·Points: 75 (12^th)

2003

·Team: Fortuna Yamaha

·Starts: 13

·Best finish: Fifth (Motegi)

·Best start: Third (Great Britain)

·Points: 45 (15^th)

OTHER CAREER:

2002

·Won the 250cc World Championship at age 20, at the time the youngest series champion in history until Dani Pedrosa was crowned 250cc champion at age 19 in 2004 … Won nine races, including six in a row midseason … Earned two poles.

2001

·Finished third in the 250cc World Championship on an Aprilia, earning one victory and nine podiums.

2000

·Finished fifth in his first season of 250cc World Championship racing on an Aprilia.

1999

·Finished second by one point in the 125cc World Championship, scoring five wins on a Honda, a total of nine podium finishes and three poles.

1998

·Contested the full 125cc World Championship on a Honda, earned two wins and eight podiums … Set the record as the youngest Grand Prix winner ever with victory in 125cc race when he was 15 years, 324 days old, since broken.

1997

·Made his 125cc World Championship debut at the Czech Republic, finished 17^th … Won the 125cc Italian championship and finished fourth in the 125cc European championship.

1996

·Contested the final races of the 125cc Italian championship on a Honda.

1992-94

·Won the 1992 and 1994 Italian mini-bike championship.

PERSONAL:

·Enjoys motocross, cycling.

·Enjoys music, being a disc jockey, reading.