Formed in 1999 to compete in the Italian national championship, Team Lorenzini by Leoni has come a long way and is now Yamaha Motor Italia's official satellite squad.

Run by experienced engineer Vanni Lorenzini, the team is extremely active on the World, European and Italian stage and is well-known for promoting young Italian riders.

The team has won two Italian supersport championships (2001 with Stefano Cruciani and 2003 with Gianluca Nannelli) and dominated the 2004 European superstock championship (with Lorenzo Alfonsi pipping team-mate Gianluca Vizziello to the title), as well as numerous race wins at national and European level.

In 2006 the squad was renamed Lorenzino by Leoni - Yamaha Team Italia, in deference to the team’s link with both the national Yamaha distributor and the Italian motorcycle federation. In 2007 Roccoli proved to be a steady contender finishing on a respectable sixth position in the championship.

This year Lorenzini will again run Roccoli on YZF-R6 in the Supersport World Championship. Pirro will continue in the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup where he will be joined by Italian newcomer Michele Magnoni.