Roberto Tamburini

Roberto Tamburini (born 15 January 1991) is an Italian motorcycle racer. For 2022 he was a late addition to the 2022 Superbike World Championship, entered as riding for a one-bike Motoxracing Yamaha team.

Tamburini has competed in the European Superstock 1000 Championship and the CIV Superbike Championship aboard a BMW S1000RR. He has previously competed in the 125cc class of the Grand Prix Motorcycle World Championship. In 2010, he raced full-time in the Supersport class of the Italian national championship (CIV), winning the title by four points. He also took part in some World Supersport races, the Coppa Italia Yamaha R6 Cup, the Italian Superstock 600 Championship and the Supersport World Championship.

Career Tamburini made his Supersport World Championship debut in the 2010 Misano round, taking third on the grid and fifth place in his first race in the championship, missed the next round but returned in the Silverstone round. He qualified fourth on the grid, after a good start at the first corner he was clipped by championship challenger Joan Lascorz, causing Tamburini to be catapulted off his bike and into the fence between Copse and Maggotts corners.

Tamburini was lucky to have only broken a collar bone, Lascorz also suffered a concussion in the accident. He returned for the last three races, scoring three ninth places. With five races in total, he finished the championship in 14th position with 32 points. He decided to join the Supersport World Championship full-time in 2011, he remained with his team that he won the Italian CIV Supersport with; Bike Service R.T aboard a Yamaha YZF-R6. He finished the season in ninth overall with a best result of fourth at Silverstone. He joined Team Lorini for the 2012 Supersport World Championship season and rode a Honda CBR600R, he finished 12th in the standings with two fourth places at Imola and Misano. He left Team Lorini and signed to race for Suriano Racing Team to ride a Suzuki GSX-R600 for the 2013 season. He left the team after the Monza round and later rejoined Team Lorini to ride a Honda again from the Moscow round onwards.

Career statistics

Career highlights

2009 - 17th, European Superstock 600 Championship, Yamaha YZF-R6 2015 - 2nd, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, BMW S1000RR 2016 - 7th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Aprilia RSV4 2017 - 4th, European Superstock 1000 Championship, Yamaha YZF-R1 2018 - 2nd, European Superstock 1000 Championship, BMW S1000RR

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season SeasClassMotoTeamRaceWinPodPoleFLapPtsPlcdWCh 125cc Aprilia Matteoni Racing 16 0 0 0 0 0 NC – 125cc Aprilia Team Sicilia 17 0 0 0 0 0 NC – Total 33 0 0 0 0 0 0

Races by year Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pts 2006 125cc Aprilia SPA34 QAT29 TUR31 CHN29 FRARet ITA28 CAT30 NED27 GBR29 GERRet CZE22 MAL19 AUS22 JPN18 PORRet VAL17 NC 0 2007 125cc Aprilia QAT23 SPA25 TUR18 CHN20 FRA22 ITA24 CAT22 GBR29 NED22 GER20 CZE21 RSM19 POR22 JPN16 AUS23 MAL21 VAL19 NC 0

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 9 10 Pos Pts 2009 Yamaha VAL ASS MNZ MIS SIL BRN NÜR IMO MAG POR 17th 17

Supersport World Championship

By season

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 Pts 2010 Yamaha AUS POR SPA NED ITA RSA USA SMR5 CZE GBRDNS GER9 ITA9 FRA9 14th 32 2011 Yamaha AUS20 EUR12 NEDDSQ ITA6 SMR9 SPA5 CZE5 GBR4 GER11 ITARet FRA7 POR6 9th 80 2012 Honda AUSRet ITA4 NED9 ITA16 EUR11 SMR4 SPA15 CZERet GBR12 RUS9 GERRet PORRet FRA25 12th 50 Suzuki AUS13 SPA15 NED26 ITA18 GBR POR ITA 16th 39 Honda RUSC GBR12 GER7 TUR6 FRA8 SPA12 2014 Kawasaki AUS5 SPA7 NED7 ITARet GBR8 MALRet ITA5 PORRet SPA10 FRA7 QAT9 11th 70

Superstock 1000 Cup 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 BMW ARA1 NEDRet IMO2 DON2 ALG1 MIS3 JER1 MAG5 2nd 142 2016 Aprilia ARARet NED20 IMO4 DON7 MIS5 LAU9 MAG4 JER4 7th 66

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 9 Pos Pts 2017 Yamaha ARA3 NED9 IMO2 DON4 MISDNS LAU3 ALG6 MAG4 JER5 4th 106 2018 BMW ARA2 NED2 IMO2 DON3 BRN8 MIS4 ALG1 MAG2 2nd 142

Superbike World Championship

By season SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamNumberRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd 2022 SBK Yamaha Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team 2 24 0 0 0 0 36 17th 2023 SBK Yamaha Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC Honda Petronas MIE Racing Honda Team 20 3 0 0 0 0Total 30 0 0 0 0 36

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 2022 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 17th 362023 Honda AUS AUS AUS INA INA INA NED NED NED SPA SPA SPA EMI EMI EMI GBR GBR GBR ITA ITA ITA CZE CZE CZE FRA FRA FRA SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR JER JER JER NC 0 Yamaha AUS AUS AUS INA INA INA NED NED NED SPA SPA SPA EMI EMI EMI GBR GBR GBR ITA ITA ITA CZE CZE CZE FRA FRA FRA SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR JER JER JER Season still in progress.

FIM Endurance World Cup Year Team Bike Tyre Rider 2025 Honda No Limits Honda CBR1000RR Kaito Toba Gabriele Giannini Roberto Tamburini Edoardo Sintoni 49* 6th* Source: