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Lai at the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix. |
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Fabrizio Lai (born on December 14, 1978 in Rho) is a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Italy.[1]
He won the European Championship twice in succession in 1996 and 1997 while still a teenager, before winning the Italian championship in 2002.[2] He has competed in the 125 cc World Championship since 2001, first as a wild card rider, and full time since the 2003 season on a Malaguti. Lai achieved his first podium finish during the 2004 season as runner-up at Motegi on a Gilera,[3] He finished 6th overall in 2005 and 11th in 2006 as a Honda rider. For 2007, he switched the to the Campetella Racing Aprilia team.[2]