# Fausto Gresini > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fausto_Gresini > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fausto_Gresini.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fausto_Gresini > Source revision: 1322259274 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Italian motorcycle racer (1961–2021) This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Fausto Gresini" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Fausto Gresini Gresini at the 1992 Japanese Grand Prix. Nationality Italian Born (1961-01-23)23 January 1961 Imola, Italy Died 23 February 2021(2021-02-23) (aged 60) Bologna, Italy Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1983 - 1994 First race 1983 125cc Nations Grand Prix Last race 1994 125cc European Grand Prix First win 1984 125cc Swedish Grand Prix Last win 1992 125cc British Grand Prix Team(s) Garelli, Honda Championships 125cc - 1985, 1987 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 132 21 47 17 13 1093 **Fausto Gresini** (23 January 1961 – 23 February 2021) was an Italian professional motorcycle [road racer](/source/Road_racing) and racing team manager. He competed in [Grand Prix motorcycle racing](/source/Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing) from [1983](/source/1983_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) to [1994](/source/1994_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season), most prominently as a two-time [125cc](/source/List_of_125cc%2FMoto3_World_Riders'_Champions) [world champion](/source/List_of_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_World_Riders'_Champions) riding for the [Garelli](/source/Garelli_Motorcycles) factory racing team.[1] After his racing career, Gresini formed the [Gresini Racing](/source/Gresini_Racing) team, which he operated until his death from [COVID-19](/source/COVID-19) in 2021. ## Motorcycle racing career Gresini was born at [Imola](/source/Imola). He began racing in 1978 at the age of 17 on a [Minarelli](/source/Minarelli) 50 in Italy, and in [1983](/source/1983_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) he joined the Grand Prix circuit with the [MBA](/source/Morbidelli) team. During his riding career, Gresini won two [world championship](/source/List_of_125cc_Motorcycle_World_Champions) titles in the 125cc class in [1985](/source/1985_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) and [1987](/source/1987_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season). He was vice-champion in the 125cc class in [1986](/source/1986_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) aboard a Garelli and in [1991](/source/1991_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) and [1992](/source/1992_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) with [Honda](/source/Honda). He accumulated 21 victories and raced in 132 Grand Prix with 15 second places and 11 third places. He is tied with [Ángel Nieto](/source/%C3%81ngel_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. ## Racing team management career Gresini founded the [Gresini Racing](/source/Gresini_Racing) team in [1997](/source/1997_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) with partner Fabrizio Cecchini as the technical director, and served as its team principal until his death. His team has won three world championships: [Daijiro Kato](/source/Daijiro_Kato) in the [2001](/source/2001_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) 250cc world championship, [Toni Elías](/source/Toni_El%C3%ADas) in the [2010](/source/2010_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) Moto2 world championship, and Jorge Martín in the [2018](/source/2018_Moto3_World_Championship) Moto3 world championship. The team also took the inaugural MotoE World Cup in [2019](/source/2019_MotoE_World_Cup) with rider [Matteo Ferrari](/source/Matteo_Ferrari_(motorcyclist)). Gresini experienced two tragedies during his tenure as team principal. Daijiro Kato died in hospital two weeks after crashing during the [2003 Japanese Grand Prix](/source/2003_Japanese_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) on 6 April [2003](/source/2003_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season).[2] On 23 October [2011](/source/2011_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season), the Gresini team suffered another loss when rider [Marco Simoncelli](/source/Marco_Simoncelli) died soon after an accident at the [Malaysian Grand Prix](/source/2011_Malaysian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix). The team's other rider at the time was [Hiroshi Aoyama](/source/Hiroshi_Aoyama). ## Death On 27 December 2020, Gresini was hospitalized at the [Ospedale Maggiore](/source/Ospedale_Maggiore_di_Bologna) in [Bologna](/source/Bologna) after contracting [COVID-19](/source/COVID-19) amid the [COVID-19 pandemic in Italy](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Italy). After an apparent initial improvement in his condition, on 18 February 2021 he worsened with a serious lung infection. He died in hospital from the illness' complications on 23 February 2021, at the age of 60, one month after his birthday.[3] ## Grand Prix career statistics Points system from 1969 to 1987. Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Motorsport_driver_results_legend)) (Races in **bold** indicate pole position; races in *italics* indicate fastest lap) Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Points Rank Wins 1983 125cc MBA FRA NC NAT 7 GER 6 ESP 6 AUT 4 YUG NC NED 10 BEL 9 GBR 6 SWE 2 RSM NC 37 9th 0 1984 125cc MBA NAT NC ESP NC GER 4 51 3rd 1 Garelli FRA 4 NED NC GBR 3 SWE 1 RSM 3 1985 125cc Garelli ESP 2 GER 2 NAT NC AUT 1 NED 3 BEL 1 FRA 2 GBR 4 SWE 3 RSM 1 109 1st 3 1986 125cc Garelli ESP 1 NAT 1 GER 2 AUT NC NED 2 BEL 4 FRA 2 GBR NC SWE 1 RSM 3 BWU 1 114 2nd 4 1987 125cc Garelli ESP 1 GER 1 NAT 1 AUT 1 NED 1 FRA 1 GBR 1 SWE 1 CZE 1 RSM 1 POR DNF 150 1st 10 1988 125cc Garelli ESP 4 NAT NC GER - AUT - NED NC BEL - YUG - FRA - GBR 7 SWE NC CZE NC 22 21st 0 1989 125cc Aprilia JPN 11 AUS 7 ESP 5 NAT 3 GER NC AUT 5 NED 6 BEL 7 FRA 5 GBR 8 SWE 5 CZE 14 102 5th 0 1990 125cc Honda JPN 7 ESP 3 NAT NC GER - AUT NC YUG 6 NED 8 BEL 8 FRA NC GBR 8 SWE 5 CZE 7 HUN 4 AUS 5 102 8th 0 1991 125cc Honda JPN 2 AUS 2 ESP 2 ITA 1 GER NC AUT 1 EUR 2 NED 4 FRA 3 GBR 2 RSM 3 CZE 6 MAL 4 181 2nd 2 1992 125cc Honda JPN NC AUS 5 MAL 8 ESP 2 ITA 5 EUR 3 GER 2 NED 2 HUN 3 FRA NC GBR 1 BRA 6 RSA 7 118 2nd 1 1993 125cc Honda AUS 5 MAL 8 JPN NC ESP NC AUT 8 GER 17 NED DNF EUR 17 RSM 10 GBR 7 CZE - ITA 10 USA 16 FIM 4 61 11th 0 1994 125cc Honda AUS 4 MAL 6 JPN 18 ESP DNF AUT 8 GER 13 NED 16 ITA 17 FRA 10 GBR 20 CZE - USA DNS ARG NC EUR 10 46 16th 0 ## See also [Gresini Racing](/source/Gresini_Racing) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Fausto Gresini career statistics at MotoGP.com"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120902200019/http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Fausto+Gresini). Archived from [the original](http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Fausto+Gresini) on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2009-05-12. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Investigation committee into the cause of Daijiro Kato's fatal crash publish their results](http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2003/11/28/investigation-committee-into-the-cause-of-daijiro-kato-s-fatal-crash-publish-their-results/135614) MotoGP.com Retrieved 2015-07-21 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Il team annuncia: Fausto Gresini ci ha lasciato](https://www.gazzetta.it/Moto/moto-GP/23-02-2021/team-conferma-morte-gresini-ci-ha-lasciato-400927371240.shtml) (in Italian) Retrieved 23 February 2021 ## External links - [Bio at Gresini Racing](https://web.archive.org/web/20070313002750/http://www.gresiniracing.com/Team/gresini.asp?LN=UK&IDFolder=233) v t e 125cc/Moto3 World Riders' Champions 1949 N. Pagani 1950 B. Ruffo 1951 C. Ubbiali 1952 C. Sandford 1953 W. Haas 1954 R. Hollaus 1955 C. Ubbiali 1956 C. Ubbiali 1957 T. Provini 1958 C. Ubbiali 1959 C. Ubbiali 1960 C. Ubbiali 1961 T. Phillis 1962 L. Taveri 1963 H. Anderson 1964 L. Taveri 1965 H. Anderson 1966 L. Taveri 1967 B. Ivy 1968 P. Read 1969 D. Simmonds 1970 D. Braun 1971 Á. Nieto 1972 Á. Nieto 1973 K. Andersson 1974 K. Andersson 1975 P. Pileri 1976 P. Bianchi 1977 P. Bianchi 1978 E. Lazzarini 1979 Á. Nieto 1980 P. Bianchi 1981 Á. Nieto 1982 Á. Nieto 1983 Á. Nieto 1984 Á. Nieto 1985 F. Gresini 1986 L. Cadalora 1987 F. Gresini 1988 J. Martínez 1989 À. Crivillé 1990 L. Capirossi 1991 L. Capirossi 1992 A. Gramigni 1993 D. Raudies 1994 K. Sakata 1995 H. Aoki 1996 H. Aoki 1997 V. Rossi 1998 K. Sakata 1999 E. Alzamora 2000 R. Locatelli 2001 M. Poggiali 2002 A. Vincent 2003 D. Pedrosa 2004 A. Dovizioso 2005 T. Lüthi 2006 Á. Bautista 2007 G. Talmácsi 2008 M. Di Meglio 2009 J. Simón 2010 M. Márquez 2011 N. Terol 2012 S. Cortese 2013 M. Viñales 2014 Á. Márquez 2015 D. Kent 2016 B. Binder 2017 J. Mir 2018 J. Martín 2019 L. Dalla Porta 2020 A. Arenas 2021 P. Acosta 2022 I. Guevara 2023 J. Masià 2024 D. Alonso 2025 J. Rueda --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Fausto Gresini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fausto_Gresini) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fausto_Gresini?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.