MotoGP team boss Gresini dies aged 60 after COVID-19 battle

FILE PHOTO: Honda Gresini MotoGP team manager Fausto Gresini arrives to attend the funeral service of Honda MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli in Coriano October 27, 2011. REUTERS/Stringer

(Reuters) - MotoGP team boss and motorcycling world champion Fausto Gresini died at the age of 60 in Bologna on Tuesday, two months after contracting COVID-19.

Gresini won two world titles in the 125cc class in 12 seasons as a rider on the world championship circuit before making a successful move into team management.