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Corrado Maddii

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Corrado Maddii
NationalityItalian
Born28 March 1957 (1957-03-28) (age 67)
Levane [it],[1] Italy
Motocross career
Years active1973 - 1990
Teams
Championships0 (twice 2nd and once 3rd)
Wins5

Corrado Maddii (born 28 March 1957) is an Italian former professional motocross racer and current motocross team manager.[2] He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1976 to 1990.[3] Maddii was a two-time vice world champion in the 125cc class.

Motorcycle racing career

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Maddii was born in Levane in the province of Arezzo. He began competing in motocross racing in 1973 and by 1976 had advanced to the motocross world championships riding a Moto Aspes. Maddii joined the Aprilia factory racing team in 1979 and finished fifth in the 125cc world championship. After three years with the Aprilia team, he switched to ride for the Gilera factory racing team in 1980 and finished second to Eric Geboers in the 125cc world championship.

After only one season with Gilera, Maddii joined the Cagiva factory racing team in 1981. In 1984, Maddii had accumulated a sizable lead in the 125cc world championship points standings going into the final race of the season however, he suffered a broken leg in practice allowing Michele Rinaldi to claim the world championship by just 3 points as, Maddii was once again relegated to vice champion.[4][5]

Year Motocycle World Championship
125cc 250cc 500cc GP wins Races wins
1976 Aspes [it] 14 0
1977 Aspes [it] 14 0
1978 Beta 10 0
1979 Aprilia 5 0
1980 Aprilia 14
1981 Aprilia 8
1982 Gilera 2
1983 Cagiva 5
1984 Cagiva 2
1985 Cagiva 3
1986 Kawasaki 11 0 0
1987 Honda 4 0
1988 Honda 7 0
1989 Honda 27 0
1990 Husqvarna 25 0
Total 0

References

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  1. ^ "LA STORIA DEL TEAM MADDII RACING: CORRADO E MARCO, PADRE E FIGLIO, CAPACI DI ERGERSI PROTAGONISTI NEL MONDO DELLA MOTOCROSS". sportvaldarno.com. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ "THE MADDII RACING. T e a m". docplayer.it. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Palmares du Mondial Mx 2". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. ^ "You Remember The Ones You Lost". motocrossactionmag.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  5. ^ "1984 125cc world championship". mxgphistory.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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