Andrea Bonacorsi (born April 23, 2003) is an Italian professional Motocross racer. He has competed in the Motocross World Championship since making some wildcard appearances in the 2022 season.
| Andrea Bonacorsi | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 23 April 2003 Bergamo, Italy |
| Current team | Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team |
| Bike number | 132 |
Bonacorsi is a two-time European motocross champion, winning the EMX125 class in 2020 and the EMX250 class in 2023.[1][2]
Following his EMX250 title, Bonacorsi was signed by the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team to compete in the MX2 class of the 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship full-time. From the fifth round onwards he was moved up to the MXGP class due to injuries for the other teams riders.
He has been to selected to represent his country at the Motocross des Nations twice, with his most recent selection coming at the 2024 edition. Bonacorsi was part of the Italian team that finished third in the event in 2023.
Career
editJunior career
editBonacorsi finished second in the 65 class of the Italian Junior Motocross Championship in 2014 riding a Bucci. This earned him the opportunity to ride at that season's FIM Motocross Junior World Championship in Belgium, where he scored a point.[3] Moving up to the 85 Junior class for 2015, he again finished as runner-up in the Italian Junior Championship, winning three races and the final round overall.
By 2017, Bonacorsi formed part of the KTM Silver Action team and competed in his first rounds of the European Motocross Championship, scoring three points in EMX125.[4] Staying with the Silver Action team, he raced full time in the EMX125 class of the 2018 European Motocross Championship, finishing fifteenth in the standings and notably finishing third overall at the Lommel round in Belgium.[5] With the Silver Action team closing its doors following the 2018 season, Bonacorsi moved to the Celestini KTM team for the 2019 season.[6] He won the 125 class at the opening round of the pre-season Italian International Motocross Championship in the 125 class and finished as runner-up in the three round series. In the 2019 European Motocross Championship, he finished tenth in the EMX125 standings with his best result coming at Lommel again, this time finishing fourth overall in the sand. In addition, Bonacorsi competed in his second FIM Motocross Junior World Championship, this time in his native Italy - where he finished sixth in the second 125 race.
The COVID-19 impacted 2020 European Motocross Championship saw Bonacorsi switch brands to compete for the Fantic Racing Team.[7] After the season returned from the pandemic-enforced break in September, Bonacorsi took a clean sweep of all races across the three rounds held at the Faenza track. A further overall win at the sixth round in Spain and a second overall at the eighth round at Lommel meant he took the title a few days later at the Belgian track.[8]
250 career
editFollowing his success aboard a 125, Bonacorsi was signed by Yamaha's factory team for the EMX250 class of the 2021 European Motocross Championship.[9] He adapted to the class quickly, placing in the top ten at the opening round before finishing fourth overall at the second round. His first podium in the class came at the fifth round with third overall in Germany, which was then bettered at the following round by second overall in France. The following two rounds brought his first and second race wins in the category which all went towards an eventual finish of fourth in the final standings. At the opening round of the 2022 FIM Motocross World Championship, Bonacorsi was drafted into the Yamaha's factory team in the MX2 class due to an injury for Thibault Benistant.[10] A crash in the timed practice session took him out of the weekend meaning he did not start the main races. Back in the 2023 European Motocross Championship, Bonacorsi took his first overall win in the EMX250 category at the fourth round in the sand of Sardinia. He took another race win in Germany, finishing in third overall and repeated that overall finish twice more before the end of the championship. Alongside finishing sixth in the final standings of EM250, made for wildcard appearances in the MX2 class of the world championship. He scored points at each of these and finished eighth in the first race of the Spanish round.
The 2023 European Motocross Championship would be Bonacorsi's third and last season in the EMX250 class. Winning four rounds and six individual races, he took the title with a round to spare.[11] He made two wildcard appearances in the MX2 class of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship, the first at his favoured Lommel track in Belgium saw him finish sixth in the opening race. An appearance at the final round of the season saw him pick up a ninth in the last race of the year. Due to an injury for Mattia Guadagnini, Bonacorsi was a late call-up for the Italian team at the 2023 Motocross des Nations which would see him compete on a 450 for the first time. He surprised many people with his riding under the circumstances, finishing his first main race in eighth and eventually standing on the third step of the podium with his teammates.[12] These results saw Bonacorsi promoted to the MX2 class of the 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship with the factory Yamaha team.[13] By the fourth round, he was able to secure his first world championship top-three finish with a third in the second race.
450 Career
editWith two of Yamaha's three factory MXGP class riders out with injury, the team decided to move Bonacorsi into the premier category from the fifth round of the 2024 season onwards.[14] His height and riding style meant he adjusted to the 450 quickly, finishing sixth overall at his first round in the deep mud in Portugal. Throughout the rest of the season, he was a constant figure in the top-ten, battling with the established stars and having a highest race finish of fourth at the second Indonesian round. Despite racing MX2 for the first four rounds, Bonacorsi finished the MXGP season in tenth in the final standings. Following this, he again appeared for Italy at the 2024 Motocross des Nations with the team finishing eighth.
Honours
edit- Team Overall: 2023
European Motocross Championship
Italian International Motocross Championship
- 125: 2019
Italian Junior Motocross Championship
- 125 Junior: 2020
- 85 Junior: 2015
- 65: 2014
Career statistics
editMotocross des Nations
edit| Year | Location | Nation | Class | Teammates | Team Overall | Individual Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |  Ernée
|
 ITA
|
Open | Alberto Forato Andrea Adamo |
3rd | 3rd |
| 2024 |  Matterley Basin
|
ITA
|
Open | Alberto Forato Andrea Adamo |
8th | 9th |
FIM Motocross World Championship
editBy season
edit| Season | Class | Number | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Race Wins | Overall Wins | Race Top-3 | Overall Podium | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | MX2 | 35 | Yamaha | Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |
| Hutten Metaal Yamaha | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | |||||
| 2023 | MX2 | 132 | Yamaha | Hutten Metaal Yamaha | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 28th |
| 2024 | MX2 | 132 | Yamaha | Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 21st |
| MXGP | Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 10th | |||
| Total | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 496 |
References
edit- ^ "Motocross: Andrea Bonacorsi è campione EMX125 2020!". Diana Tamantini. corsedimoto.com. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Andrea Bonacorsi di Scanzorosciate è campione europeo di motocross della classe 250". bergamonews.it. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "2014 FIM Junior Motocross World Championship – Entry List!". mxbars.net. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "KTM SILVER ACTION TEAM NEW 2017 LINE‐UP". Silver Action. mxgp.com. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "LOMMEL SUL PODIO! ANDREA BONACORSI TERZO NELL'EUROPEO EMX125 – KTM SILVER ACTION TEAM REPORT". Silver Action. mxreport.it. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Andrea Bonacorsi con il Team Celestini KTM per la stagione 2019". Massimiliano Serafino. motocrossaddiction.com. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Andrea Bonacorsi signs with Fantic Motocross Team!". Steven van Kempen. mxmag.net. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Andrea Bonacorsi is the 2020 EMX125 champion". Press Release. tmxnews.co.uk. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Yamaha and EMX250 in 2021". Yamaha Europe. mxlarge.com. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Bonacorsi's Yamaha GP call-up at Matterley". motoheadmag.com. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Bonacorsi Dominates in Turkey to Clinch the EMX250 Championship Title – Report, Results, Highlights". dirthub.co.uk. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "ANDREA BONACORSI JOINS ITALIAN TEAM FOR THE MONSTER ENERGY FIM MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS TO REPLACE THE INJURED MATTIA GUADAGNINI". mxgp.com. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ Stratmann, Edward (5 October 2023). "MXGP News: Yamaha Restructure Operations for 2024 Season". mxvice.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Andrea Bonacorsi on stepping out to MXGP: "I feel like the 450 suits me much better"". Santiago Crevoisier. mx1onboard.com. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.