Andrea Antonelli
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 January 1988 Castiglione del Lago, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 July 2013 (aged 25) Volokolamsky District, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrea Antonelli (17 January 1988 – 21 July 2013) was an Italian motorcycle racer. He was killed in an accident at the Moscow Raceway, whilst competing for Team Go Eleven Kawasaki in the Supersport World Championship.
Career
Antonelli, born in
Motorland Aragón, and a fourth place start at Moscow Raceway.[1]
Death
Antonelli died in a crash on 21 July 2013 at the
2013 Supersport World Championship season race. He fell on the back straight in the rain and was hit by fellow Italian Lorenzo Zanetti's Honda. He suffered head trauma and later succumbed to his injuries.[2] As a result of the accident, the remaining races of the weekend were cancelled.[3]
Career statistics
Supersport World Championship
Races by year
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008
|
Honda | QAT Ret |
AUS Ret |
SPA | NED | ITA | GER | SMR | CZE | GBR | EUR | ITA | FRA | POR
|
NC | 0 |
2012
|
Honda | AUS 16 |
ITA 8 |
NED 7 |
ITA 8 |
EUR 22 |
10th | 60 | ||||||||
| Yamaha | SMR 10 |
SPA Ret |
CZE Ret |
GBR 9 |
RUS 7 |
GER 14 |
POR 13 |
FRA 8 | ||||||||
2013
|
Kawasaki | AUS 7 |
SPA 4 |
NED 9 |
ITA Ret |
GBR 8 |
POR 7 |
ITA 7 |
RUS C |
GBR | GER | TUR | FRA | SPA | 11th | 55 |
References
- ^ "WSS » Andrea Antonelli: 1988-2013". Crash.Net. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ "Superbikes: Antonelli 'was struck at the base of the skull' - medics". Voice of Russia. 21 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-07-24. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ "Tragic accident at Moscow Raceway". FIM World Superbike Championship. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.