Luca Boscoscuro Explained

Luca Boscoscuro
Nationality:Italian
Birth Date:27 December, 1971
Birth Place:Schio, Italy
Gp Active Years:19952001
Gp Race Starts:91
Gp Race Wins:0
Gp Podiums:0
Gp Total Points:95
Gp Poles:0
Gp Fastest Laps:0
Gp First Race:1995 250cc Nations Grand Prix
Gp Last Race:2001 250cc Brazilian Grand Prix

Luca Boscoscuro (born 27 December 1971 in Schio) is an Italian former road racer at Grand Prix level. He was the 1995 250 cc European Champion. His best year in the world championships was in 1996, when he finished in tenth place in the 250cc class and won the IRTA CUP (World Championship for Private Team).[1] After a career as a professional rider, remains within the racing community and, in 2002 he became Gilera and Derbi Sport Director and from 2006 to 2009 Gilera team manager, where in 2008 he won the title of 250cc with Marco Simoncelli.

Since 2010, the new project was with newly founded Speed Up team.[2] 2010 also marked a radical rule change with the transition from two-stroke 250cc to four-stroke 600cc. He debuted in the World Championship of the newborn Moto2 class with the bike Speed Up S10 with which he won six pole positions, three races, and went to the podium nine times. His team was the only one that placed both riders on the podium at the same race.In 2011 after an agreement with another frame supplier he only went to the podium twice throughout the season.In 2012 Boscoscuro join forces with Eros Braconi founding the Speed Up Factory: the new S12 chassis is entirely made in Italy, from design to manufacturing.

In 2013 continues the evolution of the prototype and three are the teams NGM Mobile Forward Racing, QMMF Racing Team and Arginano y Gines Racing Team, that choose the product of the Italian Factory, eight riders will participate with a SF13 to the World Championship Moto2 category.

Grand Prix results by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearClassBike12345678910111213141516PosPts
1995250ccApriliaAUSMALJPNSPAGERITA
20
NEDFRAGBRCZEBRAARGEURNC0
1996250ccApriliaMAL
9
INA
13
JPN
21
SPA
10
ITA
13
FRA
6
NED
12
GER
6
GBR
Ret
AUT
7
CZE
15
IMO
14
CAT
18
BRA
9
AUS
Ret
10th62
1997250ccHondaMAL
15
JPN
19
SPA
15
ITA
12
AUT
Ret
FRANED
Ret
IMO
Ret
GER
14
BRA
13
GBR
Ret
CZE
Ret
CAT
17
INA
15
AUS
15
24th13
1998250ccTSR-HondaJPN
18
MAL
Ret
SPA
11
ITA
10
FRA
Ret
MAD
Ret
NED
9
GBR
DNS
GER
8
CZE
9
IMO
7
CAT
12
AUS
10
ARG
10
14th58
1999250ccTSR-HondaMAL
11
JPN
Ret
SPA
10
FRA
14
ITA
10
CAT
10
NED
16
GBR
10
GER
10
CZE
13
IMO
11
VAL
11
AUS
14
RSA
8
BRA
10
ARG
Ret
13th66
2000250ccApriliaRSA
Ret
MAL
7
JPN
11
SPA
11
FRA
9
ITA
Ret
CAT
Ret
NED
22
GBR
Ret
GER
15
CZE
15
POR
14
VAL
12
BRA
10
PAC
13
AUS
15
13th45
2001250ccApriliaJPN
Ret
RSA
Ret
SPA
Ret
FRA
17
ITA
Ret
CAT
17
NED
7
GBR
15
GER
Ret
CZE
17
POR
18
VAL
Ret
PAC
Ret
AUS
8
MAL
13
BRA
18
21st21

Notes and References

  1. http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Luca+Boscoscuro Luca Boscoscuro career statistics at MotoGP.com
  2. Web site: Speed Up Factory . 2013-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202194523/http://www.speedupfactory.com/eng/speedup.php?gruppo=1&indice=1 . 2013-12-02 . dead .