- Giancarlo Falappa
Giancarlo Falappa (born
June 30 ,1964 inJesi ,province of Ancona ) was a Italianmotorcycle road racer fromJesi . He is remembered for his fearsome riding style.Falappa began his racing career in
motocross before making the switch to road racing in 1988. In SBK|1989 he moved up to theSuperbike World Championship riding forBimota , winning 3 races and finishing the season in sixth place. Falappa moved to theDucati team in SBK|1990. His best result was a 4th place finish in the SBK|1992 season and a 5th place in the SBK|1993 season (winning 7 races, including the season's first 3).In 1994, Falappa crashed while testing a motorcycle and suffered serious head injuries. After being in a lengthy coma, he eventually recovered, but never raced again. He won a total of 16 races in his Superbike World Championship career.
External links
* [http://www.worldsbk.com/rider.php?p_S_Campionato=SBK&p_Conduttore=5 World Superbike Statistics]
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