Fast Facts
MotoGP/500cc CAREER:
(MotoGP 2002-07, 500cc pre-2002)
2008
·Team: Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
2007
·Team: Ducati Marlboro Team
·Starts: 18
·Wins: 1 (Japan)
·Best start: Fifth (Turkey, Italy, Australia)
·Points: 166 (Seventh)
2006
·Team: Ducati Marlboro
·Starts: 17
·Wins: 3 (Spain, Czech Republic, Japan)
·Poles: 2 (Spain, Japan)
·Points: 229 (Third)
2005
·Team: Ducati Marlboro
·Starts: 15
·Wins: 2 (Japan, Malaysia)
·Poles: 3 (Japan, Malaysia, Qatar)
·Points: 157 (Sixth)
2004
·Team: Ducati Marlboro
·Starts: 16
·Best finish: Third (Australia)
·Best start: Third (Great Britain, Australia)
·Points: 117 (Ninth)
2003
·Team: Ducati Marlboro
·Starts: 16
·Wins: 1 (Catalunya)
·Poles: 3 (Spain, Netherlands, Portugal)
·Points: 177 (Fourth)
2002
·Team: West Honda Pons
·Starts: 14
·Best finish: Third (South Africa, Motegi)
·Best start: Second (Japan, South Africa)
·Points: 109 (Eighth)
2001
·Team: Honda Pons
·Starts: 16
·Best finish: Second (South Africa, Italy, Portugal, Malaysia)
·Poles: 4 (Japan, Netherlands, Motegi, Malaysia)
·Points: 210 (Third)
2000
·Team: Emerson Honda Pons
·Starts: 16
·Wins: 1 (Italy)
·Poles: 1 (Netherlands)
·Points: 154 (Seventh)
1996
·Team: Yamaha
·Starts: 15
·Wins: 1 (Australia)
·Best start: Second (Indonesia, Italy, Great Britain, Australia)
·Points: 98 (10th)
1995
·Team: Honda
·Starts: 12
·Best finish: Third (Catalunya)
·Best start: Third (Malaysia, Netherlands)
·Points: 108 (Sixth)
OTHER CAREER:
1999
·Earned three wins and a total of nine podiums on a Honda in the 250cc World Championship.
1998
·Won the 250cc World Championship for Aprilia, collecting two victories and nine podiums in 14 races.
1997
·Earned three podium finishes with Aprilia in the 250cc World Championship, finished sixth in points.
1994
·Finished third in the 250cc World Championship with Honda, earned four wins.
1993
·Won three races, earned seven podiums and finished second in the 250cc World Championship with Honda.
1992
·Finished 12th in the 250cc World Championship on a Honda, made his debut in that series at Japan.
1991
·Won the 125cc World Championship for the second consecutive year with Honda, earning five wins and 12 podiums in 13 races in the process.
1990
·In his first year in the 125cc World Championship, won the series title and collected three wins, eight podium finishes.
1986-89
·First competed in motocross in 1986, won the 1987 125cc Italian Production championship on a Honda … Finished ninth and fourth, respectively, in the 1988 and 1989 125cc European championship.
PERSONAL:
·Enjoys motocross, cars, action movies.
·Favorite food: Italian, pizza, pasta, ice cream.
·Favorite music: Italian singers, pop, country.