Marco Simoncelli - Wikipedia

Marco Simoncelli nicknamed Sic was an Italian professional motorcycle racer. He competed in the MotoGP World Championship for 10 years from 2002 to 2011. MarcoSimoncelli FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Italianmotorcycleracer MarcoSimoncelliMarcoSimoncelliin2009.NationalityItalianBorn(1987-01-20)20January1987Cattolica,ItalyDied23October2011(2011-10-23)(aged 24)Sepang,MalaysiaBike number58(retiredinhonour)Website58marcosimoncelli.itmarcosimoncellifondazione.it Motorcycleracingcareerstatistics MotoGPWorldChampionship Activeyears2010–2011 ManufacturersHonda Championships02011championshipposition6th(139pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F.laps Points 34 0 2 2 0 264 250ccWorldChampionshipActiveyears2006–2009 ManufacturersGileraChampionships1(2008)2009championshipposition3rd(231pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F.laps Points 64 12 22 10 8 701 125ccWorldChampionshipActiveyears2002–2005 ManufacturersApriliaChampionships02005championshipposition5th(177pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F.laps Points 50 2 7 3 1 290 SuperbikeWorldChampionshipActiveyears2009 ManufacturersApriliaChampionships02009championshipposition25th(16pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F.laps Points 2 0 1 0 0 16 MarcoSimoncelli(Italianpronunciation: [ˈmarkosimonˈtʃɛlli]; 20January1987 –23October2011),nicknamedSic(Italian: [ˈsitʃ]),wasanItalianprofessionalmotorcycleracer.HecompetedintheMotoGPWorldChampionshipfor10yearsfrom2002to2011.Hestartedinthe125ccclassbeforemovinguptothe250ccclassin2006.Hewonthe2008250ccWorldChampionshipwithGilera.Afterfouryearsintheintermediateclass,hesteppeduptothetopMotoGPclassin2010,racingwiththeHondaGresiniTeam.Hediedinanaccidentatthe2011MalaysianGrandPrixatSepang. Contents 1Career 1.1Earlycareer 1.2125ccWorldChampionship 1.3250ccWorldChampionship 1.4SuperbikeWorldChampionship 1.5MotoGPWorldChampionship 1.5.12010 1.5.22011 2Death 2.1Legacy 3Careerstatistics 3.1GrandPrixmotorcycleracing 3.1.1Byseason 3.1.2Racesbyyear 3.2SuperbikeWorldChampionship 3.2.1Racesbyyear 4References 5Furtherreading 6Externallinks Career[edit] Earlycareer[edit] MarcoSimoncelliwasborninCattolicabutgrewupandlivedinCorianowithhisfamilysincechildhood.[1][2]HestartedracingminibikesattheageofseveninhishometownofCoriano,[3][4]movingontotheItalianMinimotoChampionshipin1996attheearlyageofnine.HewontheItalianMinimotoChampionshipin1999and2000whilealsobecametherunner-upinthe2000EuropeanMinimotoChampionship.Thefollowingyear,hesteppeduptotheItalian125ccChampionshipandhewonthetitleinhisrookieyear.In2002,hecompetedandwontheEuropean125ccChampionship.[5] 125ccWorldChampionship[edit] AfterasuccessfulEuropean125cccampaign,inAugust2002,SimoncellimadehisfirstGrandPrixappearancewithMatteoniRacing,replacingCzechriderJaroslavHulešwhosteppeduptothe250ccclass.[6]Simoncelli,ridinganApriliabikewiththenumber37,managedtofinishin27thplaceinhisfirstraceatBrno.[7]InthefollowingraceatEstoril,hescoredhisfirstchampionshippointsbyfinishingin13thplace.[8]However,hefailedtoscoreanypointsinthenextfourracesandfinishedtheseasonwiththreepointsfromsixraces.[9] HecontinuedwiththeMatteoniRacingTeamforhisfirstfullseasonin2003.Thatseason,healsostartedtousetheiconicnumber58onhisbike.[10]HemanagedtoscorepointsinsixraceswithabestresultoffourthatValencia,thelastraceoftheseason.[11]Overall,hescored31pointsandranked21stinthefinalchampionshipstandings.[12] Inthe2004season,SimoncelliswitchedtoWorldwideRaceteamunderthenameofRauchBravo,whichalsorunanApriliabike.[13]InthesecondraceoftheseasonatJerez,Simoncellirecordedhisfirstpoleposition.[14]Intherace,whichwasheldinwetconditions,SimoncelliwasinsecondplacewhenraceleaderCaseyStonercrashedoutwiththreelapsremaining,handingSimoncellihisfirstvictory.[15]However,thevictorywashisonlypodiumfinishfortheseason.Hemanagedtoscorepointsinsevenotherraceswithabestresultofsixth.Heendedin11thplaceinthefinalstandingswith79points.[16] SimoncellicontinuedtorideforWorldwideRacein2005,thistimeundertheNocable.itRacebanner.[17]IntheopeningraceatJerez,hequalifiedfirstandthenwontheraceforhissecondsuccessivewinatJerez.[18]Despitefailingtoaddanotherwinthatseason,Simoncellifinishedonthepodiumonfiveotheroccasions.Hisconsistencyearnedhim177pointsandafifthplaceinthefinalstandings.[19] 250ccWorldChampionship[edit] Simoncelliatthe2008JapaneseGrandPrixatMotegi In2006,Simoncellisteppeduptothe250ccclass,becomingtheonlyriderfromthetopeightinpreviousyear's125ccclasstomakethestepup.[19][20]HejoinedtheMetisGilerateam,anItalianmotorcyclemanufacturerwhoreturnedtotheintermediateclassafteralengthyabsence.[21]Hisfirstseasonsawhimendmostoftheraceshefinishedbetween7thand10thplace.Hisbestresultwas6thplaceintheChineseGrandPrixatShanghai.Hefoughtforthe"RookieoftheYear"titleuntiltheend,finallylosingtoShuheiAoyamabysevenpoints,finishing10thoverall. In2007hecontinuedwiththesameteam.Hisseasonwassimilartothepreviousoneandhewasagain10thinthefinalstandings,withoutapodiumfinish. Hehadhisfirst250ccwinattheItalianGrandPrixheldatMugelloon1June2008BarberáthencrashedintohimandSimoncelliwontheraceby3seconds. Simoncelliatthe2009BritishGrandPrixatDoningtonPark On8June2008hefolloweduphisItalianvictoryattheCatalanGrandPrixafterovertakingÁlvaroBautistaonthelastlapafterBautistaranwidewith5cornersoftheraceleft.Simoncelliobtainedhisthird250ccGPvictoryattheSachsenringintheGermanGrandPrixon13July2008whenhebeatBautistaandBarberábyapproximately2.5seconds.Healsowoninhisclassatthe2008AustralianmotorcycleGrandPrixheldon3–5October2008,narrowlydefeatingBautista. On19October2008hewonthe2008250ccWorldChampionshipafterfinishing3rdintheMalaysianGrandPrixatSepang. SuperbikeWorldChampionship[edit] Hemadeaone-offappearanceforApriliaintheWorldSuperbikeroundatImolain2009.HequalifiedonthesecondrowandwasoneofthreeriderstocrashoutofraceoneatTosawhilerunningfifth,beforefightingthroughtothirdinracetwo,makingaforcefulmovetoovertaketeammateMaxBiaggitogetontothepodium. On25June2009,itwasconfirmedthatSimoncelliwouldmoveuptopremierclassracingfor2010MotoGPchampionshipafteragreeingtoridewiththeSanCarloGresiniHondateam.[22] MotoGPWorldChampionship[edit] 2010[edit] Simoncelliatthe2010UnitedStatesGrandPrixatLagunaSeca Simoncelligotofftoaslowstarttothe2010season,havingsufferedtwopreseasontestingcrashesatSepang;thesecondofwhichcrackedhishelmet.[23] Afterfinishingeleventhondébut,Simoncelliimprovedovertherestoftheseason,finishing16ofthe18racesinthepointsenroutetoeighthplaceinthechampionshipwith125points.HisbestfinishwasafourthplaceinPortugal,missingapodiumby0.06secondstoAndreaDovizioso. 2011[edit] Simoncelliatthe2011AustralianGrandPrixatPhillipIsland Inthe2011season,SimoncelliwaspromotedtorideafactoryHondaaspartoftheGresiniteam,whilstHiroshiAoyamarodeasatelliteHondafortheteam.Simoncelliwaspredictedtobethesurprisepackageoftheseason.[24] HefinishedfifthintheseasonopeningraceinQatar,beforefallingfromtheleadofthewetraceatJerez.[25] Hesecuredhishigheststartingpositiontothatpointofsecond,beforefallingonthefirstlapoftheEstorilrace.[26] DuringtheFrenchGrandPrixatLeMans,SimoncellicollidedwithDaniPedrosawhiletheywerebattlingforsecond.TheresultingcrashsawPedrosabreakhiscollarboneandSimoncellireceivedaride-throughpenalty,eventuallyfinishingfifth.[27] Simoncelliinitiallyrejectedblameforthecrash,claiminghebrakednolaterthannormal,andthatheleftPedrosaroom.[28] Beforethenextrace,however,heacceptedthatheneededtoreflectonhisridingstyle.[29] SimoncelliwasrequiredtomeetwithracedirectionbeforethestartoftheracingweekendatCatalonia.[29][30] Onthetrack,SimoncellisecuredhisfirstMotoGPpoleposition,0.016secondsaheadofCaseyStoner.[31] However,apoorstartsawhimdroptoseventhmanagingonlytorecoveronepositiontofinishsixth.Simoncelliearnedhisfirstpodiuminthepremierclass,withathirdplaceintheCzechRepublic.[32]HisbestMotoGPfinishwassecondplaceintheAustralianGPatPhillipIsland. Death[edit] Simoncelli,withatowelonhishead,onthegridatthe2011MalaysianGrandPrix,hisincompletefinalrace. On23October2011,SimoncelliwasinvolvedinacollisionwithAmericanriderColinEdwardsandfellowItalianValentinoRossiduringtheMalaysianGrandPrixattheSepangInternationalCircuit.Infourthpositionduringlaptwo,Simoncelli'sbikelosttractioninTurn11anditstartedtoslidetowardsthegravel,butthetiresregainedtractionandhisbikesuddenlyveeredacrossthetrackintothepathofEdwardsandRossi,withSimoncellihangingdownontherightside.[33] SimoncelliwasstruckinthelowerbodybyEdwardsandintheheadbyRossi,whoweren'tabletostoptheirbikesfromhittinghim.SimoncellilosthishelmetandEdwardswascatapultedfromhisbike.Theracewasimmediatelyred-flagged.Edwardssufferedadislocatedshoulder.Simoncellisufferedmuchmoresevereinjuriesandwastakenbyambulancetothecircuit'smedicalcentre.At16:56localtime,lessthananhouraftertheaccident,itwasannouncedthathehaddiedfromhisinjuries.[34][35][36]Later,atapressconferenceinvolvingmembersoftheMotoGPRaceDirection,MedicalDirectorMicheleMacchiagodenasaidthatSimoncellihadsustained"averyserioustraumatothehead,totheneckandthechest",andwasadministeredCPRfor45minutes.[37] HisbodywasflownhometoItaly,accompaniedbyhisfatherPaolo,hisfiancéeKateFretti,andValentinoRossi.ThefamilyweregreetedbyItalianOlympicCommitteepresidentGiovanniPetrucci,beforethebodywastransportedtoatheatreinCoriano,Rimini,whereitwasplacedinanopencoffin.Fansandvisitorswerethenallowedtopaytheirrespects,inawalk-throughmemorialthatincludedhis250ccWorldChampionshipwinningGilera,plushis2011MotoGPHonda.Anestimated20,000peopleattendedhisfuneral[38]attheSantaMariaAssuntaparishchurchinCorianoon27October2011,whichwasbroadcastliveonItalia1andRai2. Legacy[edit] ValentinoRossiwassodevastatedbythelossofhisclosefriendandhisroleinitthatitbecamethetriggerthatcausedthecreationofRossi'sracingAcademyproject(VR46[39])tomentorItalianriders.TheRossiacademyismeanttoensurethathisandSimoncelli’sintertwinedlegacieswillliveonfarbeyondtheirracingcareers.MotoGPridersPeccoBagnaiaandFrancoMorbidelliareVR46academygraduates.Regardingthecreationoftheacademy,Rossihassaid“IalwayssaythatMarcowasthefirstrideroftheAcademy,eveniftheAcademydidn’texist"[40] On3November,theMisanoWorldCircuitannouncedplanstorenameitselfinhonourofSimoncelli.[41]AtthefinalGrandPrixofthe2011seasoninValencia,Spain,atributelaponracemorningwasheldinhonourofSimoncelli,withridersfromallthreeGrandPrixclassestakingpartalongwith1993500ccWorldChampionKevinSchwantz,whorodeSimoncelli'sbike.[42] TributesweremadeinFormulaOnewithJensonButtondedicatinghisperformanceinthe2011IndianGrandPrixtoSimoncelliandIndyCarSeriesdriverDanWheldon,whodiedattheLasVegasMotorSpeedway,theweekendbefore,duringthe2011IZODIndyCarWorldChampionship.[43]Aminute'ssilencewasheldattheGrandPrixinmemoryofWheldonandSimoncelli.Atthe2012MalaysianGrandPrix,FerraridriversFelipeMassaandFernandoAlonso,alongwithothermembersoftheteampaidtributetoSimoncellibyreturningtoturn11andhavingagroupphotowithabannerinremembrance.[44] Onthesamedayoftheaccident,allSerieAfootballmatchesinItalyheldoneminuteofsilenceinremembranceofSimoncelliasinstructedbytheItalianNationalOlympicCommitteePresidentGianniPetrucci.[45] On20January2012,theanniversaryofSimoncelli'sbirth,itwasannouncedataceremonyinhishometownCorianothatthetown'ssportsareawouldberenamed"PalazzettodelloSportMarcoSimoncelli",andthatoneofthetown'sbusrouteswouldbere-numbered58inhishonour.[46] In2013,hisfatherPaoloSimoncelliannouncedtheformationofSic58SquadraCorseinhonorofMarco.TheteamwascreatedtohelpyoungItalianridersdevelopinthelowerlevelsofGrandPrixracing.TheteamoriginallyracedinItalianMoto3seriesbeforemovinguptotheFIMCEVMoto3JuniorWorldChampionshipin2015[47]andlaterintotheFIMMoto3WorldChampionshipin2017.[48] OnThursday12September2013inCorianoatributetookplaceforMarcoSimoncelliwithaflameandamonumentforMarcoSimoncellicalled"EverySunday"andeverySundayatnightfalltheflamewillburnfor58seconds.[49] On23October2013,ACMilanpaidatributetoSimoncellibypostingontheirGoogle+profile,aphotooftheirjerseyintheirdressingroomwithSimoncelli'snameontheback.[50] On3February2014,itwasannouncedthatSimoncelliwouldbeinductedintotheMotoGPHallofFameandbecomethe21stMotoGPLegend.TheceremonytookplaceattheItalianroundinMugello. On8September2016,itwasannouncedthatSimoncelli'sracingnumber58wouldberetiredfromallclassesofGrandPrixracingcompetition.ItisthethirdnumbertoberetiredfromallclassesofGrandPrixracingcompetition,afterKevinSchwantz's#34(Schwantz'snumberwasusedbyAndreaDoviziosountilhemoveduptoMotoGP,andwaslastusedbyEsteveRabatduringhisMoto2debutseasonin2011)andDaijiroKato's#74(Kato'snumberremainsavailableforwildcardentriesinthe125cc/Moto3class,albeitsincethe2013seasonnooneusesthenumberagain).CEOofDornaCarmeloEzpeletaledaceremonyofremembranceaheadoftheMisanoGP2016raceweekendstating:"TodaywesaytoMarco'sfather,Paolo,thatfromnowthisnumberbelongstotheSimoncellifamily.Nobodywilluseit,unlesstheydecidesomebodycanusethisnumber." Careerstatistics[edit] GrandPrixmotorcycleracing[edit] Byseason[edit] Season Class Motorcycle Team Number Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd WCh 2002 125cc ApriliaRS125 MatteoniRacingTeam 37 6 0 0 0 0 3 33rd – 2003 125cc ApriliaRS125 MatteoniRacingTeam 58 15 0 0 0 0 31 21st – 2004 125cc ApriliaRS125 RauchBravo 58 13 1 1 2 0 79 11th – 2005 125cc ApriliaRS125 Nocable.itRace 58 16 1 6 1 1 177 5th – 2006 250cc GileraRSA250 MetisGilera 58 16 0 0 0 0 92 10th – 2007 250cc GileraRSA250 MetisGilera 58 17 0 0 0 0 97 10th – 2008 250cc GileraRSA250 MetisGilera 58 16 6 12 7 4 281 1st 1 2009 250cc GileraRSA250 MetisGilera 58 15 6 10 3 4 231 3rd – 2010 MotoGP HondaRC212V SanCarloHondaGresini 58 18 0 0 0 0 125 8th – 2011 MotoGP HondaRC212V SanCarloHondaGresini 58 16 0 2 2 0 139 6th – Total 148 14 31 15 9 1255 1 Racesbyyear[edit] (key)(Racesinboldindicatepoleposition,racesinitalicsindicatefastestlap) Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Pts 2002 125cc Aprilia JPN RSA SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE27 POR13 BRA21 PAC MALRet AUSRet VALRet 33rd 3 2003 125cc Aprilia JPN21 RSA20 SPA14 FRARet ITA17 CAT16 NED20 GBR16 GER12 CZE14 PORRet BRA11 PACRet MAL11 AUSRet VAL4 21st 31 2004 125cc Aprilia RSARet SPA1 FRARet ITARet CAT7 NED7 BRA6 GER10 GBRRet CZE19 POR6 JPN6 QAT6 MALRet AUSRet VAL 11th 79 2005 125cc Aprilia SPA1 POR10 CHN6 FRA5 ITARet CAT2 NED4 GBR4 GER3 CZE3 JPNRet MAL9 QAT3 AUS3 TUR6 VAL5 5th 177 2006 250cc Gilera SPARet QAT8 TUR11 CHN6 FRA8 ITA7 CATRet NED7 GBR10 GERRet CZE9 MAL8 AUS10 JPN9 POR7 VALRet 10th 92 2007 250cc Gilera QAT9 SPARet TUR9 CHNRet FRA6 ITA9 CAT9 GBRRet NED6 GER7 CZERet RSMRet POR7 JPN7 AUS7 MAL8 VAL11 10th 97 2008 250cc Gilera QATRet SPARet POR2 CHN4 FRA2 ITA1 CAT1 GBR2 NED3 GER1 CZE3 RSM6 INDC JPN1 AUS1 MAL3 VAL1 1st 281 2009 250cc Gilera QAT JPN17 SPA3 FRA1 ITA2 CATRet NED3 GER1 GBR4 CZE1 IND1 RSMRet POR1 AUS1 MAL3 VALRet 3rd 231 2010 MotoGP Honda QAT11 SPA11 FRA10 ITA9 GBR7 NED9 CATRet GER6 USARet CZE11 IND7 RSM14 ARA7 JPN6 MAL8 AUS6 POR4 VAL6 8th 125 2011 MotoGP Honda QAT5 SPARet PORRet FRA5 CAT6 GBRRet NED9 ITA5 GER6 USARet CZE3 IND12 RSM4 ARA4 JPN4 AUS2 MALC VAL 6th 139 SuperbikeWorldChampionship[edit] Racesbyyear[edit] (key)(Racesinboldindicatepoleposition,racesinitalicsindicatefastestlap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2009 Aprilia AUS AUS QAT QAT SPA SPA NED NED ITA ITA RSA RSA USA USA SMR SMR GBR GBR CZE CZE GER GER ITARet ITA3 FRA FRA POR POR 25th 16 References[edit] ^"MarcoSimoncelli:CareerAchievements".MotoGP.com.DornaSports.28October2011.Retrieved9November2011. ^"QuelclonediValentinoconlafacciadacabaretnascostainuncespuglio"[ThatcloneofValentinowiththefaceofcabarethiddeninabush](inItalian).IlGiornale.24October2011.Retrieved9November2011. 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