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72 Marco Bezzecchi

SKY RACING TEAM VR46
A full-time debut arrived for Bezzecchi in 2017 , when he contested the year aboard the underpowered CIP Mahindra machine . He moved to the PruestelGP KTM squad for 2018 and fought for the championship , scoring three wins and six further podiums along the way . He endured a baptism of fire in his rookie Moto2™ campaign aboard an uncompetitive KTM chassis , but a switch to the Sky Racing VR46 team and Kalex hardware for 2020 resulted in two Moto2™ race wins and four further podiums . He should be a title contender again in 2021 .

25 Raul Fernandez

RED BULL KTM AJO
From Madrid , Raul Fernandez won the 2018 FIM CEV Repsol Moto3™ Junior World Championship . In 2019 , Fernandez moved into the Moto3™ World Championship full time . But 2020 was his breakout year , with stunning Qualifying times meaning he was regular sight on pole position , a first podium in Aragon was followed up by a maiden victory in the European GP , while he earned another podium and victory in the season ending Valencia and Portimao GPs respectively . 2021 he continues with the same team but this time in the intermediate class , as he looks to be one of the brightest prospects in Moto2™ .

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