Fabrizio Pirovano
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Fabrizio Pirovano is a former motorcycle
road racer
from Biassono
.
When the Superbike World Championship
began in , he was one of its first entrants, finishing as championship runner-up in and , and in the top five four other times. He won 10 races and took 37 further podium finishes. He is in the championship's all-time top 10 for starts, points and podiums. Curiously he never took a World Superbike pole position. He has also won the Italian Superbike title four times
By the mid-1990s, the World Superbike championship had more international stars (such as Troy Corser
and Carl Fogarty
) and Pirovano was less competitive. In , a second place finish at the season-opener at Hockenheim
was his only podium, and he left the championship at the end of the year. He moved to the Open Championship for 1996, winning several races and remained there as it became the Supersport World Championship in . He was champion with five wins in , and finished in the top 10 in the four other seasons he contested. In his best results were a pair of 5th places, and this proved to be his last full season. As of 2006 he was semi-retired, but won a one-off race in the Suzuki
GSX-R Cup at Misano in June 2006.
Motorcycle
A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...
road racer
Road racing
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from Biassono
Biassono
Biassono is a comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan....
.
When the Superbike World Championship
Superbike World Championship
Superbike World Championship is the worldwide Superbike racing Championship. The championship was founded in . The Superbike World Championship season consists of a series of rounds held on permanent racing facilities...
began in , he was one of its first entrants, finishing as championship runner-up in and , and in the top five four other times. He won 10 races and took 37 further podium finishes. He is in the championship's all-time top 10 for starts, points and podiums. Curiously he never took a World Superbike pole position. He has also won the Italian Superbike title four times
By the mid-1990s, the World Superbike championship had more international stars (such as Troy Corser
Troy Corser
Troy Gordon Corser is a professional motorcycle road racer, the and Superbike World champion....
and Carl Fogarty
Carl Fogarty
Carl 'Foggy' Fogarty is the most successful World Superbike racer of all time in terms of the number of championships and number of race wins...
) and Pirovano was less competitive. In , a second place finish at the season-opener at Hockenheim
Hockenheimring
The Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg is an automobile racing track situated near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route. Amongst other motor racing events, it biennially hosts the Formula One German Grand Prix...
was his only podium, and he left the championship at the end of the year. He moved to the Open Championship for 1996, winning several races and remained there as it became the Supersport World Championship in . He was champion with five wins in , and finished in the top 10 in the four other seasons he contested. In his best results were a pair of 5th places, and this proved to be his last full season. As of 2006 he was semi-retired, but won a one-off race in the Suzuki
Suzuki
is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines...
GSX-R Cup at Misano in June 2006.