Motogp loris capirossi biography

Loris Capirossi (born April 41973) is an Italian Grand Prixmotorcycleroad racer, who currently rides for the factory Suzuki MotoGP team. He is a former 250cc World Champion for Aprilia.

Biography

Capirossi was born in Castel San Pietro Terme, Bologna.

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250cc career

Capirossi moved up to 250cc class for the 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season on a year-old bike. He led the championship in both 1993 and 1994 without winning it.

500cc career

The 1995 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was Capirossi's first season in the top-level 500cc championship, aboard a Pileri Honda, often qualifying better than he raced but still taking 6th in the series, before taking a win in 1996 for Wayne Rainey's Yamaha team.

Return to 250cc

Capirossi returned to 250cc championship for 1997, battling his Aprilia team-mate, Tetsuya Harada down to the final race of the 1998 season when the two riders were involved in a controversial incident in Argentina.

Harada was leading