Michele Pirro

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Michele Pirro
Dark haired motorcycle rider in leather racewear standing as part of a startline gathering prior to a race
Pirro at the 2017 Italian Grand Prix
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1986-07-05) 5 July 1986 (age 35)
San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
Sport
ClubFiamme Oro[1]
Current teamDucati Lenovo Team (Test Rider)
Bike number51
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2012–
ManufacturersFTR, Ducati
Championships0
2021 championship position23rd (12 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
60 0 0 0 0 229
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
Superbike World Championship
Active years2013, 2015, 2019
ManufacturersDucati
Championships0
2019 championship position24th (10 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
9 0 0 0 0 55
Supersport World Championship
Active years2009–2010
ManufacturersYamaha, Honda
Championships0
2010 championship position5th (99 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
26 1 2 2 1 169
Rider during a right turn on a white painted racing motorcycle
Pirro at the 2012 Australian Grand Prix

Michele Pio Pirro (born 5 July 1986)[2] is a motorcycle road racer from Italy, who competes in the CIV (Italian) Superbike Championship aboard a Ducati Panigale V4 R. He is a test rider for Ducati factory racing in MotoGP and rides occasionally as a wildcard.[3][4]

He has also competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing and the Supersport World Championship.

Career[]

125cc World Championship (2003–2006)[]

He began his Grand Prix career as a wild card in the 2003 Italian Grand Prix in the 125cc class, on an Aprilia motorcycle. After winning the European 125cc Championship in 2004,[5] in 2005 he participated as a full-time rider in the same class with Malaguti, scoring 3 points in the Chinese Grand Prix and finishing the season in 33rd place. In 2006, he continued to race in the 125 class on an Aprilia – and later a Honda – without scoring points.

National racing (2007–2008)[]

In 2007 and 2008 he won the Italian National Championship (CIV) in the Superstock class on a Yamaha YZF-R1.

Supersport World Championship (2009–2010)[]

In 2009 he participated in the Supersport World Championship on a Yamaha, ending in 11th place. In the same year he won the Italian Supersport Championship.[6] The following year he switched to Honda and finished in 5th place, with a victory in the Italian round at Imola. He also made a one-off appearance in the Moto2 World Championship at the Aragon Grand Prix, finishing 14th.

Moto2 & MotoGP World Championship (2011–2012)[]

Pirro returned to Grand Prix racing in 2011 in Moto2 with Team Gresini. He obtained a victory, in the season finale at Valencia, just two weeks after Gresini's MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli was killed in a crash at the Malaysian Grand Prix.

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

Ducati Test Rider (2013–present)[]

Since 2013, Pirro has been the official test rider of team Ducati. He has participated in races every year, either as a wildcard entry or as a substitute for injured riders, obtaining his overall best MotoGP result of 4th at the 2018 Valencian season finale.

During the 2013 season he participated in ten total races (3 as a wildcard and 7 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[7] and participated as a wild-card in five races.

In 2015 and 2016 he continued to be the official Ducati test rider, while also participating in the Italian Superbike Championship (CIV), which he won in 2015. In 2015, he participated as a wild card in the Italian and San Marino MotoGP rounds. He also raced in the Italian round of the Superbike World Championship in Misano as a wild card, and in the Spanish GP as a substitute for the injured Davide Giugliano. In 2016, he substituted the injured Danilo Petrucci for the Pramac Ducati team in Argentina, Texas and Jerez MotoGP races, he participated as a wild card for the Ducati factory team at the Italian GP at Mugello, he replaced the injured Loris Baz at the Catalan GP and the Dutch TT on an Avintia Ducati and he appeared again with the factory team at the Austrian GP as a wild-card entry and at San Marino and Aragon as replacement for the injured Andrea Iannone.

He continued to participate in MotoGP as Ducati's wild card rider in 2017 and 2018. During a practice session for the 2018 Italian Grand Prix he suffered a severe crash at the end of the start/finish straight and was hospitalised with a concussion.[8] He made a further three wildcard entries in Italy, San Marino, and Valencia in 2019. In 2017, 2018 and 2019 he won again the CIV Superbike Championship.[9] In 2020, Pirro substituted the recovering Francesco Bagnaia at Pramac for the Austrian round.[10]

Career statistics[]

Grand Prix motorcycle racing[]

By season[]

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2003 125cc Aprilia RCGM 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2004 125cc Aprilia RCGM Team F.M.I. 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Rauch Bravo 1 0 0 0 0 0
2005 125cc Malaguti Malaguti Reparto Corse 14 0 0 0 0 3 33rd
2006 125cc Aprilia WTR Blauer USA 10 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Honda Humangest Racing Team 2 0 0 0 0 0
2010 Moto2 Moriwaki Gresini Racing Moto2 1 0 0 0 0 2 38th
2011 Moto2 Moriwaki Gresini Racing Moto2 17 1 2 1 0 84 9th
2012 MotoGP FTR San Carlo Honda Gresini 18 0 0 0 0 43 15th
2013 MotoGP Ducati Ducati Team 3 0 0 0 0 20 13th
Ignite Pramac Racing 7 0 0 0 0 36
2014 MotoGP Ducati Ducati Team 6 0 0 0 0 18 19th
2015 MotoGP Ducati Ducati Team 3 0 0 0 0 12 21st
2016 MotoGP Ducati OCTO Pramac Yakhnich 3 0 0 0 0 12 19th
Ducati Team 4 0 0 0 0 23
Avintia Racing 2 0 0 0 0 1
2017 MotoGP Ducati Ducati Team 3 0 0 0 0 25 23rd
2018 MotoGP Ducati Ducati Team 3 0 0 0 0 14 22nd
2019 MotoGP Ducati Ducati Team 3 0 0 0 0 9 22nd
2020 MotoGP Ducati Pramac Racing 2 0 0 0 0 4 23rd
2021 MotoGP Ducati Pramac Racing 1 0 0 0 0 3 23rd
Ducati Lenovo Team 2 0 0 0 0 9
Total 107 1 2 1 0 318

By class[]

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
125cc 2003–2006 2003 Italy 29 0 0 0 0 3 0
Moto2 2010–2011 2010 Aragon 2011 Great Britain 2011 Valencia 18 1 2 1 0 86 0
MotoGP 2012–present 2012 Qatar 60 0 0 0 0 229 0
Total 2012–present 107 1 2 1 0 318 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 19 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 Aprilia SPA QAT
18 		TUR
Ret 		CHN
25 		FRA
23 		ITA
Ret 		CAT
20 		NED
Ret 		GBR
Ret 		GER
23 		CZE
19 		NC 0
Honda MAL
24 		AUS
Ret 		JPN POR VAL
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
2015 MotoGP Ducati QAT AME ARG SPA FRA ITA
8 		CAT NED GER IND CZE GBR RSM
Ret 		ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
12 		21st 12
2016 MotoGP Ducati QAT ARG
12 		AME
8 		SPA
16 		FRA ITA
10 		CAT
15 		NED
Ret 		GER AUT
12 		CZE GBR RSM
7 		ARA
12 		JPN
 AUS
 MAL
 VAL
 19th 36
2017 MotoGP Ducati QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA
9 		CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM
5 		ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
9 		23rd 25
2018 MotoGP Ducati QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA
DNS 		CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM
15 		ARA THA JPN AUS MAL
Ret 		VAL
4 		22nd 14
2019 MotoGP Ducati QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA
7 		CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM
Ret 		ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL
Ret 		22nd 9
2020 MotoGP Ducati SPA ANC CZE AUT
12 		STY
20 		RSM EMI CAT FRA ARA TER EUR VAL POR 23rd 4
2021 MotoGP Ducati QAT DOH POR SPA FRA ITA
13 		CAT GER NED STY AUT GBR ARA RSM
11 		AME EMI
12 		ALR VAL 23rd 12

Supersport World Championship[]

Races by year[]

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

Year Bike 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[]

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

Year Bike 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
2015 Ducati AUS AUS THA THA SPA SPA NED NED ITA ITA GBR GBR POR POR ITA
8 		ITA
8 		USA USA MAL MAL SPA
6 		SPA
7 		FRA FRA QAT QAT 21st 35
Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts
R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2
2019 Ducati AUS AUS AUS THA THA THA SPA SPA SPA NED NED NED ITA ITA ITA SPA SPA SPA ITA
Ret 		ITA
8 		ITA
8 		GBR GBR GBR USA USA USA POR POR POR FRA FRA FRA ARG ARG ARG QAT QAT QAT 24th 10

References[]

  1. ^ "Fiamme Oro discipline sportive - Motociclismo" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Bollettino ufficiale del personale – Supplemento straordinario n. 1/18 bis" (PDF). img.poliziadistato.it (in Italian). Ministero dell'Interno. 12 July 2011. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  3. ^ Michele Pirro wild card with Pramac at Mugello ruetir.com, 25 May, 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021
  4. ^ Michele Pirro will make a wildcard participation at Misano motorcyclesports.net. Retrieved 30 September 2021
  5. ^ "Pirro confirmed by Malaguti". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 26 November 2004. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Pirro è campione 2009". motosprint.corrieredellosport.it (in Italian). Motosprint. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Pirro to substitute for Crutchlow in Argentina". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Ducati's Pirro hospitalised after horror practice crash". motorsport.com. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  9. ^ "SBK, ELF CIV: podio e titolo italiano per Michele Pirro". gpone.com (in Italian). GPone. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  10. ^ Gugliemetti, Riccardo (12 Aug 2020). "MotoGP, Michele Pirro reckons Dovizioso and Ducati are not out of the title race yet". GPOne.com. Retrieved 13 Aug 2020.

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