Dennis Foggia
Foggia in 2017
NationalityItalian
Born (2001-01-07) 7 January 2001
Rome, Italy
Current teamItaltrans Racing Team
Bike number71
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2023
ManufacturersKalex
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
19 0 0 0 0 28
Moto3 World Championship
Active years2017–2022
ManufacturersKTM (2017–2019)
Honda (2020–2022)
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 is scheduled to compete in the 2023 Moto2 World Championship, riding for Italtrans Racing Team. He previously competed in Moto3, becoming the 2021 runner-up.

Career

Early career

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

Sky Racing Team VR46 (2016–2019)

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)

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

Italtrans Racing Team (from 2023–)

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

Career statistics

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

(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

By season

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 19 0 0 0 0 28* 21st*
Total 111 10 23 4 4 750

By class

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 19 0 0 0 0 28 0
Total 2017–present 111 10 23 4 4 750 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 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
 21st* 28*

* Season still in progress.

References

  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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