Mirko Giansanti
Italian motorcycle racer (1976–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mirko Giansanti (14 September 1976 – 7 August 2023) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1976-09-14)14 September 1976 Terni, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 August 2023(2023-08-07) (aged 46) Terni, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in Terni, the son of the motorcycle racer Fosco [it], Giansanti made his Grand Prix motorcycle racing debut in 1996, as a wild card with the Pileri team.[1] His best year was in 1998 when he finished on the podium four times and finished in sixth place in the 125cc world championship.[2] During his Grand Prix career he achieved a total of 12 podiums.[1]
Following his 2005 Grand Prix retirement, in 2008 Giansanti resumed activity, competing in the Supersport World Championship for three seasons.[1] In 2016 he co-founded with Filippo Conti the Giansanti Racing Team, with which he competed in the Supersport World Championship, winning a title in 2015 with Lucas Mahias, and in the Superbike World Championship.[3] He died on 7 August 2023, at the age of 46.[4]