# Roberto Tamburini

Roberto Tamburini (born 15 January 1991 in Rimini) is an Italian motorcycle racer. For 2022 he was a late addition to the 2022 Superbike World Championship, entered as riding for a one-bike Motoxracing Yamaha team.
Tamburini has competed in the European Superstock 1000 Championship and the CIV Superbike Championship aboard a BMW S1000RR. He has previously competed in the 125cc class of the Grand Prix Motorcycle World Championship. In 2010 he raced full-time in the Supersport class of the Italian national championship (CIV), winning the title by 4 points. He also took part in some World Supersport races, the Coppa Italia Yamaha R6 Cup, the Italian Superstock 600 Championship and the Supersport World Championship.

## Career

Tamburini made his Supersport World Championship debut in the 2010 Misano round, taking 3rd on the grid and 5th place in his first race in the championship, missed the next round but returned in the Silverstone round. He qualified 4th on the grid, after a good start at the first corner he was clipped by championship challenger Joan Lascorz, causing Tamburini to be catapulted off his bike and into the fence between Copse and Maggotts corners.
Tamburini was lucky to have only broken a collar bone, Lascorz also suffered a concussion in the accident. He returned for the last three races, scoring three 9th places. With 5 races in total, he finished the championship in 14th position with 32 points. He decided to join the Supersport World Championship full-time in 2011, he remained with his team that he won the Italian CIV Supersport with; Bike Servie R.T aboard a Yamaha YZF-R6. He finished the season in 9th overall with a best result of 4th at Silverstone. He joined Team Lorini for the 2012 Supersport World Championship season and rode a Honda CBR600R, he finished 12th in the standings with two 4th places at Imola and Misano. He left Team Lorini and signed to race for Suriano Racing Team to ride a Suzuki GSX-R600 for the 2013 season. He left the team after the Monza round and later re joined Team Lorini to ride a Honda again from the Moscow round onwards.

## Career statistics
### Career highlights

* 2009 - 17th, European Superstock 600 Championship, Yamaha YZF-R6
* 2015 - 2nd, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, BMW S1000RR
* 2016 - 7th, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, Aprilia RSV4
* 2017 - 4th, European Superstock 1000 Championship, Yamaha YZF-R1
* 2018 - 2nd, European Superstock 1000 Championship, BMW S1000RR

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

| Seas | Class | Moto | Team | Race | Win | Pod | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd | WCh |
| 2006 | 125cc | Aprilia | Matteoni Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | – |
| 2007 | 125cc | Aprilia | Team Sicilia | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | – |
| Total | | | | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |

#### Races by year

| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos. | Pts |
| 2006 | 125cc | Aprilia | SPA 34 | QAT 29 | TUR 31 | CHN 29 | FRA Ret | ITA 28 | CAT 30 | NED 27 | GBR 29 | GER Ret | CZE 22 | MAL 19 | AUS 22 | JPN 18 | POR Ret | VAL 17 | | NC | 0 |
| 2007 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT 23 | SPA 25 | TUR 18 | CHN 20 | FRA 22 | ITA 24 | CAT 22 | GBR 29 | NED 22 | GER 20 | CZE 21 | RSM 19 | POR 22 | JPN 16 | AUS 23 | MAL 21 | VAL 19 | NC | 0 |

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

| Season | Moto | Team | Race | Win | Pod | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd | WCh |
| 2010 | Yamaha YZF-R6 | Bike Service Racing Team | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 14th | – |
| 2011 | Yamaha YZF-R6 | Bike Service Racing Team | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 9th | – |
| 2012 | Honda CBR600RR | Team Lorini | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 12th | – |
| 2013 | Suzuki GSX-R600 | Suriano Racing Team | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 16th | – |
| 2013 | Honda CBR600RR | Team Lorini | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 16th | – |
| 2014 | Kawasaki ZX-6R | San Carlo Puccetti Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 11th | – |
| Total | | | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 271 | | 0 |

#### 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 |
| 2010 | Yamaha | AUS | POR | SPA | NED | ITA | RSA | USA | SMR 5 | CZE | GBR DNS | GER 9 | ITA 9 | FRA 9 | 14th | 32 |
| 2011 | Yamaha | AUS 20 | EUR 12 | NED DSQ | ITA 6 | SMR 9 | SPA 5 | CZE 5 | GBR 4 | GER 11 | ITA Ret | FRA 7 | POR 6 | | 9th | 80 |
| 2012 | Honda | AUS Ret | ITA 4 | NED 9 | ITA 16 | EUR 11 | SMR 4 | SPA 15 | CZE Ret | GBR 12 | RUS 9 | GER Ret | POR Ret | FRA 25 | 12th | 50 |
| 2013 | Suzuki | AUS 13 | SPA 15 | NED 26 | ITA 18 | GBR | POR | ITA | | | | | | | 16th | 39 |
| 2013 | Honda | | | | | | | | RUS C | GBR 12 | GER 7 | TUR 6 | FRA 8 | SPA 12 | 16th | 39 |
| 2014 | Kawasaki | AUS 5 | SPA 7 | NED 7 | ITA Ret | GBR 8 | MAL Ret | ITA 5 | POR Ret | SPA 10 | FRA 7 | QAT 9 | | | 11th | 70 |

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

| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Number | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
| 2022 | SBK | Yamaha | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 17th |
| 2023 | SBK | Yamaha | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2023 | SBK | Honda | Petronas MIE Racing Honda Team | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |

#### 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 | 13 | 13 | 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 |
| 2022 | Yamaha | SPA 17 | SPA 15 | SPA 14 | NED 14 | NED 16 | NED 11 | POR | POR | POR | ITA 11 | ITA 17 | ITA 12 | GBR 21 | GBR 21 | GBR 21 | CZE 21 | CZE 20 | CZE 11 | FRA 19 | FRA 19 | FRA 14 | SPA 13 | SPA 15 | SPA 10 | POR 16 | POR Ret | POR 14 | ARG | ARG | ARG | INA | INA | INA | AUS | AUS | AUS | | | | 17th | 36 |
| 2023 | Honda | AUS | AUS | AUS | INA | INA | INA | NED | NED | NED | SPA | SPA | SPA | EMI | EMI | EMI | GBR | GBR | GBR | ITA 18 | ITA 21 | ITA 18 | CZE | CZE | CZE | FRA | FRA | FRA | SPA | SPA | SPA | POR | POR | POR | JER | JER | JER | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2023 | Yamaha | AUS | AUS | AUS | INA | INA | INA | NED | NED | NED | SPA | SPA | SPA | EMI | EMI | EMI | GBR | GBR | GBR | ITA | ITA | ITA | CZE 19 | CZE 18 | CZE 16 | FRA | FRA | FRA | SPA | SPA | SPA | POR | POR | POR | JER | JER | JER | | | | NC | 0 |
$^*$ Season still in progress.