- Doriano Romboni
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Doriano Romboni
Doriano Romboni - Grand Prix in Japan (1996).Nationality Italian Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1989 - 1998 First race 1989 125cc Spanish Grand Prix Last race 1998 500cc Japanese Grand Prix First win 1990 125cc West German Grand Prix Last win 1995 250cc Brazilian Grand Prix Team(s) Honda, Aprilia, MuZ Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 101 6 22 7 4 724 Doriano Romboni (born August 12, 1968 in Lerici) is an Italian retired Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
Career
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.[1]
In 1997 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 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.
Grand Prix career statistics
Points system from 1988 to 1992:
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Points system from 1993 onwards:
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year Class Team Machine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points Rank Wins 1989 125cc Honda RS125 JPN
-AUS
-ESP
NCNAT
10GER
15AUT
NCNED
17BEL
12FRA
NCGBR
7SWE
NCCZE
NC20 20th 0 1990 125cc Honda RS125 JPN
-ESP
NCNAT
NCGER
1AUT
6YUG
5NED
1BEL
11FRA
2GBR
2SWE
3CZE
-HUN
NCAUS
3130 4th 2 1991 250cc HB-Honda NSR250 JPN
NCAUS
NCUSA
13ESP
9ITA
NCGER
13AUT
NCEUR
7NED
-FRA
-GBR
-RSM
6CZE
NCVDM
NCMAL
NC32 15th 0 1992 250cc HB-Honda NSR250 JPN
NCAUS
6MAL
6ESP
12ITA
10EUR
7GER
NCNED
NCHUN
7FRA
NCGBR
3BRA
4RSA
NC43 10th 0 1993 250cc HB-Honda NSR250 AUS
7MAL
4JPN
3ESP
8AUT
1GER
1NED
NCEUR
-RSM
-GBR
-CZE
4ITA
NCUSA
2FIM
6139 5th 2 1994 250cc HB-Honda NSR250 AUS
2MAL
5JPN
6ESP
2AUT
3GER
3NED
NCITA
NCFRA
2GBR
3CZE
NCUSA
1ARG
-EUR
3170 4th 1 1995 250cc HB-Honda NSR250 AUS
6MAL
NCJPN
NCESP
4GER
-ITA
-NED
-FRA
NCGBR
-CZE
5BRA
1ARG
3EUR
-75 9th 1 1996 500cc Aprilia Aprilia 380 MAL
DNSINA
11JPN
7ESP
NCITA
9FRA
NCNED
NCGER
NCGBR
-AUT
-CZE
-IMO
14CAT
-BRA
-AUS
-23 19th 0 1997 500cc Aprilia Aprilia 380 MAL
-JPN
-ESP
6ITA
11AUT
10FRA
11NED
3IMO
NCGER
5BRA
7GBR
7CZE
NCCAT
10INA
10AUS
1188 10th 0 1998 500cc MuZ-Weber MuZ 500 JPN
12MAL
-ESP
-ITA
-FRA
-MAD
-NED
-GBR
-GER
-CZE
-IMO
-CAT
-AUS
-ARG
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Categories:- 1968 births
- Living people
- People from the Province of La Spezia
- Italian motorcycle racers
- Superbike World Championship riders
- 125cc World Championship riders
- 250cc World Championship riders
- 500cc World Championship riders
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