Ducati 750 F1 factory racing bike & Marco Lucchinelli – Daytona 1986 –motorcycle

Description

A superb and rare photo of the famous nr. 618
Ducati 750 F1 factory racing bike
and
1981 500cc World Champion
Marco Lucchinelli
, in action during the
1986
Daytona
races.
The road going Ducati 750 F1 was, due to the regulations of the F1 racing class, very similar to the F1 factory racer that Lucchinelli is seen sitting on.
Marco Lucchinelli
, the
500cc World Champion
of
1981
, began his road racing career in 1975 on a Laverda SFC in the European long distance racing scene. His riding style impressed the Yamaha factory enough to earn him a sponsored bike in the Italian National Championship as well as a ride in the 1975 Nations Grand Prix in the 350 class. In 1976 he rode a Suzuki in the 500cc World Championship earning fourth place in the championship with 2 second place finishes along with a third and a fourth place. He earned the nickname Crazy Horse for his wild riding style that attracted many fans. This fearless riding style also meant that he crashed quite often. In the 1977 season, he would drop to 11th place in the 500 World Championship on a Yamaha. Lucchinelli returned to Suzuki for the 1978 season and in 1980, he won his first 500cc Grand Prix at the West German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring. He would finish the season in third place behind Kenny Roberts and Randy Mamola. He had his best year in
1981
when he took 5 victories aboard the Roberto Gallina backed Suzuki, battling Randy Mamola to the final race of the season before
winning the 500cc World Championship
.
Without doubt this is a rare opportunity to obtain a very nice
non period
image that reflects a wonderful era of Ducati’s rich history in a wonderful way. This is your rare chance to own this image, therefore it is printed in a nice large format of ca. 8" x 12" (ca.20 x
30 cm
).
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