Giancarlo Falappa

Giancarlo Falappa
Nationality Italy Italian
Born (1963-06-30) 30 June 1963
Filottrano
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Superbike World Championship
Active years1989 - 1994
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
106 16 30 8 11 954

Giancarlo Falappa (born June 30, 1963 in Filottrano, province of Ancona) is a former Italian motorcycle road racer.[1] He is remembered for his fearsome riding style.

Known to many as the Lion of Jesi, he was born in Filottrano and then he moved to Iesi with his family. Falappa began his racing career in motocross before making the switch to road racing in 1988. In 1989 he moved up to the Superbike World Championship riding for Bimota, winning 3 races and finishing the season in sixth place. Falappa moved to the Ducati team in 1990. His best result was a 4th-place finish in the 1992 season and a 5th place in the 1993 season (winning 7 races, including the season's first 3).[1]

In 1994, Falappa crashed while testing a factory Ducati 916 and suffered serious head injuries. After being in a lengthy coma, he eventually recovered, but never raced again. He won a total of 16 races in his Superbike World Championship career.[1]

Career statistics

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1989 Bimota GBR
17		 GBR
1		 HUN
9		 HUN
4		 CAN
Ret		 CAN
1		 USA
Ret		 USA
Ret		 AUT
13		 AUT
Ret		 FRA
5		 FRA
1		 JPN
4		 JPN
3		 GER
Ret		 GER
2		 ITA
Ret		 ITA
DNS		 AUS AUS NZL NZL 6th 139
1990 Ducati SPA
5		 SPA
2		 GBR
7		 GBR
1		 HUN
Ret		 HUN
7		 GER
3		 GER
4		 CAN
Ret		 CAN
DNS		 USA USA AUT
DNS		 AUT
DNS		 JPN JPN FRA FRA ITA ITA MAL MAL AUS AUS NZL NZL 11th 94
1991 Ducati GBR
14		 GBR
Ret		 SPA
Ret		 SPA
Ret		 CAN CAN USA
7		 USA
Ret		 AUT
Ret		 AUT
7		 SMR
10		 SMR
6		 SWE
6		 SWE
13		 JPN
10		 JPN
11		 MAL
6		 MAL
Ret		 GER
6		 GER
3		 FRA
Ret		 FRA
8		 ITA
6		 ITA
Ret		 AUS AUS 9th 113
1992 Ducati SPA
4		 SPA
5		 GBR
16		 GBR
8		 GER
19		 GER
3		 BEL
4		 BEL
2		 SPA
3		 SPA
7		 AUT
1		 AUT
1		 ITA
3		 ITA
2		 MAL
6		 MAL
4		 JPN
Ret		 JPN
6		 NED
8		 NED
1		 ITA
12		 ITA
6		 AUS
5		 AUS
Ret		 NZL
Ret		 NZL
1		 4th 279
1993 Ducati IRL
1		 IRL
1		 GER
1		 GER
3		 SPA
Ret		 SPA
Ret		 SMR
1		 SMR
1		 AUT
6		 AUT
1		 CZE
5		 CZE
Ret		 SWE
2		 SWE
3		 MAL
Ret		 MAL
Ret		 JPN
5		 JPN
Ret		 NED
Ret		 NED
7		 ITA
Ret		 ITA
1		 GBR
Ret		 GBR
5		 POR
4		 POR
4		 5th 255
1994 Ducati GBR
5		 GBR
4		 GER
Ret		 GER
4		 ITA
2		 ITA
1		 SPA SPA AUT AUT INA INA JPN JPN NED NED SMR SMR EUR EUR AUS AUS 15th 74

References

  1. 1 2 3 Giancarlo Falappa career World Superbike statistics at worldsbk.com
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