Loris Capirossi : biography
4 April 1973 –
Loris Capirossi (born April 4, 1973 in Castel San Pietro Terme, Bologna) is a retired Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, who competed between and . He is a former 250cc World Champion for Aprilia, and is the only 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 Bridgestone’s Safety Advisor to Dorna Sports, the commercial rights holder of Grand Prix motorcycle racing.
Career statistics
By season
Seas | Class | Moto | Team | Race | Win | Pod | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd | WCh |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1990 | 125cc | Honda RS125 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 1st | 1 | |
1991 | 125cc | Honda RS125 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 200 | 1st | 1 | |
1992 | 250cc | NSR250 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12th | – | |
1993 | 250cc | NSR250 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 193 | 2nd | – | |
1994 | 250cc | NSR250 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 199 | 3rd | – | |
1995 | 500cc | Honda NSR500 | Team Pileri | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 6th | – |
1996 | 500cc | Yamaha YZR500 | Rainey-Yamaha | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 10th | – |
1997 | 250cc | Aprilia RS250 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 116 | 6th | – | |
1998 | 250cc | Aprilia RS250 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 224 | 1st | 1 | |
1999 | 250cc | Honda RS250 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 209 | 3rd | – | |
2000 | 500cc | Honda NSR500 | Sito Pons | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 154 | 7th | – |
2001 | 500cc | Honda NSR500 | Sito Pons | 16 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 210 | 3rd | – |
2002 | MotoGP | Honda NSR500 | Sito Pons | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 8th | – |
2003 | MotoGP | Ducati GP3 | Ducati Corse | 16 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 177 | 4th | – |
2004 | MotoGP | Ducati GP4 | Ducati Corse | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 9th | – |
2005 | MotoGP | Ducati GP5 | Ducati Corse | 15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 157 | 6th | – |
2006 | MotoGP | Ducati GP6 | Ducati Corse | 17 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 229 | 3rd | – |
2007 | MotoGP | Ducati GP7 | Ducati Corse | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 7th | – |
2008 | MotoGP | Suzuki GSV-R | Suzuki MotoGP | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 10th | – |
2009 | MotoGP | Suzuki GSV-R | Suzuki MotoGP | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 9th | – |
2010 | MotoGP | Suzuki GSV-R | Suzuki MotoGP | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 16th | – |
2011 | MotoGP | Ducati GP11 | Pramac Racing | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 17th | – |
Total | 328 | 29 | 99 | 41 | 32 | 3190 | 3 |