Paolo Pileri
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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Terni, Italy | 31 July 1944||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 February 2007 Terni, Italy | (aged 62)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paolo Pileri (31 July 1944 – 12 February 2007) was an Italian professional motorcycle racer and racing team manager. He competed in the Grand Prix road racing world championships from 1973 to 1979.[1] Pileri is notable for winning the FIM 125cc world championship in 1975.
Pileri was born in Terni, Italy where he grew up idolizing Italian motorcycling world champion Libero Liberati. He initially competed in motocross racing before switching to road racing in 1971.[2] Pileri's impressive third place in the 1973 250cc Belgian Grand Prix earned him an invitation to join the Morbidelli factory racing team.
He won his first Grand Prix race for Morbidelli at the 1975 125cc
Pileri became a motorcycle racing team manager after retiring from competition where he successfully guided Loris Capirossi to successive 125cc world championships in 1990 and 1991.[2] He is credited with giving Valentino Rossi his first opportunity to compete when he joined Pileri's team at the age of 14.[2] Pileri died in Terni on February 12, 2007 at the age of 63.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Paolo Pileri career statistics at MotoGP.com". motogp.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Paolo Pileri Dies". eurosport.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "1978 250cc Belgian Grand Prix results at MotoGP.com". motogp.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.