RaffaeleDe Rosa

The Italian rider began competing in his native Italy, before a switch to the 250cc World Championship heralded two podiums. He switched to the WorldSBK paddock in 2012, competing in WorldSSP and STK1000 before winning the latter’s title in 2016. A season in WorldSBK – finishing 15^th – came before a return to WorldSSP where podiums were regular but a win still eluded him. That changed at Indonesia in 2021 when he won Race 1 with the Orelac Racing VerdNatura team. He remained there for 2022 and 2023, until 2024 when he moved to QJMOTOR Factory Racing Team. There, he had his best race of the season in Estoril, finishing 16^th in Race 2. In 2025, he will look to move the relatively new racing project forward atop their SRK 800 RR.