What is Marco Simoncelli?
[[File:Marco Simoncelli 2009 Valencia.jpg|thumb|alt=|Simoncelli during post-season testing at [[Circuit Ricardo Tormo|Valencia]] in 2009.]] '''Marco Simoncelli''' (20 January 1987 – 23 October 2011) was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[motorcycle]] [[wikt:racer|racer]]. He competed in the [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Road Racing World Championship]] for 10 years from 2002 to 2011. ==Death== Simoncelli died after an accident during the [[2011 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|2011 Malaysian Grand Prix]] at [[Sepang International Circuit|Sepang]] on 23 October 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motogp/15420069.stm |title=BBC Sport - Marco Simoncelli dies after MotoGP crash in Sepang |publisher=BBC News |date=2011-10-23 |accessdate=2011-11-22}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Simoncelli, Marco}} [[Category:Italian sportspeople]] [[Category:2011 deaths]] [[Category:1987 births]]