Corrado Maddii (born 28 March 1957) is an Italian former professional motocross racer and current motocross team manager.[2] He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1976 to 1990.[3] Maddii was a two-time vice world champion in the 125cc class.
| Corrado Maddii | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 28 March 1957 (age 67) Levane,[1] Italy |
| Motocross career | |
| Years active | 1973 - 1990 |
| Teams | |
| Championships | 0 (twice 2nd and once 3rd) |
| Wins | 5 |
Motorcycle racing career
editMaddii was born in Levane in the province of Arezzo. He began competing in motocross racing in 1973 and by 1976 had advanced to the motocross world championships riding a Moto Aspes. Maddii joined the Aprilia factory racing team in 1979 and finished fifth in the 125cc world championship. After three years with the Aprilia team, he switched to ride for the Gilera factory racing team in 1980 and finished second to Eric Geboers in the 125cc world championship.
After only one season with Gilera, Maddii joined the Cagiva factory racing team in 1981. In 1984, Maddii had accumulated a sizable lead in the 125cc world championship points standings going into the final race of the season however, he suffered a broken leg in practice allowing Michele Rinaldi to claim the world championship by just 3 points as, Maddii was once again relegated to vice champion.[4][5]
| Year | Motocycle | World Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125cc | 250cc | 500cc | GP wins | Races wins | ||
| 1976 | Aspes | 14 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | Aspes | 14 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | Beta | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | Aprilia | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | Aprilia | 14 | ||||
| 1981 | Aprilia | 8 | ||||
| 1982 | Gilera | 2 | ||||
| 1983 | Cagiva | 5 | ||||
| 1984 | Cagiva | 2 | ||||
| 1985 | Cagiva | 3 | ||||
| 1986 | Kawasaki | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | Honda | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | Honda | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | Honda | 27 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | Husqvarna | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | |||||
References
edit- ^ "LA STORIA DEL TEAM MADDII RACING: CORRADO E MARCO, PADRE E FIGLIO, CAPACI DI ERGERSI PROTAGONISTI NEL MONDO DELLA MOTOCROSS". sportvaldarno.com. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "THE MADDII RACING. T e a m". docplayer.it. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Palmares du Mondial Mx 2". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "You Remember The Ones You Lost". motocrossactionmag.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "1984 125cc world championship". mxgphistory.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.