# Stefano Nepa

Stefano Nepa (born 21 November 2001) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, currently competing in the 2024 Moto3 World Championship for the LEVEL UP MTA Team.

## Career

In his native Italy, Nepa won the CIV PreMoto3 250cc 4-stroke championship in 2014 and competed in the CIV Moto3 championship from 2016 to 2018.

### Moto3 World Championship

He moved onto FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship in 2018 while also making a wild-card appearance at Mugello which marked his Grand Prix debut. In the same year, he became a full-time Grand Prix rider when he replaced Makar Yurchenko in the CIP - Green Power team before the Dutch TT. He scored his first championship points at the season finale in Valencia.
In 2019, after starting the season in the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship and appearing as a wild-card at the Spanish Grand Prix, he replaced Vicente Pérez from the Dutch TT onwards, achieving a best finish of 8th in Thailand. For the 2020 Moto3 season he was signed by Aspar Team as a full-time rider.

#### Angeluss MTA Team (2022-present)

From 2021 season, Nepa competed for the Angeluss MTA Team.

## Career statistics
### FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World 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 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
| 2016 | Mahindra | VAL1 19 | VAL2 23 | LMS 22 | ARA | CAT1 | CAT2 | ALB | ALG | JER1 | JER2 | VAL1 | VAL2 | 29th | 6 |
| 2016 | KTM | VAL1 | VAL2 | LMS | ARA | CAT1 | CAT2 | ALB | ALG | JER1 18 | JER2 23 | VAL1 10 | VAL2 28 | 29th | 6 |
| 2017 | Honda | ALB Ret | LMS 16 | CAT1 24 | CAT2 15 | VAL1 16 | VAL2 18 | EST 12 | JER1 | JER1 | ARA | VAL1 | VAL2 | 21st | 26 |
| 2017 | KTM | ALB | LMS | CAT1 | CAT2 | VAL1 | VAL2 | EST | JER1 14 | JER1 9 | ARA 18 | VAL1 9 | VAL2 11 | 21st | 26 |
| 2018 | KTM | EST | VAL1 26 | VAL2 28 | FRA 23 | CAT1 5 | CAT2 7 | ARA | JER1 | JER2 | ALB | VAL1 23 | VAL2 Ret | 21st | 20 |
| 2019 | KTM | EST 22 | VAL1 7 | VAL2 9 | FRA 21 | CAT1 Ret | CAT2 7 | ARA | JER1 | JER2 | ALB | VAL1 | VAL2 | 19th | 25 |

### Grand Prix motorcycle racing
#### By season

| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
| 2018 | Moto3 | KTM | NRT Junior Team | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35th |
| 2018 | Moto3 | KTM | CIP Green Power | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35th |
| 2019 | Moto3 | KTM | Fundación Andreas Pérez 77 Reale Avintia Arizona 77 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 25th |
| 2020 | Moto3 | KTM | Aspar Team | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 20th |
| 2021 | Moto3 | KTM | BOE Owlride | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 18th |
| 2022 | Moto3 | KTM | Angeluss MTA Team | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 18th |
| 2023 | Moto3 | KTM | Angeluss MTA Team | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 12th |
| 2024 | Moto3 | KTM | LEVEL UP MTA Team | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 13th |
| 2025 | Moto3 | Honda | Sic58 Squadra Corse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19* | 6th* |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 407 | |

#### By class

| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
| Moto3 | 2018–present | 2018 Italy | | | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 407 | 0 |
| Total | 2018–present | 2018–present | 2018–present | 2018–present | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 407 | 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 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Pos | Pts |
| 2018 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA Ret | CAT | NED 27 | GER 21 | CZE Ret | AUT 27 | GBR C | RSM 17 | ARA 22 | THA 19 | JPN 20 | AUS 17 | MAL 21 | VAL 12 | | | | 35th | 4 |
| 2019 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA 19 | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED 20 | GER 18 | CZE 17 | AUT 22 | GBR 22 | RSM 11 | ARA 23 | THA 8 | JPN 16 | AUS 10 | MAL Ret | VAL 11 | | | | 25th | 24 |
| 2020 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 22 | SPA 12 | ANC 14 | CZE 10 | AUT 15 | STY 9 | RSM 14 | EMI 15 | CAT 14 | FRA 15 | ARA 23 | TER 20 | EUR 7 | VAL 13 | POR 19 | | | | | | | | 20th | 38 |
| 2021 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 18 | DOH 16 | POR 11 | SPA 15 | FRA 17 | ITA 14 | CAT 10 | GER Ret | NED 11 | STY 19 | AUT 13 | GBR 17 | ARA 8 | RSM 9 | AME 11 | EMI 5 | ALR 16 | VAL 6 | | | | | 18th | 63 |
| 2022 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 13 | INA Ret | ARG 16 | AME 13 | POR 15 | SPA 15 | FRA 17 | ITA Ret | CAT 16 | GER 15 | NED 7 | GBR 5 | AUT 15 | RSM 10 | ARA 19 | JPN 12 | THA 4 | AUS 5 | MAL Ret | VAL | | | 18th | 64 |
| 2023 | Moto3 | KTM | POR 7 | ARG 6 | AME Ret | SPA 15 | FRA 10 | ITA 9 | GER 9 | NED 10 | GBR 12 | AUT 10 | CAT 5 | RSM 13 | IND 9 | JPN 4 | INA 10 | AUS 12 | THA 17 | MAL 15 | QAT 18 | VAL 15 | | | 12th | 102 |
| 2024 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 6 | POR 7 | AME 18 | SPA 9 | FRA 17 | CAT 13 | ITA Ret | NED 9 | GER 12 | GBR 5 | AUT Ret | ARA 13 | RSM 14 | EMI 14 | INA 15 | JPN 10 | AUS 4 | THA 9 | MAL 8 | SLD Ret | | | 13th | 93 |
| 2025 | Moto3 | Honda | THA 4 | ARG 10 | AME | QAT | SPA | FRA | GBR | ARA | ITA | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | HUN | CAT | RSM | JPN | INA | AUS | MAL | POR | VAL | 6th* | 19* |
* Season still in progress.