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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 October 1996 Alzano Lombardo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Pata Prometeon Yamaha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
(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 |
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| 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 |
(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 |
| 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 |
| 2025 | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | NC* |
| Total | 145 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1122 | |||
(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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||
| 2025 | Yamaha | AUS | AUS | AUS | POR | POR | POR | NED | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | ITA | CZE | CZE | CZE | EMI | EMI | EMI | GBR | GBR | GBR | HUN | HUN | HUN | FRA | FRA | FRA | ARA | ARA | ARA | POR | POR | POR | SPA | SPA | SPA | NC* | 0* | |||
* Season still in progress.
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