Simoncelli, riding an Aprilia bike with the number 37, managed to finish in 27th place in his first race at Brno. 125cc World Championship Īfter a successful European 125cc campaign, in August 2002, Simoncelli made his first Grand Prix appearance with Matteoni Racing, replacing Czech rider Jaroslav Huleš who stepped up to the 250cc class. In 2002, he competed and won the European 125cc Championship. The following year, he stepped up to the Italian 125cc Championship and he won the title in his rookie year. He won the Italian Minimoto Championship in 19 while also became the runner-up in the 2000 European Minimoto Championship. He started racing minibikes at the age of seven in his hometown of Coriano, moving on to the Italian Minimoto Championship in 1996 at the early age of nine. Marco Simoncelli was born in Cattolica but grew up and lived in Coriano with his family since childhood.
He died in an accident at the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang. After four years in the intermediate class, he stepped up to the top MotoGP class in 2010, racing with the Honda Gresini Team. He won the 2008 250cc World Championship with Gilera. He started in the 125cc class before moving up to the 250cc class in 2006. He competed in the MotoGP World Championship for 10 years from 2002 to 2011. Marco Simoncelli ( Italian pronunciation: Ģ0 January 1987 – 23 October 2011), nicknamed Sic ( Italian: ), was an Italian professional motorcycle racer.
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