Axel Bassani

Axel Bassani (born 24 July 1999) is an Italian motorcycle racer who will compete in the Superbike World Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10RR with Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK for the 2024 season.

Axel Bassani
Axel Bassani, Donington World Superbike 2024
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 Feltre, Italy
Current team	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
Bike number	47
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto2 World Championship Active years 2017 Manufacturers Speed Up Championships 0 2017 championship position 43rd (0 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 4 0 0 0 0 0 Superbike World Championship Active years 2021– Manufacturers Ducati (2021–2023) Kawasaki (2024) Championships 0 2024 championship position 14th (108 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 145 0 6 0 1 811 Supersport World Championship Active years 2016–2017, 2020 Manufacturers Kawasaki, Yamaha Championships 0 2020 championship position 17th (33 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 24 0 0 0 0 99

In 2022 and 2023 he won the trophy for Best Independent rider. He was the FIM Europe Supersport Cup winner in 2016.

He previously raced in the Supersport World Championship and in Moto2.

Career

Early career

In 2015 he competed in the final two races of the European Superstock 600 Championship on a Kawasaki ZX-6R with the team Berclaz Racing, achieving a second place finish in the final round in France and finishing the championship in 15th place.

In 2016 he joined the Supersport World Championship on a Kawasaki ZX-6R with San Carlo Team Italia, finishing 1st in the FIM Europe Cup and 12th overall.

In 2017 he joined the Moto2 World Championship but split with his team after the first four races. He then went back to the Supersport World Championship and raced in Italy and Spain as a substitute rider.

In 2018 he competed in the Campionato Italiano Velocità (CIV) on a BMW S1000RR with the team DMR Racing. He finished 5th overall and achieved a podium finish.

He continued competing in the same class in 2019, on a Yamaha YZF-R1 with the team Yamaha Motoxracing. He finished 8th overall and achieved two podium finishes.

In 2020 he went back to the Supersport World Championship, on a Yamaha YZF-R6 with the team Soradis Yamaha Motoxracing, finishing 17th overall.

Superbike World Championship

In 2021 Bassani joined the Superbike World Championship on a Ducati Panigale V4 R with the team Motocorsa Racing. His best result was a 2nd place finish in Catalunya. He finished 2nd in the independent trophy and 9th overall.

He continued racing for team Motocorsa Racing in 2022, achieving three podium finishes throughout the season, winning the independent trophy and finishing 7th overall.

He then continued to race for Motocorsa racing in 2023, achieving one podium finish throughout the season, winning the independent rider trophy and finishing 6th in the overall championship.

In 2024, he switched teams and manufacturer to join the Kawasaki Racing Team becoming team mates with Alex Lowes.

Career statistics

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

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

Year	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Pos	Pts
2016	Kawasaki	AUS	THA	SPA 6	NED 8	ITA 13	MAL	GBR 17	ITA 7	GER 15	FRA 4	SPA 5	QAT				12th	55
2017	Kawasaki	AUS	THA	SPA	NED	ITA	GBR	ITA 7	GER	POR	FRA	SPA 14	QAT				27th	11
2020	Yamaha	AUS	SPA Ret	SPA Ret	POR 13	POR 19	SPA 18	SPA Ret	SPA 14	SPA 13	SPA 10	SPA 12	FRA 15	FRA 14	POR 8	POR 12	17th	33

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2017	Moto2	Speed Up	Speed Up Racing	4	0	0	0	0	0	43rd
Total				4	0	0	0	0	0

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
2017	Moto2	Speed Up	QAT	ARG 25	AME 24	SPA 23	FRA 24	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	43rd	0

Superbike World Championship

By season

Season	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2021	Ducati Panigale V4 R	Motocorsa Racing	37	0	1	0	0	210	9th
2022	Ducati Panigale V4 R	Motocorsa Racing	36	0	3	0	0	244	7th
2023	Ducati Panigale V4 R	Motocorsa Racing	36	0	2	0	1	249	6th
2024	Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR	Kawasaki Racing Team	36	0	0	0	0	108	14th
Total			145	0	6	0	1	811

Races by year

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

Year	Bike	1			2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10			11			12			13			Pos	Pts
		R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2
2021	Ducati	SPA 12	SPA 17	SPA 14	POR 11	POR 14	POR 11	ITA 7	ITA 6	ITA 7	GBR 10	GBR 11	GBR 13	NED 10	NED 10	NED 9	CZE 5	CZE 8	CZE Ret	SPA 8	SPA 12	SPA 10	FRA 8	FRA 11	FRA 11	SPA 2	SPA 6	SPA 8	SPA 8	SPA C	SPA 6	POR 7	POR 7	POR 9	ARG 5	ARG 4	ARG 4	INA 5	INA C	INA Ret	9th	210
2022	Ducati	SPA 16	SPA 7	SPA 6	NED 10	NED 9	NED 6	POR 12	POR 10	POR 7	ITA 4	ITA 7	ITA 7	GBR 5	GBR 12	GBR 7	CZE 5	CZE 5	CZE 5	FRA 3	FRA 6	FRA 3	SPA 8	SPA 16	SPA 5	POR 4	POR 6	POR Ret	ARG 3	ARG 7	ARG 20	INA 8	INA 5	INA 5	AUS 7	AUS 13	AUS 11				7th	244
2023	Ducati	AUS 5	AUS 9	AUS 4	INA 4	INA 5	INA 8	NED 5	NED 6	NED 5	SPA 7	SPA 10	SPA 11	ITA 4	ITA 4	ITA 3	GBR 7	GBR 8	GBR 7	ITA 7	ITA 6	ITA 2	CZE 7	CZE 4	CZE 4	FRA 17	FRA 8	FRA 6	SPA 9	SPA 15	SPA 5	POR 13	POR 11	POR 12	SPA Ret	SPA Ret	SPA 11				6th	249
2024	Kawasaki	AUS 12	AUS 11	AUS 11	SPA 10	SPA 14	SPA Ret	NED 9	NED 13	NED 18	ITA 11	ITA 6	ITA 7	GBR 12	GBR Ret	GBR 10	CZE 16	CZE 13	CZE Ret	POR 8	POR 12	POR 15	FRA 11	FRA 10	FRA 11	ITA 5	ITA 11	ITA Ret	SPA 12	SPA 15	SPA 12	POR Ret	POR 12	POR 10	SPA 8	SPA 14	SPA 10				14th	108

* Season still in progress.

External links

• Axel Bassani at MotoGP.com
• Axel Bassani at WorldSBK.com