RACING DRIVER

Marco Melandri

1982 - Today

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Marco Melandri (born 7 August 1982) is an Italian retired motorcycle road racer who is a five-time premier class race winner. He is the 2002 250 cc World Champion and runner-up in 125 cc, MotoGP and Superbike World Championship. He competed in the MotoGP class from 2003 to 2010 and then a brief return with Aprilia in 2015. Melandri's best years in MotoGP came in 2005 and 2006 with these two seasons being the only seasons he won races in MotoGP, the same as title rival Nicky Hayden. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Marco Melandri is the 863rd most popular racing driver (down from 813th in 2024), the 4,472nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 4,377th in 2019) and the 114th most popular Italian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Marco Melandri ranks 863 out of 1,080. Before him are Pascal Wehrlein, Roberta Cowell, Rodger Ward, Henning Solberg, Travis Pastrana, and Duke Nalon. After him are Ryan Newman, Noriyuki Haga, Mike Thackwell, Tiff Needell, Fred Wacker, and Scott Dixon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Marco Melandri ranks 377. Before him are Nádson Rodrigues de Souza, Lynndie England, Mai Kuraki, Boubacar Sanogo, Jordi Codina, and Yaya DaCosta. After him are Sean Faris, David Payne, José Acasuso, Andreas Görlitz, DaMarcus Beasley, and Aishwarya R. Dhanush.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Marco Melandri ranks 4,473 out of 5,161. Before him are Gianluca Mancini (1996), Pietro Fanna (1958), Lorenzo Sonego (1995), Roberto Cammarelle (1980), Bice Vanzetta (1961), and Gianandrea Noseda (1964). After him are Roberta Vinci (1983), Andrea Borella (1961), Andrea Gaudenzi (1973), Beniamino Vignola (1959), Miriam Leone (1985), and Matteo Politano (1993).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Italy

Among racing drivers born in Italy, Marco Melandri ranks 114. Before him are Francesco Bagnaia (1997), Giorgio Pantano (1979), Andrea Kimi Antonelli (2006), Emanuele Naspetti (1968), Rinaldo Capello (1964), and Gigi Galli (1973). After him are Enrico Bertaggia (1964), Gianmaria Bruni (1981), Franco Morbidelli (1994), Roberto Locatelli (1974), Alex Fiorio (1965), and Max Papis (1969).

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