Marco Simoncelli

Quick Facts

Full Name	Marco Simoncelli
Occupation	Motorcycle Racer
Date Of Birth	Jan 20, 1987(1987-01-20)
Age	37
Date Of Death	2011-10-23
Birthplace	Cattolica
Country	Italy
Birth City	Emilia-Romagna
Horoscope	Capricorn

Marco Simoncelli Biography

Marco Simoncelli is one of the most popular and richest Motorcycle Racer who was born on January 20, 1987 in Cattolica, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. A late MotoGP World Champion competitor was tragically killed in a crash at the Malaysian Grand Prix 2011.

Before his accident, he was among the top Grand Prix competitors along with He was one of the Grand Prix’s top competitors, along with Casey Stoner, before his accident..

Marco Simoncelli was born in Cattolica but grew up and lived in Coriano with his family since childhood. 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. He won the Italian Minimoto Championship in 1999 and 2000 while also became the runner-up in the 2000 European Minimoto Championship. The following year, he stepped up to the Italian 125cc Championship and he won the title in his rookie year. In 2002, he competed and won the European 125cc Championship.

After 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. Simoncelli, riding an Aprilia bike with the number 37, managed to finish in 27th place in his first race at Brno. In the following race at Estoril, he scored his first championship points by finishing in 13th place. However, he failed to score any points in the next four races and finished the season with three points from six races.

At the time of his death, he was in a relationship to a woman called Kate.

Marco Simoncelli Net Worth

Marco Simoncelli is one of the richest Motorcycle Racer from Italy. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marco Simoncelli 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At age 15, he began racing at the 125cc World Championship Level in 2002.

In 2008, he was the 250cc World Champion.

Marco Simoncelli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmarko simonˈtʃɛlli] ; 20 January 1987 – 23 October 2011) was an Italian professional motorcycle racer. He competed in the MotoGP World Championship for 10 years from 2002 to 2011. He started in the 125cc class before moving up to the 250cc class in 2006. He won the 2008 250cc World Championship with Gilera. After four years in the intermediate class, he stepped up to the top MotoGP class in 2010, racing with the Honda Gresini Team. Simoncelli died in an accident during the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang on 23 October 2011 after being run over following his own fall on track.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Marco Simoncelli Dating?

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In 2007 he continued with the same team. His season was similar to the previous one and he was again 10th in the final standings, without a podium finish.

Facts & Trivia

Marco Ranked on the list of most popular Motorcycle Racer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Marco Simoncelli celebrates birthday on January 20 of every year.

On 8 June 2008 he followed up his Italian victory at the Catalan Grand Prix after overtaking Álvaro Bautista on the last lap after Bautista ran wide with 5 corners of the race left. Simoncelli obtained his third 250cc GP victory at the Sachsenring in the German Grand Prix on 13 July 2008 when he beat Bautista and Barberá by approximately 2.5 seconds. He also won in his class at the 2008 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix held on 3–5 October 2008, narrowly defeating Bautista.

Did Rossi hit Marco Simoncelli?

The Malaysian MotoGP was halted four minutes after the race began when Honda rider Simoncelli fell and was hit by Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi. The 24-year-old Simoncelli had his helmet knocked off in the accident, which occurred when the Italian lowsided from his bike at Turn 11.

What caused Marco Simoncelli crash?

The crash occurred soon after the race began when the 24-year-old Honda rider’s bike veered across the track in Turn 11 and into the path of riders Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi, who appeared to have hit him. Simoncelli’s helmet came off in the ensuing collision.

How rich is Valentino Rossi?

Valentino Rossi’s net worth is estimated at $120 million , which comes from his salary as a motorcycle racer and his product endorsements.

When was the last death in MotoGP?

The most recent fatal accident occurred in May 2021 when Jason Dupasquier was killed after a crash during qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix, while the most recent fatal accident to occur in the 500cc/MotoGP class happened in October 2011, when Marco Simoncelli was killed after he was struck by Valentino Rossi and …

Is Casey Stoner still racing?

Stoner retired from MotoGP in 2012 after winning the title in 2007 and 2011. He returned to the sport for a short time in 2018 after earning a role as a development rider for Ducati, but the ongoing effects of his chronic fatigue forced him to give that role up.