Andrea Locatelli (motorcyclist)

Andrea Locatelli (born 16 October 1996 in Alzano Lombardo) is an Italian motorcycle racer competing in the Superbike World Championship for Yamaha. He was the 2020 Supersport world champion.[1]

Andrea Locatelli
NationalityItalian
Born (1996-10-16) 16 October 1996 (age 28)
Alzano Lombardo, Italy
Current teamPata Prometeon Yamaha
Bike number55
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years20172019
ManufacturersKalex
Championships0
2019 championship position18th (46 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
55 0 0 0 0 106
Moto3 World Championship
Active years20132016
ManufacturersMahindra, Honda, KTM
Championships0
2016 championship position9th (96 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
50 0 2 0 2 129
Superbike World Championship
Active years2021
ManufacturersYamaha
Championships0
2024 championship position7th (232 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
145 0 17 0 1 1122
Supersport World Championship
Active years2020
ManufacturersYamaha
Championships1 (2020)
2020 championship position1st (333 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
15 12 13 7 11 333

Career

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Early career

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In 2012, Locatelli was the winner of the 2012 Italian Honda NSF250R Trophy,[2] and in 2013, he was the 2013 CIV Moto3 Champion.[3]

Moto3 World Championship

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For the 2013 Moto3 World Championship, Locatelli was given two wild-card appearances, for the races in Italy and San Marino. He did not score any points however, finishing in 22nd and 25th.

San Carlo Team Italia (2014)

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For the 2014 season, Locatelli was given a full time ride in Mahindra's San Carlo Team Italia, partnered by Matteo Ferrari. Locatelli did not score a single point during the entire season, Ferrari earned 12.

Gresini Racing Team Moto3 (2015)

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For the 2015 season, Locatelli was given a full time ride by Gresini Racing, partnered by Enea Bastianini.[4] Locatelli earned his first points that season, finishing with 33, and a best place finish of 7th.

Leopard Racing (2016)

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For the 2016 season, Locatelli switched to Leopard Racing, partnering Joan Mir. Locatelli had his best season, finishing 9th in the standings with 96 points, and also had two second place podiums in Germany and in Australia.[5] Mir finished the championship in 5th position as rookie of the year, scoring 144 points.

Moto2 World Championship

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Italtrans Racing Team (2017–2019)

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For the 2017 season, Locatelli moved up to Moto2, riding for Kalex's Italtrans team. He was partnered by Mattia Pasini, who finished with one win and two other podiums, while Locatelli finished in the points just three times, scoring 8 points total for the season. This marked the fourth straight season where Locatelli's teammate finished ahead of him in the championship standings.

In the 2018 season, Locatelli and Mattia Pasini both stayed with the Italtrans team. Once again, Pasini won a race and finished with 141 points, while Locatelli struggled, finishing with 52 points, and a season best of an 8th place, in his home race of Italy.

In his final Moto2 season of 2019, Locatelli was teamed up with Enea Bastianini at Italtrans. Bastianini scored a podium and 97 points, and following Locatelli finishing with 46, he was not renewed by the team.

Supersport World Championship

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For the 2020 season, Locatelli received an offer from Yamaha Motor Company, in the Supersport class. Riding the Yamaha YZF-R6, Locatelli dominated in his rookie season, winning the first 9 races of the year, winning 12 out of 15 races total, finishing on the podium 13 times, and having just one DNF. He beat second place Lucas Mahias by 104 points in the overall standings.

Superbike World Championship

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In 2021, he moved up to the Superbike World Championship, riding for Yamaha, next to Toprak Razgatlioglu.[6] Locatelli scored four podiums, all four being 3rd place finishes during the season.

Career statistics

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Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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By season

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Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2013 Moto3 Mahindra Mahindra Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2014 Moto3 Mahindra San Carlo Team Italia 16 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2015 Moto3 Honda Gresini Racing Team Moto3 14 0 0 0 0 33 20th
2016 Moto3 KTM Leopard Racing 18 0 2 0 2 96 9th
2017 Moto2 Kalex Italtrans Racing Team 18 0 0 0 0 8 28th
2018 Moto2 Kalex Italtrans Racing Team 18 0 0 0 0 52 15th
2019 Moto2 Kalex Italtrans Racing Team 19 0 0 0 0 46 18th
Total 105 0 2 0 2 235

By class

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Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto3 2013–2016 2013 Italy 2016 Germany 50 0 2 0 2 129 0
Moto2 2017–2019 2017 Qatar 55 0 0 0 0 106 0
Total 2013–2019 105 0 2 0 2 235 0

Races by year

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(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 Pos Pts
2013 Moto3 Mahindra QAT AME SPA FRA ITA
22
CAT NED GER INP CZE GBR RSM
25
ARA MAL AUS JPN VAL NC 0
2014 Moto3 Mahindra QAT
23
AME
25
ARG
Ret
SPA FRA ITA
18
CAT
29
NED
17
GER
Ret
INP
25
CZE
25
GBR
19
RSM
Ret
ARA
18
JPN
23
AUS
Ret
MAL
Ret
VAL
26
NC 0
2015 Moto3 Honda QAT
11
AME
7
ARG
23
SPA
16
FRA
16
ITA
13
CAT
12
NED
Ret
GER
9
INP
13
CZE
Ret
GBR
Ret
RSM
DNS
ARA
DNS
JPN
14
AUS
Ret
MAL
DNS
VAL 20th 33
2016 Moto3 KTM QAT
21
ARG
4
AME
5
SPA
Ret
FRA
10
ITA
Ret
CAT
19
NED
Ret
GER
2
AUT
13
CZE
Ret
GBR
14
RSM
6
ARA
17
JPN
Ret
AUS
2
MAL
5
VAL
20
9th 96
2017 Moto2 Kalex QAT
27
ARG
Ret
AME
20
SPA
26
FRA
19
ITA
16
CAT
14
NED
18
GER
Ret
CZE
13
AUT
Ret
GBR
23
RSM
Ret
ARA
19
JPN
Ret
AUS
Ret
MAL
13
VAL
16
28th 8
2018 Moto2 Kalex QAT
19
ARG
15
AME
14
SPA
15
FRA
12
ITA
8
CAT
11
NED
10
GER
Ret
CZE
14
AUT
13
GBR
C
RSM
14
ARA
16
THA
9
JPN
16
AUS
20
MAL
12
VAL
9
15th 52
2019 Moto2 Kalex QAT
13
ARG
11
AME
10
SPA
14
FRA
Ret
ITA
18
CAT
12
NED
6
GER
15
CZE
14
AUT
11
GBR
15
RSM
13
ARA
17
THA
13
JPN
15
AUS
18
MAL
16
VAL
20
18th 46

Supersport World Championship

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Races by year

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(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 13 14 15 Pos Pts
2020 Yamaha AUS
1
SPA
1
SPA
1
POR
1
POR
1
SPA
1
SPA
1
SPA
1
SPA
1
SPA
4
SPA
1
FRA
1
FRA
Ret
POR
1
POR
2
1st 333

Superbike World Championship

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By season

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Season Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2021 Yamaha YZF-R1 Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK 37 0 4 0 0 291 4th
2022 Yamaha YZF-R1 Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK 36 0 1 0 0 273 5th
2023 Yamaha YZF-R1 Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK 36 0 8 0 0 326 4th
2024 Yamaha YZF-R1 Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK 36 0 4 0 1 232 7th
Total 145 0 17 0 1 1122

Races by year

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(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 13 Pos Pts
R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2
2021 Yamaha SPA
10
SPA
12
SPA
9
POR
10
POR
11
POR
5
ITA
9
ITA
9
ITA
9
GBR
Ret
GBR
9
GBR
11
NED
5
NED
4
NED
3
CZE
3
CZE
4
CZE
4
SPA
4
SPA
4
SPA
4
FRA
3
FRA
4
FRA
4
SPA
12
SPA
Ret
SPA
5
SPA
4
SPA
C
SPA
4
POR
Ret
POR
4
POR
3
ARG
8
ARG
6
ARG
7
INA
4
INA
C
INA
8
4th 291
2022 Yamaha SPA
5
SPA
5
SPA
19
NED
4
NED
4
NED
2
POR
4
POR
5
POR
5
ITA
6
ITA
6
ITA
6
GBR
10
GBR
8
GBR
8
CZE
6
CZE
6
CZE
6
FRA
7
FRA
10
FRA
7
SPA
9
SPA
21
SPA
16
POR
6
POR
7
POR
6
ARG
8
ARG
10
ARG
8
INA
4
INA
4
INA
4
AUS
4
AUS
5
AUS
5
5th 273
2023 Yamaha AUS
4
AUS
5
AUS
3
INA
3
INA
2
INA
5
NED
4
NED
5
NED
3
SPA
4
SPA
3
SPA
7
ITA
12
ITA
7
ITA
6
GBR
5
GBR
4
GBR
8
ITA
4
ITA
3
ITA
4
CZE
6
CZE
Ret
CZE
7
FRA
6
FRA
4
FRA
4
SPA
4
SPA
4
SPA
Ret
POR
9
POR
3
POR
5
SPA
3
SPA
6
SPA
10
4th 326
2024 Yamaha AUS
2
AUS
2
AUS
Ret
SPA
5
SPA
8
SPA
13
NED
12
NED
6
NED
5
ITA
4
ITA
4
ITA
5
GBR
6
GBR
7
GBR
7
CZE
7
CZE
6
CZE
3
POR
11
POR
13
POR
11
FRA
8
FRA
Ret
FRA
9
ITA
12
ITA
7
ITA
9
SPA
10
SPA
11
SPA
9
POR
Ret
POR
4
POR
Ret
SPA
3
SPA
5
SPA
8
7th 232

* Season still in progress.

References

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  1. ^ "ANDREA LOCATELLI – 2020 FIM SUPERSPORT CHAMPION". www.fim-moto.com.
  2. ^ "Classifica piloti NSF250R Trophy 2012" [NSF250R Trophy 2012 riders classification] (PDF). E&E Organization. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Gresini Racing to run Honda machinery with Bastianini and Locatelli in 2015". motogp.com. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  4. ^ Sports, Dorna. "Gresini Racing to run Honda machinery with Bastianini and Locatelli in 2015 | MotoGP™". www.motogp.com.
  5. ^ Sports, Dorna. "Locatelli: "I put it all on the line"". www.motogp.com.
  6. ^ "World Superbike: Andrea Locatelli handed new Yamaha contract". www.motorsport.com.
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