After being inactive for over half a year, Romano Fenati is set to return to motorcycle racing this coming weekend. The former Moto2 and Moto3 rider will compete in the Italian Speed Championship (CIV) in the Superbike category.
His debut will be at Mugello, a circuit he knows well from his time in World Championships. Fenati will be riding a BMW M 1000 RR for the Bike e Motor Racing Team. Prior to this participation, Fenati conducted tests over the past few months.
With a career marked by inconsistency and some controversies, Fenati was in the World Championships from 2012 to 2023, never fully showcasing his talent despite achieving several podiums and victories. His last race was the Moto3 Valencia GP last year.
The team manager, Alessandro Mazza, stated: ‘For all the Bike e Motor staff, it is obviously a pride and a dream to be able to bring a talent like Romano. We are happy because we have known him since he was 13 years old, and there has always been a lot of respect and friendship on both sides. In all these years that have passed, despite following different paths, we never stopped following each other. We believe that the SBK class of the CIV can gain a truly great talent who will surely change some balances and will want to do well, despite having no pretensions and being rational session by session. Of course, we want to thank Romano and can’t wait to officially hit the track together with him in the first free practice on Thursday’.