"Born in Monza, September 5th, during the Italian F.1 G.P weekend in Town. After an 8 years career in basketball in the Monza Junior Team, always interested in racing cars, He starts His karting career in 1978 and become professional in car racing in 1982.....".

LIKES

Playing all kind of sports - Golf, Basketball, Tennis, MTB and Road Racing Bikes, Squash... Music - ZZ Top, Queen, Emerson Lake & Palmer.... Movies - Taxi Driver, Blues Brothers, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Blade Runner, Star Trek... Interested in Astronautics and Astronomy ... Collector of Stamps ...

DISLIKE

Italian soccer...

HEROES

Ronnie Peterson (F.1 driver), Robert DeNiro (actors), Michelle Pfeiffer (actress), Freddie Mercury (singer & musician).

FAMILY

Giovanna (wife), Rachele (11) and Rebecca (8) (daughters), Roberto + (Dad), Teresa (Mom) and Riccardo (younger brother).

HT./WT.

170 cms. x 63 kgs.

OCCUPATION

Between races He works in his well-known interior design furniture company ( www.galliani.com ).