Marco Lucchinelli
Marco Lucchinelli (born June 26, 1954 in Ceparana ( SP )) is a former Italian motorcycle racer .
Between 1976 and 1986 he contested a total of 82 races in the motorcycle world championship and in 1981 won the world championship in the 500 cc class.
Career
Lucchinelli began his career in 1975 on a Laverda in endurance races. His performance there earned him a factory sponsored Yamaha for the Italian championship . For the 1976 season he got into the 500 cc World Championship on Suzuki and took fourth place overall with three podium places. His wild riding style earned him the nickname Crazy Horse and led to numerous falls that made him fall back to eleventh place in the World Championship in 1977 with a Yamaha.
Lucchinelli returned to Suzuki in 1978 . He won his first race on this brand at the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring in 1980 and was behind Kenny Roberts sr. and Randy Mamola finished third overall. In the 1981 season he won five races and won the world title in a close battle against Mamola. In the same year he also won the Imola 200-mile race , which he won for the second time in 1986.
Two years at Honda and two more on a Cagiva were less successful. At the end of the 1985 season, Lucchinelli temporarily ended his active career.
In the 1988 season Lucchinelli returned for one season and rode on Ducati in the newly founded Superbike World Championship , where he won two races and finished fifth. After the season he took over the post of Ducati team manager.
statistics
title
- 1980 - Italian 500cc champion on Suzuki
- 1980 - 500 cc World Championship third on Suzuki
- 1981 - Italian 500cc champion on Suzuki
- 1981 - 500 cc world champion in a Suzuki
- 1981 - Imola 200 mile winner on Suzuki
- 1986 - Imola 200 mile winner on Ducati
- Induction into the MotoGP Hall of Fame
In the motorcycle world championship
| GP victories : 6 | |
| Podiums: 19 | |
| GP starts: | 350 cc: 2 |
| 500 cc: 80 | |
Awards
Web links
- Official website
- Profile on Ducati-TT.de
- Marco Lucchinelli on the official website of the Motorcycle World Championship (English).
- Marco Lucchinelli on the official website of the Superbike and Supersport World Championship
- Photos by Lucchinelli at highsider.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lucchinelli, Marco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian motorcycle racer and world champion |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 26, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ceparana |