Fabrizio Lai
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Lai at the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Team Pedercini | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bike number | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fabrizio Lai (born 14 December 1978 in Rho) is a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Italy.[1] He now competes in the Italian Superbike Championship for Team Pedercini aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10R.
Biography
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]
Career Statistics
1999- 14th, European 125cc Championship (Honda RS125)
2000- 4th, European 125cc Championship (Honda RS125)
2001- 5th, Italian CIV 125GP Championship (Honda RS125)
2002- 16th, European 125cc Championship (Engineseng) / 1st, Italian CIV 125GP Championship (Engineseng)
2003- 25th, 125cc World Championship (Malaguti) / 1st, Italian CIV 125GP Championship (Malaguti)
2004- 16th, 125cc World Championship (Gilera RS 125)
2005- 6th, 125cc World Championship (Honda RS125]])
2006- 11th, 125cc World Championship (Aprilia RS125)
2007- 14th, 250cc World Championship (Aprilia RSV 250)
2008- 18th, 250cc World Championship (Gilera RSV 250)
2009- NC, Supersport World Championship (Honda CBR600RR)
2010- 15th, Italian CIV Supersport 600 Championship (Honda CBR600RR)
2011- 7th, Italian CIV Superbike Championship (Honda CBR1000RR)
2012- 4th, Italian CIV Superbike Championship (Ducati 1098)
References
- ↑ "Fabrizio Lai". Yahoo Sport UK-Ireland.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fabrizio Lai biography, official website
- ↑ "Terrific Tamada Triumphs on Home Territory", MotoGP World Championship Grand Prix Round 12, Honda.com, September 19, 2004