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Italian motorcycle racer (born 1999)

Stefano Manzi
Manzi at the 2018 Grand Prix of the Americas
NationalityItalian
Born (1999-03-29) 29 March 1999 (age 25)
Rimini, Italy
Current teamTen Kate Racing Yamaha
Bike number62
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2017–2022, 2024
ManufacturersKalex, Suter, MV Agusta
Championships0
2024 championship position37th (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
88 0 0 1 0 127
Moto3 World Championship
Active years2015–2016
ManufacturersMahindra
Championships0
2016 championship position29th (13 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
20 0 0 0 0 23
Supersport World Championship
Active years2021-
ManufacturersTriumph, Yamaha
Championships0
2024 championship position2nd (415 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
73 10 41 3 6 1039

Stefano Manzi (born 29 March 1999) is an Italian motorcycle racer, born in Rimini.

Career

Junior career

Manzi joined the 2012 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, and had two podiums in his first season already, a 2nd place at the Sachsenring and a 3rd place at Brno. He ended his rookie campaign with 75 points, and 13th in the standings. He returned for both 2013 and 2014, finishing 2013 third in the competition with four 2nd places, and three 3rd places, and again finished third in 2014, with one victory, two 2nd places, and six 3rd places.

Moto3 World Championship

San Carlo Team Italia (2015)

He made his debut in the 2015 Moto3 World Championship, racing from the second round of the season onwards, after being replaced for the opening event by Marco Bezzecchi due to age limits. Riding on a Mahindra MGP3O entered by San Carlo Team Italia, alongside his compatriot Matteo Ferrari, he finished in the points four times, his best result being a twelfth place in Aragon. He ended his rookie year 27th in the standings with 10 points.

Mahindra Racing (2016)

In the 2016 season he appeared in three races as a wild card, scoring a 20th place in Austria, a 4th place at Silverstone, and a 16th place in Rimini. He ended the season 29th in the standings, with 13 points, all 13 coming in Silverstone.

Moto2 World Championship

Sky Racing Team VR46 (2017)

In 2017, Manzi moved up to the Moto2 class with Sky Racing Team VR46 alongside fellow Italian Francesco Bagnaia, riding a Kalex. Manzi finished in the points four times, his best result a 7th place at Silverstone, overall finishing the year with 14 points, 25th in the standings.

Forward Racing Team (2018)

For 2018, Manzi switched to Forward Racing, swapping places with Luca Marini who went to Sky Racing Team VR46. Manzi had a bad year, finishing in the points only twice out of 15 races (a 10th place in France, and a 14th place in Austria), before being involved in a nasty crash during the race in Misano, where Romano Fenati reached over, and pulled Manzi's brakes at 200 km/h. Manzi managed to stay on the bike, but later crashed out on his own, while Fenati was black-flagged and disqualified from the race. Although after the race Fenati was given a two race ban, his contract was terminated with immediate effect by the Rivacold Snipers team, and Manzi raced the following two weekends since he wasn't injured in the accident; when Fenati came back following his two race ban, Manzi sat out the remainder of the season, stating that "I don't feel safe with riders on the track trying to kill me." Manzi finished the year with 8 points, 24th in the championship.

MV Agusta Forward Racing (2019–2020)

He stayed with Forward Racing for the 2019 season, but was now riding MV Agusta bikes. He had a better season than 2018, finishing in the points seven times, four times in the top-10, including a 7th place in Assen, and a 4th place in the season closer round at Valencia. Manzi ended the season 19th in the rider's championship, with 39 points.

In his final year with Forward Racing, the 2020 season saw Manzi grab his first pole position in the category, at the penultimate round in Valencia, marking the first pole position of Forward Racing since 2010, and the first pole position of MV Agusta in 44 years. He unfortunately retired from the race, ending his season with eight point scoring finishes, a best result of 9th in Jerez, and 22nd overall in the championship with 21 points.

Flexbox HP40 (2021)

Riding for Pons Racing in 2021, alongside Héctor Garzó, Manzi had another average year, with seven point scoring finishes, three top-10 finishes in Doha (8th), Mugello (10th), and Misano (6th), ending his last season of Moto2 with 36 points, 19th in the standings.

Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team (2022)

Manzi replacing Keminth Kubo for this team.

Supersport World Championship

Dynavolt Triumph (2022)

He competed in the 2022 Supersport World Championship, with the Dynavolt Triumph.

Career statistics

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

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

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pos Pts
2012 SPA1
15 		SPA2
17 		POR1
19 		POR2
12 		GBR1
Ret 		GBR2
Ret 		NED1
9 		NED2
14 		GER1
9 		GER2
2 		CZE1
22 		CZE2
3 		RSM
Ret 		ARA1
6 		ARA2
8 		13th 75
2013 AME1
Ret 		AME2
12 		JER1
5 		JER2
3 		ASS1
Ret 		ASS2
2 		SAC1
2 		SAC2
3 		BRN
Ret 		SIL1
16 		SIL2
5 		MIS
2 		ARA1
3 		ARA2
2 		3rd 154
2014 JER1
5 		JER1
4 		MUG
3 		ASS1
Ret 		ASS2
3 		SAC1
3 		SAC2
Ret 		BRN1
3 		BRN2
3 		SIL1
3 		SIL2
2 		MIS
1 		ARA1
2 		ARA2
8 		3rd 193

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

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 Pos Pts
2014 Mahindra JER1
20 		JER2
10 		LMS
12 		ARA
10 		CAT1
8 		CAT2
12 		ALB
4 		NAV
Ret 		ALG
Ret 		VAL1
 VAL2
 12th 41
2016 Mahindra VAL1
7 		VAL2
Ret 		LMS
3 		ARA
Ret 		CAT1
8 		CAT2
10 		ALB
6 		ALG
Ret 		JER1
7 		JER2
11 		VAL1
 VAL2
 12th 63

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2015 Moto3 Mahindra San Carlo Team Italia 17 0 0 0 0 10 27th
2016 Moto3 Mahindra Mahindra Racing 3 0 0 0 0 13 29th
2017 Moto2 Kalex Sky Racing Team VR46 18 0 0 0 0 14 25th
2018 Moto2 Suter Forward Racing Team 15 0 0 0 0 8 24th
2019 Moto2 MV Agusta MV Agusta Forward Racing 18 0 0 0 0 39 19th
2020 Moto2 MV Agusta MV Agusta Forward Racing 15 0 0 1 0 21 22nd
2021 Moto2 Kalex Flexbox HP40 18 0 0 0 0 36 19th
2022 Moto2 Kalex Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team 3 0 0 0 0 9 23rd
2024 Moto2 Kalex Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 37th
Total 108 0 0 1 0 150

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto3 2015–2016 2015 Americas 20 0 0 0 0 23 0
Moto2 2017–2022, 2024 2017 Qatar 88 0 0 1 0 127 0
Total 2015–2022, 2024 108 0 0 1 0 150 0

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 18 19 20 Pos Pts
2015 Moto3 Mahindra QAT AME
24 		ARG
18 		SPA
19 		FRA
15 		ITA
Ret 		CAT
27 		NED
22 		GER
22 		INP
19 		CZE
24 		GBR
Ret 		RSM
14 		ARA
12 		JPN
18 		AUS
Ret 		MAL
13 		VAL
19 		27th 10
2016 Moto3 Mahindra QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER AUT
20 		CZE GBR
4 		RSM
16 		ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 29th 13
2017 Moto2 Kalex QAT
29 		ARG
23 		AME
Ret 		SPA
25 		FRA
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		CAT
Ret 		NED
20 		GER
15 		CZE
21 		AUT
Ret 		GBR
7 		RSM
Ret 		ARA
15 		JPN
26 		AUS
13 		MAL
Ret 		VAL
Ret 		25th 14
2018 Moto2 Suter QAT
26 		ARG
21 		AME
Ret 		SPA
Ret 		FRA
10 		ITA
Ret 		CAT
Ret 		NED
Ret 		GER
25 		CZE
Ret 		AUT
14 		GBR
C 		RSM
Ret 		ARA
Ret 		THA
Ret 		JPN
24 		AUS
DNS 		MAL VAL 24th 8
2019 Moto2 MV Agusta QAT
20 		ARG
Ret 		AME SPA
21 		FRA
15 		ITA
Ret 		CAT
Ret 		NED
7 		GER
22 		CZE
20 		AUT
16 		GBR
17 		RSM
15 		ARA
14 		THA
Ret 		JPN
10 		AUS
9 		MAL
Ret 		VAL
4 		19th 39
2020 Moto2 MV Agusta QAT
15 		SPA
11 		ANC
9 		CZE
Ret 		AUT
17 		STY
14 		RSM
17 		EMI
15 		CAT
Ret 		FRA
14 		ARA
14 		TER
Ret 		EUR
15 		VAL
Ret 		POR
19 		22nd 21
2021 Moto2 Kalex QAT
19 		DOH
8 		POR
Ret 		SPA
13 		FRA
Ret 		ITA
10 		CAT
24 		GER
20 		NED
13 		STY
18 		AUT
24 		GBR
Ret 		ARA
18 		RSM
16 		AME
19 		EMI
6 		ALR
13 		VAL
13 		19th 36
2022 Moto2 Kalex QAT
 INA ARG AME POR SPA
13 		FRA
10 		ITA CAT
16 		GER NED GBR AUT RSM ARA JPN THA AUS MAL VAL 23rd 9
2024 Moto2 Kalex QAT POR AME SPA FRA CAT ITA NED GER GBR AUT ARA RSM EMI INA JPN AUS THA MAL SLD
21 		37th 0

Supersport World Championship

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 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
C 		SPA
9 		POR POR ARG ARG INA INA 32nd 7
2022 Triumph SPA
7 		SPA
8 		NED
Ret 		NED
6 		POR
Ret 		POR
Ret 		ITA
5 		ITA
4 		GBR
6 		GBR
5 		CZE
2 		CZE
3 		FRA
16 		FRA
7 		SPA
Ret 		SPA
3 		POR
1 		POR
Ret 		ARG
7 		ARG
5 		INA
7 		INA
2 		AUS
14 		AUS
Ret 		6th 209
2023 Yamaha AUS
6 		AUS
2 		INA
7 		INA
2 		NED
5 		NED
2 		SPA
6 		SPA
3 		EMI
2 		EMI
1 		GBR
2 		GBR
5 		ITA
1 		ITA
1 		CZE
2 		CZE
Ret 		FRA
2 		FRA
3 		SPA
11 		SPA
2 		POR
2 		POR
1 		JER
2 		JER
2 		2nd 408
2024 Yamaha AUS
2 		AUS
Ret 		SPA
2 		SPA
1 		NED
2 		NED
21 		EMI
3 		EMI
4 		GBR
2 		GBR
4 		CZE
3 		CZE
2 		POR
3 		POR
2 		FRA
Ret 		FRA
2 		ITA
2 		ITA
1 		SPA
2 		SPA
2 		EST
3 		EST
1 		SPA
1 		SPA
1 		2nd 415
2025 Yamaha AUS AUS POR POR NED NED ITA ITA CZE CZE EMI EMI GBR GBR HUN HUN FRA FRA ARA ARA POR POR SPA SPA NC* 0*

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. "Stefano Manzi". redbullrookiescup.com. Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  2. "Moto3: Oliveira sets pace on day one in Qatar". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  3. Dator, James (11 September 2018). "MotoGP rider gets fired and quits sport after grabbing competitor's brake mid-race". SBNation.com.
  4. "Fenati black-flagged after grabbing rival's brake lever". www.motorsport.com.
  5. "Fenati gets two-race suspension, Crutchlow calls for lifetime ban". Crash. 9 September 2018.
  6. Lieback, Ron (10 September 2018). "Romano Fenati Moto2 Contract Terminated | No Ride with MV Agusta Either (Video)". Ultimate Motorcycling.
  7. "Manzi no perdona a Fenati: "A 200 km/h es un intento de matar a una persona"". es.motorsport.com.
  8. "MotoGP Valencia #2: Manzi makes history with first MV pole in 44 years". bikesportnews.com. 14 November 2020.

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