Doriano Romboni

Doriano Romboni
Doriano Romboni - Grand Prix in Japan (1996).
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1968-12-08)8 December 1968 Lerici, Italy
Died	30 November 2013(2013-11-30) (aged 44) Latina, Italy
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1989–1998 First race 1989 125cc Spanish Grand Prix Last race 1998 500cc Japanese Grand Prix First win 1990 125cc West German Grand Prix Last win 1995 250cc Brazilian Grand Prix Team(s) Honda, Aprilia, MuZ Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 101 6 22 7 4 724 Superbike World Championship Active years 1999–2000, 2004 Manufacturers Ducati, Yamaha Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 12 0 0 0 0 61

Doriano Romboni (8 December 1968 in Lerici, Italy – 30 November 2013 in Latina, Italy) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Romboni raced in 125cc and 250cc World Championship races on Hondas. In 1996 he rode for the Aprilia factory in the 500cc class aboard a bike with a V-twin, 250cc engine that had been enlarged to 380cc. Aprilia tried to take advantage of the bike's lightweight and agility against their more powerful competition. Romboni managed to finish in 10th place in the 1997 season before Aprilia withdrew the project. He raced for the MuZ team in one race in the 1998 season.

In 1999 he switched to the Superbike World Championship on a private Ducati. He was a frontrunner in the early races. At Monza he briefly ran third behind Carl Fogarty and Troy Corser before he collided with Aaron Slight and hurt his leg. He briefly returned to the series in 2000 then again in 2004.