Andrea Antonelli
Italian Supersport racer killed at Moscow Raceway in 2013.
Andrea Antonelli (17 January 1988 – 21 July 2013) was an Italian motorcycle racer from Castiglione del Lago, Italy. He first raced in the Italian 125cc Championship, becoming the second youngest ever race winner behind Marco Melandri. Moving to the European Superstock 600 Championship in 2005, he finished runner-up to Maxime Berger in 2007. He then spent four seasons in the Superstock 1000 Championship with the Lorini Honda team, peaking with fourth overall in 2010. Antonelli and Lorini moved into the Supersport World Championship for 2012, but he left midseason to join Bike Service Yamaha, finishing tenth overall. For 2013 he joined Team Go Eleven Kawasaki, where both he and the team took their best ever results, including a fourth-place finish at Motorland Aragón and a fourth-place start at Moscow Raceway.
Quick Facts
- Nationality
- Italian
- Born
- 17 January 1988
- Birthplace
- Castiglione del Lago, Italy
- Died
- 21 July 2013
- Place of death
- Volokolamsky District, Russia
Facts from the source article.
Background
Antonelli's career was marked by steady progress through the ranks. After his early success in the Italian 125cc Championship, he moved to the European Superstock 600 Championship in 2005, finishing 6th. He improved to 5th in 2006, then became runner-up in 2007. Stepping up to the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup in 2008, he rode for Lorini Honda, finishing 10th. A switch to Yamaha in 2009 saw him place 13th, but returning to Honda in 2010 he achieved his best Superstock result, 4th overall. He remained 6th in 2011. For 2012, Antonelli and Lorini moved to the Supersport World Championship, but he left the team midseason to join Bike Service Yamaha, ending the year 10th. In 2013, he joined Team Go Eleven Kawasaki. Early that season, both he and the team achieved their best ever results: a fourth-place finish at Motorland Aragón and a fourth-place starting position at Moscow Raceway.
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