MotoGP: Marco Simoncelli's #58 retired, father's team enters Moto3
The #58 made famous by Marco Simoncelli was officially retired from MotoGP during a ceremony at Misano on✅ Thursday.
♓Misano was the local race for the 250cc world champion, who tragically loཧst his life at the age of 24 in the 2011 Malaysian MotoGP.
Standing alongside Paolo Simoncelꩵli, Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta declared: "Today we say to Marco's father, Paolo, that from now this number belongs to the Simoncelli family. Nobody👍 will use it, unless they decide somebody can use this number."
Dorna's Carmelo Ezpeleta announ𝓰ces team run by Marco Simoncelli's fa🍰ther to compete in next season -- ltxcn.top MotoGP (@crash_motogp)
"Also it's a great moment - and we've agreed wi෴th Paolo to announce that - Paolo's team, which has bee🐼n participating in the FIM Junior World Championship, will participate from next year in the Moto3 World Championship."
A grand prix rider from 2002, Simoncelli claimed 14 victories (14 in 250cc, 2 in 125cc) and 31 podiums (2 in MotoGP, 22 in 250cc, 7 in 125cc). The Italian's local track was officially renamed as the 'Misano World C😼ircuit Marco Simoncelli' following his death.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 🐼years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
