Andrea Antonelli

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Andrea Antonelli (born January 17, 1988 in Castiglione del Lago , † July 21, 2013 in Wolokolamsk , Russia ) was an Italian motorcycle racer .

Career

Antonelli first started riding a pocket bike . In 2002 he entered the 125 cc class for the Skizzato team in the Italian championship . There he achieved his first victory in the race in Magione. In 2003 he competed in the 125 cc class for the Leardini team on a Honda in the European motorcycle championship . In 2004 he rode in the Italian and Spanish motorcycle championships at the same time .

From 2005 to 2007 Antonelli drove in the Superstock 600 European Championship . There he became vice European champion in 2007 with one win in Assen and four second places. From 2008 to 2011 he competed in the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup . Antonelli made his debut in the Supersport World Championship in 2008 with two guest starts in Qatar and Australia, but he was eliminated in both races due to a fall. In 2012 Antonelli drove his first full season in the Supersport World Championship. At the end of the year, he was tenth overall with 60 points.

In 2013 he started for the Goeleven team. After the seventh race, he finished seventh in the world championship with 55 points. At the eighth round on the Moscow Raceway Antonelli crashed on July 21 at 13:32 between curves 14 and 15 on a wet road after collision with Massimo Roccoli and was followed by his driving behind him compatriot Lorenzo Zanetti , who through the spray propelled the front of him Motorcycles could hardly see, run over. The force of the impact threw Antonelli into the grass on the left edge of the track. He suffered fatal injuries to his head and neck from the collision. Intubation measures that were initiated were unsuccessful. His death was announced at 2:10 p.m. As a result, the race and all other events for that day were canceled. Zanetti sustained injuries to his right wrist in this accident.

Antonelli's death has parallels to the accidental death of the Italian Marco Simoncelli , who was also run over by a subsequent driver in 2011. He is the second dead person in the Supersport World Championship after Craig Jones . After the race was stopped, the organizers were faced with severe criticism that the race had even started under the extremely adverse track conditions.

The funeral took place on July 25, 2013 in his hometown.

Antonelli's successor in the Go-Eleven team was Sheridan Morais .

statistics

Superstock-600

season motorcycle run Victories Podiums Poles Points Result
2005 Kawasaki 10 - 2 - 90 6th
2006 Honda 10 - 3 - 88 5.
2007 Honda 11 - 5 - 162 2.
total 31 - 10 - 340

Superstock-1000

season motorcycle run Victories Podiums Poles Points Result
2008 Yamaha 10 - 1 - 57 10.
2009 Yamaha 10 - - - 25th 13.
2010 Honda 10 - 3 - 98 3.
2011 Honda 10 - - - 77 6th
total 40 - 4th - 257

Supersport World Cup

season motorcycle run Victories Podiums Poles Points Result
2008 Honda 2 - - - - -
2012 Yamaha 13 - - - 60 10.
2013 Kawasaki 8th - - - 55 11.
total 23 - - - 115

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mara Pohlmann: “From the Italian championship to the world”. Motorsport-Magazin.com, July 21, 2013, accessed July 22, 2013 .
  2. ↑ Stefan Ziegler: "The motorcycle family bears mourning: Voices from Moscow". Motorsport-Total.com, July 21, 2013, accessed July 22, 2013 .
  3. ↑ without author: Arrivederci, Andrea. In: Motorsport-aktuell. Issue 32, p. 28.
  4. ↑ "Much incomprehension for the start of the race in Moscow". Motorsport-Magazin.com, July 22, 2013, accessed July 23, 2013 .
  5. ↑ without author: New facts about Antonelli's accident. In: Motorsport aktuell. July 30, 2013, p. 28.
  6. ↑ Motorsport current. August 27, 2013, issue 37, p. 36.
personal data
SURNAME Antonelli, Andrea
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian motorcycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH 17th January 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Castiglione del Lago , Italy
DATE OF DEATH July 21, 2013
Place of death Volokolamsk , Russia