Roberto Colombo (motorcyclist)

Roberto Colombo (January 5, 1927, in Casatenovo - July 6, 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]

Roberto Colombo
Nationality	Italian
Born	January 5, 1927 Casatenovo, Italy
Died	July 6, 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 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 22 0 8 0 0 54

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	Wins
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

References

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