Lorenzo Demetrio Zanetti (born 10 August 1987) is an Italian
motorcycle
A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long-distance travel, commuting, cruising ...
racer. He currently races in the CIV Superbike Championship, aboard a
Ducati 1199 Panigale.
Racing career
Born in
Brescia
Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo ...
, Zanetti finished second behind Luca Di Giuseppe in the Honda RS125 GP Trophy in 2003 and won the title the following year. In the same seasons he competed in the Italian 125 GP Championship and in 2004 he made his debut in the 125cc World Championship; he raced in the latter series until the end of 2009. In 2010 he was second in the Italian Stock 600 Championship and debuted in the
FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
The European Superstock 1000 Championship, formerly FIM Superstock 1000 Cup or Superstock 1000 FIM Cup, was a supporting class to the Superbike World Championship.
Overview
The series was introduced in 1999 as a European championship and in Octob ...
, which he finished in third position in 2011. For 2012 he moved to the
Superbike World Championship
Superbike World Championship (also known as WorldSBK, SBK, World Superbike, WSB, or WSBK) is a silhouette-class road racing series based on heavily modified production motorcycles, also known as superbike racing.
The championship was founded i ...
and then in 2013 to the
Supersport World Championship. On 21 July 2013, during the race held in Moscow, he was involved in the accident which resulted in the death of
Andrea Antonelli.
He continued to race in the same championship for 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Racing record
Career summary
*Italian championship results taken fro
storicociv.perugiatiming.com*125cc results taken fro
MotoGP.com*Superstock 1000, Superbike and Supersport results taken fro
WorldSBK.com
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Races by year
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Superbike World Championship
Races by year
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Supersport World Championship
Races by year
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
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key)
References
External links
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Italian motorcycle racers
Living people
1987 births
125cc World Championship riders
Superbike World Championship riders
FIM Superstock 1000 Cup riders
Sportspeople from Brescia
Supersport World Championship riders