Biography

Axel Bassani (born 24 July 1999) is an Italian motorcycle racer competing in the Superbike World Championship. In 2022 he won the trophy for Best Independent rider. He was the FIM Europe Supersport Cup winner in 2016. He previously raced in the Supersport World Championship and in Moto2. Taking on the European Superstock 600 championship in 2015, he took a podium out of two races he competed in. Stepping into the WorldSSP championship in 2016, Bassani won the European Supersport Cup in the final round at Jerez with San Carlo Team Italia. 2017 welcomed the then-18-year-old into the Moto2™ World Championship for four races and WorldSSP for two races, where he took two credible points scoring finishes. After a strong 2020 WorldSSP campaign, Bassani tested for his new team at Estoril at the end of the season and impressed to secure a seat for the 2021 campaign.

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