Doriano Romboni
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| Motorcycle Grand Prix Career | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
|---|---|
| Active years | 1989 - 1998 |
| Team(s) | Honda, Aprilia, MuZ |
| Grands Prix | 101 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 6 |
| Podium finishes | 22 |
| Pole positions | 7 |
| Fastest laps | 4 |
| First Grand Prix | 1989 125cc Spanish Grand Prix |
| First win | 1990 125cc West German Grand Prix |
| Last win | 1995 250cc Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Last Grand Prix | 1998 500cc Malaysian Grand Prix |
Doriano Romboni (born August 12, 1968 in Lerici, Italy) is a retired Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
He raced in 125cc and 250cc World Championship races on Hondas. In 1996 he rode for the Aprilia factory in the 500cc class aboard a bike with a V-twin, 250cc engine that had been enlarged to 380cc. Aprilia tried to take advantage of the bike's lightweight and agility against their more powerful competition. Romboni managed to finish in 10th place in the 1997 season before Aprilia withdrew the project. He raced for the MuZ team in one race in the 1998 season.
In 1999 he switched to the Superbike World Championship on a private Ducati. He was a frontrunner in the early races. At Monza he briefly ran third behind only Carl Fogarty and Troy Corser, the factory Ducati riders who took 6 titles between them. Tragedy struck however, when he collided with Aaron Slight and hurt his leg. He briefly returned to the series in 2000 then again in 2004.
