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Michele Pirro Highside Mugello
Michele Pio Pirro (born 5 July 1986) is a motorcycle racer from Italy, who currently races in the CIV Superbike Championship aboard a Ducati Panigale. He has also competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing and the Supersport World Championship.
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- Michele Pirro Highside Mugello
- Marco simoncelli tribute michele pirro and gresini team in valencia
- Early Grand Prix racing 200306
- National racing 200708
- Supersport World Championship 200910
- Return to Grand Prix 201112
- Ducati test rider 2013
- Races by year
- References
Marco simoncelli tribute michele pirro and gresini team in valencia
Early Grand Prix racing (2003–06)
He began his Grand Prix career as a wild card in the 2003 Italian Grand Prix in the 125cc class, on an Aprilia motorcycle. In 2005, he participated in the same class with Malaguti, scoring 3 points in the Chinese Grand Prix and finishing the season in 33rd place. In 2006, he continued to race in the 125 class on an Aprilia – and later a Honda – without scoring points.
National racing (2007–08)
In 2007 and 2008 he won the Italian national championship (CIV) in the Superstock class on a Yamaha YZF-R1.
Supersport World Championship (2009–10)
In 2009 he participated in the Supersport World Championship on a Yamaha, ending in 11th place. The following year he switched to Honda and finished in 5th place, with a victory in the Italian round at Imola. He also made a one-off appearance in the Moto2 World Championship at the Aragon Grand Prix, finishing 14th.
Return to Grand Prix (2011–12)
Pirro returned to Grand Prix racing in 2011 in Moto2 with Team Gresini. He obtained a victory, in the season finale at Valencia, just two weeks after Gresini's MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli was killed in a crash at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
His MotoGP career began in 2012 with Gresini on a FTR motorcycle, with a best placement of fifth at the Valencian Grand Prix, ending the season in 15th place with 43 points.
Ducati test rider (2013–)
Since 2013, Pirro has been the official test rider of team Ducati. He has participated in races every year, both as wild card and as a substitute for injured riders, obtaining a best result of 7th at the 2013 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix.
During the 2013 season he participated in ten races as a wildcard and as a substitute for the injured Ben Spies, with a best result of seventh at the Italian Grand Prix, ending the season in thirteenth place with 56 points. In 2014, Pirro replaced the injured Cal Crutchlow in the Argentine Grand Prix and participated as a wild-card in five races.
In 2015 and 2016 he continued to be the official Ducati test rider, while also participating in the Italian Superbike Championship (CIV), which he won in 2015.
In 2015 he participated as a wild card in the Italian and San Marino MotoGP rounds. He also raced in the Italian round of the Superbike World Championship in Misano as a wild card, and in the Spanish GP as a substitute for the injured Davide Giugliano.
In 2016 he substituted the injured Danilo Petrucci for the Pramac Ducati team in Argentina, Texas and Jerez MotoGP races, and participated as a wild card for the Ducati factory team to the Italian GP at Mugello. He will substitute for the injured Loris Baz at the Catalan GP on an Avintia Ducati.
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)