Andrea Locatelli

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.

Career Early career

Moto3 World Championship 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) 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) For the 2015 season, Locatelli was given a full time ride by Gresini Racing, partnered by Enea Bastianini. Locatelli earned his first points that season, finishing with 33, and a best place finish of seventh.

Leopard Racing (2016) For the 2016 season, Locatelli switched to Leopard Racing, partnering Joan Mir. Locatelli had his best season, finishing ninth in the standings with 96 points, and also had two second place podiums in Germany and in Australia. Mir finished the championship in fifth position as rookie of the year, scoring 144 points.

Moto2 World Championship Italtrans Racing Team (2017–2019) 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 eight 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 eighth 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's finishing with 46, he was not renewed by the team.

Supersport World Championship 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 nine 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 In 2021, Locatelli moved up to the Superbike World Championship, riding for Yamaha, next to Toprak Razgatlioglu. Locatelli scored four podiums, all four being third place finishes during the season.

Career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing By season

By class

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

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 Pos Pts Yamaha AUS SPA SPA POR POR SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA FRA FRA POR POR 1st 333

Superbike World Championship By season Season Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd Yamaha YZF-R1 Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK 37 0 4 0 0 291 4th Yamaha YZF-R1 Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK 36 0 1 0 0 273 5th Yamaha YZF-R1 Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK 36 0 8 0 0 326 4th Yamaha YZF-R1 Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK 36 0 4 0 1 232 7th Yamaha YZF-R1 Pata Maxus Yamaha WorldSBK 36 1 4 0 0 310 4th Yamaha YZF-R1 PATA Maxus Yamaha 6 0 0 0 0 25* 11th* Total 187 1 21 0 1 1457

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 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 Yamaha SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR ITA ITA ITA GBR GBR GBR NED NED NED CZE CZE CZE SPA SPA SPA FRA FRA FRA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR ARG ARG ARG INA INA INA 4th 291 Yamaha SPA SPA SPA NED NED NED POR POR POR ITA ITA ITA GBR GBR GBR CZE CZE CZE FRA FRA FRA SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR ARG ARG ARG INA INA INA AUS AUS AUS 5th 273 Yamaha AUS AUS AUS INA INA INA NED NED NED SPA SPA SPA ITA ITA ITA GBR GBR GBR ITA ITA ITA CZE CZE CZE FRA FRA FRA SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR SPA SPA SPA 4th 326 Yamaha AUS AUS AUS SPA SPA SPA NED NED NED ITA ITA ITA GBR GBR GBR CZE CZE CZE POR POR POR FRA FRA FRA ITA ITA ITA SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR SPA SPA SPA 7th 232 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 4th 310 Yamaha AUS AUS AUS POR POR POR NED NED NED HUN HUN HUN CZE CZE CZE ARA ARA ARA EMI EMI EMI GBR GBR GBR FRA FRA FRA ITA ITA ITA POR POR POR SPA SPA SPA 11th* 25* Season still in progress.

Suzuka 8 Hours Year Class Team Co-riders Bike Pos 2025 EWC Yamaha Racing Team Katsuyuki Nakasuga Jack Miller Yamaha YZF-R1 2nd 2026 EWC Yamaha Racing Team Katsuyuki Nakasuga Jack Miller Yamaha YZF-R1 TBD