1. Romano Fenati was born on 15 January 1996 and is an Italian motorcycle racer who competed in the FIM Road Racing World Championship between 2012 and 2023 in the Moto3 and Moto2 categories.
21 Facts About Romano Fenati
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Romano Fenati raced in Moto2 in 2018 and 2022, each time being released by his teams before season end.
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Romano Fenati finally left Moto3 after the 2023 season as he had reached the maximum permitted age of 28 years old.
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Romano Fenati's conduct has led to disciplinary action from teams and authorities.
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Romano Fenati then went on to claim his first victory at the second race of the season in Jerez, Spain.
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In doing so, Romano Fenati became the first rider since Noboru Ueda in 1991 to take two podiums in his first two Grand Prix starts and the youngest ever rider in Grand Prix motorcycle racing history to lead the World Championship.
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Romano Fenati finished 10th in the final championship standings, with 73 points.
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Poor qualifying positions for Romano Fenati resulted in the loss of vital points, and he finished the season with 176 points as he did in 2014 but placed one position higher in the standings.
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Romano Fenati started the 2016 season with a pole position at Qatar.
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Romano Fenati finished in 20th in Argentina, before his first win of the season in the United States.
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Romano Fenati was seventh at Jerez, before a second-place finish at Le Mans, losing out to Brad Binder by 0.099 seconds.
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Romano Fenati was fourth in both Catalunya and Netherlands, before a pointless 18 position in Germany.
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Romano Fenati was dropped by Sky Racing VR46 in Austria as a disciplinary action for disagreeing with Uccio Salucci.
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In 2017, Romano Fenati joined Marinelli Rivacold Snipers team and had his best season to date: three wins and five second places to finish as runner-up in the Moto3 championship.
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On 9 September 2018, at the 2018 San Marino Grand Prix, Romano Fenati was immediately disqualified after grabbing the front brake lever of rival rider Stefano Manzi, which resulted in a two-race ban.
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Romano Fenati competed for VNE Snipers team for the whole of the 2019 Moto3 season.
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Romano Fenati joined Speed Up Racing to compete in Moto2 for the 2022 season.
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Romano Fenati has interfered with other riders a number of times.
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Romano Fenati apologized but was dropped from the Marinelli Snipers Team for the offence.
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On 21 September, in addition to a preliminary two-race ban imposed earlier, after meeting with the FIM at their headquarters in Mies, Switzerland, on 18 September, it was announced that Romano Fenati's racing licence was revoked for the remainder of the 2018 season.
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Romano Fenati made a comeback to Moto3 for the 2019 season.