Andrea Antonelli (17 January 1988 – 21 July 2013) was an Italian motorcycle racer. He was killed in an accident at the Moscow Raceway, whilst competing for Team Go Eleven

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in the

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Career

Antonelli, born in

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, Italy, first raced in the Italian 125cc Championship, becoming the second youngest ever race winner behind Marco Melandri. He then moved onto the

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in 2005, becoming runner up to

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in 2007. He next stepped up to the Superstock 1000 Championship with the

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team, where he spent four seasons, peaking with 4th overall in 2010. He and Lorini moved into the

for 2012, but left the team to join Bike Service Yamaha midseason, finishing the season 10th overall, and moved again to Team Go Eleven

for

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. Both he and the team took their best ever results early in the season, including a fourth-place finish at Motorland Aragón, and a fourth place start at Moscow Raceway.

Death

Antonelli died in a crash on 21 July 2013 at the Moscow Raceway during a

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race. He fell on the back straight in the rain and was hit by fellow Italian

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's Honda. He suffered head trauma and later succumbed to his injuries. As a result of the accident, the remaining races of the weekend were cancelled.

Career statistics

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

References

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