Axel Bassani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Feltre, Italy | 24 July 1999||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bike number | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Axel Bassani (born 24 July 1999) is an Italian motorcycle racer who will compete in the Superbike World Championship aboard a Bimota KB998 with Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team for the 2025 season.
In 2022 and 2023 he won the trophy for Best Independent rider. [1] He was the FIM Europe Supersport Cup winner in 2016. [2]
He previously raced in the Supersport World Championship and in Moto2.
In 2015 he competed in the final two races of the European Superstock 600 Championship on a Kawasaki ZX-6R with the team Berclaz Racing, achieving a second place finish in the final round in France and finishing the championship in 15th place.
In 2016 he joined the Supersport World Championship on a Kawasaki ZX-6R with San Carlo Team Italia, finishing 1st in the FIM Europe Cup and 12th overall.
In 2017 he joined the Moto2 World Championship but split with his team after the first four races. He then went back to the Supersport World Championship and raced in Italy and Spain as a substitute rider.
In 2018 he competed in the Campionato Italiano Velocità (CIV) on a BMW S1000RR with the team DMR Racing. He finished 5th overall and achieved a podium finish.
He continued competing in the same class in 2019, on a Yamaha YZF-R1 with the team Yamaha Motoxracing. He finished 8th overall and achieved two podium finishes.
In 2020 he went back to the Supersport World Championship, on a Yamaha YZF-R6 with the team Soradis Yamaha Motoxracing, finishing 17th overall.
In 2021 Bassani joined the Superbike World Championship on a Ducati Panigale V4 R with the team Motocorsa Racing. His best result was a 2nd place finish in Catalunya. [3] He finished 2nd in the independent trophy and 9th overall.
He continued racing for team Motocorsa Racing in 2022, achieving three podium finishes throughout the season, winning the independent trophy and finishing 7th overall.
He then continued to race for Motocorsa racing in 2023, achieving one podium finish throughout the season, winning the independent rider trophy and finishing 6th in the overall championship.
In 2024, he switched teams and manufacturer to join the Kawasaki Racing Team becoming team mates with Alex Lowes.
(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 |
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2016 | Kawasaki | AUS | THA | SPA 6 | NED 8 | ITA 13 | MAL | GBR 17 | ITA 7 | GER 15 | FRA 4 | SPA 5 | QAT | 12th | 55 | |||
2017 | Kawasaki | AUS | THA | SPA | NED | ITA | GBR | ITA 7 | GER | POR | FRA | SPA 14 | QAT | 27th | 11 | |||
2020 | Yamaha | AUS | SPA Ret | SPA Ret | POR 13 | POR 19 | SPA 18 | SPA Ret | SPA 14 | SPA 13 | SPA 10 | SPA 12 | FRA 15 | FRA 14 | POR 8 | POR 12 | 17th | 33 |
Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
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2017 | Moto2 | Speed Up | Speed Up Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43rd |
Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Pos | Pts |
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2017 | Moto2 | Speed Up | QAT | ARG 25 | AME 24 | SPA 23 | FRA 24 | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | 43rd | 0 |
Season | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
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2021 | Ducati Panigale V4 R | Motocorsa Racing | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 9th |
2022 | Ducati Panigale V4 R | Motocorsa Racing | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 7th |
2023 | Ducati Panigale V4 R | Motocorsa Racing | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 249 | 6th |
2024 | Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR | Kawasaki Racing Team | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 14th |
2025 | Bimota KB998 | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | NC* |
Total | 145 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 811 |
(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 | Ducati | SPA 12 | SPA 17 | SPA 14 | POR 11 | POR 14 | POR 11 | ITA 7 | ITA 6 | ITA 7 | GBR 10 | GBR 11 | GBR 13 | NED 10 | NED 10 | NED 9 | CZE 5 | CZE 8 | CZE Ret | SPA 8 | SPA 12 | SPA 10 | FRA 8 | FRA 11 | FRA 11 | SPA 2 | SPA 6 | SPA 8 | SPA 8 | SPA C | SPA 6 | POR 7 | POR 7 | POR 9 | ARG 5 | ARG 4 | ARG 4 | INA 5 | INA C | INA Ret | 9th | 210 |
2022 | Ducati | SPA 16 | SPA 7 | SPA 6 | NED 10 | NED 9 | NED 6 | POR 12 | POR 10 | POR 7 | ITA 4 | ITA 7 | ITA 7 | GBR 5 | GBR 12 | GBR 7 | CZE 5 | CZE 5 | CZE 5 | FRA 3 | FRA 6 | FRA 3 | SPA 8 | SPA 16 | SPA 5 | POR 4 | POR 6 | POR Ret | ARG 3 | ARG 7 | ARG 20 | INA 8 | INA 5 | INA 5 | AUS 7 | AUS 13 | AUS 11 | 7th | 244 | |||
2023 | Ducati | AUS 5 | AUS 9 | AUS 4 | INA 4 | INA 5 | INA 8 | NED 5 | NED 6 | NED 5 | SPA 7 | SPA 10 | SPA 11 | ITA 4 | ITA 4 | ITA 3 | GBR 7 | GBR 8 | GBR 7 | ITA 7 | ITA 6 | ITA 2 | CZE 7 | CZE 4 | CZE 4 | FRA 17 | FRA 8 | FRA 6 | SPA 9 | SPA 15 | SPA 5 | POR 13 | POR 11 | POR 12 | SPA Ret | SPA Ret | SPA 11 | 6th | 249 | |||
2024 | Kawasaki | AUS 12 | AUS 11 | AUS 11 | SPA 10 | SPA 14 | SPA Ret | NED 9 | NED 13 | NED 18 | ITA 11 | ITA 6 | ITA 7 | GBR 12 | GBR Ret | GBR 10 | CZE 16 | CZE 13 | CZE Ret | POR 8 | POR 12 | POR 15 | FRA 11 | FRA 10 | FRA 11 | ITA 5 | ITA 11 | ITA Ret | SPA 12 | SPA 15 | SPA 12 | POR Ret | POR 12 | POR 10 | SPA 8 | SPA 14 | SPA 10 | 14th | 108 | |||
2025 | Bimota | 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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