What is Sauro Pazzaglia?
{{Infobox motorcycle rider | name = Sauro Pazzaglia | image = | caption = | nationality = Italian | birth_date = {{birth date|1954|05|26|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Cagliari]], Italy | death_date = {{death date and age|1981|7|14|1954|5|26|df=y}} | death_place = [[Bologna]], [[Emilia-Romagna]], Italy |GP Active years = [[1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1977]] - [[1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1981]] |GP Teams = [[Honda]], [[Suzuki]], [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]], [[Cagiva]] |GP Race Starts = 23 |GP Championships = |GP Race Wins = 0 |GP Podiums = 1 |GP Total Points = 23 |GP Poles = 0 |GP Fastest laps = 0 |GP First race = [[1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1977]] 125cc [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|Nations Grand Prix]] |GP Last race = [[1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1981]] 250cc [[San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|San Marino Grand Prix]] |}} '''Sauro Pazzaglia''' (26 May 1954 - 14 July 1981) is an Italian professional [[Grand Prix motorcycle]] road racer. ==Death== Pazzagila died aged 27 after fatal injuries at the 250cc class [[1981 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|San Marino Grand Prix]], on 14 July 1981. The 1981 San Marino Grand Prix was held on the [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari]] circuit located in Imola, Italy, between 12-15 July 1981. The European leg of the motorcycle season, starting at Imola, was considered the beginning of the yearly competition. ===Crash=== As Pazzagila rounded the high-speed Tamburello corner during qualifying, his motorcycle left the racing line at around {{convert|277|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}, ran in a straight line off the track, and hit the concrete retaining wall at around {{convert|223|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}, after what telemetry showed to be an application of the brakes for around two seconds. The [[Racing flags#Red flag|red flag]] not allowed was shown as a consequence of the accident. ===R