Niccolò Antonelli

Perfil

Niccolò Antonelli followed his father into racing, and his long-term pursuit is the same as his 2012 team manager Fausto Gresini’s; to work his way through the ranks of the World Championship to the premier MotoGP class. His racing career began in 2004 as an eight-year-old. His progress was steady with wins in regional and national championship races before moving to the European Championship, and later to Spain to race in the Catalan and Mediterranean campaigns. Antonelli had a spectacular 2011 season, winning the title by eight points. Antonelli flew the Gresini flag aboard the Gresini FTR Honda in Moto3 in 2012, showing some promise along the way, which has prompted the youngster to stay with the team for 2013.