Mike Di Meglio

Mike Di Meglio (born 17 January 1988) is a French Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and three-time world champion claiming the 2008 125cc title, as well as winning the 2022 & 2017-2018 FIM Endurance World Championship.

Di Meglio first came to the attention of the Fédération Française de Motocyclisme (French Motorcycle Federation) 2002 Prix de l'Avenir.

He also took a trial with the Liegois team in Carole, with whom he took part in a Spanish Championship race.

Later he raced at world championship level between 2003 and 2015.

Di Meglio was born in Toulouse.

Of Italian descent, his paternal grandfather was born in Lentini (Province of Siracusa).

When Di Meglio turned 15 years old, he decided to accept offers by the Italian Freesoul Racing Team on Aprilia to debut in the 125cc world championship in 2003.

After a disappointing 2003, Di Meglio vowed to salvage a wrecked debut.

He signed with Globet.com Racing on Aprilia alongside Gino Borsoi for the 2004 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

The start was promising with a front-row start and a fifth-place finish at South Africa, but he failed to be consistent due to several crashes.

Di Meglio stayed with the same team for, but his team joined forces with Team Scot which runs on Honda machinery, the same team that helped Andrea Dovizioso win the 125cc World Championship.

Di Meglio was their official rider on board on a factory Honda RS125RW along with Fabrizio Lai but it was under the Kopron Racing World name.

His performance improved, scoring points regularly.

He performed heroically at the French Grand Prix by fighting for a podium position, finishing fourth and making his home fans happy and entertained.

However, it was his podium finish in the wet British Grand Prix by finishing second place behind Julián Simón, which gave him a reputation as a wet weather expert.

He also finished a credible fourth place in the hot Qatar Grand Prix ahead of future 125cc champion Thomas Lüthi.

The high point of the season for the Frenchman was his controversial win at the Turkish Grand Prix, when Mika Kallio crashed and race leader Luthi had run wide to avoid him.

He joined the Fédération Française de Motocyclisme's world championship team run by Alain Bronec for.

The FFM Honda GP 125 team also provided him with a factory bike just like the previous season, but despite his big ambitions and a factory bike, he suffered an injury, and scored in only four races that resulted in eight points.

He left the team immediately for Team Scot the following year after Portugal as the result of his performance with the team.

For, Di Meglio returned to Team Scot, the team that had helped him win his first Grand Prix in 2005.

He was teamed with the young Italian Stefano Musco.

In the first few races, he managed to score championship points.

He had a very bad crash during the qualifying session of the Spanish Grand Prix, breaking his collarbone and was forced to miss the Turkish Grand Prix as a result.

He returned in China to a fourteenth-place finish and followed that with a ninth place at Le Mans.

A front row start at Mugello did not come to much either as he crashed out on the third lap of the race.

After this, several disappointing race results followed except in the wet race at Donington, where he finished in sixth place and in Japan, where he finished fourth despite crashing out of second place while chasing race leader Mattia Pasini.

For, he was offered to ride with the Finnish Ajo Motorsport, teamed with Dominique Aegerter.

He returned to Aprilia machines, but officially rides for Aprilia's sister Piaggio company, Derbi.

He is riding the Derbi RSA 125 factory bike.

His campaign started slowly within Qatar finishing in fourth, beaten to the podium at the line by Stefan Bradl.

In Spain and Portugal, Di Meglio picked up minor points and trailed title contender Simone Corsi, but starting in China, Corsi's pace started to slip away including a crash from a minor incident with Lorenzo Zanetti and reigning world champion Gábor Talmácsi struggling that allow Di Meglio to take full advantage.

A win in the shortened French Grand Prix started a consistent run lasting until at San Marino where he crashed out while fighting for third place with Corsi.

Although he managed to score points, including 13th place at Catalunya, it was a difficult season for him, crashing often and not achieving good results.

Later, at the mid-season, he was offered by the Italian MetaSystem Rg Service to replace Italian veteran Andrea Ballerini, but this time the team was on Honda, he tried to attempt to achieve his goals, but he failed to improve and didn't score any championship points.

He twice won the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race in 2017 on Yamaha and in 2020 on the Honda CBR.

He also twice won the Bol d'Or 24-hour motorcycle endurance race on Circuit Paul Ricard.

In 2017 Yamaha and 2018 Honda.

Since the 2018–19 FIM EWC season, Di Meglio has raced for F.C.C. TSR Honda France.

From 2019 on, he also competes in the MotoE World Cup aboard an Energica Ego Corsa.