Doriano Romboni


Doriano Romboni was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Career

Romboni raced in 125cc and 250cc World Championship races on Hondas. In 1996 he rode for the Aprilia factory in the 500cc class aboard a bike with a V-twin, 250cc engine that had been enlarged to 380cc. Aprilia tried to take advantage of the bike's lightweight and agility against their more powerful competition. Romboni managed to finish in 10th place in the 1997 season before Aprilia withdrew the project. He raced for the MuZ team in one race in the 1998 season.
In 1999 he switched to the Superbike World Championship on a private Ducati. He was a frontrunner in the early races. At Monza he briefly ran third behind Carl Fogarty and Troy Corser before he collided with Aaron Slight and hurt his leg. He briefly returned to the series in 2000 then again in 2004.

Death

On 30 November 2013 Romboni died in a crash during the second edition of "Sic day", a race in honor of the memory of the Italian racer Marco Simoncelli, who also died in a race crash in 2011.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Races by year

YearClassBike123456789101112131415Pts
1989125ccHondaJPNAUSSPA
Ret		NAT
10		GER
15		AUT
Ret		NED
17		BEL
12		FRA
Ret		GBR
7		SWE
Ret		CZE
Ret		20th20
1990125ccHondaJPNSPA
Ret		NAT
Ret		GER
1		AUT
6		YUG
5		NED
1		BEL
11		FRA
2		GBR
2		SWE
3		CZE
Ret		HUN
Ret		AUS
3		4th130
1991250ccHondaJPN
Ret		AUS
Ret		USA
13		SPA
9		ITA
Ret		GER
13		AUT
Ret		EUR
7		NED
DNS		FRAGBRRSM
6		CZE
Ret		VDM
Ret		MAL
Ret		15th32
1992250ccHondaJPN
Ret		AUS
6		MAL
6		SPA
12		ITA
10		EUR
7		GER
Ret		NED
Ret		HUN
7		FRA
Ret		GBR
3		BRA
4		RSA
Ret		10th43
1993250ccHondaAUS
7		MAL
4		JPN
3		SPA
8		AUT
1		GER
1		NED
Ret		EURRSMGBRCZE
4		ITA
Ret		USA
2		FIM
6		5th139
1994250ccHondaAUS
2		MAL
5		JPN
6		SPA
2		AUT
3		GER
3		NED
Ret		ITA
Ret		FRA
2		GBR
3		CZE
Ret		USA
1		ARGEUR
3		4th170
1995250ccHondaAUS
6		MAL
Ret		JPN
Ret		SPA
4		GER
DNS		ITANEDFRA
Ret		GBR
DNS		CZE
5		BRA
1		ARG
3		EUR9th75
1996500ccApriliaMAL
DNS		INA
11		JPN
7		SPA
Ret		ITA
9		FRA
Ret		NED
Ret		GER
Ret		GBRAUTCZEIMO
14		CAT
DNS		BRAAUS19th23
1997500ccApriliaMALJPNSPA
6		ITA
11		AUT
10		FRA
11		NED
3		IMO
Ret		GER
5		BRA
7		GBR
7		CZE
Ret		CAT
10		INA
10		AUS
11		10th88
1998500ccMuZ WeberJPN
12		MAL
DNS		SPAITAFRAMADNEDGBRGERCZEIMOCATAUSARG28th4

Superbike World Championship

Races by year