Corrado Maddii

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
NationalityItalian
Born28 March 1957 (1957-03-28) (age 66)
Levane,[1] Italy
Motocross career
Years active1973 - 1990
Teams
Championships0 (twice 2nd and once 3rd)
Wins5

Motorcycle racing career

Maddii 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
1976Aspes 140
1977Aspes 140
1978Beta 100
1979Aprilia 50
1980Aprilia 14
1981Aprilia 8
1982Gilera 2
1983Cagiva 5
1984Cagiva 2
1985Cagiva 3
1986Kawasaki 1100
1987Honda 40
1988Honda 70
1989Honda 270
1990Husqvarna 250
Total 0

References
  1. "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.
  2. "THE MADDII RACING. T e a m". docplayer.it. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. "Palmares du Mondial Mx 2". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. "You Remember The Ones You Lost". motocrossactionmag.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  5. "1984 125cc world championship". mxgphistory.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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