Roberto Colombo (motorcyclist)

Roberto Colombo
Roberto Colombo
Nationality	Italian
Born	5 January 1927; Casatenovo, Italy
Died	6 July 1957 (aged 30); Francorchamps, Belgium
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years	1952, 1954 - 1957
First race	1952 250cc Nations Grand Prix
Last race	1957 125cc Dutch TT
Team(s)	Moto Guzzi, MV Agusta

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]

Motorcycle Grand Prix results ^[3]^[4][]

Points system from 1950 to 1968:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6
Points	8	6	4	3	2	1

(Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Points	Rank
1952	250cc	NSU	SUI -	IOM -	NED -	GER -	ULS -	NAT 5	ESP -		2	16th
1954	125cc	MV Agusta		IOM -	ULS -	NED -	GER -		NAT -	ESP 2	6	9th
1954	250cc	Moto Guzzi	FRA -	IOM -	ULS -	NED -	GER -	SUI 5	NAT 4		5	8th
1955	350cc	Moto Guzzi	FRA 3	IOM -	GER -	BEL 5	NED -	ULS -	NAT 6		7	10th
1956	125cc	MV Agusta	IOM NC	NED -	BEL -	GER -	ULS -	NAT -			0	-
	250cc	MV Agusta	IOM 2	NED 4	BEL -	GER -	ULS -	NAT -			9	4th
	350cc	MV Agusta	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	GER -	ULS -	NAT 3			4	11th
1957	125cc	MV Agusta	GER 3	IOM 6	NED 2	BEL -	ULS -	NAT -			11	5th
1957	250cc	MV Agusta	GER 2	IOM 3	NED -	BEL -	ULS -	NAT -			10	4th

References[]

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[1] Roberto Colombo career profile at Motorsport Memorial

[2] Classic Motorcycling Memorial Tribute

[3] Roberto Colombo career statistics at MotoGP.com

[4] Roberto Colombo Isle of Man TT statistics

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Roberto Colombo (motorcyclist)

Motorcycle Grand Prix results [3][4][]

References[]

Motorcycle Grand Prix results ^[3]^[4][]