Born 4 April 1993 in Cesena (Italy)He currently competes in the Superbike World Championship aboard an Aprilia RSV4. After finishing runner-up in the 2007 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, in 2008 he won the Italian 125GP championship and the European 125cc Championship and he debuted in the 125cc World Championship; he raced in the latter class for the following two seasons before switching, in 2011, to the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, where he was champion in 2015.