Carlo Ubbiali

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Carlo Ubbiali
Nationality	Italian
Grand Prix motorcycle racing career
Active years	1949 - 1960
Teams	Mondial, MV Agusta
Grands Prix	71
Championships	125cc - 1951, 1955, 1956, 1958-1960 250cc- 1956, 1959, 1960
Wins	39
Podium finishes	68
Pole positions	N/A
Fastest laps	N/A
First Grand Prix	1949 125cc Swiss Grand Prix
First win	1950 125cc Ulster Grand Prix
Last win	1960 125cc Nations Grand Prix
Last Grand Prix	1960 125cc Nations Grand Prix

Carlo 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 of Grand Prix motorcycle racing.

[edit] 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 with Mike Hailwood for third place on the championship win list behind only Agostini and Ángel Nieto. The FIM named him a Grand Prix "Legend" in 2001.

[edit] Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Year	Class	Classification	Machine	Victories
1949	125cc	4th	Mondial	0
1950	125cc	2nd	Mondial	1
1951	125cc	1st	Mondial	1
1952	125cc	2nd	Mondial	0
1953	125cc	3rd	MV Agusta	1
1954	125cc	2nd	MV Agusta	0
1955	125cc	1st	MV Agusta	5
1955	250cc	7th	MV Agusta	1
1956	125cc	1st	MV Agusta	5
1956	250cc	1st	MV Agusta	5
1957	125cc	3rd	MV Agusta	2
1957	250cc	5th	MV Agusta	1
1958	125cc	1st	MV Agusta	4
1958	250cc	3rd	MV Agusta	0
1959	125cc	1st	MV Agusta	3
1959	250cc	1st	MV Agusta	2
1960	125cc	1st	MV Agusta	4
1960	250cc	1st	MV Agusta	4

[edit] References

• 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix (1st edition). Hazelton Publishing Ltd, 1999. ISBN 1-874557-83-7

Preceded by Bruno Ruffo	125cc Motorcycle World Champion 1951	Succeeded by Cecil Sandford
Preceded by Rupert Hollaus	125cc Motorcycle World Champion 1955-1956	Succeeded by Tarquinio Provini
Preceded by Hermann Paul Müller	250cc Motorcycle World Champion 1956	Succeeded by Cecil Sandford
Preceded by Tarquinio Provini	125cc Motorcycle World Champion 1958-1960	Succeeded by Tom Phillis
Preceded by Tarquinio Provini	250cc Motorcycle World Champion 1959-1960	Succeeded by Mike Hailwood

v • d • e 250 cc Motorcycle World Champions     1949 - B. Ruffo 1950 - D. Ambrosini 1951 - B. Ruffo 1952 - E. Lorenzetti 1953 - W. Haas 1954 - W. Haas 1955 - H. Müller 1956 - C. Ubbiali 1957 - C. Sandford 1958 - T. Provini 1959 - C. Ubbiali 1960 - C. Ubbiali 1961 - M. Hailwood 1962 - J. Redman 1963 - J. Redman 1964 - P. Read 1965 - P. Read 1966 - M. Hailwood 1967 - M. Hailwood 1968 - P. Read 1969 - K. Carruthers 1970 - R. Gould 1971 - P. Read 1972 - J. Saarinen 1973 - D. Braun 1974 - W. Villa 1975 - W. Villa 1976 - W. Villa 1977 - M. Lega 1978 - K. Ballington 1979 - K. Ballington 1980 - A. Mang 1981 - A. Mang 1982 - J. Tournadre 1983 - C. Lavado 1984 - C. Sarron 1985 - F. Spencer 1986 - C. Lavado 1987 - A. Mang 1988 - S. Pons 1989 - S. Pons 1990 - J. Kocinski 1991 - L. Cadalora 1992 - L. Cadalora 1993 - T. Harada 1994 - M. Biaggi 1995 - M. Biaggi 1996 - M. Biaggi 1997 - M. Biaggi 1998 - L. Capirossi 1999 - V. Rossi 2000 - O. Jacque 2001 - D. Kato 2002 - M. Melandri 2003 - M. Poggiali 2004 - D. Pedrosa 2005 - D. Pedrosa 2006 - J. Lorenzo 2007 - J. Lorenzo

v • d • e 125 cc Motorcycle World Champions     1949 - N. Pagani 1950 - B. Ruffo 1951 - C. Ubbiali 1952 - C. Sandford 1953 - W. Haas 1954 - R. Hollaus 1955 - C. Ubbiali 1956 - C. Ubbiali 1957 - T. Provini 1958 - C. Ubbiali 1959 - C. Ubbiali 1960 - C. Ubbiali 1961 - T. Phillis 1962 - L. Taveri 1963 - H. Anderson 1964 - L. Taveri 1965 - H. Anderson 1966 - L. Taveri 1967 - B. Ivy 1968 - P. Read 1969 - D. Simmonds 1970 - D. Braun 1971 - Á. Nieto 1972 - Á. Nieto 1973 - K. Andersson 1974 - K. Andersson 1975 - P. Pileri 1976 - P. Bianchi 1977 - P. Bianchi 1978 - E. Lazzarini 1979 - Á. Nieto 1980 - P. Bianchi 1981 - Á. Nieto 1982 - Á. Nieto 1983 - Á. Nieto 1984 - Á. Nieto 1985 - F. Gresini 1986 - L. Cadalora 1987 - F. Gresini 1988 - J. Martínez 1989 - À. Crivillé 1990 - L. Capirossi 1991 - L. Capirossi 1992 - A. Gramigni 1993 - D. Raudies 1994 - K. Sakata 1995 - H. Aoki 1996 - H. Aoki 1997 - V. Rossi 1998 - K. Sakata 1999 - E. Alzamora 2000 - R. Locatelli 2001 - M. Poggiali 2002 - A. Vincent 2003 - D. Pedrosa 2004 - A. Dovizioso 2005 - T. Lüthi 2006 - Á. Bautista 2007 - G. Talmácsi