Marco Simoncelli
Marco SimoncelliĀ (Italian pronunciation:Ā [Ėmarko simonĖtŹÉlli]; 20 January 1987 ā 23 October 2011) was an Italian professional motorcycle racer. He competed in theĀ Road Racing World ChampionshipĀ for 10 years from 2002 to 2011. He started in the 125cc class before moving up to the 250cc class in 2006. He won theĀ 250cc World ChampionshipĀ withĀ GileraĀ in 2008. After four years in the intermediate class, he stepped up to the MotoGP class with theĀ HondaĀ Gresini Team. Simoncelli died after an accident during theĀ 2011 Malaysian Grand PrixĀ atĀ SepangĀ on 23 October 2011.