Giacomo Agostini
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 June 1942 Brescia, Kingdom of Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Active years | 1979–1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entries | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championships | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career points | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pole positions | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Giacomo Agostini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒaːkomo aɡoˈstiːni]; born 16 June 1942) is an Italian former professional motorcycle road racer and racing team manager. He competed in the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1963 to 1977, most prominently as a member of the MV Agusta factory racing team.[1] He amassed 122 Grand Prix wins and 15 World Championship titles.[2] Of these, 68 wins and 8 titles came in the 500 cc class, the rest in the 350 cc class.[2] For these achievements obtained over the course of a career spanning 17 years, the AMA described him as "...perhaps the greatest Grand Prix rider of all time".[1] In 2000, Agostini was inducted into the MotoGP Hall of Fame as a MotoGP Legend,[3] while in 2010, he was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.[4]
- ^ a b "Giacomo Agostini at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame". motorcyclemuseum.org. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Giacomo Agostini career results". motogp.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "2000 MotoGP Legends: Roberts, Hailwood, Nieto, Rainey, Schwantz, Agostini". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 7 March 2002. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "FIM Legends" (PDF). fim-live.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.