Loris Capirossi

Loris Capirossi
Capirossi in 2005
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1973-04-04) 4 April 1973 (age 43) Castel San Pietro Terme, Italy
Motorcycle racing career statistics MotoGP World Championship Active years 1995–1996, 2000–2011 Manufacturers Honda (1995, 2000–2002) Yamaha (1996) Ducati (2003–2007, 2011) Suzuki (2008–2010) Championships 0 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 217 9 42 13 10 1840 250cc World Championship Active years 1992–1994, 1997–1999 Manufacturers Honda (1992–1994, 1999) Aprilia (1997–1998) Championships 1 (1998) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 84 12 37 23 18 968 125cc World Championship Active years 1990–1991 Manufacturers Honda Championships 2 (1990, 1991) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 27 8 20 5 4 382 Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1990–2011 First race 1990 125cc Japanese Grand Prix Last race 2011 MotoGP Valencian Grand Prix First win 1990 125cc British Grand Prix Last win 2007 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix Championships 3 125cc: 1990, 1991 250cc: 1998 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 328 29 99 41 32 3190

Loris Capirossi (born 4 April 1973) is an Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, who competed between 1990 and 2011. He is a former 250cc World Champion for Aprilia, and is the first Grand Prix rider to make at least 300 race starts, having made his 300th start at the 2010 season-opening Qatar Grand Prix.

Currently Capirossi is the Safety Advisor to Dorna Sports, the commercial rights holder of Grand Prix motorcycle racing.

Capirossi made his World Championship debut at 125cc level, and in his first full season of Grands Prix he took his first title aged only seventeen. He finished in the top six on ten occasions, eight of them on the podium, and took wins in Britain, Hungary and Australia. The massed Italian contingent helped him out in the final round, but it was still an impressive achievement, with 182 points scored. His second season (1991) was even better, and saw him defend the 125 title fairly comfortably. He was only once off the front row of the grid, and had five pole positions, as well as four fastest laps. From thirteen rounds, he was on the rostrum for twelve, and finished sixth in the other. He came second five times, and was a winner in Australia, Malaysia, and three European venues. His 225 points, 200 of them counted, were enough to help him move up to the 250cc class. During this second season, Capirosssi and his team were sponsored by AGV Helmets and AGV Sport leathers.

Capirossi moved up to 250cc class for the 1992 season on a year-old bike. In 1993 Capirossi made his first win at Netherlands and added another two in San Marino and United States, but finished second and only four points behind Harada. It was the same in 1994, this time with one more win. He finished third at the end of the season behind Max Biaggi and Tadayuki Okada.