# 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.

## Career statistics
### Grand Prix motorcycle racing
#### 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 |
| 1996 | 250cc | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | CAT Ret | BRA | AUS | | | | NC | 0 |
| 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 | INP | CZE | RSM | ARA | JPN | MAL | AUS | VAL | NC | 0 |

### Superbike World Championship
#### Races by year

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