Heading into his third year in Grand Prix racing, ‘The Beast’ had nine podiums to his name. An impressive tally, and Bastianini would add six more in 2016 – one of those being a victory. It helped the Italian finish second in the Championship standings behind now-MotoGP™ rival Brad Binder. 2017 with Estrella Galicia 0,0 didn’t quite go to plan, three podiums and P6 in the standings wasn’t the ideal year, but a switch to light blue machinery the following season brought better results.
