Last year the partnership between Lucio Cecchinello’s team and GIVI reached its twenties!  A period studded with many memorable moments, which saw a succession of talented riders (De Angelis, De Puniet, Locatelli, Checa, Stoner, Bradl, to mention just a few), who have helped to make the history of this motorcycle championship great and who have made LCR HONDA the leading independent team of the moment. GIVI’s colours return to the track for the 2019 season on the suits of English veteran Cal Crutchlow, who started walking again in January, after breaking his ankle, just in time for the pre-season tests; and on the very young and promising Japanese rider Takaaki Nakagami, who arrived in MotoGP just last year.

As usual, the brand will also stand out on the livery of the Honda RC213V.

The Championship started with the very best omen: the debut race in Qatar saw Crutchlow on the podium (a fantastic 3rd place); as always his determination while racing is in the spotlight.

 

 

 

The agreement with Manuel Puccetti’s team, signed in 2017, committing to the World Superbike and Supersport, also continues for the 2019 season.

Bearing the GIVI colours, Turkish rider Kenan Sofuoglu competed in the “SS”; a world class, multi-titled champion, last year he had to abandon racing mid-season following an accident that severely undermined his physical condition. In Supersport the baton was passed to 29 year old Frenchman Lucas Mahias, current world champion, and to Japanese Hikari Okubo, the former is aiming to lead the official Kawasaki Team to win the title. Okubo is looking to reach the top five! Another Turkish driver has been chosen by PUCCETTI RACING for the World Superbike Championship: his name is Toprak Razgatlioglu; his skill, despite his young age, is widely recognised and he shouldn’t have much difficulty in winning the podium on more than one occasion. The GIVI brand stands out on the fairing, plainly in view, on the Kawasaki ZX-10RR and 6R, both active in the two championships.

His first victory dates back to 1998 (Junior title in the Six Days Race., Last January, when Alessandro proved to be the best in the Africa Eco Race and also won the first stage of the Motorally championship. Botturi is a real star, a driver that never gives up and always gets back in the saddle, even after the most frightening accidents, like the one that forced him to abandon the Dakar Rally in 2018.

Alessandro will be taking the brand’s colours on some of the stages of the Motorally, riding his trusty Yamaha… but his relationship with GIVI goes well beyond mere sports sponsorship: you can see him in action on video while he tests accessories and bags, and his frequent visits to the company mean he has become “one of the family”.  Botturi is also the promotor of a moto-therapy project that supports the Paediatric Haemato-oncology Unit of the “Spedali Civili” hospital in Brescia, a commendable initiative that GIVI has been participating in for two years.

 

 

For the past three seasons GIVI has been supporting the nursery of Brescia’s historic MC team that has seen the birth of drivers like Botturi, Zanetti, Perotti and Salvini, and in the more distant past Giuseppe Visenzi, in speed trials, and names like Alessandro Gritti, Giovanni Sala and Fabio Farioli in off-road, to mention just a few. The sporting spirit and educational philosophy applied to the sport is embraced by GIVI, which contributes to sustaining the costs of livery, transfers, etc.