RACING DRIVER

Marco Simoncelli

1987 - 2011

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Marco Simoncelli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmarko simonˈtʃɛlli]; 20 January 1987 – 23 October 2011), nicknamed Sic (Italian: [ˈsitʃ]), was an Italian professional motorcycle racer. He competed in the MotoGP World Championship for 10 years from 2002 to 2011. He started in the 125cc class before moving up to the 250cc class in 2006. He won the 2008 250cc World Championship with Gilera. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marco Simoncelli is the 412th most popular racing driver (down from 294th in 2019), the 3,705th most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,370th in 2019) and the 69th most popular Italian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Marco Simoncelli ranks 412 out of 1,080. Before him are Gianni Morbidelli, Ukyo Katayama, Chris Irwin, Mike Spence, Tom Walkinshaw, and Bobby Unser. After him are Aldo Gordini, Alfonso Thiele, Alberto Crespo, Karel Loprais, Hubert Hahne, and Cesare Perdisa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Marco Simoncelli ranks 83. Before him are Kerem Bürsin, Adrián, Ramires, Nicole Aniston, Seydou Doumbia, and Jô. After him are Hatem Ben Arfa, Mark Noble, Genelia D'Souza, Kangana Ranaut, Sebastian Giovinco, and Luiz Adriano. Among people deceased in 2011, Marco Simoncelli ranks 327. Before him are Francesco Quinn, Finn Helgesen, Iya Savvina, May-Louise Flodin, Frances Bay, and Bert Jansch. After him are Walter Breuning, Robert Lamoureux, Cesare Rubini, Zoltán Berczik, Michael Sarrazin, and George Cadle Price.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Marco Simoncelli ranks 3,706 out of 5,161. Before him are Antonio Pesenti (1908), Andrea Maffei (1798), Cassandra Fedele (1465), Franco Nones (1941), Gaetano Bedini (1806), and Mario Cecchi Gori (1920). After him are Renato Zero (1950), Paolo Salvi (1891), Aldo Gordini (1921), Mario Trevi (1941), Tina Anselmi (1927), and Rocco Buttiglione (1948).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Italy

Among racing drivers born in Italy, Marco Simoncelli ranks 69. Before him are Gino Bianco (1916), Giovanna Amati (1959), Sergio Mantovani (1929), Giorgio Scarlatti (1921), Gabriele Tarquini (1962), and Gianni Morbidelli (1968). After him are Aldo Gordini (1921), Cesare Perdisa (1932), Fausto Gresini (1961), Gimax (1938), Emanuele Pirro (1962), and Graziano Rossi (1954).

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