Gianluca Facchetti
- Discipline
Motocross
- Date of birth
29 March 2000
- Birth place
Treviglio
Gianluca Facchetti, born 2000, is one of the biggest young talents of Italian motocross.
A very important achievement of his career was the opportunity to ride for the newly formed KTM De Carli Junior Team in the 125cc class, supported by the Italian Motorcycle Federation, in 2016.
One of his greatest successes came in 2017: at the beginning of the season after a bad injury that suffered him difficulties, Gianluca achieved one of his dreams becoming the Junior 125cc World Champion. Along with his previous successes he took third position in the 2013 European Championship and the win of one European race in 2016 together with victories of Italian Championships: 2017 International Italian Champion, 2017 MX125 Italian Champion and 3 Italian Championships in 2011, 2013 and 2016.
The past season he joined the Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing, riding a YZ250F equipped with GYTR, with which he competed in the European 250cc Championship and some races of the MX2 World Championship.
This year he will race with Assomotor Team, taking part in the MX2 World Championship with his Honda CRF250RW.
Results
Motocross
65cc Italian Championship
85cc Italian Championship
85cc European Championship (one race in Matterley Basin)
85cc Junior World Championship
85cc European Championship (one race in Hyvinkaa)
85cc Junior World Championship
Debut 125cc European Championship
125cc European Championship
125cc Junior Italian Champion
125cc Junior World Champion
125cc European Championship
125cc Junior Italian Championship
250cc Motocross of European Nations
MX2 Internation Italian Championship
250cc European Championship