{{short description|Italian motorcycle racer}} {{BLP refimprove|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox motorcycle rider | image = | caption = | name = Max Sabbatani | nationality = Italian | GP Active years = 19962004 | GP Teams = Honda, Aprilia, Yamaha | GP Race Starts = 84 | GP Championships = 0 | GP Race Wins = 0 | GP Podiums = 0 | GP Total Points = 129 | GP Poles = 1 | GP Fastest laps = 2 | GP First race = 1996 125cc City of Imola Grand Prix | GP First win = | GP Last win = | GP Last race = 2004 250cc German Grand Prix }} '''Massimiliano Sabbatani''' (born 4 August 1975 in Forlì, Italy) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was 125 cc European Champion in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1999-04-26 |title=Sabbatani, il piccolo asso - la Repubblica.it |url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1999/04/26/sabbatani-il-piccolo-asso.html |access-date=2025-11-02 |website=Archivio - la Repubblica.it |language=it}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Grand Prix motorcycle racing===

====Races by year==== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! Year ! Class ! Bike ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}} ! Pts |- !align="left"| 1998 !align="left"| 125cc !align="left"| Honda | JPN | MAL | SPA | ITA | FRA | MAD | NED | GBR | GER | CZE |style="background:#cfcfff;"| IMO<br /><small>17</small> | CAT | AUS | ARG | | ! NC ! 0 |- !align="left"| 1999 !align="left"| 125cc !align="left"| Honda |style="background:#dfffdf;"| MAL<br /><small>11</small> |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ''JPN''<br /><small>7</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| SPA<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| FRA<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| ITA<br /><small>16</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| CAT<br /><small>Ret</small> | NED |style="background:#cfcfff;"| GBR<br /><small>18</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| GER<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| CZE<br /><small>20</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| IMO<br /><small>21</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| VAL<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| AUS<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| RSA<br /><small>16</small> |style="background:#dfffdf;"| BRA<br /><small>14</small> |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ARG<br /><small>11</small> ! 19th ! 21 |- !align="left"| 2000 !align="left"| 125cc !align="left"| Honda |style="background:#cfcfff;"| RSA<br /><small>20</small> |style="background:#dfffdf;"| MAL<br /><small>13</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| JPN<br /><small>19</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| SPA<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| FRA<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| ITA<br /><small>20</small> |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CAT<br /><small>7</small> |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED<br /><small>15</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| GBR<br /><small>16</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| GER<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| CZE<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR<br /><small>13</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| VAL<br /><small>26</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| BRA<br /><small>17</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| PAC<br /><small>18</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| AUS<br /><small>Ret</small> ! 22nd ! 16 |- !align="left"| 2001 !align="left"| 125cc !align="left"| Aprilia |style="background:#dfffdf;"| JPN<br /><small>12</small> |style="background:#dfffdf;"| RSA<br /><small>7</small> |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA<br /><small>8</small> |style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA<br /><small>15</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| ITA<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| CAT<br /><small>21</small> |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED<br /><small>15</small> |style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR<br /><small>15</small> |style="background:#dfffdf;"| '''GER'''<br /><small>7</small> |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE<br /><small>5</small> |style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR<br /><small>9</small> |style="background:#dfffdf;"| VAL<br /><small>9</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| PAC<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ''AUS''<br /><small>8</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| MAL<br /><small>10</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| BRA<br /><small>Ret</small> ! 13th ! 72 |- !align="left"| 2002 !align="left"| 125cc !align="left"| Aprilia |style="background:#efcfff;"| JPN<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#dfffdf;"| RSA<br /><small>7</small> |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA<br /><small>8</small> |style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA<br /><small>15</small> |style="background:#ffffff;"| ITA<br /><small>DNS</small> | CAT | NED |style="background:#efcfff;"| GBR<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| GER<br /><small>22</small> |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE<br /><small>15</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| POR<br /><small>Ret</small> | BRA |style="background:#cfcfff;"| PAC<br /><small>19</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| MAL<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| AUS<br /><small>17</small> |style="background:#dfffdf;"| VAL<br /><small>11</small> ! 25th ! 17 |- !align="left"| 2003 !align="left"| 125cc !align="left"| Aprilia |style="background:#dfffdf;"| JPN<br /><small>13</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| RSA<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| SPA<br /><small>24</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| FRA<br /><small>18</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| ITA<br /><small>23</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| CAT<br /><small>21</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| NED<br /><small>22</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| GBR<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#ffffff;"| GER<br /><small>DNS</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| CZE<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| POR<br /><small>21</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| BRA<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| PAC<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| MAL<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| AUS<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| VAL<br /><small>16</small> ! 30th ! 3 |- !align="left" rowspan=2| 2004 !align="left"| 250cc !align="left"| Yamaha |style="background:#cfcfff;"| RSA<br /><small>24</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| SPA<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| FRA<br /><small>DNQ</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| ITA<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#ffffff;"| CAT<br /><small>DNS</small> |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| NED<br /><small>DNQ</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| BRA<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| GER<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#ffffff;"| GBR<br /><small>DNS</small> | CZE | POR | JPN | | | | ! NC ! 0 |- !align="left"| 125cc !align="left"| Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| QAT<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| MAL<br /><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| AUS<br /><small>25</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| VAL<br /><small>Ret</small> ! NC ! 0 |}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * [http://www.motogp.com/it/riders/profiles/Max+Sabbatani Max Sabbatani – Motogp.com]

{{125 cc Motorcycle European Champions}}

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