Claudio Corti (motorcycle racer)

Claudio Corti
Corti at the 2010 Dutch TT.
Nationality	Italian
Born	25 June 1987 (1987-06-25) (age 24) Como (Italy)
Current team	Italtrans Racing Team
Bike number	71
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto2 World Championship Active years 2010– Manufacturers Suter-Honda Championships 0 2011 Championship position 25th (23 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 33 0 0 1 0 43

Claudio Corti (born 25 June 1987) is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Italy.

Career

Early career

Born in Como, Corti progressed up the motorcycling ladder and by 2004, he had finished as runner-up in the Italian Supersport Championship. In 2005, Corti moved into the European Superstock 600cc Cup, run on the Superbike World Championship support package. Riding for the Trasimeno team, Corti and France's Yoann Tiberio battled for the championship title, with Corti claiming the honours by eight points. He finished his first seven races on the podium, including five victories.

Superstock 1000 FIM Cup

After his championship campaign in 2005, Corti moved up into the more powerful 1000cc championship for the 2006 season with Yamaha Team Italia. Four victories was a season-high for all riders, but for Corti, these were his only trips to the podium all season, as Alessandro Polita claimed the title ahead of Corti by a margin of 20 points. Corti continued with Yamaha Team Italia in 2007, and again finished as championship runner-up, this time to Niccolò Canepa, as well as holding off Matteo Baiocco for the runner-up placing.

Corti's 2008 campaign was far from successful however, as he tumbled down the standings to end the season in eleventh place on 57 points, tying with Andrea Antonelli. But he returned to prior form in 2009, as he claimed his third runner-up placing in four seasons, riding a Suzuki for Alstare Racing.^[1] Corti won two of the first three races, but was eventually overhauled by the super-consistent placings of Xavier Simeon, who finished all ten races in the top two. Maxime Berger's retirements from three races equally helped Corti to secure second in the championship.

Moto2 World Championship

Corti moved onto the Grand Prix bill, moving into the new-for-2010 Moto2 class.^[2] He partnered Jules Cluzel at the Forward Racing team riding Suter motorcycles.^[3] Corti was one of the few riders to finish each one of the season's 17 races, although points-scoring finishes were hard to come by due to the expansive nature of the class, with races having around 40 entries each. Corti finished 25th in the championship, with a best result of ninth in San Marino. He also claimed pole position at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.^[4]

Career statistics

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2010	Moto2	Suter	17	0	0	1	0	20	25th
2011	Moto2	Suter	16	0	0	0	0	23	25th
Total			33	0	0	1	0	43

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	1st Pod	1st Win	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts	WChmp
Moto2	2010–	2010 Qatar			33	0	0	1	0	43	0

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Yr	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final Pos	Pts
2010	Moto2	Suter	QAT 20	SPA 18	FRA 15	ITA 22	GBR 30	NED 17	CAT 22	GER 22	CZE 26	IND 13	RSM 9	ARA 11	JPN 14	MAL 15	AUS 15	POR 19	VAL 19	25th	20
2011	Moto2	Suter	QAT 21	SPA 21	POR 11	FRA 22	CAT 17	GBR Ret	NED 15	ITA 23	GER 15	CZE 14	IND 22	RSM 18	ARA 19	JPN	AUS 4	MAL Ret	VAL 15	25th	23

References

1. ^ Christner, Brian (8 December 2008). "Suzuki Alstare signs Claudio Corti for Superstock 2009". 2wheeltuesday.com (2WheelTuesday). http://2wheeltuesday.com/2008/12/suzuki-alstare-signs-claudio-corti-for-superstock-2009/. Retrieved 10 November 2010. 
2. ^ "Moto2 entry list for 2010". motogp.com (Dorna Sports). 27 January 2010. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2010/Moto2+provisional+entry+list+2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010. 
3. ^ "Claudio Corti steps into the frame". motogp.com (Dorna Sports). 30 March 2010. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2010/Corti+on+final+day+at+Jerez+Test. Retrieved 10 November 2010. 
4. ^ "Corti qualifies in top spot". motogp.com (Dorna Sports). 19 June 2010. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2010/moto2+free+practice+2+silverstone. Retrieved 10 November 2010. 

External links

• Profile on motogp.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Inaugural champion	European Superstock 600 Champion 2005	Succeeded by Xavier Simeon

Persondata
Name	Corti, Claudio
Alternative names
Short description	Motorcycle racer
Date of birth	25 June 1987
Place of birth	Como, Italy
Date of death
Place of death