Piergiorgio Bontempi

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Piergiorgio Bontempi
Nationality Flag of Italy.svg Italian
Born (1968-02-06) 6 February 1968 (age 52)
Ancona (Italy)
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Superbike World Championship
Active years 19891998, 2004
Manufacturers Honda, Ducati, Kawasaki, Suzuki
Championships 0
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
1950301898.5
Supersport World Championship
Active years 19992002, 2005
Manufacturers Yamaha, Ducati
Championships 0
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
451522276

Piergiorgio Bontempi (born 6 February 1968) is an Italian former professional motorcycle racer. [1]

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Born in Ancona, he competed in the Superbike World Championship for over ten years. Bontempi also competed in the Supersport World Championship, winning one race at the Nürburgring in 1999.

Career statistics

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

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

YearMake12345678910111213Pos.Pts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
1989 Honda GBR
28
GBR
Ret
HUN
DNQ
HUN
DNQ
CAN CAN USA USA AUT
32
AUT
19
FRA
21
FRA
Ret
JPN JPN GER GER ITA
10
ITA
12
AUS AUS NZL NZL 50th10
1990 Ducati SPA SPA GBR GBR HUN HUN GER GER CAN CAN USA USA AUT AUT JPN JPN FRA
DNS
FRA
Ret
ITA
DNQ
ITA
DNQ
MAL MAL AUS AUS NZL NZL NC0
1991 Kawasaki GBR GBR SPA SPA CAN CAN USA USA AUT AUT SMR
NC
SMR
Ret
SWE
16
SWE
Ret
JPN JPN MAL MAL GER
DNQ
GER
DNQ
FRA
11
FRA
DNS
ITA
Ret
ITA
4
AUS AUS 35th18
1992 Kawasaki SPA
Ret
SPA
Ret
GBR
17
GBR
Ret
GER
10
GER
21
BEL
14
BEL
13
SPA
10
SPA
11
AUT
14
AUT
Ret
ITA
11
ITA
9
MAL
9
MAL
10
JPN
9
JPN
11
NED
6
NED
Ret
ITA
4
ITA
3
AUS
8
AUS
7
NZL
7
NZL
Ret
10th125
1993 Kawasaki IRL
Ret
IRL
Ret
GER
30
GER
9
SPA
3
SPA
6
SMR
Ret
SMR
7
AUT
5
AUT
15
CZE
7
CZE
6
SWE
7
SWE
8
MAL
6
MAL
4
JPN
9
JPN
Ret
NED
6
NED
10
ITA
Ret
ITA
8
GBR
5
GBR
8
POR
2
POR
10
6th184.5
1994 Kawasaki GBR
7
GBR
Ret
GER
DNS
GER
Ret
ITA
Ret
ITA
7
SPA
4
SPA
6
AUT
11
AUT
9
INA
11
INA
11
JPN
12
JPN
17
NED
Ret
NED
DSQ
SMR
10
SMR
6
EUR
6
EUR
7
AUS
9
AUS
9
8th116
1995 Kawasaki GER
11
GER
14
SMR
8
SMR
5
GBR
5
GBR
4
ITA
7
ITA
Ret
SPA
5
SPA
Ret
AUT
10
AUT
8
USA
13
USA
11
EUR
13
EUR
14
JPN
14
JPN
13
NED
12
NED
9
INA
11
INA
8
AUS
12
AUS
8
12th138
1996 Kawasaki SMR
10
SMR
10
GBR
10
GBR
11
GER
12
GER
13
ITA
Ret
ITA
DNS
CZE
18
CZE
16
USA
13
USA
16
EUR
13
EUR
9
INA
11
INA
12
JPN
22
JPN
20
NED
15
NED
Ret
SPA
13
SPA
13
AUS
12
AUS
Ret
15th63
1997 Kawasaki AUS
Ret
AUS
10
SMR
8
SMR
Ret
GBR
11
GBR
Ret
GER
11
GER
11
ITA
9
ITA
6
USA
9
USA
7
EUR
8
EUR
12
AUT
9
AUT
5
NED
Ret
NED
10
SPA
6
SPA
6
JPN
Ret
JPN
Ret
INA
DNS
INA
DNS
10th118
1998 Kawasaki AUS
12
AUS
Ret
GBR
14
GBR
13
ITA
Ret
ITA
11
SPA
12
SPA
6
GER
8
GER
9
SMR
Ret
SMR
11
RSA
12
RSA
10
USA
18
USA
DNS
EUR EUR AUT AUT NED NED JPN JPN 13th58
2004 Suzuki SPA
15
SPA
16
AUS
NC
AUS
11
SMR
9
SMR
15
ITA
10
ITA
11
GER
14
GER
11
GBR
9
GBR
14
USA
13
USA
12
EUR
15
EUR
12
NED
13
NED
12
ITA
13
ITA
Ret
FRA
11
FRA
Ret
15th68

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

YearTeam123456789101112Pos.Pts
1999 Yamaha RSA
14
GBR
6
SPA
2
ITA
3
GER
1
SMR
7
USA
6
EUR
4
AUT
5
NED
Ret
GER 3rd116
2000 Ducati AUS
Ret
JPN
9
GBR
14
ITA
11
GER
16
SMR
9
SPA
7
EUR
Ret
NED
5
GER
6
GBR
Ret
12th51
2001 Yamaha SPA
2
AUS
14
JPN
Ret
ITA
9
GBR
6
GER
Ret
SMR
10
EUR
Ret
GER
14
NED
12
ITA
9
11th58
2002 Ducati SPA
11
AUS
2
RSA
11
JPN
Ret
ITA
7
GBR
Ret
GER
9
SMR
14
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
NED
13
ITA
Ret
13th51
2005 Ducati QAT AUS SPA ITA EUR SMR
20
CZE GBR NED GER ITA FRA NC0

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References

  1. "Rider Profile - Piergiorgio Bontempi". wsb-archives.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2015.