Michele Pirro

Michele Pirro

Nationality  Italian
Born 5 July 1986
San Giovanni Rotondo (Italy)
Current team Ducati Team Test Rider
Bike number 51
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2012–2014
ManufacturersFTR-Honda, Ducati
Championships0
2014 Championship position19th (18 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
34 0 0 0 0 117
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2010–2011
ManufacturersMoriwaki
Championships0
2011 Championship position9th (84 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
18 1 2 1 0 86
125cc World Championship
Active years2003–2006
ManufacturersHonda, Aprilia, Malaguti
Championships0
2006 Championship positionNC (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
29 0 0 0 0 3

Michele Pirro (born 5 July 1986) is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Italy. He has also competed in the Supersport World Championship. He has one Grand Prix victory, in the 2011 Moto2 season finale at Valencia, riding for the Gresini Honda team, just two weeks after Gresini's MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli was killed in a crash at the Malaysian Grand Prix.

His MotoGP career begun in 2012 with team Gresini Racing on a FTR motorcycle, with a best placement of fifth at the Valencian Community Grand Prix, ending the season in 15th place with 43 points.

Since 2013, Pirro has been the official test rider of team Ducati. During the 2013 season he participated in ten races as a wildcard and as a substitute for the injured Ben Spies, with a best result of seventh at the Italian Grand Prix, ending the season in thirteenth place with 56 points. In 2014, Pirro replaced the injured Cal Crutchlow in the Argentine Grand Prix[1] and participated as a wild-card in five races.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2003 125cc Aprilia 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2004 125cc Aprilia 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2005 125cc Malaguti 14 0 0 0 0 3 33rd
2006 125cc Honda 12 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2010 Moto2 Moriwaki 1 0 0 0 0 2 38th
2011 Moto2 Moriwaki 17 1 2 1 0 84 9th
2012 MotoGP FTR-Honda 18 0 0 0 0 43 15th
2013 MotoGP Ducati 10 0 0 0 0 56 13th
2014 MotoGP Ducati 6 0 0 0 0 18 19th
Total 81 1 2 1 0 206

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
125 cc 2003–2006 2003 Italy 29 0 0 0 0 3 0
Moto2 2010–2011 2010 Aragon 2011 Britain 2011 Valencia 18 1 2 1 0 86 0
MotoGP 2012–2014 2012 Qatar 34 0 0 0 0 117 0

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Pts
2003 125cc Aprilia JPN RSA SPA FRA ITA
29		 CAT NED GBR GER CZE POR BRA PAC MAL AUS VAL NC 0
2004 125cc Aprilia RSA SPA FRA ITA
19		 CAT NED BRA GER GBR CZE POR JPN QAT MAL AUS VAL
16		 NC 0
2005 125cc Malaguti SPA
Ret		 POR
19		 CHN
13		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
19		 CAT
Ret		 NED
Ret		 GBR
Ret		 GER
Ret		 CZE
Ret		 JPN
Ret		 MAL
Ret		 QAT
Ret		 AUS
Ret		 TUR VAL 33rd 3
2006 125cc Honda SPA QAT
18		 TUR
Ret		 CHN
25		 FRA
23		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
20		 NED
Ret		 GBR
Ret		 GER
23		 CZE
19		 MAL
24		 AUS
Ret		 JPN POR VAL NC 0
2010 Moto2 Moriwaki QAT SPA FRA ITA GBR NED CAT GER CZE IND RSM ARA
14		 JPN MAL AUS POR VAL 38th 2
2011 Moto2 Moriwaki QAT
8		 SPA
9		 POR
22		 FRA
14		 CAT
12		 GBR
3		 NED
17		 ITA
Ret		 GER
10		 CZE
18		 IND
20		 RSM
14		 ARA
Ret		 JPN
13		 AUS
14		 MAL
7		 VAL
1		 9th 84
2012 MotoGP FTR QAT
NC		 SPA
Ret		 POR
14		 FRA
14		 CAT
14		 GBR
13		 NED
9		 GER
Ret		 ITA
DSQ		 USA
Ret		 IND
Ret		 CZE
14		 RSM
10		 ARA
15		 JPN
15		 MAL
12		 AUS
14		 VAL
5		 15th 43
2013 MotoGP Ducati QAT AME SPA
11		 FRA
8		 ITA
7		 CAT
10		 NED
14		 GER
10		 USA IND CZE
12		 GBR
12		 RSM
10		 ARA MAL AUS JPN VAL
10		 13th 56
2014 MotoGP Ducati QAT AME ARG
17		 SPA
Ret		 FRA ITA
11		 CAT
14		 NED GER IND CZE
12		 GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
9		 19th 18

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Pts
2009 Yamaha AUS
12		 QAT
11		 SPA
7		 NED
10		 ITA
7		 RSA
9		 USA
8		 SMR
Ret		 GBR
15		 CZE
Ret		 GER
Ret		 ITA
11		 FRA
10		 POR
6		 11th 70
2010 Honda AUS
Ret		 POR
3		 SPA
11		 NED
Ret		 ITA
4		 RSA
4		 USA
5		 SMR
Ret		 CZE
Ret		 GBR GER
8		 ITA
1		 FRA
8		 5th 99

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
2013 Ducati AUS AUS SPA SPA NED NED ITA ITA GBR GBR POR POR ITA ITA RUS RUS GBR GBR GER GER TUR TUR USA USA FRA
6		 FRA
Ret		 SPA SPA 26th 10

References

  1. ↑ "Pirro to substitute for Crutchlow in Argentina". motogp.com (Dorna Sports). 21 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.

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