Andrea Locatelli (motorcyclist)

Andrea Locatelli
NationalityItalian
Born (1996-10-16) 16 October 1996 (age 28)
Alzano Lombardo, Italy
Current teamPata Prometeon Yamaha
Bike number55
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2017–2019
ManufacturersKalex
Championships0
2019 championship position18th (46 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
55 0 0 0 0 106
Moto3 World Championship
Active years2013–2016
ManufacturersMahindra, Honda, KTM
Championships0
2016 championship position9th (96 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
50 0 2 0 2 129
Superbike World Championship
Active years2021–
ManufacturersYamaha
Championships0
2024 championship position7th (232 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
145 0 17 0 1 1122
Supersport World Championship
Active years2020
ManufacturersYamaha
Championships1 (2020)
2020 championship position1st (333 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
15 12 13 7 11 333

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]

Career

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Early career

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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]

Moto3 World Championship

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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.

San Carlo Team Italia (2014)

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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.

Gresini Racing Team Moto3 (2015)

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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.

Leopard Racing (2016)

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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.

Moto2 World Championship

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Italtrans Racing Team (2017–2019)

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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.

Supersport World Championship

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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.

Superbike World Championship

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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.

Career statistics

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Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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By season

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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

By class

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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

Races by year

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(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
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

Supersport World Championship

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Races by year

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(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

Superbike World Championship

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By season

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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

Races by year

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(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
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.

References

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  1. ^ "ANDREA LOCATELLI – 2020 FIM SUPERSPORT CHAMPION". www.fim-moto.com.
  2. ^ "Classifica piloti NSF250R Trophy 2012" [NSF250R Trophy 2012 riders classification] (PDF). E&E Organization. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Gresini Racing to run Honda machinery with Bastianini and Locatelli in 2015". motogp.com. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  4. ^ Sports, Dorna. "Gresini Racing to run Honda machinery with Bastianini and Locatelli in 2015 | MotoGP™". www.motogp.com.
  5. ^ Sports, Dorna. "Locatelli: "I put it all on the line"". www.motogp.com.
  6. ^ "World Superbike: Andrea Locatelli handed new Yamaha contract". www.motorsport.com.
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