- Carlo Ubbiali
Infobox Former Grand Prix motorcycle rider
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Name = Carlo Ubbiali
Nationality = flagicon|Italy Italian
Years = 1949 - 1960
Teams =Mondial ,MV Agusta
Races = 71
Championships = 125cc - 1951, 1955, 1956, 1958-1960-250cc- 1956, 1959, 1960
Wins = 39
Podiums = 68
Points =
Poles = N/A
Fastest laps = N/A
First race = 1949 125cc Swiss Grand Prix
First win = 1950 125ccUlster Grand Prix
Last win = 1960 125cc Nations Grand Prix
Last race = 1960 125cc Nations Grand PrixCarlo Ubbiali (born
september 22 1929 ) is an Italian nine-time World Champion motorcycle road racer. In the 1950s, he was a dominant force in the smaller classes ofGrand Prix motorcycle racing .Career
Ubbiali was born in
Bergamo ,Lombardy .In 1949, the first year of Grand Prix motorcycle racing, he finished in fourth place in the 125cc class on a works
Mondial . That year, he also won a gold medal in the International Six Days Trial.He won his first World Championship for Mondial in 1951. After losing his crown to
Cecil Sandford in 1952, he signed with the Italian marque,MV Agusta . He went on to become their top rider, winning five 125cc titles and three 250cc crowns and scoring double championships in 1956, 1959 and 1960. He rarely put a wheel wrong as evidenced by the fact that he never suffered a serious crash during his 12 year Grand Prix career.He retired at the age of 30 while still in his prime. Until
Giacomo Agostini came along, he was considered Italy's greatest motorcycle racer. His nine World Championships ties him withMike Hailwood for third place on the championship win list behind only Agostini andÁngel Nieto . The FIM named him a Grand Prix "Legend" in 2001.Motorcycle Grand Prix results
References
* [http://www.motogp.com/en/MotoGP+Legends/profiles/Carlo+Ubbiali Carlo Ubbiali career statistics at MotoGP.com]
*"50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix" (1st edition). Hazelton Publishing Ltd, 1999. ISBN 1-874557-83-7
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