Italjet

Italjet Moto Srl (Italjet) is an Italian manufacturer of motorcycles, headquartered in Castel San Pietro Terme, Bologna, Italy. The company was founded in 1959 in San Lazzaro, Bologna by Leopoldo Tartarini.

Italjet Moto Srl
TypePrivate
IndustryMotorcycle manufacturing
Founded1960 (1960) in Bologna
FounderLeopoldo Tartarini
Headquarters
Castel San Pietro Terme
,
Italy
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsMotorcycles
Scooters
E-bike
Moped
Minibike
Websiteitaljet.com

Products
Italjet Dragster 180
Italjet Formula 50 AC
Italjet ASCOT e-bike

The company has a history of producing light motorcycles, scooters and more recently quadbikes.

In the 1990s, it launched the Dragster, Formula and Velocifero models. In 1998 an Italjet Formula was exhibited as part of The Art of the Motorcycle show at the Guggenheim Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

In 1999, the business launched the Grifone, powered by a 900 cc three-cylinder Triumph engine. A completely new factory in Roseto was built to manufacture the Grifone, but in 2002 the company went bust. In 2005 it was taken over by Massimo Tartarini, the son of the original owner. Under his direction the company has developed lightweight touring motorcycles based on the Korean Hyosung 650's frame and engine, various eBikes and a new updated Italjet Dragster

MotoGP

From 2000 to 2002 Italjet competed in the 125 cc MotoGP race series with the Italjet F125.

Year Pos Rider RSA
 MAL
 JPN
 ESP
 FRA
 ITA
 CAT
 NED
 GBR
 GER
 CZE
 POR
 VAL
 RIO
 PAC
 AUS
 Pts Cons
2000 19 Jaroslav Huleš Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret 14 DNS Ret 8 Ret 9 10 21 Ret 26 4
27 Leon Haslam 22 19 Ret 17 DNQ 22 10 18 19 Ret 17 Ret 22 Ret Ret 17 6
67 Marco Tresoldi 22 Ret 0
2001 21 Stefano Perugini Ret 11 12 Ret Ret 11 12 Ret 16 Ret Ret 12 Ret 16 13 Ret 25 6
22 Gianluigi Scalvini 13 14 Ret DNQ Ret 13 Ret Ret 22 Ret 18 22 9 18 Ret 9 20
2002 17 Stefano Perugini 11 24 16 Ret 15 13 Ret 11 Ret 18 Ret 6 20 Ret 12 Ret 28 5
22 Gábor Talmácsi Ret 18 20 Ret Ret 0
30 Christian Pistoni Ret Ret 12 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4
24 Leon Camier 24 28 24 0

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