Lorenzo Zanetti
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| Lorenzo Zanetti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 August 1987 Brescia, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Motocorsa Racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | lorenzozanetti.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lorenzo Demetrio Zanetti (born 10 August 1987)[1] is an Italian motorcycle racer. He currently races in the CIV Superbike Championship, aboard a Ducati 1199 Panigale.
Born in Brescia,[2] Zanetti finished second behind Luca Di Giuseppe in the Honda RS125 GP Trophy in 2003[3] and won the title the following year.[4] In the same seasons, he competed in the Italian 125 GP Championship, and in 2004,he made his debut in the 125cc World Championship; he raced in the latter series until the end of 2009. In 2010, he was second in the Italian Stock 600 Championship and debuted in the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, finishing in third position in 2011. For 2012, he moved to the Superbike World Championship and then in 2013 to the Supersport World Championship. On 21 July 2013, during the race held in Moscow, he was involved in the accident which resulted in the death of Andrea Antonelli.[5] He continued to race in the same championship for 2014, 2015 and 2016.