Gianluca Vizziello

Gianluca Vizziello
Vizziello in 2007
Nationality	Italian
Born	3 March 1980 Policoro, Italy
Current team	Team Bolliger Switzerland
Bike number	8
Motorcycle racing career statistics Superbike World Championship Active years 2005, 2015–2016 Manufacturers Yamaha, Kawasaki 2016 championship position 28th (4 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 48 0 0 0 0 26 Supersport World Championship Active years 2006–2011 Manufacturers Yamaha, Honda 2011 championship position NC (0 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 52 0 0 0 1 228

Gianluca Vizziello (born 3 March 1980 in Policoro) is an Italian motorcycle racer.^[1] He currently competes in the Endurance FIM World Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10R.

Career

FIM Superstock 1000 Cup

In 2000 Vizziello made his debut in the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup. He made four starts that season with a best finish of fifth at Oschersleben.^[2] In 2001 Vizziello competed full-time in the championship and finished sixth in the standings. Vizziello got his first win in 2002, winning the round at Misano. With additional strong results he finished third in the championship that season.^[3] 2003 was an up and down season for Vizziello and he dropped to sixth in the championship. Vizziello had an incredibly strong 2004 season. He won 5 of the first seven races and finished second in the other two races. But after being unable to participate in the final two rounds of the season he missed out on the title by 9 points.^[4]

Superbike World Championship

Vizziello moved up to the Superbike World Championship for 2005, riding a Yamaha YZF-R1 for the Italia Lorenzini by Leoni team. Vizziello endured a difficult rookie season as he only scored points three times with a best finish of 10th at Imola.^[5] He finished 28th in the championship with 9 points. Vizziello made a surprise return to the Superbike World Championship midway through the 2015 season, riding a Kawasaki ZX-10R for the Grillini SBK Team for the remainder of the season.^[6] He scored 13 points with a best finish of eleventh at Magny-Cours. Vizziello substituted for Román Ramos at the 2016 rounds of Imola and Sepang after Ramos got injured in second free practice at Imola. Later that season Vizziello rejoined the Grillini Racing Team for the remainder of the season.^[7]

Supersport World Championship

Vizziello moved down to the Supersport World Championship for 2006, riding a Yamaha YZF-R6 for Yamaha Team Italia. Vizziello had a solid rookie season and finished 9th in the championship with a best finish of fourth at Imola.^[8] Vizziello moved to the RG Team for 2007 and had an up and down season with a best finish of fourth at Magny-Cours. He finished 10th in the championship that year. Vizziello moved to Berry Racing for the 2008 season riding a Honda CBR600RR. Vizziello could not improve on his previous seasons but he did score his first fastest lap at Assen.^[9] Vizziello moved to the team of Johan Stigefelt for the 2009 season. He had a difficult season and Vizziello had to step out of the championship after the Nürburgring round due to the economic situation of the team combined with disappointing results.^[10] For the next two years Vizziello sporadically appeared in the championship starting in three races.

Career statistics

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

Year	Make	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		13		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	R1	R2
2005	Yamaha	QAT 19	QAT 17	AUS Ret	AUS Ret	SPA 16	SPA 14	ITA 21	ITA Ret	EUR	EUR	SMR 17	SMR Ret	CZE 21	CZE Ret	GBR 17	GBR 17	NED 16	NED Ret	GER Ret	GER Ret	ITA 10	ITA C	FRA Ret	FRA 15			28th	9
2015	Kawasaki	AUS	AUS	THA	THA	SPA	SPA	NED	NED	ITA	ITA	GBR	GBR	POR	POR	ITA 20	ITA 19	USA 15	USA 14	MAL Ret	MAL 17	SPA 22	SPA 17	FRA 11	FRA 17	QAT 15	QAT 12	26th	13
2016	Kawasaki	AUS	AUS	THA	THA	SPA	SPA	NED	NED	ITA DNQ	ITA Ret	MAL 18	MAL 16	GBR	GBR	ITA 20	ITA Ret	USA NC	USA 17	GER 19	GER 13	FRA 21	FRA 17	SPA 16	SPA 15	QAT 21	QAT 17	28th	4

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

Year	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos.	Pts
2006	Yamaha	QAT 9	AUS 13	SPA 9	ITA Ret	EUR Ret	SMR 7	CZE 5	GBR Ret	NED 7	GER 6	ITA 4	FRA Ret			9th	69
2007	Yamaha	QAT 15	AUS Ret	EUR 12	SPA 11	NED 18	ITA 20	GBR 5	SMR 9	CZE Ret	GBR 11	GER 13	ITA 5	FRA 4		10th	60
2008	Honda	QAT 10	AUS 8	SPA 12	NED 8	ITA Ret	GER 14	SMR 11	CZE 12	GBR 12	EUR 11	ITA 15	FRA 11	POR 8		11th	60
2009	Honda	AUS Ret	QAT 14	SPA 11	NED Ret	ITA 14	RSA 17	USA 15	SMR 11	GBR 7	CZE 14	GER 13	ITA	FRA	POR	18th	29
2010	Honda	AUS	POR	SPA	NED	ITA 12	RSA	USA	SMR	CZE	GBR	GER	ITA 10	FRA		20th	10
2011	Honda	AUS	EUR	NED	ITA	SMR	SPA	CZE	GBR	GER	ITA	FRA	POR 20			NC	0

References

1. "Pilota-Gianluca Vizziello". civ.tv. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
2. "Gianluca Vizziello – 2000 Superstock 1000 results". worldsbk.com. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
3. "Gianluca Vizziello – 2002 Superstock 1000 results". worldsbk.com. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
4. "Gianluca Vizziello – 2004 Superstock 1000 results". worldsbk.com. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
5. "Gianluca Vizziello – 2005 Superbike World Championship results". worldsbk.com. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
6. "Biaggi is back as WorldSBK heads to Misano". worldsbk.com. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
7. "Vizziello Joins Grillini for 2016". worldsbk.com. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
8. "Gianluca Vizziello – 2006 Supersport World Championship results". worldsbk.com. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
9. "Gianluca+Vizziello – fastlap SSP 2008". worldsbk.com. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
10. "Stiggy forced to halve line-up in remaining rounds". worldsbk.com. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

External links

• Profile on WorldSBK.com