Loris Capirossi

Loris Capirossi
Loris Capirossi
	Capirossi in 2005
Nationality	Italian
Born	4 April 1973; 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
2011 championship position	17th (43 pts)
250cc World Championship
Active years	1992–1994, 1997–1999
Manufacturers	Honda (1992–1994, 1999); Aprilia (1997–1998)
Championships	1 (1998)
1999 championship position	3rd (209 pts)
125cc World Championship
Active years	1990–1991
Manufacturers	Honda
Championships	2 (1990, 1991)
1991 championship position	1st (200 pts)
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

Loris Capirossi (born 4 April 1973) is an Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, currently serving as Safety Advisor to Dorna Sports, the commercial rights holder of Grand Prix motorcycle racing.

He is a 9-time Premier Class race winner, competing between 1990 and 2011. He was the first Grand Prix rider to start at least 300 races, having made his 300th start at the 2010 season-opener Qatar Grand Prix. Capirossi is the 1990 and 1991 125cc World Champion, the 1998 250cc World Champion, while also holding the honor of Youngest World Champion in motorcycle racing, winning the 1990 125cc title at 17 years and 165 days old.

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