Andrea Iannone

Lore & Background

After winning four races in the 125cc World Championship and finishing seventh overall, Iannone moved to the Moto2 World Championship. A further eight race wins and three consecutive third-place finishes followed in Moto2. He moved up to MotoGP in 2013 with Pramac Racing on a satellite Ducati. After two seasons with Pramac, he was moved up to the Factory Ducati Team, managing three podiums, a pole position, and his best ever championship position and points tally of fifth and 188. A further four podiums and a pole position followed in 2016, including a maiden MotoGP win in Austria. After the arrival of Jorge Lorenzo at Ducati, Iannone moved to Suzuki for 2017. After a difficult first season without a podium, he managed four podium finishes with Suzuki in 2018. In 2019, Iannone was given an 18-month ban by FIM and WADA for doping, which, after a failed appeal, was extended to four years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, from 17 December 2019. He returned to racing in 2024, contracted by Ducati to race in World Superbikes for its satellite organisation Team GoEleven.

Reader's Guide

Iannone's MotoGP career spanned 2013 to 2019. He rode for Pramac Racing (2013–2014), Ducati Team (2015–2016), and Team Suzuki Ecstar (2017–2018). His only MotoGP win came at the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix. He achieved multiple podiums and pole positions but lacked consistency. After a doping ban, he returned in 2024 to World Superbikes.

Did You Know?

• Iannone's first MotoGP win was at the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix, Ducati's first MotoGP win since 2010.
• He fractured his T3 vertebrae in a crash at the 2016 San Marino Grand Prix, missing four races that season.
• Iannone headbutted Pol Espargaró after a crash at the 2009 Misano race in the 125cc class.