Axel Bassani

Axel Bassani (born 24 July 1999) is an Italian motorcycle racer who is competing in the Superbike World Championship aboard a Bimota KB998 with Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team for the 2026 season.

In 2022 and 2023, Bassani won the trophy for Best Independent rider. He was the FIM Europe Supersport Cup winner in 2016.

Career

Early career In 2015, Bassani competed in the final two races of the European Superstock 600 Championship on a Kawasaki ZX-6R with the team Berclaz Racing, achieving a second-place finish in the final round in France and finishing the championship in 15th place.

In 2016, Bassani joined the Supersport World Championship on a Kawasaki ZX-6R with San Carlo Team Italia, finishing first in the FIM Europe Cup and 12th overall.

In 2017, Bassani joined the Moto2 World Championship but split with his team after the first four races. He then went back to the Supersport World Championship and raced in Italy and Spain as a substitute rider.

In 2018, Bassani competed in the Campionato Italiano Velocità (CIV) on a BMW S1000RR with the team DMR Racing. He finished fifth overall and achieved a podium finish.

Bassani continued competing in the same class in 2019, on a Yamaha YZF-R1 with the team Yamaha Motoxracing. He finished eighth overall and achieved two podium finishes.

In 2020, Bassani went back to the Supersport World Championship, on a Yamaha YZF-R6 with the team Soradis Yamaha Motoxracing, finishing 17th overall.

Superbike World Championship In 2021, Bassani joined the Superbike World Championship on a Ducati Panigale V4 R with the team Motocorsa Racing. His best result was a second-place finish in Catalunya. He finished second in the independent trophy and ninth overall.

Bassani continued racing for team Motocorsa Racing in 2022, achieving three podium finishes throughout the season, winning the independent trophy and finishing seventh overall.

Bassani then continued to race for Motocorsa racing in 2023, achieving one podium finish throughout the season, winning the independent rider trophy and finishing sixth in the overall championship.

In 2024, Bassani switched teams and manufacturer to join the Kawasaki Racing Team becoming teammates with Alex Lowes.

Career statistics

Career highlights

2015 - 15th, European Superstock 600 Championship #42 Kawasaki ZX-6R 2018 - 20th, European Superstock 1000 Championship, BMW S1000RR

CIV Honda CBR600RR Trophy Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 2 4 5 Pos Pts 2015 Honda VAL MIS MUG1 IMOMUG2 1st 115

FIM European Superstock 600 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 Pos Pts 2015 Kawasaki SPA SPA NED ITA POR ITA SPA FRA 15th 30

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 Kawasaki AUS THA SPA NED ITA MAL GBR ITA GER FRA SPA QAT 12th 55 Kawasaki AUS THA SPA NED ITA GBR ITA GER POR FRA SPA QAT 27th 11 Yamaha AUS SPA SPA POR POR SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA FRA FRA POR POR 17th 33

Grand Prix motorcycle racing By season Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd Moto2 Speed Up Speed Up Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 43rd Total 4 0 0 0 0 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 Pos Pts Moto2 Speed Up QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 43rd 0

European Superstock 1000 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 Pos Pts 2018 BMW ARA NED IMO DON BRN MIS ALG MAG 20th 10

Superbike World Championship By season Season Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd Ducati Panigale V4 R Motocorsa Racing 37 0 1 0 0 210 9th Ducati Panigale V4 R Motocorsa Racing 36 0 3 0 0 244 7th Ducati Panigale V4 R Motocorsa Racing 36 0 2 0 1 249 6th Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR Kawasaki Racing Team 36 0 0 0 0 108 14th Bimota KB998 Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team 36 0 0 0 0 140 10th Bimota KB998 Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team 6 0 2 0 0 60* 3rd* Total 187 0 8 0 1 1011

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 Ducati 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 9th 210 Ducati 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 7th 244 Ducati 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 6th 249 Kawasaki 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 14th 108 Bimota 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 10th 140 Bimota 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 3rd* 60* Season still in progress.