Roberto Tamburini

Roberto Tamburini
Nationality  Italian
Born (1991-01-15) January 15, 1991
Rimini, Italy
Motorcycle racing career statistics
125cc World Championship
Active years20062007
ManufacturersAprilia
Championships0
2007 championship positionNC (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
33 0 0 0 0 0

Roberto Tamburini (born 15 January 1991 in Rimini) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He currently competes in the FIM Superstock 1000 Championship and the CIV Superbike Championship for Team MotoxRacing aboard a BMW S1000RR. He has previously competed in the 125cc class of the Grand Prix Motorcycle World Championship. In 2010 Tamburini raced full-time in the Supersport class of the Italian national championship (CIV), winning the title by 4 points. He also took part in some World Supersport races, the Coppa Italia Yamaha R6 Cup, the Italian Superstock 600 Championship and the Supersport World Championship.

Supersport World Championship

Tamburini made his Supersport World Championship debut at the 2010 Misano round, taking 3rd on the grid and 5th place in his first race in the championship, missed the next round but returned the Silverstone round. He qualified 4th on the grid, after a good start at the first corner he was clipped by championship challenger Joan Lascorz, causing Tamburini to be catapulted off his bike and into the fence between Copse and Maggotts corners.[1]

Tamburini was lucky to have only broken a Collar bone, Lascorz also suffered a concussion in the accident. He returned for the last three races, scoring three 9th places. With 5 races in total, he finished the championship in 14th position with 32 points. He decided to join the Supersport World Championship full-time in 2011, he remained with his team that he won the Italian CIV Supersport with; Bike Servie R.T aboard a Yamaha YZF-R6. He finished the season in 9th overall with a best result of 4th at Silverstone. He joined Team Lorini for the 2012 Supersport World Championship season and rode a Honda CBR600R, he finished 12th in the standings with two 4th places at Imola and Misano. He left Team Lorini and signed to race for Suriano Racing Team to ride a Suzuki GSX-R600 for the 2013 season. He left the team after the Monza round and later re joined Team Lorini to ride a Honda again from the Moscow round onwards.

Career statistics

Grand Prix racing

By season

Seas Class Moto Team Race Win Pod Pole FLap Pts Plcd WCh
2006 125cc Aprilia Matteoni Racing 16 0 0 0 0 0 NC -
2007 125cc Aprilia Team Sicilia 17 0 0 0 0 0 NC -
Total 33 0 0 0 0 0 0

Supersport World Championship

By season

Season Moto Team Race Win Pod Pole FLap Pts Plcd WCh
2010 Yamaha YZF-R6 Bike Service Racing Team 5 0 0 0 0 32 14th  
2011 Yamaha YZF-R6 Bike Service Racing Team 12 0 0 0 0 80 9th  
2012 Honda CBR600RR Team Lorini 13 0 0 0 0 50 12th  
2013 Suzuki GSX-R600 Suriano Racing Team 4 0 0 0 0 4* 25th*  
Total 34 0 0 0 0 166 0

Races by year

(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 13 Pos Pts
2010 Yamaha AUS POR SPA NED ITA RSA USA SMR
5
CZE GBR
DNS
GER
9
ITA
9
FRA
9
14th 32
2011 Yamaha AUS
20
EUR
12
NED
DSQ
ITA
6
SMR
9
SPA
5
CZE
5
GBR
4
GER
11
ITA
Ret
FRA
7
POR
6
9th 80
2012 Honda AUS
Ret
ITA
4
NED
9
ITA
16
EUR
11
SMR
4
SPA
15
CZE
Ret
GBR
12
RUS
9
GER
Ret
POR
Ret
FRA
25
12th 50
2013 Suzuki AUS
13
SPA
15
NED
26
ITA
18
GBR POR ITA 16th 39
Honda RUS
C
GBR
12
GER
7
TUR
6
FRA
8
SPA
12
2014 Kawasaki AUS
5
SPA
7
NED
7
ITA
Ret
GBR
8
MAL
Ret
SMR
5
POR
Ret
SPA
10
FRA
7
QAT
9
11th 70

References

  1. "Lascorz-Tamburini WSS Silverstone crash". VisorDown. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.

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