1. Fausto Gresini was an Italian professional motorcycle road racer and racing team manager.
13 Facts About Fausto Gresini
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Fausto Gresini competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1983 to 1994, most prominently as a two-time 125cc world champion riding for the Garelli factory racing team.
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Fausto Gresini 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.
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Fausto Gresini was vice-champion in the 125cc class in 1986 aboard a Garelli and in 1991 and 1992 with Honda.
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Fausto Gresini accumulated 21 victories and raced in 132 Grand Prix with 15 second places and 11 third places.
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Fausto Gresini is tied with Angel Nieto for the record of 11 consecutive victories in the 125 class, accomplished across 1986 and 1987.
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Fausto Gresini 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.
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Fausto Gresini founded the Fausto Gresini Racing team in 1997 with partner with Fabrizio Cecchini as the technical director, and served as its team principal until his death.
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Fausto Gresini's team has won three world championships: Daijiro Kato in the 2001 250cc world championship, Toni Elias in the 2010 Moto2 world championship, and Jorge Martin in the 2018 Moto3 world championship.
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Fausto Gresini experienced two tragedies during his tenure as team principal.
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On 23 October 2011, the Fausto Gresini team suffered another loss when rider Marco Simoncelli died soon after an accident at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
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On 27 December 2020, Fausto Gresini was hospitalized at the Ospedale Maggiore in Bologna after contracting COVID-19 amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.
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Fausto Gresini died in hospital from the illness' complications on 23 February 2021, at the age of 60, one month after his birthday.