Team Scot
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Team Scot is a motorcycle racing team from Italy. For 2009 it ran in MotoGP as a self-contained entity for the first time, running Hungarian rider Gabor Talmacsi
on a Honda
. They also continued with their long-time involvement in the 250cc class, running 2008 125cc runner-up Simone Corsi
on a Honda. They withdrew from MotoGP at the end of the 2009 season.
The team had a 7 year association with Andrea Dovizioso
. Dovizioso debuted in 125cc with Team Scot in , winning the 125cc class title in before moving to 250cc in again with Team Scot.
Dovizioso finished the 2005 season 3rd overall and he was 2nd overall in and taking strong results on Hondas which were not actively developed.
In both team and rider moved to MotoGP. Team Scot began a collaboration with JiR
, who had been running in MotoGP for three years under Konica Minolta
branding. With Dovizioso as their sole rider, the team was the most competitive non-works Honda squad, scoring a podium and six other top-five finishes to place fifth overall. The collaboration with JiR ended at the end of the season, and Team Scot agreed to carry on in MotoGP under their sole banner. Lack of support led the team to withdraw from MotoGP at the end of the season; the team will participate solely in the Moto2 category.
Team Scot riders included Bruno Casanova
, Fausto Gresini
, Emilio Alzamora
, Sete Gibernau
, Roberto Locatelli
, Arnaud Vincent
, Mike Di Meglio
, Yuki Takahashi
and current Moto2 (fka 250cc) champion, Hiroshi Aoyama
.
Gábor Talmácsi
Gábor Talmácsi is a professional motorcycle racer. He was the 2007 Grand Prix motorcycle racing 125cc World Champion, and he is thus the first Hungarian to win a road racing World Championship...
on a Honda
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...
. They also continued with their long-time involvement in the 250cc class, running 2008 125cc runner-up Simone Corsi
Simone Corsi
Simone Corsi is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.His first World Championship race was in 2002 at Mugello, in the 125cc class. Since the following year he has competed regularly in the world championship level....
on a Honda. They withdrew from MotoGP at the end of the 2009 season.
History
Scot Racing Team was established in by Cirano Mularoni and Giovanni Torri president of Scot Costruzioni, an Italian construction company. The team's head office site in the Republic of San Marino and its technical department in Cesena, Italy. Since the team has been using Honda motorcycles in all categories.The team had a 7 year association with Andrea Dovizioso
Andrea Dovizioso
Andrea Dovizioso is a professional motorcycle road racer. He won the 125cc World Championship in 2004.-125cc:...
. Dovizioso debuted in 125cc with Team Scot in , winning the 125cc class title in before moving to 250cc in again with Team Scot.
Dovizioso finished the 2005 season 3rd overall and he was 2nd overall in and taking strong results on Hondas which were not actively developed.
In both team and rider moved to MotoGP. Team Scot began a collaboration with JiR
JiR
Japan Italy Racing, more commonly known as JiR, is a Monte Carlo based motorcycle racing team which competed in the MotoGP series from 2005 to 2008 and is currently competing in the Moto2 class.-History:...
, who had been running in MotoGP for three years under Konica Minolta
Konica Minolta
is a Japanese manufacturer of office equipment, medical imaging, graphic imaging, optical devices, and measuring instruments. It is headquartered in the Marunouchi Center Building in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, with a Kansai office in Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture...
branding. With Dovizioso as their sole rider, the team was the most competitive non-works Honda squad, scoring a podium and six other top-five finishes to place fifth overall. The collaboration with JiR ended at the end of the season, and Team Scot agreed to carry on in MotoGP under their sole banner. Lack of support led the team to withdraw from MotoGP at the end of the season; the team will participate solely in the Moto2 category.
Team Scot riders included Bruno Casanova
Bruno Casanova
Bruno Casanova was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best year was in 1987 when he finished second to Fausto Gresini in the 125cc world championship. Casanova won one Grand Prix race during his career.- References :...
, Fausto Gresini
Fausto Gresini
Fausto Gresini is an Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion. He is currently team manager for the Gresini Honda MotoGP team.Gresini was born at Imola...
, Emilio Alzamora
Emilio Alzamora
Emilio Alzamora i Escardibul is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was the 1999 F.I.M. 125cc world champion...
, Sete Gibernau
Sete Gibernau
Manuel Sete Gibernau Bultó is a former Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His racing career spanned two different eras of motorcycle racing, beginning with the two-stroke-dominated period prior to the 2002 season, and the four-stroke MotoGP era...
, Roberto Locatelli
Roberto Locatelli
Roberto Locatelli is an Italian motorcycle rider who won the 125cc World Championship in 2000.He started the 250cc World Championship of 2007 with a Gilera, but was severely injured in a practice session crash which caused him a broken leg and ankle and a concussion...
, Arnaud Vincent
Arnaud Vincent
Arnaud Vincent is a French former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was the 2002 F.I.M. 125cc world champion. Vincent competed in the Supersport World Championship on a Yamaha R6.- References :...
, Mike Di Meglio
Mike Di Meglio
Mike Di Meglio is a French Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and 2008 world champion in the 125cc class. Of Italian descent, his paternal grandfather was born in Lentini ....
, Yuki Takahashi
Yuki Takahashi
is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. For 2009 he made his debut in the MotoGP class, with the Scot Racing Honda team but was subsequently dropped by the team after just seven rounds of the 2009 season due to financial issues...
and current Moto2 (fka 250cc) champion, Hiroshi Aoyama
Hiroshi Aoyama
is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He is the older brother of former 250cc and World Superbike rider, Shuhei Aoyama.In his six seasons in the 250cc World Championship, he raced Honda and KTM machinery in an Aprilia-dominated class. He took eight victories and never finished lower than...
.