Mirko Giansanti

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|image = B_mirkogiansanti-grt.jpg

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|name = Mirko Giansanti

|birth_date = {{birth date|1976|09|14|df=y}}

|birth_place = Terni, Italy

|death_date = {{death date and age|2023|08|07|1976|09|14|df=y}}

|death_place = Terni, Italy

|GP Active years = 1996 - 2005

|GP Teams =

|GP Race Starts = 140

|GP Championships =

|GP Race Wins = 0

|GP Podiums = 12

|GP Total Points = 744

|GP Poles = 0

|GP Fastest laps = 3

|GP First race = 1996 125cc Nations Grand Prix

|GP First win =

|GP Last win =

|GP Last race = 2005 250cc Valencia Grand Prix

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Mirko Giansanti (14 September 1976 – 7 August 2023) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Born in Terni, the son of the motorcycle racer {{Interlanguage link|Fosco Giansanti|it|lt=Fosco}}, Giansanti made his Grand Prix motorcycle racing debut in 1996, as a wild card with the Pileri team.{{cite news |title=Mirko Giansanti, l'ex pilota è morto a 46 anni per una malattia incurabile |url=https://www.tuttosport.com/news/motori/2023/08/07-111381468/mirko_giansanti_l_ex_pilota_e_morto_a_46_anni_per_una_malattia_incurabile |access-date=12 August 2023 |work=Tuttosport |date=7 August 2023 |language=it}} His best year was in 1998 when he finished on the podium four times and finished in sixth place in the 125cc world championship.[http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Mirko+Giansanti Mirko Giansanti career statistics at MotoGP.com] During his Grand Prix career he achieved a total of 12 podiums.

Following his 2005 Grand Prix retirement, in 2008 Giansanti resumed activity, competing in the Supersport World Championship for three seasons. In 2016 he co-founded with Filippo Conti the Giansanti Racing Team, with which he competed in the Supersport World Championship, winning a title in 2015 with Lucas Mahias, and in the Superbike World Championship.{{cite news |last1=Villa, Riccardo|title=È morto Mirko Giansanti, ex-pilota e co-fondatore del team GRT WSBK |url=https://www.motociclismo.it/mirko-giansanti-morto-ex-pilota-fondatore-team-grt-83251 |access-date=12 August 2023 |work=Motociclismo |date=10 August 2023}} He died on 7 August 2023, at the age of 46.[https://www.fanpage.it/sport/motori/e-morto-mirko-giansanti-lex-pilota-aveva-46-anni-lutto-nel-mondo-del-motociclismo-italiano/ È morto Mirko Giansanti, l’ex pilota aveva 46 anni: lutto nel mondo del motociclismo italiano] {{in lang|it}}

Career statistics

=FIM Moto2 European Championship=

==Races by year==

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

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