For the Italian sculptor, see Virginio Ferrari (artist).
Virginio Ferrari
Ferrari in 1979
Nationality
Italian
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years
1976 - 1989
First race
1976 500cc Nations Grand Prix
Last race
1989 250cc Czechoslovakian Grand Prix
First win
1978 500cc West German Grand Prix
Last win
1979 500cc Dutch TT
Team(s)
Suzuki, Cagiva
Starts
Wins
Podiums
Poles
F. laps
Points
54
2
10
1
3
Virginio Ferrari (born 19 October 1952) is an Italian former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in the 1979 500cc world championship, when he finished second to Kenny Roberts.[1]
VirginioFerrari (born 19 October 1952) is an Italian former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in the 1979 500cc world...
Italian architect VirginioFerrari (born 1952), Italian motorcycle racer VirginioFerrari (artist) (21st century), Italian sculptor Virginio Livraghi (21st...
(1976–1980) Length 7.717 km (4.796 miles) Race lap record 2:54.500 (VirginioFerrari, Suzuki RG 500, 1979, 500cc) Grand Prix Circuit (1955–1975) Length...
experienced success in the early years of the Superbike World Championship. VirginioFerrari won the 1987 Formula TT title aboard a YB4 EI, partnering with Davide...
Sporting positions Preceded by VirginioFerrari TT Formula One World Champion 1988–1990 Succeeded by None Preceded by Didier de Radiguès Macau Motorcycle...
champion in 1976 and 1977, won the 500cc GP by 18 seconds from Italian VirginioFerrari to make it three successive Venezuelan GPs. Venezuelan racer Carlos...
won two races. The 1979 championship was again won by Roberts with VirginioFerrari finishing second, Barry Sheene third and Wil Hartog fourth, all riding...
competition. Cagiva continued to campaign bikes ridden by Jon Ekerold and VirginioFerrari. Uncini's title defense was hampered as Suzuki experienced development...
14.2-mile-long (22.8 km) Nürburgring racetrack. Suzuki privateer, VirginioFerrari, won the first Grand Prix of his career, while Roberts finished in...
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retiring from competition. Later in 1993, with help from his father, VirginioFerrari, Claudio Castiglioni and Cagiva factory racing team manager Claudio...
racing was introduced in 1986 with the Ducati 748 IE racer ridden by VirginioFerrari, Juan Garriga and Marco Lucchinelli at 1986 Bol d'Or and then transferred...
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Championships, Virginio Rosetta also won 8 national championships, but 3 of them came before the formation of a professional Serie A. Ferrari is also one...
Assen Eugenio Lazzarini Angel Nieto Graziano Rossi Gregg Hansford VirginioFerrari Report 8 July 1 Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps Henk van Kessel...
1973–1980 1974 500cc Nations Grand Prix 1976 250cc Spanish Grand Prix ITA VirginioFerrari 2 1976–1989 1978 500cc German Grand Prix 1979 500cc Dutch TT NED Jack...
also led to invitations to discuss the work of living artists, like VirginioFerrari (artist), the London-based performance art trio JocJonJosch, and Paola...
season when, the Suzuki factory asked its three top riders, Sheene, VirginioFerrari and Wil Hartog to choose the new factory race bike by comparing two...
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