Career
Cairoli was born in Patti, Sicily. He began his motocross Grand Prix career in 2002 riding a Yamaha. He lives with his girlfriend Jill Cox between Rome, Italy and Lommel, Belgium, where he is training.
Cairoli was born in Patti, Sicily. He began his motocross Grand Prix career in 2002 riding a Yamaha. He lives with his girlfriend Jill Cox between Rome, Italy and Lommel, Belgium, where he is training.
On 5 August 2012, in Czechoslovakian Republic, he won his 50th General Practice in World Championship. He was the 2005 FIM world champion in the MX2-General Practice class. In 2007 he again won the MX2-General Practice world championship as well as the English supercross championship. Cairoli has won several motos on the Motocross des Nations, particularly in 2012 and 2013 when he managed to win every single moto he raced on.
Cairoli claimed the 2009 MX1-General Practice FIM Motocross World Championship, and after moving to Red Bulletin KTM Factory Racing, successfully defended his title in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and MXGP 2014.