Fifth year for Valentino Rossi's VR46 team

2018 marks the fifth season for Valentino Rossi's Sky Racing VR46 team in grand prix racing.

Initially debuting in the Moto3 category, where the team has now won seven races, VR46 expanded to include the Moto2 class last season.

That dual-pronged attack will continue in 2018, which is also Pablo Nieto's fourth season as team manager.

Rookie star Dennis Foggia has been placed alongside Nicolo Bulega on KTM machinery in Moto3, while Rossi's half-brother Luca Marini joins Francesco Bagnaia on the team's Kalex Moto2 bikes.

And if this light-hearted video (2018 team colours at the end) is anything to go by, the riders are just as competitive off track as they are on it…

Sky Racing VR46 Team History

2018 Moto2:

Francesco Bagnaia

Luca Marini

Moto3:

Nicolo Bulega

Dennis Foggia

2017 Moto2:

Francesco Bagnaia - 5th in world championship, 0 wins.

Stefano Manzi - 25th in world championship, 0 wins.

Moto3:

Andrea Migno - 9th in world championship, 1 win.

Nicolo Bulega - 12th in world championship, 0 wins.

2016 Moto3:

Romano Fenati - 10th in world championship, 1 win*.

Nicolo Bulega – 7th in world championship, 0 wins.

Andrea Migno - 17th in world championship, 0 wins.

Lorenzo Dalla Porta – 30th in world championship, 0 wins**.

* Split from team midway through season.

** Took over from Fenati.

2015 Moto3:

Romano Fenati - 4th in world championship, 1 win.

Andrea Migno - 19th in world championship, 0 wins.

2014 Moto3:

Romano Fenati - 5th in world championship, 4 wins.

Francesco Bagnaia - 16th in world championship, 0 wins.