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References
- ↑ Roberto Gallina career statistics at pilotegpmoto.com Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Roberto Gallina career statistics at MotoGP.com
- ↑ Team Gallina Home page Archived 2009-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
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