualifying lap was disallowed, but worked his way up to finish 2nd behind Fabio Quartararo. |
| March 2021 | Achieved his first career MotoGP pole position at the season opener in Losail, Qatar, and finished the race in 3rd place. |
| 2020 | Bagnaia broke his leg during FP1 at Brno, causing him to miss several races and be replaced by Michele Pirro. |
| September 2020 | At his home race in Misano, Bagnaia secured his first MotoGP podium with a second-place finish behind Franco Morbidelli. |
| July 19 2020 | Bagnaia participated in the first MotoGP race of the pandemic-affected season at Jerez, qualifying 4th and finishing 7th. |
| 2019 | Progressed to MotoGP class, starting his first season at the Qatar Grand Prix |
| 2019 | Bagnaia was promoted to the MotoGP World Championship with Pramac Ducati, replacing Danilo Petrucci. |
| April 2019 | At Phillip Island, Bagnaia achieved his best race result of the season, finishing 4th place and narrowly missing the podium by 0.055 seconds. |
| 2018 | Won his eighth race of the season at Motegi after Fabio Quartararo's disqualification. |
| November 2018 | Crowned Moto2 World Champion after finishing 3rd at Sepang, securing his first world championship. |
| October 2018 | Won at Buriram with his teammate Luca Marini finishing second, marking his fifth straight podium. |
| September 2018 | Won his sixth race of the season at Misano from pole position. |
| August 2018 | Won his fifth race of the season at Austria, retaking the championship lead. |
| June 2018 | Won his fourth race of the season at Assen, starting from Pole Position and leading the entire race. |
| May 2018 | Took his first pole position in Moto2 at Le Mans and won the race, leading from start to finish. |
| April 2018 | Won the race in Austin after a hard fight with Álex Márquez, winning by 2.4 seconds and setting the fastest lap. |
| March 2018 | Bagnaia won his first race of the season in Qatar, leading from start to finish. |
| 2017 | Advanced to Moto2 class, beginning his racing season in Qatar |
| 2017 | Bagnaia was crowned Moto2 Rookie of the Year after the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, finishing his rookie season 5th in the championship with 174 points. |
| May 2017 | At Le Mans, Bagnaia finished 2nd after qualifying just 0.026 seconds behind pole position, further establishing his competitive performance. |
| April 2017 | In his fourth Moto2 race at Jerez, Bagnaia finished 2nd, showcasing his early potential in the Moto2 World Championship. |
| 2016 | Won first race in Moto3 class at the Netherlands Grand Prix |
| 2016 | Won his second race of the season at Sepang, winning comfortably after multiple riders crashed out early in the race. |
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