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Axel Bassani

{{Short description|Italian motorcycle racer}}

{{Infobox motorcycle rider

| name = Axel Bassani

| image = File:Axel_Bassani,_2024.jpg

| caption = Axel Bassani, Donington World Superbike 2024

| nationality = Italian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|07|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Feltre, Italy

| Current team = Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team

| Bike number = 47

| website =

| Moto2 Active years = {{MGP|2017|Moto2}}

| Moto2 Manufacturers = Speed Up

| Moto2 Championships = 0

| Moto2 Race Starts = 4

| Moto2 Race Wins = 0

| Moto2 Podiums = 0

| Moto2 Poles = 0

| Moto2 Fastest laps = 0

| Moto2 Total Points = 0

| Moto2 Last season = 2017

| Moto2 Last position = 43rd (0 pts)

| SS Active years = {{WorldSS|2016}}–{{WorldSS|2017}}, {{WorldSS|2020}}

| SS Manufacturers = Kawasaki {{small|({{WorldSS|2016}}–{{WorldSS|2017}})}}
Yamaha {{small|({{WorldSS|2020}})}}

| SS Championships = 0

| SS Race Starts = 24

| SS Race Wins = 0

| SS Podiums = 0

| SS Poles = 0

| SS Fastest laps = 0

| SS Total Points = 99

| SS Last season = 2020

| SS Last position = 17th (33 pts)

| SBK Active years = {{SBK|2021}}–

| SBK Manufacturers = Ducati {{small|({{SBK|2021}}–{{SBK|2023}})}}
Kawasaki {{small|({{SBK|2024}})}}
Bimota {{small|({{SBK|2025}}–)}}

| SBK Championships = 0

| SBK Race Starts = 163

| SBK Race Wins = 0

| SBK Podiums = 6

| SBK Poles = 0

| SBK Fastest laps = 1

| SBK Total Points = 878

| SBK Last season = 2024

| SBK Last position = 14th (108 pts)

}}

Axel Bassani (born 24 July 1999) is an Italian motorcycle racer who will compete in the Superbike World Championship aboard a Bimota KB998 with Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team for the 2025 season.

In 2022 and 2023 he won the trophy for Best Independent rider.{{cite web | url=https://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/moto/sbk/2022/11/13-99816514/superbike_sorride_axel_bassani_suo_il_titolo_di_best_independent_rider_ | title=Superbike, sorride Axel Bassani: Suo il titolo di 'Best Independent Rider' }} He was the FIM Europe Supersport Cup winner in 2016.{{cite news|url=http://www.fim-europe.com/index.php/press/fim-europe-news/1265-fim-europe-supersport-cup-at-jerez-spain|title=FIM Europe Supersport Cup at Jerez (Spain)|work=fim-europe.com|publisher=FIM Europe|date=16 October 2016|access-date=9 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104050048/http://www.fim-europe.com/index.php/press/fim-europe-news/1265-fim-europe-supersport-cup-at-jerez-spain|archive-date=2016-11-04|url-status=dead}}

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.WSBK Catalunya Race 1 Results https://resources.worldsbk.com/files/results/2021/CAT/SBK/001/CLA/Results.pdf 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

=Career highlights=

=Supersport World Championship=

==Races by year==

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"

! Year

! Bike

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! Pos

! Pts

{{WorldSS|2016}}

! Kawasaki

| AUS

| THA

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
{{small|13}}

| MAL

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
{{small|5}}

| QAT

|

|

|

! 12th

! 55

{{WorldSS|2017}}

! Kawasaki

| AUS

| THA

| SPA

| NED

| ITA

| GBR

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
{{small|7}}

| GER

| POR

| FRA

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
{{small|14}}

| QAT

|

|

|

! 27th

! 11

{{WorldSS|2020}}

! Yamaha

| AUS

|style="background:#efcfff;"| SPA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| SPA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| POR
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SPA
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| SPA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|12}}

! 17th

! 33

=Grand Prix motorcycle racing=

==By season==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"

! Season

! Class

! Motorcycle

! Team

! Race

! Win

! Podium

! Pole

! FLap

! Pts

! Plcd

{{MGP|2017|Moto2}}

| Moto2

|style="text-align:left;"| Speed Up

|style="text-align:left;"| Speed Up Racing

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 43rd

colspan="4"| Total

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

|

==Races by year==

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! Year

! Class

! Bike

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! Pos

! Pts

{{MGP|2017|Moto2}}

! Moto2

! Speed Up

| QAT

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ARG
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AME
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA
{{small|24}}

| ITA

| CAT

| NED

| GER

| CZE

| AUT

| GBR

| RSM

| ARA

| JPN

| AUS

| MAL

| VAL

! 43rd

! 0

=Superbike World Championship=

==By season==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"

! Season

! Motorcycle

! Team

! Race

! Win

! Podium

! Pole

! FLap

! Pts

! Plcd

{{SBK|2021}}

|style="text-align:left;"| Ducati Panigale V4 R

|style="text-align:left;"| Motocorsa Racing

| 37

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 210

| 9th

{{SBK|2022}}

|style="text-align:left;"| Ducati Panigale V4 R

|style="text-align:left;"| Motocorsa Racing

| 36

| 0

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 244

| 7th

{{SBK|2023}}

|style="text-align:left;"| Ducati Panigale V4 R

|style="text-align:left;"| Motocorsa Racing

| 36

| 0

| 2

| 0

| 1

| 249

| 6th

{{SBK|2024}}

|style="text-align:left;"| Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR

|style="text-align:left;"| Kawasaki Racing Team

| 36

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 108

| 14th

{{SBK|2025}}

|style="text-align:left;"| Bimota KB998

|style="text-align:left;"| Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team

| 18

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 67*

| 11th*

colspan="3"| Total

| 163

| 0

| 6

| 0

| 1

| 878

|

==Races by year==

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"

!rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Bike

!colspan="3"| 1

!colspan="3"| 2

!colspan="3"| 3

!colspan="3"| 4

!colspan="3"| 5

!colspan="3"| 6

!colspan="3"| 7

!colspan="3"| 8

!colspan="3"| 9

!colspan="3"| 10

!colspan="3"| 11

!colspan="3"| 12

!colspan="3"| 13

!rowspan="2"| Pos

!rowspan="2"| 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

{{SBK|2021}}

! Ducati

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SPA
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| POR
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| GBR
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NED
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| CZE
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SPA
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| FRA
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SPA
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#ffffff;"| SPA
{{small|C}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ARG
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ARG
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ARG
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| INA
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#ffffff;"| INA
{{small|C}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| INA
{{small|Ret}}

! 9th

! 210

{{SBK|2022}}

! Ducati

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SPA
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| POR
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| GBR
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| FRA
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| FRA
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SPA
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| POR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| ARG
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ARG
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| ARG
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| INA
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| INA
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| INA
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| AUS
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS
{{small|11}}

|

|

|

! 7th

! 244

{{SBK|2023}}

! Ducati

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| INA
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| INA
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| INA
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SPA
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| ITA
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ITA
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| FRA
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SPA
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| POR
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| SPA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| SPA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
{{small|11}}

|

|

|

! 6th

! 249

{{SBK|2024}}

! Kawasaki

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUS
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NED
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NED
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CZE
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CZE
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CZE
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
{{small|10}}

|

|

|

! 14th

! 108

{{SBK|2025}}

! Bimota

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NED
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NED
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CZE
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| EMI
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| EMI
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| EMI
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#;"| GBR
{{small

}

|style="background:#;"| GBR
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| GBR
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| HUN
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| HUN
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| HUN
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| FRA
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| FRA
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| FRA
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| ARA
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| ARA
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| ARA
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| POR
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| POR
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| POR
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| SPA
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| SPA
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| SPA
{{small|}}

|

|

|

! 11th*

! 67*

|}

{{asterisk}} Season still in progress.

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

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{{Superbike teams}}

{{Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bassani, Axel}}

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