Fausto Gresini

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**Fausto Gresini**
Motorcycle Grand Prix Career
Nationality	Italian
Active years	1983 - 1994
Team(s)	Garelli, Honda
Grands Prix	132
Championships	125cc - 1985, 1987
Wins	21
Podium finishes	47
Pole positions	17
Fastest laps	13
First Grand Prix	1983 125cc Nations Grand Prix
First win	1984 125cc Swedish Grand Prix
Last win	1992 125cc British Grand Prix
Last Grand Prix	1994 125cc European Grand Prix

Fausto Gresini (born January 23, 1961) is an Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion. He currently is a team manager for a MotoGP team.

Gresini was born at Imola. He began racing in 1978 at the age of 17 on a Minarelli 50 in Italy, and in 1983 he joined the Grand Prix circuit with the Garelli team.

During his riding career, Gresini won two World Championship titles in the 125cc class in 1985 and 1987. He was vice-champion in the 125cc class in 1986 aboard a Garelli and in 1991 and 1992 with Honda. He accumulated 21 victories and raced in 132 Grand Prix with 15 second places and 11 third places. He is tied with Ángel Nieto for the record of 11 consecutive victories in the 125 class, accomplished across 1986 and 1987. He holds the record of the most 125cc victories in one season with ten in 1987 - he crashed in the final race but won all others.

Gresini currently manages the Gresini Honda MotoGP team with riders Alex de Angelis and Shinya Nakano.

1 Motorcycle Grand Prix Results
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Motorcycle Grand Prix Results

Year	Class	Classification	Machine	Victories
1983	125cc	9th	Garelli	0
1984	125cc	3rd	Garelli	1
1985	125cc	1st	Garelli	3
1986	125cc	2nd	Garelli	4
1987	125cc	1st	Garelli	10
1988	125cc	21st	Garelli	0
1989	125cc	5th	Aprilia	0
1990	125cc	8th	Honda	0
1991	125cc	2nd	Honda	2
1992	125cc	2nd	Honda	1
1993	125cc	11th	Honda	0
1994	125cc	16th	Honda	0