Andrea Antonelli (17 January 1988 – 21 July 2013) was an Italian motorcycle racer. He was killed in an accident at the Moscow Raceway, whilst competing for Team Go Eleven Kawasaki in the Supersport World Championship.
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 January 1988 Castiglione del Lago, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 July 2013 (aged 25) Volokolamsky District, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career edit
Antonelli, born in Castiglione del Lago, Italy, first raced in the Italian 125cc Championship, becoming the second youngest ever race winner behind Marco Melandri. He then moved onto the European Superstock 600 Championship in 2005, becoming runner up to Maxime Berger in 2007. He next stepped up to the Superstock 1000 Championship with the Lorini Honda team, where he spent four seasons, peaking with 4th overall in 2010. He and Lorini moved into the Supersport World Championship for 2012, but left the team to join Bike Service Yamaha midseason, finishing the season 10th overall, and moved again to Team Go Eleven Kawasaki for 2013. Both he and the team took their best ever results early in the season, including a fourth-place finish at Motorland Aragón, and a fourth place start at Moscow Raceway.[1]
Death edit
Antonelli died in a crash on 21 July 2013 at the Moscow Raceway during a 2013 Supersport World Championship season race. He fell on the back straight in the rain and was hit by fellow Italian Lorenzo Zanetti's Honda. He suffered head trauma and later succumbed to his injuries.[2] As a result of the accident, the remaining races of the weekend were cancelled.[3]
Career statistics edit
Supersport World Championship edit
Races by year edit
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Pts |
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| 2008 | Honda | QAT Ret |
AUS Ret |
SPA | NED | ITA | GER | SMR | CZE | GBR | EUR | ITA | FRA | POR | NC | 0 |
| 2012 | Honda | AUS 16 |
ITA 8 |
NED 7 |
ITA 8 |
EUR 22 |
10th | 60 | ||||||||
| Yamaha | SMR 10 |
SPA Ret |
CZE Ret |
GBR 9 |
RUS 7 |
GER 14 |
POR 13 |
FRA 8 | ||||||||
| 2013 | Kawasaki | AUS 7 |
SPA 4 |
NED 9 |
ITA Ret |
GBR 8 |
POR 7 |
ITA 7 |
RUS C |
GBR | GER | TUR | FRA | SPA | 11th | 55 |
References edit
- ^ "WSS » Andrea Antonelli: 1988-2013". Crash.Net. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ "Superbikes: Antonelli 'was struck at the base of the skull' - medics". Voice of Russia. 21 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-07-24. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ "Tragic accident at Moscow Raceway". FIM World Superbike Championship. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.