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Lorenzo Demetrio Zanetti (born August 10, 1987) is an Italian motorcycle racer. He currently races in the CIV Superbike Championship, aboard a Ducati 1199 Panigale.
Racing career
Born in Brescia, Zanetti finished second behind Luca Di Giuseppe in the Honda RS125 GP Trophy in 2003 and won the title the following year. In the same seasons he competed in the Italian 125 GP Championship and in 2004 he made his debut in the 125cc World Championship; he raced in the latter series until the end of 2009. In 2010 he was second in the Italian Stock 600 Championship and debuted in the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, which he finished in third position in 2011. For 2012 he moved to the Superbike World Championship and then in 2013 to the Supersport World Championship. On July 21, 2013 during the race held in Moscow he was involved in the accident which resulted in the death of Andrea Antonelli. He continued to race in the same championship for 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team name | Bike | Races | Poles | Wins | Points | Final placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Italian 125cc | Honda | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30th | |
| 2003 | Italian 125cc | Honda | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9th | |
| 2004 | Italian 125cc | Honda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13th | |
| European 125cc | 5 | 31st | ||||||
| 125cc Grand Prix | Swiss MTR | Honda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Sterilgarda Racing | Aprilia | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2005 | 125cc Grand Prix | Skilled I.S.P.A. Racing Team | Aprilia | 14 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 17th |
| 2006 | 125cc Grand Prix | Skilled I.S.P.A. Racing Team | Aprilia | 16 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 21st |
| 2007 | 125cc Grand Prix | Team Sicilia | Aprilia | 17 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 19th |
| 2008 | 125cc Grand Prix | ISPA KTM Aran | KTM | 17 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22nd |
| 2009 | 125cc Grand Prix | Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. | Aprilia | 16 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 19th |
| 2010 | Italian Stock 600 | TNT Racing | Yamaha | 7 | 1 | 1 | 125 | 2nd |
| Superstock 1000 Cup | SS Lazio Motorsport | Ducati | 5 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 7th | |
| 2011 | Italian Stock 1000 | BMW Motorrad Italia | BMW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 11th |
| Superstock 1000 Cup | BMW Motorrad Italia | BMW | 10 | 0 | 1 | 148 | 3rd | |
| 2012 | Superbike World Championship | PATA Racing | Ducati | 27 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 17th |
| 2013 | Supersport World Championship | PATA Honda World Supersport | Honda | 12 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 5th |
| 2014 | Supersport World Championship | PATA Honda World Supersport | Honda | 10 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 4th |
| 2015 | Supersport World Championship | MV Agusta Reparto Corse | MV Agusta | 12 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 3rd |
| 2016 | Supersport World Championship | MV Agusta Reparto Corse | MV Agusta | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 13th |
| GRT Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2017 | Supersport World Championship | Factory Vamag | MV Agusta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16th |
- Italian championship results taken from storicociv.perugiatiming.com
- 125cc results taken from MotoGP.com
- Superstock 1000, Superbike and Supersport results taken from WorldSBK.com
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
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 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 125cc | Honda | RSA | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | BRA | GER | GBR | NC | 0 | ||||||||
| Aprilia | CZE | POR | JPN | QAT | MAL | AUS | VAL | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | 125cc | Aprilia | SPA | POR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GBR | GER | CZE | JPN | MAL | QAT | AUS | TUR | VAL | 17th | 30 | |
| 2006 | 125cc | Aprilia | SPA | QAT | TUR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GBR | GER | CZE | MAL | AUS | JPN | POR | VAL | 21st | 19 | |
| 2007 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT | SPA | TUR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT | GBR | NED | GER | CZE | SMR | POR | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | 19th | 30 |
| 2008 | 125cc | KTM | QAT | SPA | POR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT | GBR | NED | GER | CZE | SMR | IND | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | 22nd | 22 |
| 2009 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT | JPN | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | GBR | CZE | IND | SMR | POR | AUS | MAL | VAL | 19th | 37 |
Superbike World Championship
Races by year
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Pts | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 2012 | Ducati | AUS | AUS | ITA | ITA | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | EUR | EUR | USA | USA | SMR | SMR | SPA | SPA | CZE | CZE | GBR | GBR | RUS | RUS | GER | GER | POR | POR | FRA | FRA | 17th | 68 |
Supersport World Championship
Races by year
(key)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Honda | AUS | SPA | NED | ITA | GBR | POR | ITA | RUS | GBR | GER | TUR | FRA | SPA | 5th | 119 |
| 2014 | Honda | AUS | SPA | NED | ITA | GBR | MAL | ITA | POR | SPA | FRA | QAT | 4th | 112 | ||
| 2015 | MV Agusta | AUS | THA | SPA | NED | ITA | GBR | POR | ITA | MAL | SPA | FRA | QAT | 3rd | 158 | |
| 2016 | MV Agusta | AUS | THA | SPA | NED | ITA | MAL | GBR | ITA | GER | FRA | SPA | QAT | 13th | 50 | |
| 2017 | MV Agusta | AUS | THA | SPA | NED | ITA | GBR | ITA | GER | POR | FRA | SPA | QAT | 16th | 33 |
* Season still in progress.