Alessandro Polita

Alessandro Polita
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1984-06-03) 3 June 1984 (age 41) Iesi, Italy
Website	Official website
Motorcycle racing career statistics Superbike World Championship Active years 2007, 2009, 2011–2012 Manufacturers Suzuki, Ducati Championships 0 2012 championship position 32nd (4 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 22 0 0 0 0 18 Supersport World Championship Active years 2001, 2003, 2009 Manufacturers Yamaha, Suzuki Championships 0 2009 championship position 37th (1 pt) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 9 0 0 0 0 5

Alessandro Polita (born 3 June 1984) is an Italian motorcycle racer, winner of the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup in 2006. ^[1] His sister, Alessia Polita, also ran as a professional rider, until an accident caused paralysis of the lower limbs.

Career

In 2006 he won the World Cup Superstock 1000 with a Suzuki GSXR1000 K6 Celani with the Suzuki Italian team. In 2007 he debuted in the World Superbike championship with the same team. That season, where Polita reported some injuries, he rode his Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 to eight World Championship points, earned him 24th place overall.

In 2008 he joined team Sterilgarda Go Eleven for racing with a Ducati 1098 in the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup. He ended the season in third place. He won the Grand Prix of San Marino at Misano Adriatico.

In 2009 he returned to World Superbike with the Sterilgarda team, but the economic crisis some sponsors to withdraw, forcing the team from Brescia to play in the season with only Shane Byrne.

After a few weeks, however Polita moved over to the World Supersport Championship riding the Suzuki GSX-R600 for the Hoegee Suzuki team. On 13 June 2009, following the withdrawal by team Hoegee due to economic problems he was again left without a ride.

On July 4, 2009, he inked an agreement with the Celani Race team to participate in the World Superbike, replacing Karl Muggeridge from the San Marino Grand Prix.

In 2010 he participated in the Italian Superbike Championship with a Ducati 1098 Team, Barni Racing . He won the title with a race before the end of the season, winning two races and standing on the podium in all the races on the calendar, surpassing the 41 points of his teammate Stefano Cruciani.

In 2011 he repeated his participation in the Italian Speed Championship with Team Barni Ducati and in some of the World Superbike races as a wild card .

He debuted at the Tourist Trophy for the 2016 edition, reaching 47º in the category Superbike race and 40th in the Superstock.

Since the end of 2018 he started racing in the IDM Superbike 1000 in a Honda CBR 1000 RR for the team Holzhauer Racing Promotion. He managed only one third place, in the Most race 1. He managed to score 152 points at the end of that season. He is still scheduled to race for the team at the 2020 season.

Career statistics

2004 - 9th, Superstock European Championship, Ducati 999
2005 - 4th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Suzuki
2006 - 1st, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Suzuki
2008 - 3rd, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Ducati

Superstock 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	Pos	Pts
2004	Ducati	VAL DNS	SMR 3	MNZ Ret	OSC 9	SIL Ret	BRA 10	NED 7	IMO 8	MAG 12	9th	50

FIM Superstock 1000 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	Pos	Pts
2005	Suzuki	VAL Ret	MNZ 7	SIL 10	SMR 5	BRN 6	BRA 3	NED 1	LAU 4	IMO 2	MAG 5	4th	121
2006	Suzuki	VAL 1	MNZ 1	SIL 2	SMR 1	BRN Ret	BRA 2	NED 3	LAU 10	IMO 3	MAG 2	1st	173
2008	Ducati	VAL 4	NED 4	MNZ 3	NŰR 16	SMR 1	BRN 3	BRA 5	DON 2	MAG 4	ALG 6	3rd	137

British Superbike Championship

By year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Make	1		2		3			4		5		6			7			8			9			10		11		12			Pos	Pts
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3
2012	Ducati	BHI 11	BHI C	THR 19	THR Ret	OUL Ret	OUL 17	OUL Ret	SNE Ret	SNE DNS	KNO	KNO	OUL	OUL	OUL	BHGP	BHGP		CAD	CAD		DON 19	DON Ret		ASS	ASS	SIL	SIL	BHGP 20	BHGP 17	BHGP Ret	31st	5

Year	Make	1		2		3			4		5		6			7		8			9			10		11		12			Pos	Pts
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3
2016	Ducati	SIL	SIL	OUL	OUL	BHI	BHI		KNO	KNO	SNE	SNE	THR	THR		BHGP	BHGP	CAD	CAD		OUL	OUL	OUL	DON	DON	ASS 22	ASS 19	BHGP Ret	BHGP 18	BHGP Ret	NC	0

References

1. "WorldSBK". www.worldsbk.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

External links

• Official website
• Alessandro Polita on WorldSBK.com
• Alessandro Polita at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)