Alessandro "Sandro" Cortese is a retired German motorcycle racer, who last competed in 2020 World Superbike Championship for Team Pedercini. Cortese won his first world title in the Moto3 class, in 2012., and his second in the Supersport World Championship, in 2018. He lives in Berkheim, Germany.
Cortese at the 2012 Australian Grand Prix
Sandro Cortese races MotoGP at Sachsenring, 2011
2005 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 2005 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 57th F.I.M. Road racing World Championship season. The season consisted out of 17 races for the MotoGP class and 16 for the 125cc and 250cc classes, beginning with the Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix on 10 April and ending with the Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix on 6 November.
Valentino Rossi (pictured at Donington Park) became the MotoGP World Champion
Daniel Pedrosa (pictured at Phillip Island) became the 250cc World Champion
Thomas Lüthi (pictured in 2011) became the 125cc World Champion