Andrea Locatelli
NationalityItalian
Born (1996-10-16) 16 October 1996
Alzano Lombardo, Italy
Current teamPata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK
Bike number55
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2017–2019
ManufacturersKalex
Championships0
2019 championship position18th (46 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
55 0 0 0 0 106
Moto3 World Championship
Active years2013–2016
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
2023 championship position4th (327 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
109 0 14 0 0 892
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

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

Career

Early career

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

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)

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)

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. Bagnaia finished with 76 points, and a podium.

Leopard Racing (2016)

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

Italtrans Racing Team (2017–2019)

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

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

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

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

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

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

(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

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 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

By season

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 2 0 0 274 5th
2023 Yamaha YZF-R1 Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK 36 0 8 0 0 327 4th
Total 109 0 14 0 0 892

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 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
3		 INA
4		 AUS
4		 AUS
5		 AUS
5		 5th 274
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
5		 SPA
10		 4th 327

References

  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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