The Avintia VR46 squad has revealed a special one-off livery for Valentino Rossi’s half-brother Luca Marini to use in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
The Misano contest marks the final time Rossi will race on home soil in MotoGP, the Italian running a helmet paying tribute to his fans in celebration.
Rossi’s VR46 academy operation is helping run Marini’s Ducati at Avintia this season prior to taking over the operation fully for 2022, and in celebration of its masthead’s upcoming retirement it will run a one-off livery for Marini to run.
The livery incorporates Rossi’s infamous bright-yellow branding with the words ‘Grazie Vale’ flanking the sides, a scheme that will also be used by the team’s Moto2 riders Marco Bezzecchi and Celestino Vietti.
