Paolo simoncelli Archives

Marco Simoncelli Foundation has raised more than €700,000 so far

19 April, 2020

The late Marco Simoncelli is still very sorely missed in Italy and his wonderful family is trying to keep his memory alive with the Marco Simoncelli Foundation and dad Paolo is often invited to talk about how his son was.In…

Honda presents RC212V to Simoncelli family

12 April, 2020

It was a very emotional ceremony at the Mugello in front of the Honda Gresini hospitality earlier today, the parents of late Marco Simoncelli were presented with one of his son’s factory RC212V MotoGP machines and a ‘Super Sic’ special…

Aligi Deganello is Max Biaggi's new crewchief

5 April, 2020

Aligi Deganello was the late Marco Simoncelli’s crewchief from 2007 and Simoncelli had insisted bringing his beloved crewchief and 250cc pit crew into MotoGP after winning the 250cc title despite Fausto Gresini’s doubts regarding the team’s complete inexperience in setting…

Paolo Simoncelli would like a minute of 'casino' at Valencia

31 March, 2020

‘Casino’ is an Italian slang word that can mean racket, mess or make some noise, and this is what Paolo Simoncelli would like instead of the de rigueur minute of silence for his son Marco, at the upcoming Valencia GP.Simoncelli…

Coriano inaugurates Marco Simoncelli memorial and exhibition

27 March, 2020

Yesterday may have been a holiday in Italy and despite the freezing temperatures and an overnight snowfall, hundreds of fans still turned up in the small town of Coriano to see the inveiling of the memorial and be the first…

Team Marco Simoncelli in the making?

24 March, 2020

Last December, Aligi Deganello who was the late Marco Simoncelli’s crewchief and now is Max Biaggi’s crewchief in World Superbikes suggested that with all the experience that Paolo Simoncelli has, he should work with a racing team in one form…

GP riders to pay tribute to Marco Simoncelli on Sunday morning

18 March, 2020

The entire GP community has been paying their respects to Marco Simoncelli during this Valencia weekend and after Paolo Simoncelli’s request that his son Marco be honoured with a minute of ‘casino’ by all three Grand Prix racing classes and…

The Marco Simoncelli Foundation

14 March, 2020

A non-profit foundation in memory of Marco Simoncelli came from an idea of Carlo Pernat and the Simoncelli family embraced the idea wholeheartedly and now the foundation has been legally formed.The president of the foundation will be Rossella, Marco’s mother,…