Giacomo Agostini

Giacomo Agostini
Agostini in 2022
NationalityItalian
Born (1942-06-16) 16 June 1942 (age 82)
Brescia, Kingdom of Italy
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1964 – 1977
First race1963 250cc Nations Grand Prix
Last race1977 500cc British Grand Prix
First win1965 350cc German Grand Prix
Last win1976 500cc German Grand Prix
Team(s)MV Agusta, Yamaha, Suzuki
Championships350cc – 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
500cc – 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
223 122 159 9 117 1577
Isle of Man TT career
TTs contested8 (1965 – 1972)
TT wins10
First TT win1966 Junior TT
Last TT win1972 Senior TT
TT podiums13
British Formula One Championship career
Active years1979–1980
Races23
Championships0
Wins0
Podium finishes7
Career points41
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0

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]

  1. ^ a b "Giacomo Agostini at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame". motorcyclemuseum.org. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Giacomo Agostini career results". motogp.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "FIM Legends" (PDF). fim-live.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.