Michele Pirro
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Pirro at the 2012 Australian Grand Prix
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Born | San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy |
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Michele Pio Pirro (born 5 July 1986)[1] is a motorcycle racer from Italy, who currently races in the CIV Superbike Championship aboard a Ducati Panigale. He has also competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing and the Supersport World Championship.
Career
Early Grand Prix racing (2003–06)
He began his Grand Prix career as a wild card in the 2003 Italian Grand Prix in the 125cc class, on an Aprilia motorcycle. In 2005, he participated in the same class with Malaguti, scoring 3 points in the Chinese Grand Prix and finishing the season in 33rd place. In 2006, he continued to race in the 125 class on an Aprilia – and later a Honda – without scoring points.
National racing (2007–08)
In 2007 and 2008 he won the Italian national championship (CIV) in the Superstock class on a Yamaha YZF-R1.
Supersport World Championship (2009–10)
In 2009 he participated in the Supersport World Championship on a Yamaha, ending in 11th place. The following year he switched to Honda and finished in 5th place, with a victory in the Italian round at Imola. He also made a one-off appearance in the Moto2 World Championship at the Aragon Grand Prix, finishing 14th.
Return to Grand Prix (2011–12)
Pirro returned to Grand Prix racing in 2011 in Moto2 with Team Gresini. He obtained a victory, in the season finale at Valencia, just two weeks after Gresini's MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli was killed in a crash at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
His MotoGP career began in 2012 with Gresini on a FTR motorcycle, with a best placement of fifth at the Valencian Grand Prix, ending the season in 15th place with 43 points.
Ducati test rider (2013–)
Since 2013, Pirro has been the official test rider of team Ducati. He has participated to races every year, both as wild card and as a substitute for injured riders, obtaining a best result of 7th at the 2013 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix.
During the 2013 season he participated in ten races as a wildcard and as a substitute for the injured Ben Spies, with a best result of seventh at the Italian Grand Prix, ending the season in thirteenth place with 56 points. In 2014, Pirro replaced the injured Cal Crutchlow in the Argentine Grand Prix[2] and participated as a wild-card in five races.
In 2015 and 2016 he continued to be the official Ducati test rider, while also participating in the Italian Superbike Championship (CIV), which he won in 2015.
In 2015 he participated as a wild card in the Italian and San Marino MotoGP rounds. He also raced in the Italian round of the Superbike World Championship in Misano as a wild card, and in the Spanish GP as a substitute for the injured Davide Giugliano.
In 2016 he substituted the injured Danilo Petrucci for the Pramac Ducati team in Argentina, Texas and Jerez MotoGP races, and participated as a wild card for the Ducati factory team to the Italian GP at Mugello. He will substitute for the injured Loris Baz at the Catalan GP on an Avintia Ducati.
Career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
Season | Class | Motorcycle | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
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2003 | 125cc | Aprilia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
2004 | 125cc | Aprilia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
2005 | 125cc | Malaguti | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33rd |
2006 | 125cc | Honda | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
2010 | Moto2 | Moriwaki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38th |
2011 | Moto2 | Moriwaki | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 9th |
2012 | MotoGP | FTR-Honda | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 15th |
2013 | MotoGP | Ducati | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 13th |
2014 | MotoGP | Ducati | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19th |
2015 | MotoGP | Ducati | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21st |
2016 | MotoGP | Ducati | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12* | 16th* |
Total | 87 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 230 |
* Season still in progress.
By class
Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
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125 cc | 2003–2006 | 2003 Italy | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Moto2 | 2010–2011 | 2010 Aragon | 2011 Britain | 2011 Valencia | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 0 |
MotoGP | 2012–2016 | 2012 Qatar | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 0 |
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Pts |
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2003 | 125cc | Aprilia | JPN | RSA | SPA | FRA | ITA 29 |
CAT | NED | GBR | GER | CZE | POR | BRA | PAC | MAL | AUS | VAL | NC | 0 | ||
2004 | 125cc | Aprilia | RSA | SPA | FRA | ITA 19 |
CAT | NED | BRA | GER | GBR | CZE | POR | JPN | QAT | MAL | AUS | VAL 16 |
NC | 0 | ||
2005 | 125cc | Malaguti | SPA Ret |
POR 19 |
CHN 13 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 19 |
CAT Ret |
NED Ret |
GBR Ret |
GER Ret |
CZE Ret |
JPN Ret |
MAL Ret |
QAT Ret |
AUS Ret |
TUR | VAL | 33rd | 3 | ||
2006 | 125cc | Honda | SPA | QAT 18 |
TUR Ret |
CHN 25 |
FRA 23 |
ITA Ret |
CAT 20 |
NED Ret |
GBR Ret |
GER 23 |
CZE 19 |
MAL 24 |
AUS Ret |
JPN | POR | VAL | NC | 0 | ||
2010 | Moto2 | Moriwaki | QAT | SPA | FRA | ITA | GBR | NED | CAT | GER | CZE | IND | RSM | ARA 14 |
JPN | MAL | AUS | POR | VAL | 38th | 2 | |
2011 | Moto2 | Moriwaki | QAT 8 |
SPA 9 |
POR 22 |
FRA 14 |
CAT 12 |
GBR 3 |
NED 17 |
ITA Ret |
GER 10 |
CZE 18 |
IND 20 |
RSM 14 |
ARA Ret |
JPN 13 |
AUS 14 |
MAL 7 |
VAL 1 |
9th | 84 | |
2012 | MotoGP | FTR | QAT NC |
SPA Ret |
POR 14 |
FRA 14 |
CAT 14 |
GBR 13 |
NED 9 |
GER Ret |
ITA DSQ |
USA Ret |
IND Ret |
CZE 14 |
RSM 10 |
ARA 15 |
JPN 15 |
MAL 12 |
AUS 14 |
VAL 5 |
15th | 43 |
2013 | MotoGP | Ducati | QAT | AME | SPA 11 |
FRA 8 |
ITA 7 |
CAT 10 |
NED 14 |
GER 10 |
USA | IND | CZE 12 |
GBR 12 |
RSM 10 |
ARA | MAL | AUS | JPN | VAL 10 |
13th | 56 |
2014 | MotoGP | Ducati | QAT | AME | ARG 17 |
SPA Ret |
FRA | ITA 11 |
CAT 14 |
NED | GER | IND | CZE 12 |
GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL 9 |
19th | 18 |
2015 | MotoGP | Ducati | QAT | AME | ARG | SPA | FRA | ITA 8 |
CAT | NED | GER | IND | CZE | GBR | RSM Ret |
ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL 12 |
21st | 12 |
2016 | MotoGP | Ducati | QAT | ARG 12 |
AME 8 |
SPA 16 |
FRA | ITA 10 |
CAT |
NED |
GER |
AUT |
CZE |
GBR |
RSM |
ARA |
JPN |
AUS |
MAL |
VAL |
16th* | 12* |
* Season still in progress.
Supersport World Championship
Races by year
Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Pts |
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2009 | Yamaha | AUS 12 |
QAT 11 |
SPA 7 |
NED 10 |
ITA 7 |
RSA 9 |
USA 8 |
SMR Ret |
GBR 15 |
CZE Ret |
GER Ret |
ITA 11 |
FRA 10 |
POR 6 |
11th | 70 |
2010 | Honda | AUS Ret |
POR 3 |
SPA 11 |
NED Ret |
ITA 4 |
RSA 4 |
USA 5 |
SMR Ret |
CZE Ret |
GBR | GER 8 |
ITA 1 |
FRA 8 |
5th | 99 |
Superbike World Championship
Races by year
Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Pts | ||||||||||||||
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R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
2013 | Ducati | AUS | AUS | SPA | SPA | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | GBR | GBR | POR | POR | ITA | ITA | RUS | RUS | GBR | GBR | GER | GER | TUR | TUR | USA | USA | FRA 6 |
FRA Ret |
SPA | SPA | 26th | 10 |
2015 | Ducati | AUS | AUS | THA | THA | SPA | SPA | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | GBR | GBR | POR | POR | SMR 8 |
SMR 8 |
USA | USA | MAL | MAL | SPA 6 |
SPA 7 |
FRA | FRA | QAT | QAT | 21st | 35 |
References
External links
- Pages with broken file links
- Official website not in Wikidata
- 125cc World Championship riders
- Moto2 World Championship riders
- Italian motorcycle racers
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Supersport World Championship riders
- MotoGP riders
- FIM Superstock 1000 Championship riders
- People from the Province of Foggia
- Superbike World Championship riders