Doriano Romboni

Doriano Romboni
File:Doriano Romboni 1996 Japanese GP.jpg Doriano Romboni - Grand Prix in Japan (1996).
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1968-12-08)8 December 1968 Lerici, Italy
Died	Latina, Italy
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1989–1998 First race 1989 125cc Spanish Grand Prix Last race 1998 500cc Japanese Grand Prix First win 1990 125cc West German Grand Prix Last win 1995 250cc Brazilian Grand Prix Team(s) Honda, Aprilia, MuZ Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 101 6 22 7 4 724 Superbike World Championship Active years 1999–2000, 2004 Manufacturers Ducati, Yamaha Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 12 0 0 0 0 61

Doriano Romboni (8 December 1968 in Lerici, Italy – 30 November 2013 in Latina, Italy) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Career

Romboni raced in 125cc and 250cc World Championship races on Hondas. In 1996 he rode for the Aprilia factory in the 500cc class aboard a bike with a V-twin, 250cc engine that had been enlarged to 380cc. Aprilia tried to take advantage of the bike's lightweight and agility against their more powerful competition. Romboni managed to finish in 10th place in the 1997 season before Aprilia withdrew the project. He raced for the MuZ team in one race in the 1998 season.

In 1999 he switched to the Superbike World Championship on a private Ducati. He was a frontrunner in the early races. At Monza he briefly ran third behind Carl Fogarty and Troy Corser before he collided with Aaron Slight and hurt his leg. He briefly returned to the series in 2000 then again in 2004.

Death

On 30 November 2013 Romboni died in a crash during the second edition of "Sic day", a race in honor of the memory of the Italian racer Marco Simoncelli, who also died in a race crash in 2011.

Grand Prix career statistics

Points system from 1988 to 1992:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Points	20	17	15	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Points system from 1993 onwards:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Team	Machine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Points	Rank	Wins
1989	125cc	Honda	RS125	JPN -	AUS -	ESP NC	NAT 10	GER 15	AUT NC	NED 17	BEL 12	FRA NC	GBR 7	SWE NC	CZE NC				20	20th	0
1990	125cc	Honda	RS125	JPN -	ESP NC	NAT NC	GER 1	AUT 6	YUG 5	NED 1	BEL 11	FRA 2	GBR 2	SWE 3	CZE -	HUN NC	AUS 3		130	4th	2
1991	250cc	HB-Honda	NSR250	JPN NC	AUS NC	USA 13	ESP 9	ITA NC	GER 13	AUT NC	EUR 7	NED -	FRA -	GBR -	RSM 6	CZE NC	VDM NC	MAL NC	32	15th	0
1992	250cc	HB-Honda	NSR250	JPN NC	AUS 6	MAL 6	ESP 12	ITA 10	EUR 7	GER NC	NED NC	HUN 7	FRA NC	GBR 3	BRA 4	RSA NC			43	10th	0
1993	250cc	HB-Honda	NSR250	AUS 7	MAL 4	JPN 3	ESP 8	AUT 1	GER 1	NED NC	EUR -	RSM -	GBR -	CZE 4	ITA NC	USA 2	FIM 6		139	5th	2
1994	250cc	HB-Honda	NSR250	AUS 2	MAL 5	JPN 6	ESP 2	AUT 3	GER 3	NED NC	ITA NC	FRA 2	GBR 3	CZE NC	USA 1	ARG -	EUR 3		170	4th	1
1995	250cc	HB-Honda	NSR250	AUS 6	MAL NC	JPN NC	ESP 4	GER -	ITA -	NED -	FRA NC	GBR -	CZE 5	BRA 1	ARG 3	EUR -			75	9th	1
1996	500cc	Aprilia	Aprilia 380	MAL DNS	INA 11	JPN 7	ESP NC	ITA 9	FRA NC	NED NC	GER NC	GBR -	AUT -	CZE -	IMO 14	CAT -	BRA -	AUS -	23	19th	0
1997	500cc	Aprilia	Aprilia 380	MAL -	JPN -	ESP 6	ITA 11	AUT 10	FRA 11	NED 3	IMO NC	GER 5	BRA 7	GBR 7	CZE NC	CAT 10	INA 10	AUS 11	88	10th	0
1998	500cc	MuZ-Weber	MuZ 500	JPN 12	MAL -	ESP -	ITA -	FRA -	MAD -	NED -	GBR -	GER -	CZE -	IMO -	CAT -	AUS -	ARG -		4	28th	0