Fausto Gresini

Fausto Gresini was an Italian professional motorcycle road racer and racing team manager, born at Imola on 23 January 1961 and died on 23 February 2021 of complications from COVID-19. He began racing in 1978 at the age of 17 on a Minarelli 50 and joined the Grand Prix circuit in 1983 with the MBA team. He won two world championship titles in the 125cc class, in 1985 and 1987, most prominently for the Garelli factory racing team, and took 21 victories in 132 Grands Prix. After retiring he founded the Gresini Racing team in 1997 and served as its team principal until his death. The team won the 2001 250cc title with Daijiro Kato, the inaugural 2010 Moto2 title with Toni Elías and the 2018 Moto3 title with Jorge Martín.