Fausto Gresini
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| Motorcycle Grand Prix Career | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
|---|---|
| Active years | 1983 - 1994 |
| Team(s) | Garelli, Honda |
| Grands Prix | 132 |
| Championships | 125cc - 1985, 1987 |
| Wins | 21 |
| Podium finishes | 47 |
| Pole positions | 17 |
| Fastest laps | 13 |
| First Grand Prix | 1983 125cc Nations Grand Prix |
| First win | 1984 125cc Swedish Grand Prix |
| Last win | 1992 125cc British Grand Prix |
| Last Grand Prix | 1994 125cc European Grand Prix |
Fausto Gresini (b January 23, 1961 in Imola, Italy) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion. He currently is a team manager for a MotoGP team.
He began racing in 1978 at the age of 17 on a Minarelli 50 in Italy, and in 1983 he joined the Grand Prix circuit with the Garelli team.
During his riding career, Gresini won two World Championship titles in the 125cc class in 1985 and 1987. He was vice-champion in the 125cc class in 1986 aboard a Garelli and in 1991 and 1992 with Honda. He accumulated 21 victories and raced in 132 Grand Prix with 15 second places and 11 third places. He is tied with Angel Nieto for the record of 11 consecutive victories in the 125 class, accomplished across 1986 and 1987. He holds the record of the most 125cc victories in one season with ten in 1987 - he crashed in the final race but won all others.
Gresini currently manages the Gresini Honda MotoGP team with riders Marco Melandri and Toni Elias.
[edit] Motorcycle Grand Prix Results
| Year | Class | Classification | Machine | Victories |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 125cc | 9th | Garelli | 0 |
| 1984 | 125cc | 3rd | Garelli | 1 |
| 1985 | 125cc | 1st | Garelli | 3 |
| 1986 | 125cc | 2nd | Garelli | 4 |
| 1987 | 125cc | 1st | Garelli | 10 |
| 1988 | 125cc | 21st | Garelli | 0 |
| 1989 | 125cc | 5th | Aprilia | 0 |
| 1990 | 125cc | 8th | Honda | 0 |
| 1991 | 125cc | 2nd | Honda | 2 |
| 1992 | 125cc | 2nd | Honda | 1 |
| 1993 | 125cc | 11th | Honda | 0 |
| 1994 | 125cc | 16th | Honda | 0 |
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