He won the 250cc World Championship with Gilera in 2008. MotoGP star Marco Simoncelli was laid to rest in his hometown of Coriano, in Rimini, Italy, after losing his life on lap two of the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix at ... ©1999-2017 Crash Media Group. Marco Simoncelli (Cattolica, 1987. január 20. Karrierjét hétévesen, minimotorozással kezdte. The official website of MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3, includes Live Video coverage, premium content and all the latest news. Ezután az olasz 125-ös bajnokságban indult, majd 2002-ben Európa-bajnok lett. Marco Simoncelli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmarko simonˈtʃɛlli]; 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. – Sepang, 2011. október 23.) néhai olasz motorversenyző, a MotoGP "Hírességek Csarnokának" tagja. The crash that claimed Marco Simoncelli’s life at October’s Malaysian motorcycle GP was very similar to the accident that killed Shoya Tomizawa during last year’s San Marino Moto2 race: the rider loses control, falls down and is struck by following riders. He started in the 125cc class before moving up to the 250cc class in 2006.