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Fausto Gresini

{{Short description|Italian motorcycle racer (1961–2021)}}

{{Infobox motorcycle rider

|image = Fausto Gresini 1992 Japanese GP.jpg

|caption = Gresini at the 1992 Japanese Grand Prix.

|name = Fausto Gresini

|birth_date = {{birth date|1961|1|23|df=y}}

|death_date = {{death date and age|2021|2|23|1961|1|23|df=y}}

|birth_place = Imola, Italy

|death_place = Bologna, Italy

|nationality = Italian

|GP Active years = 1983 - 1994

|GP Teams = Garelli, Honda

|GP Race Starts = 132

|GP Championships = 125cc - 1985, 1987

|GP Race Wins = 21

|GP Podiums = 47

|GP Total Points = 1093

|GP Poles = 17

|GP Fastest laps = 13

|GP First race = 1983 125cc Nations Grand Prix

|GP First win = 1984 125cc Swedish Grand Prix

|GP Last win = 1992 125cc British Grand Prix

|GP Last race = 1994 125cc European Grand Prix

}}

Fausto Gresini (23 January 1961 – 23 February 2021) was an Italian professional motorcycle road racer and racing team manager. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from {{MGP|1983}} to {{MGP|1994}}, most prominently as a two-time 125cc world champion riding for the Garelli factory racing team.{{Cite web |url=http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Fausto+Gresini |title=Fausto Gresini career statistics at MotoGP.com |access-date=2009-05-12 |archive-date=2012-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902200019/http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Fausto+Gresini |url-status=dead }}

After his racing career, he formed the Gresini Racing team which he operated until his death from COVID-19 in 2021.

Motorcycle racing career

Gresini was born at Imola. He began racing in 1978 at the age of 17 on a Minarelli 50 in Italy, and in 1983 he joined the Grand Prix circuit with the MBA team.

During his riding career, Gresini won two world championship titles in the 125cc class in 1985 and 1987. He was vice-champion in the 125cc class in 1986 aboard a Garelli and in 1991 and 1992 with Honda. He accumulated 21 victories and raced in 132 Grand Prix with 15 second places and 11 third places. He is tied with Ángel Nieto for the record of 11 consecutive victories in the 125 class, accomplished across 1986 and 1987. He holds the record of the most 125cc victories in one season with ten in 1987 - he crashed in the final race but won all others.

Racing team management career

Gresini founded the Gresini Racing team in 1997 with partner with Fabrizio Cecchini as the technical director, and served as its team principal until his death. His team has won three world championships: Daijiro Kato in the 2001 250cc world championship, Toni Elías in the 2010 Moto2 world championship, and Jorge Martín in the 2018 Moto3 world championship. The team also took the inaugural MotoE World Cup in 2019 with rider Matteo Ferrari.

Gresini experienced two tragedies during his tenure as team principal. Daijiro Kato died in hospital two weeks after crashing during the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix on 6 April 2003.[http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2003/11/28/investigation-committee-into-the-cause-of-daijiro-kato-s-fatal-crash-publish-their-results/135614 Investigation committee into the cause of Daijiro Kato's fatal crash publish their results] MotoGP.com Retrieved 2015-07-21 On 23 October 2011, the Gresini team suffered another loss when rider Marco Simoncelli died soon after an accident at the Malaysian Grand Prix. The team's other rider at the time was Hiroshi Aoyama.

Death

On 27 December 2020, Gresini was hospitalized at the Ospedale Maggiore in Bologna after contracting COVID-19 amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. After an apparent initial improvement in his condition, on 18 February 2021 he worsened with a serious lung infection. He died in hospital from the illness' complications on 23 February 2021, at the age of 60, one month after his birthday.[https://www.gazzetta.it/Moto/moto-GP/23-02-2021/team-conferma-morte-gresini-ci-ha-lasciato-400927371240.shtml Il team annuncia: Fausto Gresini ci ha lasciato] {{in lang|it}} Retrieved 23 February 2021

Grand Prix career statistics

Points system from 1969 to 1987.

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Points

| 15

| 12

| 10

| 8

| 6

| 5

| 4

| 3

| 2

| 1

Points system from 1988 to 1992

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| 20

| 17

| 15

| 13

| 11

| 10

| 9

| 8

| 7

| 6

| 5

| 4

| 3

| 2

| 1

Points system from 1993 onwards.

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Points

| 25

| 20

| 16

| 13

| 11

| 10

| 9

| 8

| 7

| 6

| 5

| 4

| 3

| 2

| 1

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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! Year

! Class

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! Points

! Rank

! Wins

1983

! 125cc

! MBA

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
NC

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NAT
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ESP
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUT
4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| YUG
NC

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BEL
9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
6

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SWE
2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSM
NC

|

|

|

| 37

! 9th

| 0

rowspan=2|1984

! rowspan=2|125cc

! MBA

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NAT
NC

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ESP
NC

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
4

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

| rowspan=2|51

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" rowspan=2|3rd

| rowspan=2|1

Garelli

|

|

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NED
NC

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GBR
3

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SWE
1

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RSM
3

|

|

|

|

|

|

1985

! 125cc

! Garelli

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ESP
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GER
2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NAT
NC

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| AUT
1

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NED
3

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BEL
1

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FRA
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
4

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SWE
3

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RSM
1

|

|

|

|

| 109

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

| 3

1986

! 125cc

! Garelli

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ESP
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NAT
1

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GER
2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUT
NC

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NED
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BEL
4

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FRA
2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR
NC

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SWE
1

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RSM
3

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BWU
1

|

|

|

| 114

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

| 4

1987

! 125cc

! Garelli

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ESP
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GER
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NAT
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| AUT
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NED
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| FRA
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GBR
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SWE
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CZE
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RSM
1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
DNF

|

|

|

| 150

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

| 10

1988

! 125cc

! Garelli

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ESP
4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NAT
NC

| GER
-

| AUT
-

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NED
NC

| BEL
-

| YUG
-

| FRA
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
7

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SWE
NC

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CZE
NC

|

|

|

| 22

! 21st

| 0

1989

! 125cc

! Aprilia

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ESP
5

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NAT
3

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER
NC

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUT
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BEL
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SWE
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE
14

|

|

| 102

! 5th

| 0

1990

! 125cc

! Honda

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN
7

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ESP
3

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NAT
NC

| GER
-

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUT
NC

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| YUG
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BEL
8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
NC

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SWE
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HUN
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
5

| 102

! 8th

| 0

1991

! 125cc

! Honda

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| JPN
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| AUS
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ESP
2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ITA
1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER
NC

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| AUT
1

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| EUR
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
4

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FRA
3

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GBR
2

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RSM
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL
4

|

| 181

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

| 2

1992

! 125cc

! Honda

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JPN
NC

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL
8

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ESP
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
5

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| EUR
3

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GER
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NED
2

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HUN
3

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
NC

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GBR
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRA
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSA
7

|

| 118

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

| 1

1993

! 125cc

! Honda

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL
8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JPN
NC

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ESP
NC

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUT
8

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER
17

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NED
DNF

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EUR
17

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSM
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
7

| CZE
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
10

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| USA
16

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FIM
4

| 61

! 11th

| 0

1994

! 125cc

! Honda

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL
6

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JPN
18

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ESP
DNF

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUT
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
13

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NED
16

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
17

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
10

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR
20

| CZE
-

|style="background:#ffffff;"| USA
DNS

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ARG
NC

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| EUR
10

| 46

! 16th

| 0

See also

Gresini Racing

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070313002750/http://www.gresiniracing.com/Team/gresini.asp?LN=UK&IDFolder=233 Bio at Gresini Racing]

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