Althea Racing

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Althea Racing
2023 nameAlthea Racing Team
Base Civita Castellana, Italy
Team principal/sGenesio Bevilacqua
Race riders Flag of Italy.svg Federico Caricasulo
Motorcycle Ducati Panigale V2
Tyres Pirelli
Riders' Championships 2011 Carlos Checa WSBK
2011 Davide Giugliano
2016 Raffaele De Rosa STK1000

Althea Racing is a motorcycle racing team based in Civita Castellana, Italy. For 2023, the team operates within the Supersport World Championship, as Ducati Althea Racing Team, using one rider only, Federico Caricasulo.

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In 2020, the race season was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic after the first round in March hosted in Australia; on resumption in August Jordi Torres was replaced by Lorenzo Gabellini for three rounds until Althea's Italian management split from Moriwaki. [1]

Althea previously competed the defunct European Superstock 1000 Championship, winning in 2016 with rider Raffaele De Rosa. [2]

Race Results

World Supersport Championship

YearTeamBikeNoRider123456789101112131415161718192021222324PosPtsConstructors
PosPts
2022 Althea RacingDucati Panigale V264 Flag of Italy.svg Federico Caricasulo SPA
8
SPA
12
NED
5
NED
25
POR
5
POR
Ret
ITA
Ret
ITA
6
GBR
Ret
GBR
4
CZE
Ret
CZE
6
FRA
Ret
FRA
9
SPA
4
SPA
6
POR
3
POR
4
ARG
3
ARG
2
INA
2
INA
7
AUS
7
AUS
2
5th2222nd368
2023 Althea RacingDucati Panigale V264 Flag of Italy.svg Federico Caricasulo AUS
10
AUS
Ret
INA
2
INA
1
NED
6
NED
3
SPA
5
SPA
6
EMI
3
EMI
4
GBR
4
GBR
3
ITA
Ret
ITA
Ret
CZE
10
CZE
11
FRA
8
FRA
10
SPA
4
SPA
3
POR
6
POR
5
JER
3
JER
5
4th2581st540

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References

  1. MIE Honda scales down to one bike after Althea split motorsport.com. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020
  2. Italian rider steps in as full-time Althea BMW Racing Team rider WorldSBK.com, 26 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2019