| Date
of birth 20th June 1964 |
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| Place
of birth Bologna, Italy |
| Nationality
Italian |
| Home
town Monte Carlo |
| Marital
status Married to Romina, two children (Kevin and
Sharon) |
| Height
1.74 m |
| Weight
70 kg |
| Hair
Brown |
| Eyes
Blue |
| Car
Mercedes |
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Favourite
food Pasta
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| Favourite
drink Corona, wine, water |
| Hobbies
Cycling, soccer, stocks and share-dealing, |
| Favourite
circuit All tracks when everything is working well |
| First
race May 1982 |
| Career
highlights 1st - 1985 European 125cc Championship |
| 1st
- 1988 Italian 500cc Championship |
| 1st
- 1989 Italian 500cc Championship |
| 1st
- 1990 Italian Open Championship |
| 1st
- 1991 Italian 250cc Championship |
| 7th
- 1995 World Superbike Championship (1 win) |
| 6th
- 1996 World Superbike Championship (2 wins) |
| 7th
- 1997 World Superbike Championship (3 wins) |
| 4th
- 1998 World Superbike Championship (5 wins) |
| 6th
- 1999 World Superbike Championship (2 wins) |
| 4th
- 2000 World Superbike Championship (1 wins) |
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