Person in history
Luca Marini
Luca Marini, Italian motorcycle rider
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1997 · August 10
- Age this year
- 29No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 29th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Luca Marini, Italian motorcycle rider
Early life
Marini is the son of Graziano Rossi, a former motorcycle racer, and the younger brother of MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi. He grew up in a family deeply embedded in professional motorcycle racing.
Path and career
Marini progressed through junior racing categories before joining the Moto3 World Championship in 2014. He competed in Moto2 from 2018 to 2020, winning the championship in 2020 before graduating to MotoGP.
He made his MotoGP debut in 2021 with the Esponsorama Racing team and later joined the factory Ducati team. Marini has competed consistently in MotoGP, scoring multiple podium finishes throughout his career.
Why this date
Luca Marini appears on our August 10 calendar for 1997 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1997.
- May 11Deep Blue (chess computer)
- May 101997 Qayen earthquake
- September 11Kurkse tragedy
- July 22Eiichiro Oda
- September 14Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast Express
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1997Nico HoernerMay 13
- 1997Dennis Smith Jr.November 25
- 1997Luis Díaz (footballer, born 1997)January 13
- 1997Francesco BagnaiaJanuary 14
- 1997Lauri MarkkanenMay 22
- 1997Kodak BlackJune 11
- 1997Steven KwanSeptember 5
- 1997Jackie YoungSeptember 16
Sources
Cite this page
“Luca Marini”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/luca-marini, accessed October 24, 2026.
Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.
Questions about Luca Marini
When was Luca Marini born?
August 10 1997.
How old would Luca Marini be today?
29 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on August 10?
Sophia Wilson, Andre Drummond, Kylie Jenner and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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