Morbidelli is a long-standing member of the VR46 Riders Academy and was the first World Champion of Rossi’s mentees when he achieved Moto2 title glory in 2017 with MarcVDS racing.
The Italian graduated to MotoGP the following year with MarcVDS and Honda machinery before switching to Yamaha and the Petronas SRT satellite squad in 2019.
In 2020, Morbidelli had his best MotoGP season to date, winning three races and finishing second in the championship.
Franco Morbidelli will continue his Ducati MotoGP education switching from Pramac to Valentino Rossi’s VR46 squad for the 2025 campaign.