Roberto Rolfo

Roberto Rolfo, nicknamed Roby, is an Italian former professional motorcycle road racer, born in Turin on 23 March 1980. He began in the Grand Prix series with a few wildcard entries in 1996 and rode his first full World Championship season in the 250cc class in 1998. His breakthrough year was 2001, when he finished fourth for Safilo Aprilia. He placed third in 2002 for the Fortuna Honda Gresini team with five second places, and in 2003 he won at the Sachsenring and Phillip Island and finished second overall in the 250cc World Championship. He won again in Spain in 2004. In 2005 he spent a single season in the MotoGP class with the D'Antin Ducati team, scoring points in nine races and finishing eighteenth. From 2006 until early 2009 he raced in the Superbike World Championship for Caracchi Ducati, Ten Kate Honda, Althea Honda and Stiggy Racing Honda, with a career best of fourth place at Monza and Silverstone in 2007.