Marco Melandri
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Marco Melandri (born August 7, 1982 in Ravenna Italy) is a MotoGP road racer currently racing for the factory Ducati Marlboro Team. Melandri is also a former 250cc World Champion in 2002. Melandri currently lives 2 miles away from the famous race track, Donington Park, Derbyshire, England.
Career summary
1996: 13th in 125cc Honda Trophy with Honda
1997: 1st in 125cc Italian Championship with Honda, 1st in 125cc Honda Trophy with Honda, 4th in European 125cc Championship with Honda
1998: 3rd in 125cc World Championship with Benetton Playlife (Honda)
1999: 2nd in 125cc World Championship with Benetton Playlife (Honda)
2000: 5th in 250cc World Championship with Blu Aprilia Team (Aprilia)
2001: 3rd in 250cc World Championship with MS Aprilia Racing (Aprilia)
2002: 1st in 250cc World Championship with MS Aprilia Racing (Aprilia)
2003: 15th in MotoGP World Championship with Fortuna Yamaha Team (Yamaha)
2004: 12th in MotoGP World Championship with Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3 (Yamaha)
2005: 2nd in MotoGP World Championship with MoviStar Honda MotoGP (Honda)
2006: 4th in MotoGP World Championship with Fortuna Honda (Honda)
2007: 5th in MotoGP World Championship with Honda Gresini (Honda)
2008: 17th in MotoGP World Championship with Ducati Marlboro Team (Ducati)
2009: MotoGP World Championship with Hayate Racing Team (Kawasaki)
