Fabrizio Lai
Fabrizio Lai (born 14 December 1978 in Rho) is a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Italy.[1] He currently competes in the CIV Superbike Championship, aboard a MV Agusta F4.
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![]() Lai at the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Italian Pilots School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bike number | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
He won the European Championship twice in succession in 1996 and 1997 while still a teenager, before winning the Italian championship in 2002.[2] He has competed in the 125 cc World Championship since 2001, first as a wild card rider, and full-time since the 2003 season on a Malaguti. Lai achieved his first podium finish during the 2004 season as runner-up at Motegi on a Gilera,[3] He finished 6th overall in 2005 and 11th in 2006 as a Honda rider. For 2007, he switched to the Campetella Racing Aprilia team.[2]
Career statistics
1999 - 14th, European 125cc Championship (Honda RS125R)
2000 - 4th, European 125cc Championship (Honda RS125R)
2001 - 5th, Italian CIV 125GP Championship (Honda RS125R)
2002 - 16th, European 125cc Championship (Engineseng) / 1st, Italian CIV 125GP Championship (Engineseng)
2003 - 25th, 125cc World Championship (Malaguti) / 1st, Italian CIV 125GP Championship (Malaguti)
2004 - 16th, 125cc World Championship (Gilera RS 125)
2005 - 6th, 125cc World Championship (Honda RS125)
2006 - 11th, 125cc World Championship (Aprilia RS125)
2007 - 14th, 250cc World Championship (Aprilia RSV 250)
2008 - 18th, 250cc World Championship (Gilera RSV 250)
2009 - NC, Supersport World Championship (Honda CBR600RR)
2010 - 15th, Italian CIV Supersport 600 Championship (Honda CBR600RR)
2011 - 7th, Italian CIV Superbike Championship (Honda CBR1000RR)
2012 - 4th, Italian CIV Superbike Championship (Ducati 1098)
2013 - 13th, Italian CIV Superbike Championship (Kawasaki ZX-10R)
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
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 | Pos | Pts |
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2001 | 125cc | Rieju | JPN | RSA | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GBR | GER | CZE | POR | VAL Ret |
PAC | AUS | MAL | BRA | NC | 0 | |
2002 | 125cc | Honda | JPN | RSA | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED 23 |
GBR 14 |
GER | CZE | POR | BRA | PAC | MAL | AUS | VAL | 34th | 2 | |
2003 | 125cc | Malaguti | JPN 16 |
RSA 18 |
SPA 23 |
FRA Ret |
ITA Ret |
CAT 19 |
NED 14 |
GBR Ret |
GER 15 |
CZE 18 |
POR 12 |
BRA 24 |
PAC 18 |
MAL 17 |
AUS 13 |
VAL 18 |
25th | 10 | |
2004 | 125cc | Gilera | RSA 21 |
SPA 13 |
FRA 20 |
ITA Ret |
CAT DNS |
NED DNS |
BRA Ret |
GER Ret |
GBR 14 |
CZE 15 |
POR 12 |
JPN 2 |
QAT 5 |
MAL 5 |
AUS Ret |
VAL 15 |
16th | 53 | |
2005 | 125cc | Honda | SPA 3 |
POR 4 |
CHN 2 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 8 |
CAT 10 |
NED 18 |
GBR 3 |
GER 7 |
CZE 6 |
JPN 10 |
MAL 7 |
QAT 10 |
AUS 12 |
TUR 7 |
VAL 7 |
6th | 141 | |
2006 | 125cc | Honda | SPA Ret |
QAT 14 |
TUR 13 |
CHN 8 |
FRA 3 |
ITA 11 |
CAT 10 |
NED Ret |
GBR 11 |
GER 11 |
CZE 10 |
MAL 11 |
AUS 8 |
JPN 11 |
POR 7 |
VAL Ret |
11th | 83 | |
2007 | 250cc | Aprilia | QAT 12 |
SPA 11 |
TUR 10 |
CHN 10 |
FRA 12 |
ITA 13 |
CAT Ret |
GBR 11 |
NED 11 |
GER 18 |
CZE 12 |
RSM Ret |
POR 9 |
JPN Ret |
AUS 17 |
MAL 20 |
VAL Ret |
14th | 49 |
2008 | 250cc | Gilera | QAT 12 |
SPA Ret |
POR Ret |
CHN 14 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 14 |
CAT 15 |
GBR 17 |
NED 13 |
GER 12 |
CZE 17 |
SMR 11 |
IND C |
JPN 15 |
AUS 10 |
MAL 11 |
VAL Ret |
18th | 33 |
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 |
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2009 | Honda | AUS 24 |
QAT 22 |
SPA 21 |
NED 21 |
ITA 21 |
RSA 20 |
USA | SMR | GBR | CZE | GER | ITA | FRA | POR | NC | 0 |
2013 | Honda | AUS | SPA | NED | ITA | GBR | POR | ITA Ret |
RUS | GBR | GER | TUR | FRA | SPA | NC | 0 |
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 | ||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||
2010 | Honda | AUS |
AUS |
POR |
POR |
SPA |
SPA |
NED |
NED |
ITA |
ITA |
RSA |
RSA |
USA |
USA |
SMR |
SMR |
CZE |
CZE |
GBR |
GBR |
GER Ret |
GER 18 |
ITA 19 |
ITA 14 |
FRA 16 |
FRA Ret |
28th | 2 | ||
2011 | Honda | AUS |
AUS |
EUR |
EUR |
NED |
NED |
ITA 18 |
ITA 15 |
USA |
USA |
SMR |
SMR |
SPA |
SPA |
CZE |
CZE |
GBR Ret |
GBR 16 |
GER |
GER |
ITA |
ITA |
FRA |
FRA |
POR |
POR |
34th | 1 | ||
2013 | Kawasaki | AUS |
AUS |
SPA |
SPA |
NED |
NED |
ITA 13 |
ITA 11 |
GBR |
GBR |
POR |
POR |
ITA |
ITA |
RUS |
RUS |
GBR |
GBR |
GER |
GER |
TUR |
TUR |
USA |
USA |
25th | 11 | ||||
Ducati | FRA 14 |
FRA 15 |
SPA |
SPA |
References
- "Fabrizio Lai". Yahoo Sport UK-Ireland.
- Fabrizio Lai biography Archived 2008-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, official website
- "Terrific Tamada Triumphs on Home Territory", MotoGP World Championship Grand Prix Round 12, Honda.com, September 19, 2004