Alessandro "Sandro" Cortese (born 6 January 1990) is a retired German motorcycle racer, who last competed in 2020 World Superbike Championship for Team Pedercini.

[1] Cortese made his 125cc World Championship debut with Kiefer-Bos-Castrol Honda in 2005, finishing the season in 26th place with 8 points.

Cortese improved in 2007, finishing most of the season's races in the top 10, including 7th places in the French, the Italian and German Grands Prix.

He replaced Di Meglio and teamed up with Dominique Aegerter, running factory Derbi RSA 125 bikes.

For the 2011 season, Cortese moved to Dirk Heidolf's Racing Team Germany outfit, as a single-bike entry.

[5] He took second-place finishes in Qatar and Portugal, before taking his first Grand Prix victory – in his 109th start – in the Czech Republic, having battled with Johann Zarco in the closing stages of the race.

[8] He won 2 races at Aragon and Donington Park, securing 8 podium finishes and became the champion of 2018 Supersport World Championship in his maiden season.

[9] He promoted to Superbike class for 2019 season, signing for GRT Yamaha World SBK team where he finished 12th in the standings.

[12] He credited local emergency medical efforts for saving him from paraplegia but noted that his body has never fully recovered from the accident.