He developed a passion for the sport at a young age and started racing in the Minibike Championships when he was 7.He won the European 125cc title in 2002, the same year in which he made his debut in the 125cc World Championship, moving to the global competition full time the following season.Simoncelli finished 21st that year but improved in 2004, when he moved up to 11th and earned his first win -- the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez.In 2005, Simoncelli joined the Nocable.it Race team. Es war die Schrecksekunde des vor allem am Schluss packenden Grand Prix von Großbritannien der MotoGP-Saison 2019.Direkt in der ersten Kurve des 20-Runden-Rennens in Silverstone legten Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) und Fabio Quartararo (Petronas-Yamaha) einen spektakulären Sturz hin. "Both riders collided with him and the impact corresponded to him losing his helmet. In the ambulance, they started CPR [cardiac pulmonary resuscitation]. "We attempted to resuscitate him but failed. But any claims that the 2020 season will be devalued simply don't wash with three-time 500cc world champion Wayne Rainey, as he told LEWIS DUNCANTakaaki Nakagami says he senses Honda's support of him is growing following his best-ever MotoGP finish in the Andalusian Grand PrixAfter McLaren's confirmation that Paul Di Resta will be its reserve driver for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix, a spotlight is on the drivers still eligible for a superlicenceValtteri Bottas will continue to race with Mercedes in Formula 1 next year after signing a new contract with the teamHonda MotoGP boss Alberto Puig says Marc Marquez broke the plate in his right arm "trying to open a window" at home, which led to a second operation on MondaySilverstone is installing some extra crash barriers on the outside of the Becketts complex in response to Daniil Kvyat's high-speed crash in the British Grand PrixSebastian Vettel says Formula 1 must be braced for unpredictable weather when it returns to the Nurburgring in October, calling the region "German Siberia"The fate of Formula 1's 'old-school circuits' like Imola and the Nurburgring will rest on their returns this year producing spectacular racing, reckons McLaren's Carlos Sainz Jr "He had this desire to get to the top, it was really inside him, there was this desire for success because he knew he could have it."

The number of deaths in MotoGP since it was founded in 1949 is now at 47, MotoGP said.Last year, Japanese teenager Shoya Tomizawa died after crashing in a Moto2 race at San Marino.Sepang circuit chairman Mokhzani Mahathir voiced his condolences and said it was unfortunate that a death occurred for the first time since the circuit opened in 1999. We're sorry but riders doesn't work properly without JavaScript enabled. Der 44-Jährige nahm am 'Sic Supermoto Day' auf dem Latina Circuit in Italien teil, einer Veranstaltung im Gedanken an den 2011 verstorbenen Marco Simoncelli. "Marco was a strong rider and he always pushed hard," said Honda rider Andrea Dovizioso of Italy. He had been fourth at the end of the first lap. The FIM needs to work on this just like the FIA has done in car racing. "As soon as I saw the footage it just makes you sick inside," the Australian told the British Broadcasting Corporation. As a one-time owner of CA6577, I can add some details of its earlier…For a better experience, keep your browser up to date. Simoncelli gewann in seiner Karriere insgesamt 14 Grands Prix und wurde 2008 Weltmeister in der 250-cm³-Klasse. We want to show every respect possible to him. Marco sei ein großer Sportler gewesen, auf den ganz Italien stolz ist.