Roberto Tamburini

Roberto Tamburini
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1991-01-15) 15 January 1991 Rimini, Italy
Current team	Berclaz Racing Team
Bike number	2
Motorcycle racing career statistics 125cc World Championship Active years 2006–2007 Manufacturers Aprilia Championships 0 2007 championship position NC (0 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 33 0 0 0 0 0 Superbike World Championship Active years 2022– Manufacturers Yamaha, Honda Championships 0 2023 championship position NC (0 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 30 0 0 0 0 36 Supersport World Championship Active years 2010–2014 Manufacturers Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki Championships 0 2014 championship position 11th (70 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 49 0 0 0 1 271

Roberto Tamburini (born 15 January 1991 in Rimini) is an Italian motorcycle racer. For 2022 he was a late addition to the 2022 Superbike World Championship, entered as riding for a one-bike Motoxracing Yamaha team.

Tamburini has competed in the European Superstock 1000 Championship and the CIV Superbike Championship aboard an BMW S1000RR. He has previously competed in the 125cc class of the Grand Prix Motorcycle World Championship. In 2010 he 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.

Career

Tamburini made his Supersport World Championship debut in 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 in 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.

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 motorcycle 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

Races by year

Year	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Pos.	Pts
2006	125cc	Aprilia	SPA 34	QAT 29	TUR 31	CHN 29	FRA Ret	ITA 28	CAT 30	NED 27	GBR 29	GER Ret	CZE 22	MAL 19	AUS 22	JPN 18	POR Ret	VAL 17		NC	0
2007	125cc	Aprilia	QAT 23	SPA 25	TUR 18	CHN 20	FRA 22	ITA 24	CAT 22	GBR 29	NED 22	GER 20	CZE 21	RSM 19	POR 22	JPN 16	AUS 23	MAL 21	VAL 19	NC	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	4	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	9	0	0	0	0	39	16th	–
	Honda CBR600RR	Team Lorini
2014	Kawasaki ZX-6R	San Carlo Puccetti Racing	11	0	0	0	1	70	11th	–
Total			49	0	0	0	1	271		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	ITA 5	POR Ret	SPA 10	FRA 7	QAT 9			11th	70

Superbike World Championship

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Number	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2022	SBK	Yamaha	Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team	2	24	0	0	0	0	36	17th
2023	SBK	Yamaha	Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC
		Honda	Petronas MIE Racing Honda Team	20	3	0	0	0	0
Total					30	0	0	0	0	36

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
		R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2
2022	Yamaha	SPA 17	SPA 15	SPA 14	NED 14	NED 16	NED 11	POR	POR	POR	ITA 11	ITA 17	ITA 12	GBR 21	GBR 21	GBR 21	CZE 21	CZE 20	CZE 11	FRA 19	FRA 19	FRA 14	SPA 13	SPA 15	SPA 10	POR 16	POR Ret	POR 14	ARG	ARG	ARG	INA	INA	INA	AUS	AUS	AUS				17th	36
2023	Honda	AUS	AUS	AUS	INA	INA	INA	NED	NED	NED	SPA	SPA	SPA	EMI	EMI	EMI	GBR	GBR	GBR	ITA 18	ITA 21	ITA 18	CZE	CZE	CZE	FRA	FRA	FRA	SPA	SPA	SPA	POR	POR	POR	JER	JER	JER				NC	0
	Yamaha	AUS	AUS	AUS	INA	INA	INA	NED	NED	NED	SPA	SPA	SPA	EMI	EMI	EMI	GBR	GBR	GBR	ITA	ITA	ITA	CZE 19	CZE 18	CZE 16	FRA	FRA	FRA	SPA	SPA	SPA	POR	POR	POR	JER	JER	JER

^* Season still in progress.

External links

• Roberto Tamburini on MotoGP.com
• Roberto Tamburini on WorldSBK.com