Raffaele De Rosa (born 25 March 1987 in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

) 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 ...

road racer. He competes in the Supersport World Championship aboard a

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R is a ''636 cc'' class motorcycle in the Ninja sport bike series from the Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki. It was introduced in 1995, and has been constantly updated throughout the years in response to new products ...

, he won the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup in 2016.

Career

125cc World Championship (2004–2008)

De Rosa made his World Championship debut in the 125cc class in the 2005 season.

250cc/Moto2 World Championship (2009–2011)

De Rosa was the ''Rookie of The Year'' in the 250cc Class in 2009.

Career statistics

Career highlights

*2003 – 29th, Italian 125cc Championship #35

Aprilia RS125 The Aprilia RS125 is a GP derived replica sport production motorcycle. It is powered by a Rotax single cylinder 124.8 cc two-stroke engine with Nikasil coated aluminium cylinder block, and liquid cooling. Generations RS125 Extrema/Repl ...

*2004 – 15th, Italian 125cc Championship #35 Honda RS125 *2005 – 23rd, 125cc World Championship #35

*2006 – 16th, 125cc World Championship #35

*2007 – 16th, 125cc World Championship #35

*2008 – 18th, 125cc World Championship #35 KTM FRR 125 *2009 – 6th, 250cc World Championship #35 Honda RS250RW *2010 – 27th, Moto2 World Championship #35 Tech 3 Mistral 610 *2011 – 33rd, Moto2 World Championship #35 Moriwaki, FTR, Suter *2012 – 24th, Supersport World Championship #35

Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport bike made by Honda since 2003, part of the CBR series. The CBR600RR was marketed as Honda's top-of-the-line middleweight sport bike, succeeding the 2002 Supersport World Champion 2001–2006 CBR600F4i, which was t ...

*2013 – 19th, Supersport World Championship #5

*2014 – 10th, Supersport World Championship #35

*2015 – 3rd, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup #35 Ducati 1199 Panigale *2016 – 1st, FIM Superstock 1000 Cup #35 BMW S1000RR *2017 – 15th,

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 ...

#35 BMW S1000RR *2018 – 6th, Supersport World Championship #35 MV Agusta F3 675 *2019 – 6th, Supersport World Championship #35 MV Agusta F3 675 *2020 – 6th, Supersport World Championship #35 MV Agusta F3 675

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Races by year

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

( 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) Season still in progress.

FIM Superstock 1000 Cup

Races by year

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:De Rosa, Raffaele 250cc World Championship riders 125cc World Championship riders Italian motorcycle racers 1987 births Living people Moto2 World Championship riders Superbike World Championship riders Supersport World Championship riders FIM Superstock 1000 Cup riders