Simone Corsi

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Simone Corsi
Corsi in 2020
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1987-04-24) 24 April 1987 (age 36)
Rome, Italy
Sport
ClubFiamme Oro[1]
Current teamMV Agusta Forward Racing
Bike number24
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years20102022
ManufacturersMotobi, FTR, Speed Up, Forward KLX, Kalex, NTS, MV Agusta
2022 championship position35th (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
209 0 9 2 0 961
250cc World Championship
Active years2005
ManufacturersAprilia
2005 championship position14th (59 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
16 0 0 0 0 59
125cc World Championship
Active years20022004, 20062009
ManufacturersHonda, Gilera, Aprilia
2009 championship position11th (81 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
95 5 12 3 2 646
Supersport World Championship
Active years2023
ManufacturersYamaha
2023 championship position20th (3 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
6 0 0 0 0 33

Simone Corsi (born 24 April 1987) is an Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle racer.[2] Born in Rome, Corsi has been racing in motorcycle world championships for nearly 20 years, amassing over 300 races,[3] 4th all-time, behind only Valentino Rossi, Andrea Dovizioso and Loris Capirossi.

Career[edit]

125cc World Championship[edit]

Corsi's first Grand Prix race was in the 125cc category, in 2002 at Mugello, and riding a Honda RS125R he finished the race in 22nd. From the following year on, he would compete regularly in the world championship's levels.

Kopron Team Scot (2003–2004)[edit]

In 2003, Corsi rode a Honda for Scot Racing Team, along with teammate Andrea Dovizioso. He achieved nine point scoring finishes, a season's best result of 9th in two races, and finished 19th in the final standings with 32 points.

In the following year he improved, finishing in the points ten times, finishing in the top-10 four times, and scoring his first podium with a 3rd place in Japan, with Dovizioso winning the race. Corsi ended the season 13th in the final standings with 61 points, while his teammate Dovizioso won the World Championship title with 293 points.

250cc World Championship[edit]

For 2005 both Corsi and Dovizioso moved up to 250cc, but were now riding different bikes. Corsi had a good first half of the year, as he finished in the points in seven of the eight races. However, in the second half's eight races he finished in the points only once, ending the season 14th in the standings, with 59 points.

Return to 125cc[edit]

Squadra Corse Metis Gilera (2006)[edit]

Corsi returned to the 125cc class for 2006 with Gilera, but he fell short of an impressive season, two fourth places were the best results of his year, and he finished 12th in the championship, with 79 points.

Skilled Racing Team (2007)[edit]

In 2007, he won his first Grand Prix race at the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul, and finished 3rd in Mugello. Corsi ended the season 6th in the standings, with 168 points, both being career high totals so far.

Jack & Jones WRB (2008)[edit]

For 2008, Corsi received a factory spec Aprilia RSA 125 and he was seen as a title favourite for the year. Corsi won races in Jerez, Estoril, Mugello, and the season closer in Valencia, and also finished 3rd in Assen, Rimini, and Sepang, but ultimately finished 2nd in the championship with 225 points, 39 points behind the Derbi of Mike Di Meglio, who also won four races himself, winning the title.

Fontana Racing (2009)[edit]

For 2009, it had been speculated that Corsi would ride for the Scot Honda team in 250cc's, but he continued in 125cc with Aprilia, in one last hope of winning the World Championship. It was a down year for him, finishing on the podium only twice (a 2nd place in Donnington, and a 3rd place in Indianapolis), and concluded his career's final year of the 125cc category with only 81 points, good for 11th in the rider's standings.

Moto2 World Championship[edit]

Team JiR (2010)[edit]

In 2010, Corsi stepped up to the new intermediate class, Moto2, for Team JiR. He scored his first podium, and his team's first podium in the intermediate class, with a 3rd place at Le Mans, moving into third place in the championship standings temporarily.[4] He added another 3rd placed podium at Mugello, but a crash at both Silverstone and the Sachsenring put a dent his championship hopes.[5] He finished the season well, with regular top-10 finishes, ending his second season in the intermediate class (following the debut 2005 season) 5th in the rider's championship, with 138 points.

IodaRacing Project (2011–2012)[edit]

In 2011, Corsi now riding for IodaRacing Project, he basically replicated his 2010 season, scoring two 3rd place finishes (this time in Jerez, and Aragón), and finishing 6th in the final standings, with 127 points.

For the 2012 season Corsi stayed with the IodaRacing Project team, and regressed, not scoring any podiums during the year, his highest finish being three 5th places in Barcelona, Silverstone and Brno, ending the year a disappointing 11th in the standings, with 88 points.

Forward Racing (2013–2015)[edit]

Switching teams again, Corsi would ride for Forward Racing in the 2013 Moto2 World Championship, and have his usual season, riding mostly in the middle of the pack, a regular points finisher, occasional top-10 finishes, and one podium, this time coming as a 2nd place in Germany. He finished the year 11th in the rider's championship, with 108 points.

Staying with Forward Racing, Corsi was partnered by Mattia Pasini for the 2014 season, and had a very half and half year. He started the season off well, with three straight 5th place finishes in Qatar, Texas, and Argentina, before a retirement in Jerez. This was followed by a 2nd place in Le Mans, a 4th place in Mugello, and another retirement in Barcelona. A 3rd place in Germany was followed up by a 5th place in Indianapolis, a 12th place in Brno, and a retirement in Silverstone, where he broke his left arm. Corsi underwent a four hour operation at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford to fix the open and displaced fracture of the ulna of his left arm, reducing and fixing the fracture with a plaque and screws. During the surgery, the doctors discovered injuries to the extensor tendons of the wrist, that were also repaired.[6] These severe injuries saw Corsi miss the remaining six races of the season rehabbing, prematurely ending his 2014 season. He still managed to finish the year 7th in the standings, with 100 points.

Corsi in 2015.

For the 2015 Moto2 World Championship, Corsi's teammate at Forward Racing was Lorenzo Baldassarri. He started the season off poorly, being involved in a crash with Esteve Rabat in the season opener in Qatar, causing both riders to retire from the race. In Mugello, he was involved in a collision with Sam Lowes, in which Corsi turned in on Lowes, causing himself to crash, Lowes managing to go on, eventually finishing 4th. Altogether, Corsi had an average year, scoring no podiums, his season's best results were two 4th places in Germany and San Marino, and finished 12th overall in the rider's championship, with 86 points.

Speed Up Racing (2016–2017)[edit]

In 2016, Corsi joined Speed Up to replace Sam Lowes, who left to Gresini Racing. Corsi had his usual year, starting the season off really well, scoring a 3rd place in the season opener at Qatar, and a 2nd place in Le Mans, the fifth race of the season. In Austin, with 5 laps remaining, he tried overtaking Takaaki Nakagami in the first corner, going up the inside of the Japanese rider when there was no room, causing Nakagami to crash. He was placed under investigation by race direction, but it was subsequently deemed a racing incident. In Barcelona, he was investigated after making contact with Lorenzo Baldassari in a chicane, but it too was deemed a racing incident. He had a similar incident with Nakagami in Brno that year as in Austin, but this time Corsi receiving a ride-through penalty for dangerous riding. He would score points regularly during the rest of the year, but had no further podiums, finishing 10th in the standings, with 103 points.

Staying with Speed Up for the 2017 season, Corsi would continue his bad habit of being involved in crashes, this time in Jerez, where he was involved in his third collision with Nakagami and his first with Xavi Vierge. Corsi tried to overtake too many riders into turn one, lost the front, and took out all three of them from the race. Overall he had another average year, finishing with no podiums, a season's best of 4th in Germany, 117 points, and 9th in the championship.

Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 (2018–2019)[edit]

Corsi switched to team Tasca Racing for the 2018 season, partnering Federico Fuligni. Corsi had a weaker year, seeing the checkered flag in the top-10 only four times, and finished 14th in the rider's championship with 53 points.

In 2019, Corsi had his Grand Prix career's worst year, finishing in the points only twice in the first 9 races of the season, an 8th place in Austin and a 14th place in Barcelona. His poor performances led to Tasca Racing replacing him with ex-teammate Mattia Pasini from the Brno round onwards, after the summer break.[7] Corsi thus finished with only 10 points, 24th in the rider's championship.

MV Agusta Forward Racing (2020–2022)[edit]

Corsi made his return to MV Agusta Forward Racing for the 2020 season, partnering Stefano Manzi, and continued declining in his performances. He finished in the points only six times, and only finished in the top-10 once, a 10th place finish in Aragon. He ended the year 24th in the championship again, this time with 15 points.

Partnered by Lorenzo Baldassarri at Forward for the 2021 Moto2 World Championship, Corsi started the year off in the worst way possible, a high-side in the opening round of Qatar, resulting in a compound fracture in his left wrist.[8] He was replaced for the second round by Tommaso Marcon, and for the third by Miquel Pons, with rumours starting to circle whether or not it was going to be his last year. He finished 9th in Le Mans, 10th in Aragon, and 13th in Austin, and the following weekend in Misano saw Corsi start his 300th career race, becoming only the 5th rider after Loris Capirossi, Valentino Rossi, Andrea Dovizioso, and Thomas Lüthi to achieve this feat.[3] The final round in Valencia saw him take an unexpected pole position in qualifying, his first pole in nearly nine years,[9] but on the warm-up lap Corsi's bike stalled, and he entered the pits in tears, unable to start the race from the front of the grid due to a technical issue.[10] He ended the season 24th in the standings with 16 points, and was extended for another year by Forward Racing for his brilliant pole position.

In what is due to be Corsi's 20th and final season in Grand Prix racing, he will be joined by teammate Marcos Ramírez at Forward Racing for the 2022 Moto2 season.[11] The year was a major disappointment, with Corsi failing to score a point and he and Ramirez were never really looking competitive because of a bike with not many upgrades and tensions between Forward Racing and MV Agusta (now being bought by KTM) with Corsi being replaced by Álex Escrig, ending his long career in Grand Prix racing.

Later years[edit]

It was later announced that Corsi would be retained by MV Agusta as a coach and test rider, with the possibility of doing some wild card rides both on the European and the World championships. He also tried to join the World Supersport paddock (by also winning 2 races out of the 2 he raced in the Italian championship), but he could not find a ride for 2023.

Career statistics[edit]

CIV 125cc Championship[edit]

Races by year[edit]

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

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 Pos Pts
2001 Honda MIS1
MON
VAL
MIS2
MIS3
10
22nd 6

Grand Prix motorcycle racing[edit]

By season[edit]

Season Class Motorcycle Type Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2002 125cc Honda Honda RS125R Polini 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2003 125cc Honda Honda RS125R Team Scot 14 0 0 0 0 32 19th
2004 125cc Honda Honda RS125R Kopron Team Scot 16 0 1 0 0 61 13th
2005 250cc Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 MS Aprilia Italia Corse 16 0 0 0 0 59 14th
2006 125cc Gilera Gilera RS 125 Squadra Corse Metis Gilera 14 0 0 0 0 79 12th
2007 125cc Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 Skilled Racing Team 17 1 2 0 0 168 6th
2008 125cc Aprilia Aprilia RSA 125 Jack & Jones WRB 17 4 7 3 2 225 2nd
2009 125cc Aprilia Aprilia RSA 125 Fontana Racing 16 0 2 0 0 81 11th
2010 Moto2 Motobi TSR TSR6 JiR Moto2 17 0 2 0 0 138 5th
2011 Moto2 FTR FTR Moto M211 IodaRacing Project 17 0 2 0 0 127 6th
2012 Moto2 FTR FTR Moto M212 Came IodaRacing Project 17 0 0 1 0 88 11th
2013 Moto2 Speed Up Speed Up SF13 NGM Mobile Racing 17 0 1 0 0 108 11th
2014 Moto2 Forward KLX Forward KLX NGM Forward Racing 12 0 2 0 0 100 7th
Kalex Kalex Moto2
2015 Moto2 Kalex Kalex Moto2 2014 Athinà Forward Racing 17 0 0 0 0 86 12th
2016 Moto2 Speed Up Speed Up SF16 Speed Up Racing 18 0 2 0 0 103 10th
2017 Moto2 Speed Up Speed Up SF17 Speed Up Racing 18 0 0 0 0 117 9th
2018 Moto2 Kalex Kalex Moto2 Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 18 0 0 0 0 53 14th
2019 Moto2 Kalex Kalex Moto2 Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 9 0 0 0 0 10 24th
NTS NTS NH7 NTS RW Racing GP 2 0 0 0 0
2020 Moto2 MV Agusta MV Agusta F2 MV Agusta Temporary Forward 14 0 0 0 0 15 24th
2021 Moto2 MV Agusta MV Agusta F2 MV Agusta Forward Racing 14 0 0 1 0 16 24th
2022 Moto2 MV Agusta MV Agusta F2 MV Agusta Forward Racing 19 0 0 0 0 0 35th
Total 320 5 21 5 2 1666

By class[edit]

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
125cc 2002–2004, 2006–2009 2002 Italy 2004 Japan 2007 Turkey 95 5 12 3 2 646 0
250cc 2005 2005 Spain 16 0 0 0 0 59 0
Moto2 2010–2022 2010 Qatar 2010 France 209 0 9 2 0 961 0
Total 2002–2022 320 5 21 5 2 1666 0

Races by year[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap of the race)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Pts
2002 125cc Honda JPN RSA SPA FRA ITA
22
CAT NED GBR GER CZE POR RIO PAC MAL AUS VAL NC 0
2003 125cc Honda JPN
12
RSA
14
SPA
21
FRA
14
ITA
12
CAT
15
NED
12
GBR
Ret
GER
9
CZE
Ret
POR
9
RIO
22
PAC
15
MAL AUS VAL
Ret
19th 32
2004 125cc Honda RSA
14
SPA
12
FRA
15
ITA
11
CAT
Ret
NED
18
RIO
13
GER
12
GBR
5
CZE
9
POR
Ret
JPN
3
QAT
Ret
MAL
Ret
AUS
16
VAL
8
13th 61
2005 250cc Aprilia SPA
9
POR
17
CHN
8
FRA
11
ITA
9
CAT
5
NED
10
GBR
6
GER
Ret
CZE
Ret
JPN
11
MAL
Ret
QAT
17
AUS
16
TUR
Ret
VAL
Ret
14th 59
2006 125cc Gilera SPA
11
QAT
9
TUR
4
CHN
10
FRA
10
ITA
10
CAT
Ret
NED
4
GBR
13
GER
5
CZE
15
MAL
15
AUS
DNS
JPN
DNQ
POR
9
VAL
19
12th 79
2007 125cc Aprilia QAT
5
SPA
Ret
TUR
1
CHN
5
FRA
8
ITA
3
CAT
7
GBR
10
NED
5
GER
4
CZE
7
RSM
Ret
POR
4
JPN
6
AUS
4
MAL
7
VAL
12
7th 168
2008 125cc Aprilia QAT
7
SPA
1
POR
1
CHN
Ret
FRA
13
ITA
1
CAT
5
GBR
5
NED
3
GER
5
CZE
10
RSM
3
IND
7
JPN
7
AUS
8
MAL
3
VAL
1
2nd 225
2009 125cc Aprilia QAT
14
JPN
15
SPA
14
FRA
Ret
ITA
18
CAT
16
NED
8
GER
Ret
GBR
2
CZE
Ret
IND
3
RSM
7
POR
Ret
AUS
5
MAL
Ret
VAL
4
11th 81
2010 Moto2 Motobi QAT
8
SPA
5
FRA
3
ITA
3
GBR
Ret
NED
12
CAT
6
GER
Ret
CZE
8
IND
5
RSM
4
ARA
5
JPN
11
MAL
10
AUS
8
POR
14
VAL
7
5th 138
2011 Moto2 FTR QAT
6
SPA
3
POR
5
FRA
7
CAT
4
GBR
10
NED
14
ITA
7
GER
8
CZE
9
IND
14
RSM
10
ARA
3
JPN
5
AUS
15
MAL
Ret
VAL
Ret
6th 127
2012 Moto2 FTR QAT
8
SPA
17
POR
Ret
FRA
Ret
CAT
5
GBR
5
NED
Ret
GER
6
ITA
18
IND
8
CZE
5
RSM
Ret
ARA
7
JPN
6
MAL
22
AUS
6
VAL
17
11th 88
2013 Moto2 Speed Up QAT
7
AME
15
SPA
13
FRA
11
ITA
7
CAT
10
NED
Ret
GER
2
IND
6
CZE
9
GBR
9
RSM
Ret
ARA
Ret
MAL
11
AUS
4
JPN
Ret
VAL
4
11th 108
2014 Moto2 Forward KLX QAT
5
AME
5
ARG
5
SPA
Ret
7th 100
Kalex FRA
2
ITA
4
CAT
Ret
NED
13
GER
3
IND
5
CZE
12
GBR
Ret
RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
2015 Moto2 Kalex QAT
Ret
AME
11
ARG
Ret
SPA
8
FRA
18
ITA
Ret
CAT
13
NED
10
GER
4
IND CZE
11
GBR
Ret
RSM
4
ARA
9
JPN
7
AUS
13
MAL
9
VAL
9
12th 86
2016 Moto2 Speed Up QAT
3
ARG
20
AME
6
SPA
Ret
FRA
2
ITA
12
CAT
Ret
NED
7
GER
Ret
AUT
Ret
CZE
19
GBR
8
RSM
Ret
ARA
9
JPN
6
AUS
7
MAL
11
VAL
11
10th 103
2017 Moto2 Speed Up QAT
17
ARG
6
AME
7
SPA
Ret
FRA
8
ITA
8
CAT
11
NED
Ret
GER
4
CZE
6
AUT
11
GBR
6
RSM
7
ARA
7
JPN
Ret
AUS
7
MAL
11
VAL
9
9th 117
2018 Moto2 Kalex QAT
14
ARG
23
AME
12
SPA
12
FRA
14
ITA
10
CAT
12
NED
15
GER
8
CZE
15
AUT
Ret
GBR
C
RSM
11
ARA
12
THA
10
JPN
Ret
AUS
19
MAL
16
VAL
10
14th 53
2019 Moto2 Kalex QAT
19
ARG
Ret
AME
8
SPA
Ret
FRA
Ret
ITA
Ret
CAT
14
NED
Ret
GER
21
CZE AUT GBR 24th 10
NTS RSM
19
ARA
21
THA JPN AUS MAL VAL
2020 Moto2 MV Agusta QAT
21
SPA
15
ANC
Ret
CZE
DNS
AUT
20
STY
20
RSM
14
EMI
12
CAT
15
FRA
16
ARA
10
TER
15
EUR
Ret
VAL
17
POR
Ret
24th 15
2021 Moto2 MV Agusta QAT
DNS
DOH POR SPA
Ret
FRA
9
ITA
Ret
CAT
16
GER
Ret
NED
21
STY
25
AUT
19
GBR
22
ARA
10
RSM
Ret
AME
13
EMI
19
ALR
17
VAL
DNS
24th 16
2022 Moto2 MV Agusta QAT
18
INA
Ret
ARG
17
AME
Ret
POR
Ret
SPA
18
FRA
16
ITA
Ret
CAT
22
GER
Ret
NED
20
GBR
20
AUT
20
RSM
Ret
ARA
19
JPN
Ret
THA
24
AUS
Ret
MAL VAL
Ret
35th 0

CIV National Superbike[12][edit]

Races by year[edit]

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

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
2022 Yamaha MIS
MIS
VAL
VAL
MUG
MUG
MIS2
6
MIS2
4
MUG2
MUG2
IMO
IMO
21st 23

Supersport World Championship[edit]

By season[edit]

Season Class Motorcycle Team Number Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2023 WSSP Yamaha YZF-R6 Altogo Racing Team 40 6 0 0 0 0 33 20th
Total 6 0 0 0 0 33

Races by year[edit]

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

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pos Pts
2023 Yamaha AUS
AUS
INA
INA
NED
16
NED
13
SPA
SPA
EMI
6
EMI
6
GBR
GBR
ITA
ITA
CZE
CZE
FRA
FRA
SPA
SPA
POR
POR
JER
12
JER
10
20th 33

* Season still in progress.

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Simone Corsi between goals for 2022 and the farewell of Valentino Rossi". Sportal.it. 27 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Simone Corsi only the 5th rider in history to reach 300 Grand Prix starts!". twitter.com. 23 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Corsi hands JiR first podium". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 25 May 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Simone Corsi – Q&A". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  6. ^ Sports, Dorna. "Corsi to miss Misano round after Silverstone crash | MotoGP™". www.motogp.com.
  7. ^ Sports, Dorna. "Pasini replaces Corsi at Tasca Racing". www.motogp.com.
  8. ^ "Moto2: Fractures for Corsi and Ramírez, both will skip the Qatar GP". GPone.com.
  9. ^ "Simone Corsi returns to the pole position in great fashion at Valencia nine years later - Motorcycle Sports". 13 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Moto2: World Championship Race Results From Valencia (Updated)". 14 November 2021.
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  12. ^ "CIV Superbike - Classifica Campionato" (pdf). 9 October 2022.

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