The Italian will race a Ten Kate Racing-prepared Yamaha YZF-R6 in the hunt for success in the FIM Supersport World Championship.
Manzi, born on the 29th of March 1999 in Rimini, made his international road racing debut in 2012 as a rider in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. After three seasons, in which he twice finished third in the final standings, he made his debut in the lightest class of the MotoGP World Championship in 2015. In 2017, the switch was made to the Moto2 class, the class in which he was active for five seasons. In 2022, the VR46 Racing Academy protégé made the switch to the WorldSSP Championship.
With three podium finishes, including a victory in early October in Portimão, Manzi finished his debut season in the class with 209 World Championship points scored and sixth place in the final championship standings. Enough reasons for the Nieuwleusen-based team to offer the 23-year-old Italian a contract for the 2023 season.
Manzi and Navarro will be in action for the first time on the Ten Kate Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 during a planned spring test in Portugal in January.