Giacomo Agostini
Italian motorcycle racer (born 1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Giacomo Agostini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒaːkomo aɡoˈstiːni]; born 16 June 1942) is an Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.[1] Nicknamed Ago, he amassed 122 Grand Prix wins and 15 World Championship titles.[2] Of these, 68 wins and 8 titles came in the 500 cc class, the rest in the 350 cc class.[2] For these achievements obtained over the course of a career spanning 17 years, the AMA described him as "...perhaps the greatest Grand Prix rider of all time".[1] In 2000, Agostini was inducted into the MotoGP Hall of Fame as a MotoGP Legend,[3] while in 2010, he was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.[4]
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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1942-06-16) 16 June 1942 (age 81) Brescia, Kingdom of Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Active years | 1979–1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Races | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championships | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podium finishes | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career points | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pole positions | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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