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- 1980
The CAGIVA brand appears for the first time in the 500 world championship: on the Nürburgring (Germany) Virginio Ferrari qualifies with the first CAGIVA motorbike.
- 1981 The CAGIVA model 2C2 introduces in the grand prix circus solutions never seen before: 118hp for an engine 4 cylinders in line with a rotating disc distribution system.
- 1982
CAGIVA gains points for the first time in the GP series. |
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1987
Randy Mamola (runner up for the world championship) races for CAGIVA and constantly gains points.
- 1988
In the Spa Grand Prix (Belgium) CAGIVA conquers its first podium with the C588: the bike hosts a new aluminium frame with a curved rear fork and a sealed fairing, a first in racing.
- 1988-1990
CAGIVA constantly gains points in the GP.
- 1991
Eddie Lawson, three times world champion, joins CAGIVA and immediately gives a podium at Le Castelet (France) and an overall 6th place in the championship.
- 1992
In Hungary CAGIVA wins its first race. It is seen world-wide a just reward for the dedication the Italian team put in all these years to compete against the Japanese teams. 1993 CAGIVA is always on the lead: Doug Chandler is on the podium on the first race of the season and John Kocinski, enrolled by the team manager Giacomo Agostini at the end of the season, wins the race at Laguna Seca.
- 1994 CAGIVA has its most exiting season reaching the chance to win the championship. Kocinski goes on the podium 7 times, wins the Australia GP and classifies 3rd overall. 1995 New strategies push CAGIVA to retire from racing. In the 500 class the Japanese competitors are almost reached and the MV Agusta project is becoming more and more important. The investments get bigger, the technology starts to be applied to the prototype model for the mainstream. CAGIVA decides to concentrate solely on the development on what will soon become a jewel between motorbikes. |
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