Axel Bassani

Axel Bassani
Axel Bassani
Nationality	Italian
Born	24 July 1999; Feltre, Italy
Current team	Motocorsa Racing
Bike number	47
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years	2017
Manufacturers	Speed Up
Championships	0
2017 championship position	43rd (0 pts)
Superbike World Championship
Active years	2021–
Manufacturers	Ducati (2021–2023)
Championships	0
2022 championship position	7th (244 pts)
Supersport World Championship
Active years	2016–2017, 2020
Manufacturers	Kawasaki, Yamaha
Championships	0
2020 championship position	17th (33 pts)

Axel Bassani (born 24 July 1999) is an Italian motorcycle racer competing in the Superbike World Championship aboard a Ducati Panigale V4 with Team Motocorsa Racing since 2021.[1]

In 2022 he won the trophy for Best Independent rider.[2] He was the FIM Europe Supersport Cup winner in 2016.[3]

He previously raced in the Supersport World Championship and in Moto2.

Career

Early career

In 2015 he 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 he joined the Supersport World Championship on a Kawasaki ZX-6R with San Carlo Team Italia, finishing 1st in the FIM Europe Cup and 12th overall.

In 2017 he 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 he competed in the Campionato Italiano Velocità (CIV) on a BMW S1000RR with the team DMR Racing. He finished 5th overall and achieved a podium finish.

He continued competing in the same class in 2019, on a Yamaha YZF-R1 with the team Yamaha Motoxracing. He finished 8th overall and achieved two podium finishes.

In 2020 he 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 2nd place finish in Catalunya.[4] He finished 2nd in the independent trophy and 9th overall.

He continued racing for team Motocorsa Racing in 2022, achieving three podium finishes throughout the season, winning the independent trophy and finishing 7th overall.

Career statistics

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
2016	Kawasaki	AUS	THA	SPA 6	NED 8	ITA 13	MAL	GBR 17	ITA 7	GER 15	FRA 4	SPA 5	QAT				12th	55
2017	Kawasaki	AUS	THA	SPA	NED	ITA	GBR	ITA 7	GER	POR	FRA	SPA 14	QAT				27th	11
2020	Yamaha	AUS	SPA Ret	SPA Ret	POR 13	POR 19	SPA 18	SPA Ret	SPA 14	SPA 13	SPA 10	SPA 12	FRA 15	FRA 14	POR 8	POR 12	17th	33

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2017	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
2017	Moto2	Speed Up	QAT	ARG 25	AME 24	SPA 23	FRA 24	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	43rd	0

By season

Season	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Podium	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2021	Ducati Panigale V4 R	Motocorsa Racing	37	1	0	210	9th
2022	Ducati Panigale V4 R	Motocorsa Racing	36	3	0	244	7th
2023	Ducati Panigale V4 R	Motocorsa Racing	25	2	1	207*	5th*
Total			98	6	1	661

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
Year	Bike	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	Pos	Pts
2021	Ducati	SPA 12	SPA 17	SPA 14	POR 11	POR 14	POR 11	ITA 7	ITA 6	ITA 7	GBR 10	GBR 11	GBR 13	NED 10	NED 10	NED 9	CZE 5	CZE 8	CZE Ret	SPA 8	SPA 12	SPA 10	FRA 8	FRA 11	FRA 11	SPA 2	SPA 6	SPA 8	SPA 8	SPA C	SPA 6	POR 7	POR 7	POR 9	ARG 5	ARG 4	ARG 4	INA 5	INA C	INA Ret	9th	210
2022	Ducati	SPA 16	SPA 7	SPA 6	NED 10	NED 9	NED 6	POR 12	POR 10	POR 7	ITA 4	ITA 7	ITA 7	GBR 5	GBR 12	GBR 7	CZE 5	CZE 5	CZE 5	FRA 3	FRA 6	FRA 3	SPA 8	SPA 16	SPA 5	POR 4	POR 6	POR Ret	ARG 3	ARG 7	ARG 20	INA 8	INA 5	INA 5	AUS 7	AUS 13	AUS 11				7th	244
2023	Ducati	AUS 5	AUS 9	AUS 4	INA 4	INA 5	INA 8	NED 5	NED 6	NED 5	SPA 7	SPA 10	SPA 11	ITA 4	ITA 4	ITA 3	GBR 7	GBR 8	GBR 7	ITA 7	ITA 6	ITA 2	CZE 7	CZE 4	CZE 4	FRA 17	FRA 8	FRA 6	SPA 9	SPA 15	SPA 5	POR 13	POR 11	POR 12	SPA	SPA	SPA				5th*	244*

^* Season still in progress.

References

Bestetti, Adriano (2021-01-23). "Superbike: Motocorsa annuncia Axel Bassani per il 2021". Motoblog (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-09-11.
"Superbike, sorride Axel Bassani: Suo il titolo di 'Best Independent Rider'".
"FIM Europe Supersport Cup at Jerez (Spain)". fim-europe.com. FIM Europe. 16 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
WSBK Catalunya Race 1 Results https://resources.worldsbk.com/files/results/2021/CAT/SBK/001/CLA/Results.pdf

External links

Axel Bassani at MotoGP.com

Axel Bassani at WorldSBK.com

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[1] Bestetti, Adriano (2021-01-23). "Superbike: Motocorsa annuncia Axel Bassani per il 2021". Motoblog (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-09-11.

[2] "Superbike, sorride Axel Bassani: Suo il titolo di 'Best Independent Rider'".

[3] "FIM Europe Supersport Cup at Jerez (Spain)". fim-europe.com. FIM Europe. 16 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 9 November 2016.

[4] WSBK Catalunya Race 1 Results https://resources.worldsbk.com/files/results/2021/CAT/SBK/001/CLA/Results.pdf