Roberto Colombo | |
Nationality: | Italian |
Birth Date: | 5 January 1927 |
Birth Place: | Casatenovo, Italy |
Death Place: | Francorchamps, Belgium |
Gp Active Years: | 1952, 1954 - 1957 |
Gp Teams: | Moto Guzzi, MV Agusta |
Gp Race Starts: | 22 |
Gp Race Wins: | 0 |
Gp Podiums: | 8 |
Gp Total Points: | 54 |
Gp Poles: | 0 |
Gp Fastest Laps: | 0 |
Gp First Race: | 1952 250cc Nations Grand Prix |
Gp Last Race: | 1957 125cc Dutch TT |
Roberto Colombo (5 January 1927 in Casatenovo 6 July 1957 in Francorchamps) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed for the MV Agusta factory racing team. His best seasons were 1956 and 1957 when he finished fourth in the 250cc world championship. Colombo was killed during practice for the 1957 Belgian Grand Prix.[1] [2]
Points system from 1950 to 1968:
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Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | Rank | Wins |
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1952 | 250cc | NSU | SUI - | IOM - | NED - | GER - | ULS - | NAT 5 | ESP - | 2 | 16th | 0 | |
1954 | 125cc | MV Agusta | IOM - | ULS - | NED - | GER - | NAT - | ESP 2 | 6 | 9th | 0 | ||
250cc | Moto Guzzi | FRA - | IOM - | ULS - | NED - | GER - | SUI 5 | NAT 4 | 5 | 8th | 0 | ||
1955 | 350cc | Moto Guzzi | FRA 3 | IOM - | GER - | BEL 5 | NED - | ULS - | NAT 6 | 7 | 10th | 0 | |
1956 | 125cc | MV Agusta | IOM NC | NED - | BEL - | GER - | ULS - | NAT - | 0 | - | 0 | ||
250cc | MV Agusta | IOM 2 | NED 4 | BEL - | GER - | ULS - | NAT - | 9 | 4th | 0 | |||
350cc | MV Agusta | IOM - | NED - | BEL - | GER - | ULS - | NAT 3 | 4 | 11th | 0 | |||
1957 | 125cc | MV Agusta | GER 3 | IOM 6 | NED 2 | BEL - | ULS - | NAT - | 11 | 5th | 0 | ||
250cc | MV Agusta | GER 2 | IOM 3 | NED - | BEL - | ULS - | NAT - | 10 | 4th | 0 | |||