Jacopo Hosciuc
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Hosciuc at the 2025 Hungarian motorcycle Grand Prix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Romanian Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 October 2005 Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | MSI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jacopo Adriano Hosciuc (born 12 October 2005) is a Romanian motorcycle racer. He became the youngest rider (20 years and 27 days) to score a podium in the MotoE World Championship.
Personal life
Jacopo Hosciuc was born in Rome, to a family of Romanian immigrants. His mother, Laura, is from Cluj-Napoca, while his father, Adrian, hails from Sighetu Marmației.[1]
Early career
Hosciuc began riding motorcycles at the age of four. Prior to his selection for the Northern Talent Cup, he competed in the Italian CIV Championship (Campionato Italiano Velocità), participating in the MiniGP classes and later in PreMoto3. He also raced in the Romanian National Championship in the junior minimoto categories.[2] Hosciuc was selected in 2020 to compete in the inaugural season of the Northern Talent Cup.[3] In his first race, he finished second behind the german Freddie Heinrich.[4] During his first season, he finished 5th overall and was selected again to compete in 2021,[5] where he finished 6th, securing a victory at the TT Circuit Assen.[6] He joined the Stock European Championship in 2022 and at the end of the 2023 season, he made his debut in the Moto2 European Championship.[7]
Career
MotoE World Championship
MSI (2025)
On 15 January 2025, it was announced that Hosciuc will join the MotoE World Championship, signing with MSI.[8] In doing so, he became the second Romanian rider to compete in Motorcycle Grand Prix racing, after Robert Mureșan (2007–2009).[9] Hosciuc made his world championship debut at the 2025 French Grand Prix.[10] His best result of the season came at the 2025 Portuguese Grand Prix, where he finished third. With this result, he became the first Romanian rider to score a podium finish in a Grand Prix event. Aged 20 years and 27 days, he also set a new record as the youngest rider to achieve a MotoE podium, surpassing the previous record held by Mattia Casadei, who was 20 years and 75 days old when he finished on the podium for the first time. He completed the season in 12th place overall with 84 points.[11] At the end of the year, he parted ways with MSI following the announcement that the MotoE World Championship would enter a hiatus.[12]
Career statistics
European Talent Cup
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Honda | EST |
EST |
VAL |
VAL |
CAT |
ARA |
ARA |
JER |
JER |
ALB |
VAL 25 |
NC | 0 |
Northern Talent Cup
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos | Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 2020 | KTM | SAC 2 |
SAC 4 |
LAU Ret |
LAU Ret |
HOC 4 |
HOC 2 |
BRN Ret |
BRN 2 |
5th | 86 | ||||||
| 2021 | KTM | LEM 13 |
LEM 3 |
OSC Ret |
OSC 7 |
SAC 5 |
SAC 3 |
ASN 24 |
ASN Ret |
SPI Ret |
SPI 20 |
ASN 4 |
ASN 1 |
SPI 18 |
SPI 3 |
6th | 109 |
Stock European Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Yamaha | VAL Ret |
NC | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Yamaha | EST 9 |
EST 7 |
VAL 10 |
CAT Ret |
CAT 8 |
JER |
ALG 5 |
ALG 10 |
ARA 9 |
ARA 6 |
VAL 10 |
9th | 64 |
| 2023 | Yamaha | EST WD |
VAL |
JER 8 |
ALG 9 |
CAT Ret |
ARA |
VAL |
15th | 15 |
Moto2 European Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kalex | EST | EST | VAL | JER | ALG | ALG | CAT | CAT | ARA 11 |
ARA 14 |
VAL WD |
22nd | 7 |
| 2024 | Kalex | MIS 14 |
EST 16 |
EST 15 |
CAT | CAT | ALG | ALG | JER | ARA | ARA | VAL | 30th | 3 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Bike | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MotoE | Ducati | MSI | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 12th |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 84 | ||||
By class
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MotoE | 2025 | 2025 France | 2025 Portugal | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 0 | |
| Total | 2025 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 0 | |||
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MotoE | Ducati | FRA1 11 |
FRA2 8 |
NED1 10 |
NED2 9 |
AUT1 12 |
AUT2 11 |
HUN1 Ret |
HUN2 8 |
CAT1 11 |
CAT2 5 |
RSM1 15 |
RSM2 8 |
POR1 3 |
POR2 Ret |
12th | 84 |
References
- ^ motoADN (17 December 2025). "motosport: Interviu Jacopo Hosciuc". motoADN (in Romanian). Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ^ motoADN (17 December 2025). "motosport: Interviu Jacopo Hosciuc". motoADN (in Romanian). Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ^ Debarle, Philippe (16 January 2020). ""Northern Talent Cup": The selected drivers and the calendar". Paddock GP. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Heinrich beats Hosciuc to first ever Northern Talent Cup win". The Official Home of MotoGP. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "2021 Northern Talent Cup Entry List revealed". The Official Home of MotoGP. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Hosciuc takes maiden win in style at the Cathedral". The Official Home of MotoGP. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ Tamantini, Diana (26 September 2023). "Jacopo Hosciuc promosso al CEV Moto2 "L'importante è dare gas!". Corsedimoto (in Italian). Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "2025 MotoE Entry List announced". The Official Home of MotoGP. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "„Cel mai mare sacrificiu este că îmi dedic toată viața acestui sport" » Primul pilot român în MotoGP după aproape două decenii și-a trasat un obiectiv clar: „Vreau să fiu campion mondial"". GSP.ro (in Romanian). 29 January 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ^ "Jacopo Hosciuc concurează în MotoE pe legendarul traseu de la Le Mans, pe Prima Sport 2. Programul transmisiunilor". PrimaSport.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ^ "Moment istoric! Un român s-a clasat pe podium în mondialul de motociclism și visează să ajungă în MotoGP | Sport.ro". www.sport.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ^ motogp.com (11 September 2025). "MotoE™ to go on hiatus following 2025 season". The Official Home of MotoGP. Retrieved 23 February 2026.