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Aprilia was founded after the Second World War by Cavaliere Alberto Beggio as a bicycle production factory at Noale, Italy, in the province of Venice. Alberto's son, Ivano Beggio, took over the company in 1968 and built a 50cc "motorcycle" with a dozen or so collaborators; the first production Aprilia mopeds were named Colibrì, Daniela and Packi. In 1970 Aprilia produced a motocross bike called the Scarabeo, made until the end of the 1970s in 50 and 125cc versions. In 1977 Ivan Alborghetti won the Italian 125 and 250cc motocross championships on Aprilias, and through the 1980s the brand added enduro, trials and road bikes of between 50 and 600cc, including the 1981 TL320 trials machine and the 1983 ST125 road bike. From 1985 Aprilia began outsourcing engines to the Austrian company Rotax, and in 1986 launched the AF1 sports model and the Tuareg, built for African rallies such as the Dakar Rally. On 30 August 1987, at the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano, Loris Reggiani's Rotax-engined Aprilia AF1 won the marque's first World Speed Championship. In 1990 Aprilia launched the Pegaso 600, and in 1992 Alessandro Gramigni won the World 125 Road Racing Championship while Tommy Ahvala won the World Trials Championship on an Aprilia Climber; the brand went on to take 124 125/250cc Grand Prix wins, 15 Road Racing World Championship titles and 16 European speed titles, with champions such as Biaggi, Capirossi, Gramigni, Locatelli, Sakata and Rossi starting out on Aprilias. Aprilia also entered the scooter market in 1990 with Italy's first all-plastic scooter, the Amico, followed by the Pegaso 125, the Scarabeo, the Leonardo, the SR and the Gulliver. In 1995 Aprilia commissioned Philippe Starck to design the Motò and launched the two-stroke RS125 and RS250 sports bikes, and in 1998 introduced its flagship RSV Mille and the Falco sport tourer. Aprilia entered World Superbike racing in 1999, and in 2000 acquired Moto Guzzi and Laverda while launching the DiTech scooter engine, the RST Futura and the ETV1000 Caponord. In 2003 Aprilia launched the RSV Mille Tuono, and in 2004 was acquired by Piaggio & C. SpA, forming the world's fourth-largest motorcycle group. Founder Ivano Beggio, by then Honorary President, died on 13 March 2018. On 15 August 2010 Aprilia became the most successful motorcycle racing brand in history, surpassing fellow Italian marque MV Agusta with a record 276th victory.
