Luca Marini in Moto2 with Forward Racing

Forward Racing is pleased to announce that Luca Marini, member of the VR46 Riders Academy, will wear the colors of Forward Racing in Moto2 from next season on. The promising 18-year-old from Tavullia, who signed a multi-year contract with the team of Giovanni Cuzari, will join Lorenzo Baldassari riding the 2016 Kalex.

Marini will debut in the World Championship after a wild card in Moto3 in 2013, another one in the Moto2 Grand Prix of San Marino in 2015 and after finishing fifth overall in the Moto2 CEV Championship this season. The newcomer, in combination with the confirmation of Baldassarri, doubles the commitment of Forward Racing with the VR46 Riders Academy in Moto2 championship. Forward Racing fully supports and shares the aim of the Academy from Tavullia: the professional growth of young Italian riders in the world of motorcycling.

Giovanni Cuzari:

“I’m really happy to announce the arrival of a new rider for the 2016 season. Luca is a young rider that we are proud to welcome to our team with the goal of growing together. Luca will be deployed alongside the “Balda” and together will form a pair of talented young Italians riding the Kalex of Forward Racing. To confirm the confidence and support that VR46 Riders Academy wanted to give our project for 2016 is also for me a further reason for satisfaction.”

Luca Marini:

“I am happy and at the same time excited for this great opportunity! Next season will be very important and demanding. Going to Forward Racing is a great opportunity for me to grow and learn from the team and from my teammate: I want to exploit this to the fullest! I want to thank Giovanni and the VR46 Riders Academy for this opportunity and I hope to repay their trust in me with my work. “