Niccolò Antonelli

Niccolò Antonelli
Nationality	Italian
Born	23 February 1996 Cattolica, Italy
Current team	Ongetta-Rivacold
Bike number	23
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto3 World Championship Active years 2012–2015 Manufacturers Honda, FTR Honda, KTM 2015 championship position 5th (174 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 73 3 5 3 2 397

Niccolò Antonelli (born 23 February 1996 in Cattolica) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, and the 2011 winner of the Italian 125GP Championship. Antonelli has also competed in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup and the Spanish 125GP Championship.

After taking his first pole position at the 2014 Valencian Grand Prix,^[1] Antonelli took his first Moto3 victory at the 2015 Czech Republic Grand Prix. Antonelli – who started the race from pole position – dropped to sixth on the opening lap but worked his way up the order to retake the lead on the penultimate lap, and held on to win ahead of Enea Bastianini and Brad Binder.^[2][3] He added a second win later in the season at Motegi.^[4]

Career statistics

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2012	Moto3	Honda	16	0	0	0	0	77	14th
		FTR Honda
2013	Moto3	FTR Honda	17	0	0	0	0	47	16th
2014	Moto3	KTM	18	0	0	1	0	68	14th
2015	Moto3	Honda	18	2	4	2	2	174	5th
2016	Moto3	Honda	2	1	1	0	0	31	2nd
Total			71	3	5	3	2	397

Races by year

(key)

Yr	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pos	Pts
2012	Moto3	Honda	QAT 17																		14th	77
		FTR Honda		SPA 8	POR 6	FRA 4	CAT 12	GBR 13	NED Ret	GER 12	ITA 4	IND Ret	CZE 23	RSM 8	ARA 10	JPN 12	MAL 15	AUS DNS	VAL 13
2013	Moto3	FTR Honda	QAT Ret	AME Ret	SPA Ret	FRA Ret	ITA 7	CAT Ret	NED 13	GER 15	IND 16	CZE 10	GBR 13	RSM 8	ARA 14	MAL Ret	AUS 8	JPN 9	VAL 27		16th	47
2014	Moto3	KTM	QAT 9	AME Ret	ARG 25	SPA Ret	FRA Ret	ITA Ret	CAT Ret	NED 5	GER Ret	IND 18	CZE 13	GBR 7	RSM 16	ARA 9	JPN 9	AUS 10	MAL 7	VAL 7	14th	68
2015	Moto3	Honda	QAT 8	AME 23	ARG Ret	SPA Ret	FRA 5	ITA 6	CAT 4	NED 9	GER 5	IND 7	CZE 1	GBR 3	RSM 3	ARA 6	JPN 1	AUS 17	MAL 4	VAL Ret	5th	174
2016	Moto3	Honda	QAT 1	ARG 10	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	IND	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	2nd	31

References

1. Lewis, Lisa (8 November 2014). "Antonelli pole, title rivals fill front row". Crash.net (Crash Media Group). Retrieved 16 August 2015.
2. "Antonelli claims maiden Moto3 victory". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). 16 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
3. "Antonelli: "I didn't expect the victory"". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). 16 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
4. "Antonelli puts on a master class in the wet to win". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). 11 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.

External links

• Profile on motogp.com