# Lorenzo Baldassarri

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 6, 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 age 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 8th 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 9th 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 3rd in Australia. He ended the year 9th 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 3rd place with a 2nd 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, 8th in the overall standings.
The 2017 Moto2 World Championship was a down year for Baldassarri. He started the season with an 8th place in Qatar, and 4th place in Argentina, before crashing out in Le Mans and Mugello. He had another 4th 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 2nd-place podium in Qatar, and a 4th 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 2nd 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 3rd in Aragón, retired in Thailand (after starting from Pole position), was 2nd in Japan, 22nd in Australia, 6th in Malaysia, and retired from the season closing race in Valencia. He finished 5th 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 7th in the championship standings.
The 2020 season started off well, with Baldassarri finishing the opening round at Qatar in 2nd, but just like 2019, he could not score another podium for the remainder of the season, a 5th 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 9th place in Le Mans, a 10th 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)

He 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 4 | SPA2 12 | POR1 3 | POR2 2 | GBR1 4 | GBR2 1 | NED1 1 | NED2 2 | ITA 4 | GER1 6 | GER2 4 | CZE1 6 | CZE2 6 | RSM 3 | | 1st | 208 |
| 2012 | SPA1 8 | SPA2 1 | POR1 14 | POR2 10 | GBR1 12 | GBR2 7 | NED1 Ret | NED2 11 | GER1 11 | GER2 Ret | CZE1 8 | CZE2 6 | RSM 7 | ARA1 Ret | ARA2 6 | 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 Ret | NAV 7 | ARA 11 | CAT 4 | ALB1 Ret | ALB2 8 | VAL 7 | 8th | 44 |

### Grand Prix motorcycle racing
#### By season

| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
| 2013 | Moto3 | FTR Honda | GO&FUN Gresini Moto3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2014 | Moto2 | Suter | Gresini Moto2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 25th |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Kalex | Athinà Forward Racing | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 9th |
| 2016 | Moto2 | Kalex | Forward Team | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 8th |
| 2017 | Moto2 | Kalex | Forward Racing Team | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 16th |
| 2018 | Moto2 | Kalex | Pons HP40 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 162 | 5th |
| 2019 | Moto2 | Kalex | Flexbox HP40 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 171 | 7th |
| 2020 | Moto2 | Kalex | Flexbox HP40 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 12th |
| 2021 | Moto2 | MV Agusta | MV Agusta Forward Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31st |
| 2023 | Moto2 | Kalex | Fantic Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45th |
| 2025 | MotoE | Ducati | Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | NC* |
| Total | | | | 152 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 701 | |

#### By class

| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
| 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 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2013–2023, 2025 | 2013–2023, 2025 | 2013–2023, 2025 | 2013–2023, 2025 | 152 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 701 | 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 |
| 2013 | Moto3 | FTR Honda | QAT 28 | AME Ret | SPA 22 | FRA Ret | ITA 23 | CAT 21 | NED 20 | GER Ret | INP Ret | CZE Ret | GBR 18 | RSM 23 | ARA 26 | MAL 23 | AUS 24 | JPN 17 | VAL 20 | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2014 | Moto2 | Suter | QAT Ret | AME Ret | ARG 28 | SPA Ret | FRA 20 | ITA 23 | CAT 11 | NED 9 | GER Ret | INP 17 | CZE Ret | GBR Ret | RSM 25 | ARA 25 | JPN 17 | AUS 14 | MAL 17 | VAL 10 | | | 25th | 20 |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 10 | AME 26 | ARG 8 | SPA 13 | FRA 21 | ITA 10 | CAT 10 | NED Ret | GER 8 | INP | CZE Ret | GBR Ret | RSM 7 | ARA 10 | JPN 12 | AUS 3 | MAL 5 | VAL 4 | | | 9th | 96 |
| 2016 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT DNS | ARG 13 | AME 23 | SPA 17 | FRA 17 | ITA 2 | CAT 14 | NED 5 | GER 5 | AUT 8 | CZE 16 | GBR 6 | RSM 1 | ARA 7 | JPN Ret | AUS 4 | MAL 4 | VAL 14 | | | 8th | 127 |
| 2017 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 8 | ARG 4 | AME Ret | SPA 11 | FRA Ret | ITA Ret | CAT 4 | NED DNS | GER | CZE 18 | AUT Ret | GBR 29 | RSM Ret | ARA 13 | JPN 10 | AUS 14 | MAL Ret | VAL 15 | | | 16th | 51 |
| 2018 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 2 | ARG 4 | AME 10 | SPA 1 | FRA Ret | ITA 2 | CAT 7 | NED 26 | GER Ret | CZE 4 | AUT 26 | GBR C | RSM 6 | ARA 3 | THA Ret | JPN 2 | AUS 22 | MAL 6 | VAL Ret | | 5th | 162 |
| 2019 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 1 | ARG 1 | AME Ret | SPA 1 | FRA Ret | ITA 4 | CAT Ret | NED Ret | GER 7 | CZE 11 | AUT 4 | GBR 7 | RSM 10 | ARA 8 | THA 25 | JPN 4 | AUS 5 | MAL 7 | VAL 17 | | 7th | 171 |
| 2020 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 2 | SPA 8 | ANC Ret | CZE 22 | AUT 11 | STY 15 | RSM 11 | EMI 25 | CAT Ret | FRA 8 | ARA 20 | TER Ret | EUR 5 | VAL 10 | POR 9 | | | | | | 12th | 71 |
| 2021 | Moto2 | MV Agusta | QAT Ret | DOH 20 | POR 14 | SPA 15 | FRA 17 | ITA Ret | CAT 23 | GER Ret | NED | STY 21 | AUT DNS | GBR Ret | ARA | RSM 24 | AME 22 | EMI 20 | ALR Ret | VAL DNS | | | 31st | 3 |
| 2023 | Moto2 | Kalex | POR | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | GER | NED | GBR | AUT | CAT | RSM | IND | JPN | INA 23 | AUS | THA | MAL | QAT | VAL | 45th | 0 |
| 2025 | MotoE | Ducati | FRA1 | FRA2 | NED1 | NED2 | AUT1 | AUT2 | HUN1 | HUN2 | CAT1 | CAT2 | MIS1 | MIS2 | POR1 | POR2 | | | | | | | NC* | 0* |

### Supersport World Championship
#### By season

| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Number | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
| 2022 | SSP | Yamaha YZF-R6 | Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team | 7 | 24 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 388 | 2nd |
| 2024 | SSP | Ducati Panigale V2 | Orelac Racing Verdnatura | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 21st |
| 2024 | SSP | Triumph Street Triple RS 765 | WRP-RT Motorsport by SKM | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 21st |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 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 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
| Year | Bike | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pos | Pts |
| 2022 | Yamaha | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | NED Ret | NED 2 | POR 2 | POR 3 | ITA 2 | ITA 2 | GBR 2 | GBR 2 | CZE 1 | CZE 1 | FRA 1 | FRA 5 | SPA 2 | SPA 4 | POR 2 | POR 7 | ARG 9 | ARG 3 | INA Ret | INA 9 | AUS 4 | AUS 3 | 2nd | 388 |
| 2024 | Ducati | AUS Ret | AUS 9 | SPA 26 | SPA 16 | NED Ret | NED DSQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21st | 28 |
| 2024 | Triumph | | | | | | | ITA 14 | ITA 21 | GBR 14 | GBR 14 | CZE 15 | CZE 13 | POR 12 | POR Ret | FRA | FRA | ITA | ITA | SPA | SPA | POR Ret | POR 15 | SPA 10 | SPA Ret | 21st | 28 |

### Superbike World Championship
#### By season

| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Number | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
| 2023 | SBK | Yamaha YZF-R1 | GMT94 Yamaha | 34 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18th |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |

#### Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 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 | Pos | Pts |
| 2023 | Yamaha | AUS 17 | AUS 16 | AUS 16 | INA 15 | INA 15 | INA 14 | NED 16 | NED 20 | NED 13 | SPA 17 | SPA 17 | SPA Ret | EMI 15 | EMI 12 | EMI Ret | GBR 14 | GBR 16 | GBR 19 | ITA Ret | ITA 18 | ITA 16 | CZE 16 | CZE Ret | CZE Ret | FRA Ret | FRA 14 | FRA 13 | SPA 17 | SPA 21 | SPA 16 | POR 16 | POR 16 | POR 13 | SPA 12 | SPA 12 | SPA 15 | 18th | 20 |
$^*$ 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 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | Pos | Pts |
| Year | Bike | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pos | Pts |
| 2022 | Yamaha | MIS | MIS | VAL | VAL | MUG 1 | MUG 1 | MIS2 | MIS2 | MUG2 | MUG2 | IMO | IMO | 11th | 50 |