# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/marco-simoncelli
# Generated: 2026-08-13T10:31:03.304Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/marco-simoncelli"
name: "Marco Simoncelli"
slug: "marco-simoncelli"
description: "Marco Simoncelli, nicknamed Sic was an Italian professional motorcycle racer. He competed in the MotoGP World Championship for 10 years from 2002 to 2011. He started in the 125cc class before moving up to the 250cc class in 2006. He won the 2008 250cc World Championship with Gilera. After four years in the intermediate class, he stepped up to the top MotoGP class in 2010, racing with the Honda Gresini Team. He died in an accident at the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang."
tagline: "Italian motorcycle racer (1987–2011)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Marco_Simoncelli%2C_Silverstone_2011.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "IT"
category:
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  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
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birthDate: "1987-01-20"
deathDate: "2011-10-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             7.052503272989933
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  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  244
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump