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Michel Fabrizio

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Suzukis Michel Fabrizio placed second in the final day of testing at Portimao despite difficult weather conditions.
Rider: Michel Fabrizio
Team: BMW Motorrad Italia 
Machine: BMW S1000RR (#84)
Born: September 17, 1984 in Rome, Italy
Italian Michel Fabrizio had a pretty good rookie season in World Superbike, finishing 11th overall, providing a youthful balance on the 2006 D.F.X. team alongside Frankie Chili. With the popular Chili retired, Fabrizio partnered up with another veteran in Steve Martin. During his rookie year in WSB, the former MotoGP backpacker tallied perhaps the most unexpected double-podium of the season at Brno (the same crazy round which saw Yukio Kagayama's double victory).

In 2007 Fabrizio was respectable aboard the D.F.X. Honda. Impressive enough to get tapped out by the factory Xerox Ducati squad for 2008. After a solid eighth-place finish in 2008, Fabrizio returned in 2009 with the Ducati Xerox team partnering with Noriyuki Haga after Troy Bayliss' retirement.

Fabrizio garnered attention for his aggressive nature aboard the Ducati and for 15 podium victories, including two ahead of his teammate during the tight title chase of 2009.

In 2010 he secured another top-10 finish during a season which included one win at Kyalami and another five podium finishes, but ultimately his second year on the factory Ducati did not live up to the promise of his 2009 results. 

The next year Fabrizio switched to Alstare Suzuki where he posted six top-five finishes and a podium at Monza. Finishing 12th overall in the championship, the Italian had a fairly mediocre season with Suzuki before signing with BMW Motorrad Italia for 2012.
Michel Fabrizio Career Highlights
2011 - 12th World Superbike - Suzuki
2010 - 8th World Superbike - Ducati
2009 - 3rd World Superbike - Ducati 
2008 - 8th World Superbike - Ducati
2007 - 21st MotoGP - Honda
2007 - 11th World Superbike - Honda
2006 - 11th World Superbike - Honda
2005 - 5th World Supersport - Honda
2004 - 22nd MotoGP - Aprilia
2004 - 27th World Supersport - Honda
2003 - 1st FIM Superstock 1000 - Suzuki
2002 - 31st 125cc MotoGP - Gilera
2001 - 1st Sport Production (Italian Cup)
2001 - 1st Aprilia Challenge - Aprilia
2000 - 1st Italian Cup
2000 - 5th Aprilia Challange - Aprilia

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