Yari Montella

Yari Montella
Montella in 2021
NationalityItalian
Born (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 24)
Oliveto Citra, Italy
Current teamBarni Spark Racing Team
Bike number55
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2021
ManufacturersBoscoscuro
Championships0
2021 championship position34th (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
7 0 0 0 0 0
Moto3 World Championship
Active years2018
ManufacturersHonda
Championships0
2018 championship position37th (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
2 0 0 0 0 0
Supersport World Championship
Active years2021–
ManufacturersYamaha, Kawasaki, Ducati
Championships0
2024 championship position3rd (382 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
70 8 20 3 6 714

Yari Montella (born 5 January 2000) is an Italian motorcycle racer,[1] currently contracted to Barni Spark Racing Team, in the 2024 Supersport World Championship.

Career

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FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

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2016

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Montella made his debut in motorcycle racing at age 16, riding for Sic58 Squadra Corse in the 2016 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship, partnered by Tony Arbolino. Montella finished in the points three times during the season, his highest finish being a 7th place in the last round of Valencia. His teammate, Arbolino, won a race, and was second in another.

2017

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In 2017, Montella stayed with Sic58 Squadra Corse for the 2017 season, but was partnered by Mattia Casadei. Montella did better than in his first season, finishing in the points five times, his season's best finish a 5th place in Estoril.

2018

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Once again, for the 2018 season, Montella stayed with Sic58 Squadra Corse, this time partnered by Bruno Ieraci. Montella finished in the points six times throughout the season, ending with a career high 34 points, 17th in the standings.

Moto3 World Championship

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In 2018, Montella was handed two wild-card appearances in the 2018 Moto3 World Championship, also in the colors of Sic58 Squadra Corse, for the San Marino and the Australian Grand Prixs, but did not get points, finishing in 19th and 16th respectively.

FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship

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2019

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For the 2019 season, Montella graduated from Moto3 Junior, to the Moto2 European championship. He, and teammate Tommaso Marcon, rode for Speed Up's Team Ciatti. Montella had two 3rd place finishes, in Catalunya and Valencia, and ended the season 7th in the standings with 77 points.

2020

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The 2020 season would be the breakthrough in Montella's career. Remaining with Speed Up and Team Ciatti, Montella would dominate the season, winning the first 6 races, winning 8 out of the 11 races, and finishing in the top two in 10 out of the 11 races held that season. His only retirement came in Aragon, and Montella won the title by 44 points ahead of second place Niki Tuuli. After his performance, Montella was signed to a full-time Moto2 seat, by Speed Up.[2]

Moto2 World Championship

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2021

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Speed Up and Montella came into the 2021 Moto2 World Championship with high hopes, with the team having two podiums in 2020. Teammate Jorge Navarro was coming into his fifth season of Moto2, and started off with two points finishes straight away. But Montella struggled mightily, failing to finish in the points for the first four races of the season. On the fifth weekend in France, Montella suffered a wrist injury in practice, and an operation was deemed necessary by doctors.[3] This ruled him out of not just the French race, but also the Italian, Catalan, German, and Dutch Grand Prixs. His replacement, Fermín Aldeguer, finished in 12th in Italy, his first race in the category, leading to questions about Montella's inability to score points. Montella returned for the next two rounds, a double-header in Austria, but once again failed to score points. Citing bugging injury concerns, Speed Up decided to suspend Montella for the next two races, Silverstone and Aragon, in order to ensure he heals properly.[4] His replacement was once again Fermín Aldeguer, who scored a brilliant 7th place finish in Aragon. Montella came back for the next round, but after crashing out and scoring no points yet again, the team terminated his contract immediately.[5]

Supersport World Championship

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2021

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Following the termination of his contract in Moto2, Yamaha gave Montella a wild-card appearance in the 2021 Supersport World Championship. He seized the chance, finishing race one in 10th, and race two in 6th place, in Portugal.[6]

2022

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In November 2021, following Montella's good performances in Portugal, Kawasaki announced they signed Montella to ride for the Kawasaki Puccetti team, in the 2022 Supersport World Championship.[7] Montella will replace Philipp Öttl, who leaves the team, to graduate to the Superbike World Championship.[8]

2023

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Montella rides for the Ducati team, Barni Spark Racing Team, in the 2023 Supersport World Championship. In tests and qualifying he proved to be fast with excellent bike performance. Unfortunately, after an excellent qualifying in Race 1 of the 2023 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, he collided with driver Adrián Huertas, who fell in front of him, cause to a wet race, with heavy rain. The race was immediately stopped with a red flag due to this serious accident. Accident caused Montella a compound fracture of the right clavicle.[9]

2024

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Career statistics

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FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

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Races by year

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

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts
2016 Honda VAL1
17 		VAL2
21 		LMS
26 		ARA
18 		CAT1
10 		CAT2
Ret 		ALB
18 		ALG
21 		JER1
21 		JER2
20 		VAL1
8 		VAL2
7 		21st 23
2017 Honda ALB
Ret 		LMS
Ret 		CAT1
10 		CAT2
Ret 		VAL1
Ret 		VAL2
8 		EST
5 		JER1
20 		JER1
14 		ARA
15 		VAL1
Ret 		VAL2
DNS 		18th 28
2018 Honda EST
6 		VAL1
11 		VAL2
33 		FRA
10 		CAT1
15 		CAT2
10 		ARA
10 		JER1
Ret 		JER2
Ret 		ALB
20 		VAL1
Ret 		VAL2
Ret 		17th 34

FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship

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Races by year

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

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Pts
2019 Speed Up EST1
Ret 		EST2
5 		VAL
4 		CAT1
3 		CAT2
Ret 		ARA1
8 		ARA2
5 		JER
Ret 		ALB1
14 		ALB2
DNS 		VAL
3 		7th 77
2020 Speed Up EST1
1 		EST2
1 		POR1
1 		POR2
1 		JER1
1 		JER2
1 		ARA1
2 		ARA2
Ret 		ARA3
1 		VAL1
2 		VAL2
1 		1st 240

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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By season

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Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2018 Moto3 Honda Sic58 Squadra Corse 2 0 0 0 0 0 37th
2021 Moto2 Boscoscuro Speed Up Racing 7 0 0 0 0 0 34th
Total 9 0 0 0 0 0

By class

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Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto3 2018 2018 San Marino 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moto2 2021 2021 Qatar 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2018, 2021 9 0 0 0 1 32 0

Races by year

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(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 18 19 Pos Pts
2018 Moto3 Honda QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM
19 		ARA THA JPN AUS
16 		MAL VAL 37th 0
2021 Moto2 Boscoscuro QAT
20 		DOH
18 		POR
Ret 		SPA
20 		FRA
WD 		ITA CAT GER NED STY
24 		AUT
Ret 		GBR ARA RSM
Ret 		AME EMI ALR VAL 34th 0

Supersport World Championship

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Races by year

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

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 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
2021 Yamaha SPA SPA POR POR ITA ITA NED NED CZE CZE SPA SPA FRA FRA SPA SPA SPA SPA POR
10 		POR
6 		ARG ARG INA INA 23rd 16
2022 Kawasaki SPA
Ret 		SPA
7 		NED
12 		NED
9 		POR
6 		POR
4 		ITA
6 		ITA
7 		GBR
4 		GBR
Ret 		CZE
Ret 		CZE
Ret 		FRA
5 		FRA
10 		SPA
13 		SPA
8 		POR
13 		POR
Ret 		ARG
8 		ARG
Ret 		INA
5 		INA
5 		AUS
1 		AUS
5 		7th 171
2023 Ducati AUS
Ret 		AUS
DNS 		INA
DNS 		INA
DNS 		NED
8 		NED
Ret 		SPA
11 		SPA
16 		EMI
5 		EMI
Ret 		GBR
3 		GBR
2 		ITA
5 		ITA
3 		CZE
Ret 		CZE
Ret 		FRA
6 		FRA
8 		SPA
3 		SPA
8 		POR
Ret 		POR
3 		JER
Ret 		JER
DNS 		9th 145
2024 Ducati AUS
1 		AUS
1 		SPA
4 		SPA
4 		NED
Ret 		NED
7 		ITA
2 		ITA
2 		GBR
3 		GBR
2 		CZE
4 		CZE
3 		POR
1 		POR
1 		FRA
6 		FRA
1 		ITA
3 		ITA
Ret 		SPA
4 		SPA
1 		POR
1 		POR
Ret 		SPA
2 		SPA
8 		3rd 382

* Season still in progress.

References

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  1. ^ "Moto2 UFFICIALE Yari Montella nel Mondiale, triennale con Speed Up". Corsedimoto. 3 November 2020. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Navarro and Montella with the Speed Up Racing team in 2021 - Team Speedup". Teamspeedup.it. 3 November 2020. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ^ "will be operated – OA Sport". Italy24 news.com. 14 May 2021. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Moto2, Yari Montella suspended, will not be at Silverstone or Aragon". 24 August 2021. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Moto2, immediate divorce between Speed up and Montella - Motosprint". Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  6. ^ "WorldSBK". Worldsbk.com. 3 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  7. ^ "WorldSBK". Worldsbk.com. 3 November 2021. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Kawasaki hat Nachfolger für Philipp Öttl gefunden / Supersport-WM". Speedweek.com. 3 November 2021. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Supersport, Yari Montella amaro: "Per fortuna stiamo bene… quasi"". corsedimoto.com. corsedimoto.com. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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