Althea Racing

{{Short description|Italian motorcycle racing team}} {{more citations needed|date=April 2019}} {{expand Italian}} {{Infobox Superbike team | Short_name= Althea Racing | Logo= | Last_season=2025 | Long_name= Ecosantagata Althea Racing Team | Base= Civita Castellana, Italy | Principal=Genesio Bevilacqua | Riders= Leonardo Taccini Alessandro Zaccone | Motorcycle=Ducati Panigale V2 | Tyres=Pirelli | Riders_champ=WSBK {{SBK|2011}} Carlos Checa STK1000 2011 Davide Giugliano 2016 Raffaele De Rosa }} '''Althea Racing''' is a motorcycle racing team based in Civita Castellana, Italy. For 2023, the team operates within the Supersport World Championship, as Ducati Althea Racing Team, using one rider only, Federico Caricasulo.

In 2020, the race season was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic after the first round in March hosted in Australia; on resumption in August Jordi Torres was replaced by Lorenzo Gabellini for three rounds until Althea's Italian management split from Moriwaki.<ref>[https://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/mie-honda-althea-split-takahashi/4866280/ MIE Honda scales down to one bike after Althea split] motorsport.com. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020</ref>

Althea previously competed the defunct European Superstock 1000 Championship, winning in 2016 with rider Raffaele De Rosa.<ref>[http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/2017/De+Rosa+to+begin+2017+WorldSBK+season+in+The+Netherlands Italian rider steps in as full-time Althea BMW Racing Team rider] WorldSBK.com, 26 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2019</ref>

==Race results== ===World Superbike Championship=== {{Expand Section|date=February 2026}} ===World Supersport Championship=== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;" !rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2"| Team !rowspan="2"| Bike !rowspan="2"| No !rowspan="2"| Rider !colspan="2"| 1 !colspan="2"| 2 !colspan="2"| 3 !colspan="2"| 4 !colspan="2"| 5 !colspan="2"| 6 !colspan="2"| 7 !colspan="2"| 8 !colspan="2"| 9 !colspan="2"| 10 !colspan="2"| 11 !colspan="2"| 12 !rowspan="2"| {{Tooltip|RC|Riders' championship position}} !rowspan="2"| Points !rowspan="2"| {{Tooltip|TC|Teams' championship position}} !rowspan="2"| Points !rowspan="2"| {{Tooltip|MC|Manufacturers' championship position}} !rowspan="2"| Points |- ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 |- ! {{WorldSS|2022}} ! Althea Racing ! Ducati Panigale V2 | 64 |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Caricasulo |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA {{small|8}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA {{small|12}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED {{small|5}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| NED {{small|25}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR {{small|5}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| POR {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| ITA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA {{small|6}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| GBR {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR {{small|4}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| CZE {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE {{small|6}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| '''FRA''' {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| '''FRA''' {{small|9}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA {{small|4}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA {{small|6}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| POR {{small|3}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR {{small|4}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| ARG {{small|3}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ARG {{small|2}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| INA {{small|2}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| INA {{small|7}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| '''AUS''' {{small|7}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| AUS {{small|2}} ! 5th ! 222 ! 8th ! 222 !style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2nd !style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 368 |- ! {{WorldSS|2023}} ! Althea Racing ! Ducati Panigale V2 | 64 |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Caricasulo |style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS {{small|10}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| AUS {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| INA {{small|2}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| INA {{small|1}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED {{small|6}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| NED {{small|3}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA {{small|5}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA {{small|6}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| ''EMI'' {{small|3}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ''EMI'' {{small|4}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR {{small|4}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| GBR {{small|3}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| '''ITA''' {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| '''ITA''' {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE {{small|10}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE {{small|11}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA {{small|8}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA {{small|10}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA {{small|4}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| SPA {{small|3}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR {{small|6}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR {{small|5}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| JER {{small|3}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| JER {{small|5}} ! 4th ! 258 ! 4th ! 258 !style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st !style="background:#ffffbf;"| 540 |- !rowspan="3"| {{WorldSS|2024}} !rowspan="3"| Ecosantagata Althea Racing Team !rowspan="3"| Ducati Panigale V2 | 5 |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Niccolò Antonelli |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUS {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUS {{small|17}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA {{small|9}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA {{small|18}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED {{small|15}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED {{small|4}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA {{small|23}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA {{small|9}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR {{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR {{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CZE {{small|27}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CZE {{small|18}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR {{small|13}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA {{small|30}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA {{small|21}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ITA {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA {{small|13}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR {{small|16}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR {{small|14}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA {{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA {{small|13}} ! 17th ! 46 !rowspan="3"| 15th !rowspan="3"| 56 !rowspan="3" style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st !rowspan="3" style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 556 |- | 43 |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|DEN}} Simon Jespersen | AUS | AUS | SPA | SPA | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | GBR | GBR | CZE | CZE | POR | POR | FRA | FRA | ITA | ITA | SPA | SPA | POR | POR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA {{small|18}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA {{small|20}} ! 49th ! 0 |- | 74 |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|POL}} Piotr Biesiekirski | AUS | AUS |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA {{small|17}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NED {{small|21}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED {{small|12}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA {{small|18}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA {{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR {{small|18}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR {{small|17}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CZE {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CZE {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR {{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR {{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA {{small|29}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA {{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA {{small|17}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA {{small|18}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA {{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA {{small|18}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR {{small|13}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| POR {{small|DNS}} | SPA | SPA ! 26th ! 10 |- !rowspan="2"| {{WorldSS|2025}} !rowspan="2"| Ecosantagata Althea Racing Team !rowspan="2"| Ducati Panigale V2 | 24 |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Leonardo Taccini |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUS {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS {{small|15}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR {{small|12}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR {{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED {{small|6}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NED {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA {{small|17}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA {{small|12}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE {{small|13}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CZE {{small|23}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| EMI {{small|12}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| EMI {{small|10}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR {{small|14}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN {{small|16}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HUN {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA {{small|16}} | ARA | ARA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR {{small|12}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR {{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA {{small|20}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SPA {{small|DNS}} ! 21st ! 46 !rowspan="2"| 11th !rowspan="2"| 119 !rowspan="2" style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd !rowspan="2" style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 381 |- | 43 |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|DEN}} Simon Jespersen |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS {{small|15}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS {{small|12}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR {{small|18}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR {{small|14}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED {{small|15}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED {{small|11}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE {{small|11}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CZE {{small|16}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| EMI {{small|15}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| EMI {{small|14}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR {{small|11}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR {{small|16}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HUN {{small|6}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HUN {{small|2}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA {{small|25}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA {{small|6}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ARA {{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ARA {{small|16}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR {{small|11}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA {{small|22}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA {{small|15}} ! 16th ! 73 |- !rowspan="2"| {{WorldSS|2026}} !rowspan="2"| Ecosantagata Althea Racing Team !rowspan="2"| Ducati Panigale V2 | 10 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Leonardo Taccini | AUS | AUS | POR | POR | NED | NED | HUN | HUN | CZE | CZE | ARA | ARA | EMI | EMI | GBR | GBR | FRA | FRA | ITA | ITA | POR | POR | SPA | SPA ! NC* ! 0* !rowspan="2"| NC* !rowspan="2"| 0* !rowspan="2" style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NC* !rowspan="2" style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 0* |- | 16 |style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Zaccone | AUS | AUS | POR | POR | NED | NED | HUN | HUN | CZE | CZE | ARA | ARA | EMI | EMI | GBR | GBR | FRA | FRA | ITA | ITA | POR | POR | SPA | SPA ! NC* ! 0* |}

===FIM Superstock 1000 Championship=== {{Expand Section|date=February 2026}} ==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.althearacing.com/ Official website]

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