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Italian motorcycle racer (born 1971) "Boscoscuro" redirects here. For the Moto2 motorcycles branded as Boscoscuro, see Speed Up.
Luca Boscoscuro
NationalityItalian
Born27 December, 1971
Schio, Italy
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years19952001
First race1995 250cc Nations Grand Prix
Last race2001 250cc Brazilian Grand Prix
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
91 0 0 0 0 95

Luca Boscoscuro (born 27 December 1971 in Schio) is an Italian former road racer at Grand Prix level. He was the 1995 250 cc European Champion. His best year in the world championships was in 1996, when he finished in tenth place in the 250cc class and won the IRTA CUP (World Championship for Private Team). After a career as a professional rider, remains within the racing community and, in 2002 he became Gilera and Derbi Sport Director and from 2006 to 2009 Gilera team manager, where in 2008 he won the title of 250cc with Marco Simoncelli.

Since 2010, the new project was with newly founded Speed Up team. 2010 also marked a radical rule change with the transition from two-stroke 250cc to four-stroke 600cc. He debuted in the World Championship of the newborn Moto2 class with the bike Speed Up S10 with which he won six pole positions, three races, and went to the podium nine times. His team was the only one that placed both riders on the podium at the same race. In 2011 after an agreement with another frame supplier he only went to the podium twice throughout the season. In 2012 Boscoscuro join forces with Eros Braconi founding the Speed Up Factory: the new S12 chassis is entirely made in Italy, from design to manufacturing.

In 2013 continues the evolution of the prototype and three are the teams NGM Mobile Forward Racing, QMMF Racing Team and Arginano y Gines Racing Team, that choose the product of the Italian Factory, eight riders will participate with a SF13 to the World Championship Moto2 category.

Grand Prix results by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Pts
1995 250cc Aprilia AUS MAL JPN SPA GER ITA
20
NED FRA GBR CZE BRA ARG EUR NC 0
1996 250cc Aprilia MAL
9
INA
13
JPN
21
SPA
10
ITA
13
FRA
6
NED
12
GER
6
GBR
Ret
AUT
7
CZE
15
IMO
14
CAT
18
BRA
9
AUS
Ret
10th 62
1997 250cc Honda MAL
15
JPN
19
SPA
15
ITA
12
AUT
Ret
FRA NED
Ret
IMO
Ret
GER
14
BRA
13
GBR
Ret
CZE
Ret
CAT
17
INA
15
AUS
15
24th 13
1998 250cc TSR-Honda JPN
18
MAL
Ret
SPA
11
ITA
10
FRA
Ret
MAD
Ret
NED
9
GBR
DNS
GER
8
CZE
9
IMO
7
CAT
12
AUS
10
ARG
10
14th 58
1999 250cc TSR-Honda MAL
11
JPN
Ret
SPA
10
FRA
14
ITA
10
CAT
10
NED
16
GBR
10
GER
10
CZE
13
IMO
11
VAL
11
AUS
14
RSA
8
BRA
10
ARG
Ret
13th 66
2000 250cc Aprilia RSA
Ret
MAL
7
JPN
11
SPA
11
FRA
9
ITA
Ret
CAT
Ret
NED
22
GBR
Ret
GER
15
CZE
15
POR
14
VAL
12
BRA
10
PAC
13
AUS
15
13th 45
2001 250cc Aprilia JPN
Ret
RSA
Ret
SPA
Ret
FRA
17
ITA
Ret
CAT
17
NED
7
GBR
15
GER
Ret
CZE
17
POR
18
VAL
Ret
PAC
Ret
AUS
8
MAL
13
BRA
18
21st 21

References

  1. Luca Boscoscuro career statistics at MotoGP.com
  2. "Speed Up Factory". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
250 cc Motorcycle European Champions


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