# Doriano Romboni

Doriano Romboni (8 December 1968 in Lerici, Italy – 30 November 2013 in Latina, Italy) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

## Career

Romboni raced in 125cc and 250cc World Championship races on Hondas. In 1996 he rode for the Aprilia factory in the 500cc class aboard a bike with a V-twin, 250cc engine that had been enlarged to 380cc. Aprilia tried to take advantage of the bike's lightweight and agility against their more powerful competition. Romboni managed to finish in 10th place in the 1997 season before Aprilia withdrew the project. He raced for the MuZ team in one race in the 1998 season.
In 1999 he switched to the Superbike World Championship on a private Ducati. He was a frontrunner in the early races. At Monza he briefly ran third behind Carl Fogarty and Troy Corser before he collided with Aaron Slight and hurt his leg. He briefly returned to the series in 2000 then again in 2004.

## Death

On 30 November 2013, Romboni died in a crash during the second edition of the Sic Supermoto Day, a race in honor of the memory of fellow Italian Marco Simoncelli, who also died in a crash in 2011.

## Career statistics
### Grand Prix motorcycle racing
#### Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos. | Pts |
| 1989 | 125cc | Honda | JPN | AUS | SPA Ret | NAT 10 | GER 15 | AUT Ret | NED 17 | BEL 12 | FRA Ret | GBR 7 | SWE Ret | CZE Ret | | | | 20th | 20 |
| 1990 | 125cc | Honda | JPN | SPA Ret | NAT Ret | GER 1 | AUT 6 | YUG 5 | NED 1 | BEL 11 | FRA 2 | GBR 2 | SWE 3 | CZE Ret | HUN Ret | AUS 3 | | 4th | 130 |
| 1991 | 250cc | Honda | JPN Ret | AUS Ret | USA 13 | SPA 9 | ITA Ret | GER 13 | AUT Ret | EUR 7 | NED DNS | FRA | GBR | RSM 6 | CZE Ret | VDM Ret | MAL Ret | 15th | 32 |
| 1992 | 250cc | Honda | JPN Ret | AUS 6 | MAL 6 | SPA 12 | ITA 10 | EUR 7 | GER Ret | NED Ret | HUN 7 | FRA Ret | GBR 3 | BRA 4 | RSA Ret | | | 10th | 43 |
| 1993 | 250cc | Honda | AUS 7 | MAL 4 | JPN 3 | SPA 8 | AUT 1 | GER 1 | NED Ret | EUR | RSM | GBR | CZE 4 | ITA Ret | USA 2 | FIM 6 | | 5th | 139 |
| 1994 | 250cc | Honda | AUS 2 | MAL 5 | JPN 6 | SPA 2 | AUT 3 | GER 3 | NED Ret | ITA Ret | FRA 2 | GBR 3 | CZE Ret | USA 1 | ARG | EUR 3 | | 4th | 170 |
| 1995 | 250cc | Honda | AUS 6 | MAL Ret | JPN Ret | SPA 4 | GER DNS | ITA | NED | FRA Ret | GBR DNS | CZE 5 | BRA 1 | ARG 3 | EUR | | | 9th | 75 |
| 1996 | 500cc | Aprilia | MAL DNS | INA 11 | JPN 7 | SPA Ret | ITA 9 | FRA Ret | NED Ret | GER Ret | GBR | AUT | CZE | IMO 14 | CAT DNS | BRA | AUS | 19th | 23 |
| 1997 | 500cc | Aprilia | MAL | JPN | SPA 6 | ITA 11 | AUT 10 | FRA 11 | NED 3 | IMO Ret | GER 5 | BRA 7 | GBR 7 | CZE Ret | CAT 10 | INA 10 | AUS 11 | 10th | 88 |
| 1998 | 500cc | MuZ Weber | JPN 12 | MAL DNS | SPA | ITA | FRA | MAD | NED | GBR | GER | CZE | IMO | CAT | AUS | ARG | | 28th | 4 |

### Superbike World Championship
#### Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Make | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | Pos. | Pts |
| Year | Make | 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 | Pos. | Pts |
| 1999 | Ducati | RSA 9 | RSA 9 | AUS 7 | AUS 8 | GBR 11 | GBR 8 | SPA DNS | SPA DNS | ITA Ret | ITA DNS | GER | GER | SMR | SMR | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | AUT | AUT | NED | NED | GER | GER | JPN | JPN | 17th | 44 |
| 2000 | Ducati | RSA | RSA | AUS | AUS | JPN | JPN | GBR | GBR | ITA | ITA | GER | GER | SMR | SMR | SPA | SPA | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | NED 7 | NED 11 | GER Ret | GER DNS | GBR | GBR | 35th | 14 |
| 2004 | Yamaha | SPA | SPA | AUS | AUS | SMR DNS | SMR DNS | ITA | ITA | GER | GER | GBR | GBR | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | NED | NED | ITA 15 | ITA 14 | FRA | FRA | | | | | 35th | 3 |