Giancarlo Falappa
Giancarlo Falappa (born 30 June 1963) is an Italian former professional motorcycle road racer.[1] He was nicknamed the Lion of Jesi because of his fearsome riding style.
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 1963 Filottrano | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Motorcycle racing career
Falappa was born in Filottrano in the Province of Ancona and then moved to Jesi with his family. He began his racing career in motocross before making the switch to road racing in 1988. In 1989 he moved up to the Superbike World Championship riding for Bimota, winning 3 races and finishing the season in sixth place. Falappa moved to the Ducati team in 1990. His best result was a 4th-place finish in the 1992 season and a 5th place in the 1993 season (winning 7 races, including the season's first 3).[1]
In 1994, Falappa crashed while testing a factory Ducati 916 and suffered serious head injuries. After being in a lengthy coma, he eventually recovered, but never raced again. He won a total of 16 races in his Superbike World Championship career.[1]
Career statistics
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Pts | |||||||||||||
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| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 1989 | Bimota | GBR 17 |
GBR 1 |
HUN 9 |
HUN 4 |
CAN Ret |
CAN 1 |
USA Ret |
USA Ret |
AUT 13 |
AUT Ret |
FRA 5 |
FRA 1 |
JPN 4 |
JPN 3 |
GER Ret |
GER 2 |
ITA Ret |
ITA DNS |
AUS | AUS | NZL | NZL | 6th | 139 | ||||
| 1990 | Ducati | SPA 5 |
SPA 2 |
GBR 7 |
GBR 1 |
HUN Ret |
HUN 7 |
GER 3 |
GER 4 |
CAN Ret |
CAN DNS |
USA | USA | AUT DNS |
AUT DNS |
JPN | JPN | FRA | FRA | ITA | ITA | MAL | MAL | AUS | AUS | NZL | NZL | 11th | 94 |
| 1991 | Ducati | GBR 14 |
GBR Ret |
SPA Ret |
SPA Ret |
CAN | CAN | USA 7 |
USA Ret |
AUT Ret |
AUT 7 |
SMR 10 |
SMR 6 |
SWE 6 |
SWE 13 |
JPN 10 |
JPN 11 |
MAL 6 |
MAL Ret |
GER 6 |
GER 3 |
FRA Ret |
FRA 8 |
ITA 6 |
ITA Ret |
AUS | AUS | 9th | 113 |
| 1992 | Ducati | SPA 4 |
SPA 5 |
GBR 16 |
GBR 8 |
GER 19 |
GER 3 |
BEL 4 |
BEL 2 |
SPA 3 |
SPA 7 |
AUT 1 |
AUT 1 |
ITA 3 |
ITA 2 |
MAL 6 |
MAL 4 |
JPN Ret |
JPN 6 |
NED 8 |
NED 1 |
ITA 12 |
ITA 6 |
AUS 5 |
AUS Ret |
NZL Ret |
NZL 1 |
4th | 279 |
| 1993 | Ducati | IRL 1 |
IRL 1 |
GER 1 |
GER 3 |
SPA Ret |
SPA Ret |
SMR 1 |
SMR 1 |
AUT 6 |
AUT 1 |
CZE 5 |
CZE Ret |
SWE 2 |
SWE 3 |
MAL Ret |
MAL Ret |
JPN 5 |
JPN Ret |
NED Ret |
NED 7 |
ITA Ret |
ITA 1 |
GBR Ret |
GBR 5 |
POR 4 |
POR 4 |
5th | 255 |
| 1994 | Ducati | GBR 5 |
GBR 4 |
GER Ret |
GER 4 |
ITA 2 |
ITA 1 |
SPA | SPA | AUT | AUT | INA | INA | JPN | JPN | NED | NED | SMR | SMR | EUR | EUR | AUS | AUS | 15th | 74 | ||||