| Giacomo Agostini | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 June 1942 Brescia, Kingdom of Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| British Formula One Championship career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Active years | 1979–1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Races | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championships | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podium finishes | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career points | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pole positions | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Giacomo Agostini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒaːkomo aɡoˈstiːni]; born 16 June 1942) is an Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.[1] Nicknamed Ago, he amassed 122 Grand Prix wins and 15 World Championship titles.[2] Of these, 68 wins and 8 titles came in the 500 cc class, the rest in the 350 cc class.[2] For these achievements obtained over the course of a career spanning 17 years, the AMA described him as "...perhaps the greatest Grand Prix rider of all time".[1] In 2000, Agostini was inducted into the MotoGP Hall of Fame as a MotoGP Legend,[3] while in 2010, he was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.[4]
- ^ a b "Giacomo Agostini at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame". motorcyclemuseum.org. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Giacomo Agostini career results". motogp.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "2000 MotoGP Legends: Roberts, Hailwood, Nieto, Rainey, Schwantz, Agostini". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 7 March 2002. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "FIM Legends" (PDF). fim-live.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.