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![]() Gresini at the 1992 Japanese Grand Prix. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Imola, Italy | 23 January 1961||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 February 2021 Bologna, Italy | (aged 60)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fausto Gresini (23 January 1961 – 23 February 2021) was an Italian professional motorcycle road racer and racing team manager. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1983 to 1994, most prominently as a two-time 125cc world champion riding for the Garelli factory racing team.[1]
After his racing career, he formed the Gresini Racing team which he operated until his death from COVID-19 in 2021.