IodaRacing Project

IodaRacing Project is an Italian motorcycle constructor and racing team based in Terni, Italy. The team currently fields Aprilia motorcycles in the Superbike World Championship with Leandro Mercado and with Yamaha motorcycles in the Supersport 300 World Championship with Armando Pontone. Between 2011 and 2015 IodaRacing raced in the Grand Prix World Championship, making appearances in all three classes using different chassis.

IodaRacing
2017 nameIodaRacing
Base Terni, Italy
Team principal/sGiampiero Sacchi
Race riders36. Leandro Mercado
80. Armando Pontone
MotorcycleAprilia RSV4 RF
Yamaha YZF-R3
TyresPirelli

History
Danilo Petrucci at the 2012 Australian Grand Prix.

Background

Team principal Giampiero Sacchi had been involved in the sport since the 1980s when he was working in management and public relations. Sacchi ran his own team, Scuderia Carrizosa, from 1996 to 1998 in the 125cc and 250cc classes before working for Derbi Racing, Gilera and Aprilia between 1998 and 2010.[1] Sacchi was also responsible for overseeing the careers of several champions including Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo.[2] Sacchi launched IodaRacing Project in 2010 with intentions to enter Grand Prix motorcycle racing in 2011.[3]

MotoGP

IodaRacing entered the MotoGP class under Claiming Rule Teams (CRT) regulations in 2012. The team used its own chassis, the TR003, with an Aprilia RSV4 engine. Danilo Petrucci was the team's rider for the season.[4] Petrucci recorded seven points-scoring finishes across the eighteen races to finish nineteenth in the championship, with a best finish of eighth at the final round. The team switched to Suter frames and BMW engines midway through the season.[5]

IodaRacing continued to use Suter-BMW machinery in 2013. The team expanded to run two bikes, one for Petrucci and one for Czech rider Lukáš Pešek.[5]

In 2014 and 2015 IodaRacing switched to ART bikes.

Moto2

IodaRacing first competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing in 2011 in the Moto2 class. Simone Corsi and Mattia Pasini rode for the team, with FTR chassis being used. Corsi scored two podiums during the course of the season to finish sixth in the championship, with Pasini finishing in twenty-fourth. The team continued to use the FTR chassis in 2012, downsizing to one bike for Corsi. Corsi was unable to replicate the podium results of 2011, ending the season eleventh in the points with a best finish of fifth.

For 2013, IodaRacing switched to using a Suter chassis as it had done in the MotoGP class during the second half of 2012. With Corsi moving to NGM Mobile Racing, the team employed the 2011 125cc-class runner-up Johann Zarco.[5] In 2014, Randy Krummenacher joined the team. His best result was 7th at the Sachsenring. In 2015, Florian Alt was the team's rider. Alt failed to score points, as his best result was 19th at Indianapolis.

Moto3

IodaRacing competed in the 2012 Moto3 season using the Ioda TR002. Luigi Morciano and Jonas Folger began the season riding for the team, with Folger recording a best result of eleventh in France. However, this would prove to be the team's only points-scoring finish during the season. Folger left the team before the Indianapolis round, replaced by Armando Pontone.[6] The team finished eighth in the Manufacturers' championship with 5 points.

Models

IodaRacing Project has produced the following motorcycles for use in Grand Prix racing:[7]

MotoGP

  • TR003

Moto3

  • TR001 (prototype)
  • TR002
  • TR004

Results

MotoGP results

(key)

Year Bike Tyres Riders 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Points Pos.
2012 Ioda TR003 B QAT ESP POR FRA CAT GBR NED GER ITA USA IND CZE SMR ARA JPN MAL AUS VAL 27 12th
Danilo Petrucci Ret 13 15 Ret 19 17 11 17 Ret Ret Ret 17
Suter MMX1 14 17 Ret 11 13 8
2013 Suter MMX1 B QAT AME ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER USA IND CZE GBR SMR ARA MAL AUS JPN VAL 26 11th
Danilo Petrucci Ret Ret 14 14 12 11 16 14 13 17 13 15 15 Ret 16 15 18 14
Lukáš Pešek 18 Ret Ret Ret 19 16 Ret 19 18 Ret Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret 19 Ret Ret
2014 ART B QAT AME ARG ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER IND CZE GBR SMR ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 17 13th
Danilo Petrucci 14 17 Ret DNS 15 15 Ret Ret 18 Ret 11 Ret 12 Ret 12
Michel Fabrizio Ret 20
2015 ART B QAT AME ARG ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER IND CZE GBR SMR ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 2 13th
Alex de Angelis 20 18 22 21 17 Ret 15 Ret 18 21 Ret 15 Ret Ret DNS
Broc Parkes Ret
Damian Cudlin Ret Ret

References
  1. "Came IodaRacing". IodaRacing Project. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  2. "Came IodaRacing Project". MotoGP.com. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  3. Harley, Donald. "Ioda Racing Project team owner Giampiero Sacchi reveals Moto3 class engine". Bettor.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  4. Beeler, Jensen (8 April 2012). "The ABC's of MotoGP's CRTs – A Spotter's Guide". AsphaltAndRubber.com. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  5. Rowles, Aaron (31 January 2013). "2013 Ioda Bike Revealed". GPXtra.com. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  6. "Indianapolis kicks off second part of Moto3™ season". MotoGP.com. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  7. "Products". IodaRacing Project. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
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