Yari Montella

Yari Montella
Montella in 2021
Nationality	Italian
Born	(2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 24) Oliveto Citra, Italy
Current team	Barni Spark Racing Team
Bike number	55
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto2 World Championship Active years 2021 Manufacturers Boscoscuro Championships 0 2021 championship position 34th (0 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 7 0 0 0 0 0 Moto3 World Championship Active years 2018 Manufacturers Honda Championships 0 2018 championship position 37th (0 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 2 0 0 0 0 0 Supersport World Championship Active years 2021– Manufacturers Yamaha, Kawasaki, Ducati Championships 0 2023 championship position 9th (145 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 47 1 6 0 1 332

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.

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]

Career statistics

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

(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	Pos	Pts
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	21st	23
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	18th	28
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	17th	34

FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship

Races by year

(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	Pos	Pts
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	7th	77
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	1st	240

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2018	Moto3	Honda	Sic58 Squadra Corse	2	0	0	0	0	0	37th
2021	Moto2	Boscoscuro	Speed Up Racing	7	0	0	0	0	0	34th
Total				9	0	0	0	0	0

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	1st Pod	1st Win	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts	WChmp
Moto3	2018	2018 San Marino			2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Moto2	2021	2021 Qatar			7	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2018, 2021				9	0	0	0	1	32	0

Races by year

(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
2018	Moto3	Honda	QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM 19	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS 16	MAL	VAL	37th	0
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		34th	0

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

(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	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	Pos	Pts
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	23rd	16
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	7th	171
2023	Ducati	AUS Ret	AUS DNS	INA	INA	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	9th	145
2024	Ducati	AUS 1	AUS 1	SPA 4	SPA 4	NED	NED	ITA	ITA	GBR	GBR	CZE	CZE	POR	POR	HUN	HUN	FRA	FRA	ITA	ITA	SPA	SPA	SPA	SPA	1st*	76*

* Season still in progress.

References

1. "Moto2 UFFICIALE Yari Montella nel Mondiale, triennale con Speed Up". Corsedimoto. 3 November 2020. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
2. "Navarro and Montella with the Speed Up Racing team in 2021 - Team Speedup". Teamspeedup.it. 3 November 2020. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
3. "will be operated – OA Sport". Italy24 news.com. 14 May 2021. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
4. "Moto2, Yari Montella suspended, will not be at Silverstone or Aragon". 24 August 2021. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
5. "Moto2, immediate divorce between Speed up and Montella - Motosprint". Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
6. "WorldSBK". Worldsbk.com. 3 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
7. "WorldSBK". Worldsbk.com. 3 November 2021. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
8. "Kawasaki hat Nachfolger für Philipp Öttl gefunden / Supersport-WM". Speedweek.com. 3 November 2021. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
9. "Supersport, Yari Montella amaro: "Per fortuna stiamo bene… quasi"". corsedimoto.com. corsedimoto.com. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

External links

• Yari Montella at MotoGP.com
• Yari Montella at WorldSBK.com