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Marco Simoncelli
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Marco Simoncelli was an Italian male motorcycle road racer. Born in Cattolica on January 20, 1987, he competed under the pseudonym "Sic" and wore the sport number 58. He was a citizen of Italy and spoke Italian.
Simoncelli passed away on October 23, 2011, in the Sepang District. The cause of his death was listed as falling. He received the MotoGP Legends award. A foundation dedicated to him maintains an official website.
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Key facts
- Nationality
- Italian
- Born
- ( 1987-01-20 ) 20 January 1987, Cattolica , Italy
- Died
- 23 October 2011 (2011-10-23) (aged 24), Sepang , Malaysia
- Bike number
- 58 (retired in honour)
- Website
- 58marcosimoncelli.it marcosimoncellifondazione.it
- Active years
- 2010 – 2011
- Manufacturers
- Honda
- 2011 championship position
- 6th (139 pts)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Marco
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Cattolica
- Place of death
- Sepang District
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Award
- MotoGP Legends
- Official website
- www.fondazionemarcosimoncelli.it
- Image
- Marco Simoncelli, Silverstone 2011.jpg
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- Commons category
- Marco Simoncelli
- date of death
- 2011-10-23
- sport number
- 58
- date of birth
- 1987-01-20
- social media followers
- 9909
- pseudonym
- Sic
- name in native language
- Marco Simoncelli
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Encyclopedic overview
250cc World Championship Active years2006–2009
ManufacturersGilera Championships1 (2008) 2009 championship position3rd (231 pts)
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marco Simoncelli” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.