| Mirko Giansanti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 September 1976 Terni, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 August 2023 (aged 46) Terni, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mirko Giansanti (14 September 1976 – 7 August 2023) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
Born in Terni, the son of the motorcycle racer Fosco, Giansanti made his Grand Prix motorcycle racing debut in 1996, as a wild card with the Pileri team.[1] His best year was in 1998 when he finished on the podium four times and finished in sixth place in the 125cc world championship.[2] During his Grand Prix career he achieved a total of 12 podiums.[1]
Following his 2005 Grand Prix retirement, in 2008 Giansanti resumed activity, competing in the Supersport World Championship for three seasons.[1] In 2016 he co-founded with Filippo Conti the Giansanti Racing Team, with which he competed in the Supersport World Championship, winning a title in 2015 with Lucas Mahias, and in the Superbike World Championship.[3] He died on 7 August 2023, at the age of 46.[4]
- ^ a b c "Mirko Giansanti, l'ex pilota è morto a 46 anni per una malattia incurabile". Tuttosport (in Italian). 7 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Mirko Giansanti career statistics at MotoGP.com
- ^ Villa, Riccardo (10 August 2023). "È morto Mirko Giansanti, ex-pilota e co-fondatore del team GRT WSBK". Motociclismo. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ È morto Mirko Giansanti, l’ex pilota aveva 46 anni: lutto nel mondo del motociclismo italiano (in Italian)