Lorenzo Baldassarri (born 6 November 1996) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racerwho is set to compete in the 2025 MotoE World Championship with Dynavolt Intact GP. Baldassarri recently raced in the Supersport World Championship, finishing runner-up to Dominique Aegerter in the 2022 standings, but is best known for winning the 2011 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup.

Career Junior career Baldassarri won the 2011 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup with incredible consistency, despite being just 14 years old when he won the title. He won just two races, compared to runner-up Arthur Sissis winning four, but never finished outside the points, and only once finished outside the top-six, while all his rivals had multiple retirements during the season. Baldassarri won the 2011 title with 208 points, over riders like Sissis, Philipp Öttl, Florian Alt, Brad Binder, Joe Roberts, and Andrea Migno.

At the age of 15, not being the minimum age of 16 to enter the Moto3 championship, Baldassarri returned to the Rookies Cup for the 2012 season, but struggled with motivation, winning the second race of the season in Jerez, and then never finishing on the podium again. He ended the year eighth in the standings, with 101 points.

Moto3 World Championship Baldassarri made his Grand Prix motorcycle racing debut in the 2013 Moto3 World Championship, partnering Niccolò Antonelli at Gresini Racing team. His season was a big disappointment, failing to score points in any of the 17 races that year.

Moto2 World Championship Gresini Moto2 (2014) Still considered an elite talent, Baldassarri was promoted to Moto2 for the 2014 season, partnering Xavier Siméon at Gresini. Baldassarri fared better, scoring points in four races, an 11th place in Barcelona, a ninth place in Assen, a 14th place in Phillip Island, and a 10th place in Valencia, scoring 20 points total for the season, and finishing 25th in the standings.

Forward Racing Team (2015–2017) Switching teams for the 2015 season, Baldassarri would ride for Athina Forward Racing, partnered by Simone Corsi. He had a good season, finishing in the points 12 times, finishing in the top-ten 10 times, and scoring his maiden podium in the category by finishing third in Australia. He ended the year ninth in the standings, with 96 points.

Staying with Forward Racing, Baldassarri's teammate for the 2016 season was Luca Marini. Baldassarri would improve again, upping last year's third place with a second place in his home GP in Mugello, and taking his first victory in the category, in also his home GP, in Rimini. He finished the season with 127 points, eighth in the overall standings.

The 2017 Moto2 World Championship was a down year for Baldassarri. He started the season with an eighth place in Qatar, and fourth place in Argentina, before crashing out in Le Mans and Mugello. He had another fourth place in Barcelona, but suffered a crash in Assen, causing him to miss the Dutch and the German GP, where he was replaced by Federico Fuligni. Baldassarri rode the rest of the season not fully fit to ride, and only finished with 51 points, 16th in the final standings.

Flexbox HP40 (2018–2020) Baldassarri would switch teams for the 2018 Moto2 World Championship, leaving Forward Racing for HP40 Pons Racing on a three-year deal. Fully healed, he had a bounce-back year, starting the season with a second-place podium in Qatar, and a fourth place in Argentina. He absolutely dominated the weekend in Jerez, completing the weekend hattrick: pole position, fastest lap, and race win, and he did this by leading for every lap in the race as well. He finished second in his home GP in Mugello, making it three podiums in six races. The middle of his season was disappointing however, finishing outside of the points in the Netherlands, Germany, and Austria too. Baldassarri would finish off the season with one good race, and one bad race: he was third in Aragón, retired in Thailand (after starting from Pole position), was second in Japan, 22nd in Australia, sixth in Malaysia, and retired from the season closing race in Valencia. He finished fifth in the championship with 162 points, in front of riders like Joan Mir, Luca Marini, Fabio Quartararo, Iker Lecuona, and Remy Gardner.

The 2019 Moto2 World Championship would start incredibly well for Baldassarri, winning the first two races of the year in Qatar and Argentina, before crashing out from third in the USA. He would win the next race in Jerez, making it three wins out of four rounds. He would not get back on the podium for the rest of the season though, finishing with 171 points, and seventh in the championship standings.

The 2020 season started off well, with Baldassarri finishing the opening round at Qatar in second, but just like 2019, he could not score another podium for the remainder of the season, a fifth place in Valencia was as close as he got. He finished 12th in the standings, with only 71 points, and was not given a contract extension by Pons Racing.

MV Agusta Forward Racing (2021) In his eighth Moto2 season, Baldassarri signed back with Forward Racing on a one-year contract, partnering Simone Corsi again. Forward Racing got its chassis and motorcycle from MV Agusta, who struggled to build a competitive bike for the 2021 season, the pair of riders only scoring 19 points throughout the whole year. Corsi finished with 16 points, a ninth place in Le Mans, a tenth place in Aragón, and a 13th place in Austin, while also qualifying himself to pole position in the season closer in Valencia, earning himself a ride for 2022. Baldassarri on the other hand had his worst season in the category, finishing in the points just twice, a 14th place in Portimao, and a 15th place in Jerez. He was not given a new contract, the team instead choosing to go with Corsi, and Marcos Ramírez for 2022.

Supersport World Championship

Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team (2022) Baldassarri competed in the 2022 Supersport World Championship, with the Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team.

Superbike World Championship

GMT94 Yamaha (from 2023) Baldassari graduated to Superbike World Championship riding for GMT94 Yamaha in the following season.

Career statistics Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pos Pts 2011 SPA1 SPA2 POR1 POR2 GBR1 GBR2 NED1 NED2 ITA GER1 GER2 CZE1 CZE2 RSM 1st 208 2012 SPA1 SPA2 POR1 POR2 GBR1 GBR2 NED1 NED2 GER1 GER2 CZE1 CZE2 RSM ARA1 ARA2 8th 101

CEV Buckler Moto3 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 Pos Pts 2012 Suter Honda JER NAV ARA CAT ALB1 ALB2 VAL 8th 44

Grand Prix motorcycle racing By season SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd Moto3 FTR Honda GO&FUN Gresini Moto3 17 0 0 0 0 0 NC Moto2 Suter Gresini Moto2 18 0 0 0 0 20 25th Moto2 Kalex Athinà Forward Racing 17 0 1 0 0 96 9th Moto2 Kalex Forward Team 17 1 2 0 0 127 8th Moto2 Kalex Forward Racing Team 16 0 0 0 0 51 16th Moto2 Kalex Pons HP40 18 1 5 2 4 162 5th Moto2 Kalex Flexbox HP40 19 3 3 0 1 171 7th Moto2 Kalex Flexbox HP40 15 0 1 0 0 71 12th Moto2 MV Agusta MV Agusta Forward Racing 14 0 0 0 0 3 31st Moto2 Kalex Fantic Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 45th MotoE Ducati Dynavolt Intact GP 14 0 3 0 2 159 6th Total 166 5 15 2 7 860

By class ClassSeasons1st GP1st Pod1st WinRaceWinPodiumsPoleFLapPtsWChmp Moto3 2013 2013 Qatar 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moto2 2014–2021 2014 Qatar 2015 Australia 2016 San Marino 135 5 12 2 5 701 0 MotoE 2025 2025 France 2025 Netherlands 14 0 3 0 2 159 0 Total 2013–2023, 2025 166 5 15 2 7 860 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 19 20 Pos Pts Moto3 FTR Honda QAT AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER INP CZE GBR RSM ARA MAL AUS JPN VAL NC 0 Moto2 Suter QAT AME ARG SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER INP CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 25th 20 Moto2 Kalex QAT AME ARG SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER INP CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 9th 96 Moto2 Kalex QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER AUT CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 8th 127 Moto2 Kalex QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 16th 51 Moto2 Kalex QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THAJPN AUS MAL VAL 5th 162 Moto2 Kalex QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL 7th 171 Moto2 Kalex QAT SPA ANC CZE AUT STY RSM EMI CAT FRA ARA TER EUR VAL POR 12th 71 Moto2 MV Agusta QAT DOH POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED STY AUT GBR ARA RSM AME EMI ALR VAL 31st 3 Moto2 Kalex POR ARG AME SPA FRA ITA GER NED GBR AUT CAT RSM IND JPN INA AUS THA MAL QAT VAL 45th 0 MotoE Ducati FRA1 FRA2 NED1 NED2 AUT1 AUT2 HUN1 HUN2 CAT1 CAT2 RSM1 RSM2 POR1 POR2 6th 159

Supersport World Championship By season SeasonMotorcycleTeamNumberRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd Yamaha YZF-R6 Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team 7 24 4 16 4 3 388 2nd Ducati Panigale V2 Orelac Racing Verdnatura 7 5 0 0 0 0 28 21st Triumph Street Triple RS 765 WRP-RT Motorsport by SKM 12 0 0 0 0 Total 41 4 16 4 3 416

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 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Yamaha SPA SPA NED NED POR POR ITA ITA GBR GBR CZE CZE FRA FRA SPA SPA POR POR ARG ARG INA INA AUS AUS 2nd 388 Ducati AUS AUS SPA SPA NED NED 21st 28 Triumph ITA ITA GBR GBR CZE CZE POR POR FRA FRA ITA ITA SPA SPA POR POR SPA SPA

Superbike World Championship

By season SeasonMotorcycleTeamNumberRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd Yamaha YZF-R1 GMT94 Yamaha 34 36 0 0 0 0 20 18th Ducati Panigale V4 R Team PATA GoEleven 34 9 0 1 0 0 58* 8th* Total 45 0 1 0 0 78

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 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 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 SPA SPA SPA 18th 20 Ducati AUS AUS AUS POR POR PORNED NEDNEDHUN HUN HUN CZE CZE CZE ARAARAARAEMI EMI EMI GBR GBR GBR FRA FRA FRA ITA ITA ITA POR POR POR SPA SPA SPA 7th* 123* Season still in progress.

CIV National 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 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2022 Yamaha MIS MIS VAL VAL MUG MUG MIS2 MIS2 MUG2 MUG2 IMO IMO 11th 50

CIV Superbike Championship

By year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2025 Ducati Production Bike MIS1 MIS2 MUG1 MUG2 VAL1 VAL2 MIS3 MIS4 IMO1 IMO2 MUG3 MUG4 13th 50

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