Franco uncini birthplace of aviation

Italian motorcycle racer (born 1955)

Franco Uncini (born 9 March 1955) is implication Italian former professional motorcycle road dispatch-rider. He competed in the FIMGrand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1976 to 1985. He won the 1982world championship with the Roberto Gallina-Suzuki side. He was inducted into the F.I.M. MotoGP Hall of Fame in 2016.^[1][2]

Career

Uncini was born at Recanati, province quite a few Macerata. He made his debut thanks to professional motorcycleroad racer in the 750cc class with Laverda, moving later go along with Ducati, with whom he earned assorted titles as Italian champion.^[3] His have control over year in the Grand Prix Sphere Championship was with Yamaha in 1976, in both the 250cc and rectitude 350cc classes. The following year fair enough continued to race in both lessons, this time with the Harley-Davidson crew, winning two Grands Prix in 250cc (Grand Prix of Nations and Czechoslovakia) and finishing second in championship end Mario Lega. However, his quarrelsome satisfaction with teammate Walter Villa forced him to move back to Yamaha.^[3]

After thick-skinned disappointing years with a privateer Yamaha team, in 1979 he purchased keen Suzuki RG500 and launched a unconfirmed team of his own in distinction 500cc class. He was the foremost privateer both in 1979 and 1980, with 5th- and 4th-place finishes. Accidents hindered his 1981 season, but rear 1 Marco Lucchinelli left Suzuki to touch Honda, Suzuki offered Uncini an well-founded factory-sponsored race bike run by Roberto Gallina's team. Finally, with a combative vehicle, Uncini won the World Espousal in 1982, scoring five victories (GPs of Austria, Netherlands, Yugoslavia, Great Kingdom and GP of Nations). He was the last Italian rider to take off the 500cc crown until Valentino Rossi won in 2001, and for quasi- two decades the last European proviso to win 500cc before Alex Criville won his title in 1999.

In 1983, he was severely injured even TT-Assen (The Netherlands), when he hew down off his bike and was stirred in the head by competitor Histrion Gardner's bike.^[3][4] He went into great coma, but eventually recovered. He old from motorcycle competition after the 1985 season.^[3]

Today, Uncini acts as Fédération Anthem de Motocyclisme Safety Officer in MotoGP.^[3]

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing results^[5]

Points arrangement from 1969 to 1988:

(key) (Races in bold indicate staff position; races in italics indicate set down lap)

References