Loris Reggiani

Loris Reggiani is an Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, born on 7 October 1959 in Forlì. He rode for the Aprilia factory racing team and won the Italian 125cc Championship in 1981 on a Minarelli. His strongest seasons came in 1981, when he won two races in the 125cc class and finished second to Angel Nieto, and in 1992, when he again won two races in the 250cc class and again finished runner-up, this time to Luca Cadalora. In 1987 he won the San Marino Grand Prix and so became the first rider to win a Grand Prix for the Aprilia factory. In 1994 he moved up to the 500cc class on a new Aprilia that used a V-twin engine enlarged from 250cc to 380cc, hoping its light weight would offset the greater power of rival bikes. Despite development problems he took tenth place in the 1995 season, after which he retired. His career total was eight Grand Prix victories.