Giancarlo Falappa

Giancarlo Falappa (born 30 June 1963) is an Italian former professional motorcycle road racer. He was nicknamed the Lion of Jesi because of his fearsome riding style.

Giancarlo Falappa
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1963-06-30) 30 June 1963 Filottrano
Motorcycle racing career statistics Superbike World Championship Active years 1989 - 1994 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 106 16 30 8 11 954

Motorcycle racing career

Falappa was born in Filottrano in the Province of Ancona and then moved to Jesi with his family. He began his racing career in motocross before making the switch to road racing in 1988. In 1989 he moved up to the Superbike World Championship riding for Bimota, winning 3 races and finishing the season in sixth place. Falappa moved to the Ducati team in 1990. His best result was a 4th-place finish in the 1992 season and a 5th place in the 1993 season (winning 7 races, including the season's first 3).

In 1994, Falappa crashed while testing a factory Ducati 916 and suffered serious head injuries. After being in a lengthy coma, he eventually recovered, but never raced again. He won a total of 16 races in his Superbike World Championship career.

Career statistics

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

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

Year	Make	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		13		Pos.	Pts
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
1989	Bimota	GBR 17	GBR 1	HUN 9	HUN 4	CAN Ret	CAN 1	USA Ret	USA Ret	AUT 13	AUT Ret	FRA 5	FRA 1	JPN 4	JPN 3	GER Ret	GER 2	ITA Ret	ITA DNS	AUS	AUS	NZL	NZL					6th	139
1990	Ducati	SPA 5	SPA 2	GBR 7	GBR 1	HUN Ret	HUN 7	GER 3	GER 4	CAN Ret	CAN DNS	USA	USA	AUT DNS	AUT DNS	JPN	JPN	FRA	FRA	ITA	ITA	MAL	MAL	AUS	AUS	NZL	NZL	11th	94
1991	Ducati	GBR 14	GBR Ret	SPA Ret	SPA Ret	CAN	CAN	USA 7	USA Ret	AUT Ret	AUT 7	SMR 10	SMR 6	SWE 6	SWE 13	JPN 10	JPN 11	MAL 6	MAL Ret	GER 6	GER 3	FRA Ret	FRA 8	ITA 6	ITA Ret	AUS	AUS	9th	113
1992	Ducati	SPA 4	SPA 5	GBR 16	GBR 8	GER 19	GER 3	BEL 4	BEL 2	SPA 3	SPA 7	AUT 1	AUT 1	ITA 3	ITA 2	MAL 6	MAL 4	JPN Ret	JPN 6	NED 8	NED 1	ITA 12	ITA 6	AUS 5	AUS Ret	NZL Ret	NZL 1	4th	279
1993	Ducati	IRL 1	IRL 1	GER 1	GER 3	SPA Ret	SPA Ret	SMR 1	SMR 1	AUT 6	AUT 1	CZE 5	CZE Ret	SWE 2	SWE 3	MAL Ret	MAL Ret	JPN 5	JPN Ret	NED Ret	NED 7	ITA Ret	ITA 1	GBR Ret	GBR 5	POR 4	POR 4	5th	255
1994	Ducati	GBR 5	GBR 4	GER Ret	GER 4	ITA 2	ITA 1	SPA	SPA	AUT	AUT	INA	INA	JPN	JPN	NED	NED	SMR	SMR	EUR	EUR	AUS	AUS					15th	74