Born in Cesena in 1997, Ferrari discovered his passion for bikes at the age of 5, when his father took him the San Mauro Mare minimoto track. After his first race in 2005, it took him only one year to start accumulating titles: European Minimoto Champion (2006), Italian MiniGP 50 Champion (2009), winner of Honda Trophy Extreme (2010) and the Honda Trophy RS 125GP (2011). In 2012 he was crowned European Moto3 Champion, before making the step to the San Carlo Team Italia. For 2014 he remained with the team, albeit on a Mahindra instead of Honda machinery and in 2015 he competed for a third full season in Grands Prix, keeping the same package as the previous season. In 2016 he competed in the CIV Superbike Championship and came third overall including one win, as well as taking on the STK1000 Cup at Imola and Misano - both top ten finishes. He did the same with similar results the following year, but 2018 saw Ferrari hit another gear. He was second in the CIV Superbike Championship and took two wins and eight podiums, as well as winning one of his two STK1000 appearances, the race at Imola. In 2019 he made his debut in MotoE™ with the Trentino Gresini MotoE team and became the first electric Champion, thanks to two victories in San Marino and a 3rd position in Valencia. In 2020 Ferrari challenged again but had to settle for second overall, behind Jordi Torres, despite the fact that he signed off a great campaign with 2 podiums. 2021 saw him among the frontrunners for the title once more, but a solitary victory at the season finale meant he had to settle for third overall in the World Cup. Remaining with Gresini for a fourth season, he looked to mount another title challenge in 2022. That didn't quite come to fruition, but a P3 overall and two more wins signalled another good year. In 2023, another exciting season with Gresini awaits.
Rider Stats
Rider Bio
Bike
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Date of birth
12/02/1997
Place of birth
Cesena
Height
175 cm
Weight
63 kg
Rider Story
News
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            Ferrari remains with Gresini for another year in MotoE™The Italian will look to reclaim the all-electric crown he lost in 2020 in the newly-branded FELO Gresini Team By motogp.com
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            Torres seals Cup glory in unbelievable fashionThe electric class produced another race for the ages as the fate of the 2021 MotoE™ World Cup was decided By motogp.com
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            Ferrari stays! Rookie Mantovani joins him at Team GresiniInaugural MotoE™ champion Matteo Ferrari stays put for 2021, while Andrea Mantovani completes an all Italian line up By motogp.com
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            MotoE™: make or break at Misano?With four races left, there’s still plenty of time for the grid to stake a claim on the crown. By Monday, however, that’ll be halved… By motogp.com
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            MotoE™ rock up on the Riviera di RiminiThree races in two weeks await the FIM Enel MotoE™ World Cup, with Aegerter in charge on the way in By motogp.com
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            Misano reopens as Italian riders lay down the rubberPirro, Bastianini, Bulega, Ferrari and more made a welcome return to motorcycle action By motogp.com
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            Reigning Cup winner Ferrari ends MotoE™ test on topThe Italian edges out Granado as rookie Aegerter impresses to finish P3 after three days in Jerez By motogp.com
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            Matteo Ferrari: the profile of a history makerDelve into the Italian's career after he became the inaugural FIM Enel MotoE™ World Cup winner By motogp.com
Videos
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            MotoE™ Race 2 rostrum: Ferrari, Torres, GarzoThe electric class French GP Race 2 rostrum reacts to the second battle of the day 
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            MotoE™ rostrum round up: Ferrari, and CasadeiThe top 2 reflect on what was an incredible finale to the Energica era of the FIM Enel MotoE™ World Cup 
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            MotoE™: The SHARK French GP press conferenceEric Granado, Jordi Torres, Dominique Aegerter, Matteo Ferrari and Hikari Okubo share their thoughts ahead of round 2 in France. 
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            MotoE™: Hear from the top 3 from Race 1Granado, Aegerter and Ferrari talk about their performance, in the first race of the weekend in Jerez 
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            MotoGP™ VIDEOPASSSepang 2014 - Moto3 - FP3 - Action - Matteo Ferrari - Crash
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            MotoGP™ VIDEOPASSPhillip Island 2014 - Moto3 - FP2 - Action - Matteo Ferrari - Crash
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            MotoGP™ VIDEOPASSSan Marino 2014 - Moto3 - RACE - Action - Matteo Ferrari - Crash
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            MotoGP™ VIDEOPASSIndianapolis 2014 - Moto3 - RACE - Action - Matteo Ferrari - Crash