25 Facts About Lorenzo Baldassarri

Lorenzo Baldassarri was born on 6 November 1996 and is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racerwho is set to compete in the 2025 MotoE World Championship with Dynavolt Intact GP.

Lorenzo Baldassarri won the 2011 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup with incredible consistency, despite being just 14 years old when he won the title.

Lorenzo Baldassarri won just two races, compared to runner-up Arthur Sissis winning four, but never finished outside the points, and only once finished outside the top 6, while all his rivals had multiple retirements during the season.

Lorenzo Baldassarri won the 2011 title with 208 points, over riders like Sissis, Philipp Ottl, Florian Alt, Brad Binder, Joe Roberts, and Andrea Migno.

At age 15, not being the minimum age of 16 to enter the Moto3 championship, Lorenzo Baldassarri returned to the Rookies Cup for the 2012 season, but struggled with motivation, winning the second race of the season in Jerez, and then never finishing on the podium again.

Lorenzo Baldassarri ended the year 8th in the standings, with 101 points.

Lorenzo Baldassarri made his Grand Prix motorcycle racing debut in the 2013 Moto3 World Championship, partnering Niccolo Antonelli at Gresini Racing team.

Lorenzo Baldassarri's season was a big disappointment, failing to score points in any of the 17 races that year.

Still considered an elite talent, Lorenzo Baldassarri was promoted to Moto2 for the 2014 season, partnering Xavier Simeon at Gresini.

Lorenzo Baldassarri fared better, scoring points in four races, an 11th place in Barcelona, a 9th place in Assen, a 14th place in Phillip Island, and a 10th place in Valencia, scoring 20 points total for the season, and finishing 25th in the standings.

Lorenzo Baldassarri had a good season, finishing in the points 12 times, finishing in the top-ten 10 times, and scoring his maiden podium in the category by finishing 3rd in Australia.

Lorenzo Baldassarri ended the year 9th in the standings, with 96 points.

Lorenzo Baldassarri would improve again, upping last year's 3rd place with a 2nd place in his home GP in Mugello, and taking his first victory in the category, in his home GP, in Rimini.

Lorenzo Baldassarri finished the season with 127 points, 8th in the overall standings.

Lorenzo Baldassarri started the season with an 8th place in Qatar, and 4th place in Argentina, before crashing out in Le Mans and Mugello.

Lorenzo Baldassarri had another 4th place in Barcelona, but suffered a crash in Assen, causing him to miss the Dutch and the German GP, where he was replaced by Federico Fuligni.

Lorenzo Baldassarri rode the rest of the season not fully fit to ride, and only finished with 51 points, 16th in the final standings.

Lorenzo Baldassarri absolutely dominated the weekend in Jerez, completing the weekend hattrick: pole position, fastest lap, and race win, and he did this by leading for every lap in the race as well.

Lorenzo Baldassarri finished 2nd in his home GP in Mugello, making it three podiums in six races.

Lorenzo Baldassarri finished 5th in the championship with 162 points, in front of riders like Joan Mir, Luca Marini, Fabio Quartararo, Iker Lecuona, and Remy Gardner.

The 2019 Moto2 World Championship would start incredibly well for Lorenzo Baldassarri, winning the first two races of the year in Qatar and Argentina, before crashing out from third in the USA.

The 2020 season started off well, with Lorenzo Baldassarri finishing the opening round at Qatar in 2nd, but just like 2019, he could not score another podium for the remainder of the season, a 5th place in Valencia was as close as he got.

Lorenzo Baldassarri finished 12th in the standings, with only 71 points, and was not given a contract extension by Pons Racing.

Lorenzo Baldassarri was not given a new contract, the team instead choosing to go with Corsi, and Marcos Ramirez for 2022.

Lorenzo Baldassarri competed in the 2022 Supersport World Championship, with the Evan Bros.