Yari Montella

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Yari Montella
Speed Up foto di squadra Yari Montella (cropped).jpg
Montella in 2021
NationalityItalian
Born (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 24)
Oliveto Citra, Italy
Current teamBarni Spark Racing Team
Bike number5
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years 2021
Manufacturers Boscoscuro
Championships 0
2021 championship position34th (0 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
700000
Moto3 World Championship
Active years 2018
Manufacturers Honda
Championships 0
2018 championship position37th (0 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
200000
Superbike World Championship
Active years 2025
Manufacturers Ducati
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
0
Supersport World Championship
Active years 2021–
Manufacturers Yamaha, Kawasaki, Ducati
Championships 0
2024 championship position3rd (382 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
7082036714

Yari Montella (born 5 January 2000) is an Italian motorcycle racer, [1] currently contracted to Barni Spark Racing Team, in the 2024 Supersport World Championship.

Contents

Career

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

2016

Montella made his debut in motorcycle racing at age 16, riding for Sic58 Squadra Corse in the 2016 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship, partnered by Tony Arbolino. Montella finished in the points three times during the season, his highest finish being a 7th place in the last round of Valencia. His teammate, Arbolino, won a race, and was second in another.

2017

In 2017, Montella stayed with Sic58 Squadra Corse for the 2017 season, but was partnered by Mattia Casadei. Montella did better than in his first season, finishing in the points five times, his season's best finish a 5th place in Estoril.

2018

Once again, for the 2018 season, Montella stayed with Sic58 Squadra Corse, this time partnered by Bruno Ieraci. Montella finished in the points six times throughout the season, ending with a career high 34 points, 17th in the standings.

Moto3 World Championship

In 2018, Montella was handed two wild-card appearances in the 2018 Moto3 World Championship, also in the colors of Sic58 Squadra Corse, for the San Marino and the Australian Grand Prixs, but did not get points, finishing in 19th and 16th respectively.

FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship

2019

For the 2019 season, Montella graduated from Moto3 Junior, to the Moto2 European championship. He, and teammate Tommaso Marcon, rode for Speed Up's Team Ciatti. Montella had two 3rd place finishes, in Catalunya and Valencia, and ended the season 7th in the standings with 77 points.

2020

The 2020 season would be the breakthrough in Montella's career. Remaining with Speed Up and Team Ciatti, Montella would dominate the season, winning the first 6 races, winning 8 out of the 11 races, and finishing in the top two in 10 out of the 11 races held that season. His only retirement came in Aragon, and Montella won the title by 44 points ahead of second place Niki Tuuli. After his performance, Montella was signed to a full-time Moto2 seat, by Speed Up. [2]

Moto2 World Championship

2021

Speed Up and Montella came into the 2021 Moto2 World Championship with high hopes, with the team having two podiums in 2020. Teammate Jorge Navarro was coming into his fifth season of Moto2, and started off with two points finishes straight away. But Montella struggled mightily, failing to finish in the points for the first four races of the season. On the fifth weekend in France, Montella suffered a wrist injury in practice, and an operation was deemed necessary by doctors. [3] This ruled him out of not just the French race, but also the Italian, Catalan, German, and Dutch Grand Prixs. His replacement, Fermín Aldeguer, finished in 12th in Italy, his first race in the category, leading to questions about Montella's inability to score points. Montella returned for the next two rounds, a double-header in Austria, but once again failed to score points. Citing bugging injury concerns, Speed Up decided to suspend Montella for the next two races, Silverstone and Aragon, in order to ensure he heals properly. [4] His replacement was once again Fermín Aldeguer, who scored a brilliant 7th place finish in Aragon. Montella came back for the next round, but after crashing out and scoring no points yet again, the team terminated his contract immediately. [5]

Supersport World Championship

2021

Following the termination of his contract in Moto2, Yamaha gave Montella a wild-card appearance in the 2021 Supersport World Championship. He seized the chance, finishing race one in 10th, and race two in 6th place, in Portugal. [6]

2022

In November 2021, following Montella's good performances in Portugal, Kawasaki announced they signed Montella to ride for the Kawasaki Puccetti team, in the 2022 Supersport World Championship. [7] Montella will replace Philipp Öttl, who leaves the team, to graduate to the Superbike World Championship. [8]

2023

Montella rides for the Ducati team, Barni Spark Racing Team, in the 2023 Supersport World Championship. In tests and qualifying he proved to be fast with excellent bike performance. Unfortunately, after an excellent qualifying in Race 1 of the 2023 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, he collided with driver Adrián Huertas, who fell in front of him, cause to a wet race, with heavy rain. The race was immediately stopped with a red flag due to this serious accident. Accident caused Montella a compound fracture of the right clavicle. [9]

2024

Career statistics

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

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

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
2016 Honda VAL1
17		 VAL2
21		 LMS
26		 ARA
18		 CAT1
10		 CAT2
Ret		 ALB
18		 ALG
21		 JER1
21		 JER2
20		 VAL1
8		 VAL2
7		21st23
2017 Honda ALB
Ret		 LMS
Ret		 CAT1
10		 CAT2
Ret		 VAL1
Ret		 VAL2
8		 EST
5		 JER1
20		 JER1
14		 ARA
15		 VAL1
Ret		 VAL2
DNS		18th28
2018 Honda EST
6		 VAL1
11		 VAL2
33		 FRA
10		 CAT1
15		 CAT2
10		 ARA
10		 JER1
Ret		 JER2
Ret		 ALB
20		 VAL1
Ret		 VAL2
Ret		17th34

FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship

Races by year

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

YearBike1234567891011PosPts
2019 Speed Up EST1
Ret		 EST2
5		 VAL
4		 CAT1
3		 CAT2
Ret		 ARA1
8		 ARA2
5		 JER
Ret		 ALB1
14		 ALB2
DNS		 VAL
3		7th77
2020 Speed Up EST1
1		 EST2
1		 POR1
1		 POR2
1		 JER1
1		 JER2
1		 ARA1
2		 ARA2
Ret		 ARA3
1		 VAL1
2		 VAL2
1		1st240

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd
2018 Moto3 Honda Sic58 Squadra Corse 20000037th
2021 Moto2 Boscoscuro Speed Up Racing 70000034th
Total900000

By class

ClassSeasons1st GP1st Pod1st WinRaceWinPodiums Pole FLapPtsWChmp
Moto32018 2018 San Marino 2000000
Moto22021 2021 Qatar 7000000
Total2018, 202190001320

Races by year

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

YearClassBike12345678910111213141516171819PosPts
2018 Moto3 Honda QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM
19		 ARA THA JPN AUS
16		 MAL VAL 37th0
2021 Moto2 Boscoscuro QAT
20		 DOH
18		 POR
Ret		 SPA
20		 FRA
WD		 ITA CAT GER NED STY
24		 AUT
Ret		 GBR ARA RSM
Ret		 AME EMI ALR VAL 34th0

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

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

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
2021 Yamaha SPA SPA POR POR ITA ITA NED NED CZE CZE SPA SPA FRA FRA SPA SPA SPA SPA POR
10		 POR
6		 ARG ARG INA INA 23rd16
2022 Kawasaki SPA
Ret		 SPA
7		 NED
12		 NED
9		 POR
6		 POR
4		 ITA
6		 ITA
7		 GBR
4		 GBR
Ret		 CZE
Ret		 CZE
Ret		 FRA
5		 FRA
10		 SPA
13		 SPA
8		 POR
13		 POR
Ret		 ARG
8		 ARG
Ret		 INA
5		 INA
5		 AUS
1		 AUS
5		7th171
2023 Ducati AUS
Ret		 AUS
DNS		 INA
DNS		 INA
DNS		 NED
8		 NED
Ret		 SPA
11		 SPA
16		 EMI
5		 EMI
Ret		 GBR
3		 GBR
2		 ITA
5		 ITA
3		 CZE
Ret		 CZE
Ret		 FRA
6		 FRA
8		 SPA
3		 SPA
8		 POR
Ret		 POR
3		 JER
Ret		 JER
DNS		9th145
2024 Ducati AUS
1		 AUS
1		 SPA
4		 SPA
4		 NED
Ret		 NED
7		 ITA
2		 ITA
2		 GBR
3		 GBR
2		 CZE
4		 CZE
3		 POR
1		 POR
1		 FRA
6		 FRA
1		 ITA
3		 ITA
Ret		 SPA
4		 SPA
1		 POR
1		 POR
Ret		 SPA
2		 SPA
8		3rd382

* Season still in progress.

Superbike World Championship

By season

SeasonMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodium Pole FLap PtsPlcd
2025 Ducati Panigale V4 R Barni Spark Racing Team000000*NC*
Total000000

Races by year

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

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2
2025 Ducati 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*

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