Engine Automotive

• Bike No. : 46
• Team: Fiat Yamaha Team
• Date of birth: February 16, 1979
• Place of birth: Urbino, Italy
• Nationality: Italian
• Residence: London, UK
• Height: 182 cm
• Weight: 67 kg
• Marital Status: Single
• Hobbies: Soccer, radio-controlled toys
• Total Races GP starts: 210 (150 x MotoGP/500cc, 30 x 250cc, 30 x 125cc)
• Victories: 97 (71 x MotoGP/500cc, 14 x 250cc, 12 x 125cc)
• Pole Positions: 51 (41 x 500cc/MotoGP, 5 x 250cc, 5 x 125cc)
• Podiums: 151 (115 x 500cc/MotoGP, 21 x 250cc, 15 x 125cc)
• Wins: 8 (1 x 125cc, 1 x 250cc, 1 x 500cc, 5 x MotoGP)
• First Race: 1991
• First Grand Prix: Malaysia, 1996 (125cc)
• First Pole: 1996

Career Highlights

2009:
Fiat Yamaha Team, MotoGP World Championship

2008:
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPION

2007:
3rd, MotoGP World Championship

2006:
2nd, MotoGP World Championship

2005:
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPION

2004:
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPION

2003:
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPION

2002:
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPION

2001:
500 MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPION

2000:
2nd, 500 MotoGP World Championship

1999:
250 GP WORLD CHAMPION

1998:
2nd, 250 MotoGP World Championship

1997:
125 GP WORLD CHAMPION

1996:
9th, 125 MotoGP World Championship

1995:
125cc Italian Champion

1994:
125cc Italian Sports Production Champion

1993:
3rd - 125cc Italian Sports Production Championship

1992:
Regional Minimoto Champion

1991:
4th - Italian Junior Go-Kart Championship

1990:
Regional Go-Kart Championship - 9 wins

1989:
First Go-Kart Race