Marco Simoncelli, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marco Simoncelli

Italian motorcycle racer

Date of Birth: 20-Jan-1987

Place of Birth: Cattolica, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Date of Death: 23-Oct-2011

Profession: motorcycle racer

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Marco Simoncelli (Italian pronunciation: ['marko simon't??lli]; 20 January 1987 – 23 October 2011) was an Italian professional motorcycle racer.
He competed in the MotoGP World Championship for 10 years from 2002 to 2011.
He started in the 125cc class before moving up to the 250cc class in 2006.
He won the 250cc World Championship with Gilera in 2008.
After four years in the intermediate class, he stepped up to the top MotoGP class in 2010, racing with the Honda Gresini Team.
Simoncelli died in an accident during the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang on 23 October 2011 after being run over following his own fall on track.