Franco Battaini

Franco Battaini (born 22 July 1972 in Brescia) is an Italian motorcycle road racer. His best years were in 2002 and 2003 when he finished sixth in the 250cc world championship. In 2005 Battaini competed in MotoGP aboard the Blata WCM. He had a very unsuccessful season taking a best finish of 11th in Japan – where many riders retired from the race. In 2006 Battaini competed in the Superbike World Championship.[1]

Franco Battaini
Battaini at the 2005 British Grand Prix
NationalityItalian
Born (1972-07-22) 22 July 1972
Brescia, Italy
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2005, 2012
ManufacturersBlata, Ducati
Championships0
2012 championship positionNC (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
18 0 0 0 0 7
250cc World Championship
Active years1996–2004, 2006
ManufacturersHonda, Yamaha, Aprilia
Championships0
2006 championship position26th (7 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
127 0 7 4 3 760
Superbike World Championship
Active years2006
ManufacturersKawasaki
Championships0
2006 championship positionNC (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
8 0 0 0 0 0
Supersport World Championship
Active years2009
ManufacturersYamaha
Championships0
2009 championship position28th (5 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
1 0 0 0 0 5

Career statistics

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
1996 250cc Aprilia MAL INA JPN SPA ITA
23		 FRA NED GER GBR AUT CZE IMO
19		 NC 0
Honda CAT
Ret		 BRA AUS
1997 250cc Yamaha MAL
13		 JPN
21		 SPA
14		 ITA
13		 AUT
14		 FRA
12		 NED
11		 IMO
11		 GER
11		 BRA GBR
11		 CZE
15		 CAT
15		 INA
12		 AUS
12		 14th 44
1998 250cc Yamaha JPN
Ret		 MAL
Ret		 SPA
12		 ITA
11		 FRA
11		 MAD
DNS		 NED GBR GER CZE
13		 IMO
13		 CAT
9		 AUS
Ret		 ARG
9		 18th 34
1999 250cc Aprilia MAL
Ret		 JPN
4		 SPA
4		 FRA
6		 ITA
6		 CAT
3		 NED
7		 GBR
Ret		 GER
Ret		 CZE
10		 IMO
6		 VAL
2		 AUS
8		 RSA
10		 BRA
Ret		 ARG
Ret		 8th 121
2000 250cc Aprilia RSA
6		 MAL
13		 JPN
7		 SPA
10		 FRA
11		 ITA
5		 CAT
5		 NED
20		 GBR
Ret		 GER
7		 CZE
7		 POR
12		 VAL
6		 BRA
7		 PAC
Ret		 AUS
Ret		 8th 96
2001 250cc Aprilia JPN
7		 RSA
20		 SPA
9		 FRA
13		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
20		 NED
5		 GBR
13		 GER
9		 CZE
14		 POR
9		 VAL
14		 PAC
8		 AUS
Ret		 MAL
6		 BRA
10		 10th 75
2002 250cc Aprilia JPN
10		 RSA
2		 SPA
4		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
6		 CAT
5		 NED
9		 GBR
4		 GER
8		 CZE
Ret		 POR
Ret		 BRA
3		 PAC
7		 MAL
5		 AUS
7		 VAL
7		 6th 142
2003 250cc Aprilia JPN
5		 RSA
3		 SPA
11		 FRA
18		 ITA
3		 CAT
6		 NED
2		 GBR
7		 GER
5		 CZE
7		 POR
6		 BRA
Ret		 PAC
Ret		 MAL
6		 AUS
4		 VAL
8		 6th 148
2004 250cc Aprilia RSA
10		 SPA
Ret		 FRA
8		 ITA
12		 CAT
10		 NED
16		 BRA
10		 GER
9		 GBR
7		 CZE
Ret		 POR
12		 JPN
9		 QAT
4		 MAL
6		 AUS
Ret		 VAL
4		 10th 93
2005 MotoGP Blata SPA
17		 POR
Ret		 CHN
Ret		 FRA
17		 ITA
18		 CAT
19		 NED
20		 USA
17		 GBR
Ret		 GER
15		 CZE
20		 JPN
11		 MAL
16		 QAT
16		 AUS
15		 TUR
17		 VAL
16		 22nd 7
2006 250cc Aprilia SPA QAT TUR CHN FRA ITA
Ret		 CAT
Ret		 NED
13		 GBR
18		 GER
12		 CZE MAL AUS JPN POR VAL 26th 7
2012 MotoGP Ducati QAT SPA POR FRA CAT GBR NED GER
16		 ITA USA IND CZE RSM ARA JPN MAL AUS VAL NC 0

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Make 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
2006 Kawasaki QAT
19		 QAT
20		 AUS
20		 AUS
22		 SPA
19		 SPA
21		 ITA
18		 ITA
23		 EUR EUR SMR SMR CZE CZE GBR GBR NED NED GER GER ITA ITA FRA FRA NC 0

Supersport World Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Races by year
Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Pts
2009 Yamaha AUS QAT SPA NED ITA
11		 RSA USA SMR GBR CZE GER ITA FRA POR 28th 5

References
  1. Franco Battaini career statistics at MotoGP.com
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