Lucio Cecchinello

Lucio Cecchinello, born in Venice on 21 October 1969, is an Italian former professional motorcycle racer who manages his own racing team. He competed in Grand Prix racing from 1993 to 2003, after starting in the Italian Sports Production Championship in 1989 and finishing runner-up there, and he became the official 125cc European champion in 1995 by winning eight of eleven races. In 1996 he founded the LCR Team, acting as both rider and team manager; he won his first 125cc Grand Prix at Jarama in 1998 and finished fourth in the 125cc championship in 2001 and 2002 on an Aprilia. His team later moved up to the 250cc and MotoGP classes and fielded riders such as Casey Stoner.