Claudio Corti (motorcyclist)

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Claudio Corti
Claudio Corti Silverstone 2013.jpg
NationalityItalian
Born (1987-06-25) 25 June 1987 (age 38)
Como, Italy
Current teamStauff Quick Connect Academy
Bike number71
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years 20122013, 2015
Manufacturers Inmotec, FTR Kawasaki, Yamaha Forward
2015 championship positionNC (0 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
23000014
Moto2 World Championship
Active years 20102012
ManufacturersSuter, Kalex
Championships 0
2012 championship position14th (74 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
460111117
Superbike World Championship
Active years 20132014
Manufacturers Kawasaki, MV Agusta
Championships 0
2014 championship position17th (27 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
21000038

Claudio Corti (born 25 June 1987) is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Italy. He currently competes in the British National Superstock 1000 Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10R.

Contents

Career

Early career

Born in Como, Corti progressed up the motorcycling ladder through the Italian 125GP Championship and by 2004, he had finished as runner-up in the Italian Supersport Championship. In 2005, Corti moved into the European Superstock 600cc Cup, run on the Superbike World Championship support package. Riding for the Trasimeno team, Corti and France's Yoann Tiberio battled for the championship title, with Corti claiming the honours by eight points. He finished his first seven races on the podium, including five victories. He also competed in the Italian Supersport, Superstock and Superbike series; he twice finished as runner-up in the championship in Superstock in 2006 and 2007, and was runner-up in Superbikes in 2008.

Superstock 1000 FIM Cup

After his championship campaign in 2005, Corti moved up into the more powerful 1000cc championship for the 2006 season with Yamaha Team Italia. Four victories was a season-high for all riders, but for Corti, these were his only trips to the podium all season, as Alessandro Polita claimed the title ahead of Corti by a margin of 20 points. Corti continued with Yamaha Team Italia in 2007, and again finished as championship runner-up, this time to Niccolò Canepa, as well as holding off Matteo Baiocco for the runner-up placing.

Corti's 2008 campaign was far from successful however, as he tumbled down the standings to end the season in eleventh place on 57 points, tying with Andrea Antonelli. But he returned to prior form in 2009, as he claimed his third runner-up placing in four seasons, riding a Suzuki for Alstare Racing. [1] Corti won two of the first three races, but was eventually overhauled by the super-consistent placings of Xavier Simeon, who finished all ten races in the top two. Maxime Berger's retirements from three races equally helped Corti to secure second in the championship.

Moto2 World Championship

Corti at the 2010 Dutch TT. Claudio Corti 2010 Assen.jpg
Corti at the 2010 Dutch TT.

Corti moved onto the Grand Prix bill, moving into the new-for-2010 Moto2 class. [2] He partnered Jules Cluzel at the Forward Racing team riding Suter motorcycles. [3] Corti was one of the few riders to finish each one of the season's 17 races, although points-scoring finishes were hard to come by due to the expansive nature of the class, with races having around 40 entries each. Corti finished 25th in the championship, with a best result of ninth in San Marino. He also claimed pole position at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, [4] but finished the race in 30th place.

Career statistics

European Superstock 600

Races by year

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

YearBike12345678910PosPts
2005 Yamaha VAL
2
MNZ
1
SIL
1
MIS
1
BRN
3
BRA
1
ASS
1
LAU
9
IMO
5
MAG
9
1st188

FIM Superstock 1000 Cup

Races by year

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

YearBike1234567891011PosPts
2006 Yamaha VAL
8
MNZ
10
SIL
1
SMR
5
BRN
14
BRA
4
NED
1
LAU
1
IMO
4
MAG
1
2nd153
2007 Yamaha DON
2
VAL
11
NED
2
MNZ
Ret
SIL
10
SMR
4
BRN
3
BRA
3
LAU
3
ITA
1
MAG
2
2nd157
2008 Yamaha VAL
5
NED
Ret
MNZ
Ret
NŰR
6
SMR
12
BRN
Ret
BRA
8
DON
Ret
MAG
3
ALG
8
24th8
2009 Suzuki VAL
1
NED
5
MNZ
1
SMR
4
DON
2
BRN
6
NŰR
5
IMO
2
MAG
4
ALG
2
2nd168

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd
2010 Moto2 Suter Forward Racing 1700102025th
2011 Moto2 Suter Italtrans Racing Team1600002325th
2012 Moto2 Kalex Italtrans Racing Team1301017414th
MotoGP Inmotec Avintia Blusens 100000NC
2013 MotoGP FTR Kawasaki NGM Mobile Forward Racing 1800001419th
2015 MotoGP Yamaha Forward Forward Racing 400000NC
Total690111131

By class

ClassSeasons1st GP1st Pod1st WinRaceWinPodiums Pole FLapPtsWChmp
Moto22010–2012 2010 Qatar 2012 France 4601111170
MotoGP2012–2013, 2015 2012 Valencia 230000140

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

YearClassBike123456789101112131415161718Pos.Pts
2010 Moto2 Suter QAT
20
SPA
18
FRA
15
ITA
22
GBR
30
NED
17
CAT
22
GER
22
CZE
26
INP
13
RSM
9
ARA
11
JPN
14
MAL
15
AUS
15
POR
19
VAL
19
25th20
2011 Moto2 Suter QAT
21
SPA
21
POR
11
FRA
22
CAT
17
GBR
Ret
NED
15
ITA
23
GER
15
CZE
14
INP
22
RSM
18
ARA
19
JPN AUS
4
MAL
Ret
VAL
15
25th23
2012 Moto2 Kalex QAT
16
SPA
6
POR
14
FRA
2
CAT
13
GBR
6
NED
16
GER
9
ITA
9
INP
10
CZE
Ret
RSM
14
ARA
9
JPN MAL AUS 14th74
MotoGP Inmotec USA VAL
Ret
NC0
2013 MotoGP FTR Kawasaki QAT
16
AME
19
SPA
17
FRA
Ret
ITA
Ret
CAT
12
NED
18
GER
15
USA
Ret
INP
14
CZE
Ret
GBR
17
RSM
16
ARA
15
MAL
13
AUS
17
JPN
20
VAL
13
19th14
2015 MotoGP Yamaha Forward QAT AME ARG SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER
Ret
INP CZE
20
GBR
18
RSM
20
ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL NC0

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

YearMake1234567891011121314Pos.Pts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
2012 Kawasaki AUS AUS ITA ITA NED NED ITA ITA EUR EUR USA USA SMR SMR SPA SPA CZE CZE GBR GBR RUS RUS GER GER POR POR FRA
9
FRA
12
24th11
2014 MV Agusta AUS
13
AUS
18
SPA
Ret
SPA
Ret
NED
14
NED
Ret
ITA
18
ITA
Ret
GBR
15
GBR
12
MAL
Ret
MAL
DNS
SMR
13
SMR
17
POR
DNS
POR
DNS
USA USA SPA
15
SPA
Ret
FRA
13
FRA
8
QAT
Ret
QAT
14
17th27

British Superbike Championship

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R3
2019 Kawasaki SIL
8
SIL
Ret
OUL
18
OUL
21
DON
14
DON
18
DON
13
BRH
16
BRH
16
KNO
Ret
KNO
12
SNE
15
SNE
14
THR
13
THR
14
CAD
DNS
CAD
DNS
OUL
17
OUL
14
OUL
13
ASS
17
ASS
14
DON
15
DON
15
BHGP
19
BHGP
20
BHGP
15
20th35

References

  1. Christner, Brian (8 December 2008). "Suzuki Alstare signs Claudio Corti for Superstock 2009". 2wheeltuesday.com. 2WheelTuesday. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  2. "Moto2 entry list for 2010". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 27 January 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  3. "Claudio Corti steps into the frame". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  4. "Corti qualifies in top spot". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 19 June 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural champion
European Superstock 600
Champion

2005
Succeeded by