Bruno Ruffo

Bruno Ruffo (9 December 1920 – 10 February 2007 ) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer born in Verona. He won three Grand Prix World Championships.

In 1949, Ruffo won the inaugural 250cc World Championship riding for the Italian Moto Guzzi factory. During the 1950 season, Ruffo was annoyed that Moto Guzzi instructed him to let his teammate win the Championship that year while he finished third. That same year, Ruffo rode a Mondial to claim the 125cc World Championship. In 1951, he once again captured the 250cc World Championship with four victories. Ruffo retired in 1952 after an accident and opened a successful vehicle hire business in Verona. He died at 86 years old.

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Commemorative Sculpture. Bruno Ruffo pioneer of the MotoGP, First 250 World Champion in 1949, 125 World Champion in 1950, 250 World Champion in 1951. Beyond every limit there is no more limit. Your son Renzo. In 2009, a monument in his memory, commissioned by his son Renzo Ruffo and sculpted by wrought iron artist Marco Da Ronco, was unveiled in his hometown, Verona, located between Via Roma and Vicolo Morette. The work consists of three main pieces in wrought iron, positioned on a marble plinth. The pieces assembled together represent a human figure on a racing motorcycle, captured in the fleeting moment of high-speed riding.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results 1949 point system Position 1 2 3 4 5 Fastest lap Points 10 8 7 6 5 1 Points system from 1950 to 1968 Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 Points 8 6 4 3 2 1 5 best results were counted up until 1955.

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Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points Rank Wins 1949 250cc Moto Guzzi IOM- SUI1 ULS2 NAT4 24 1st 11950 125cc Mondial NED1 ULS2 NAT4 17 1st 1 250cc Moto Guzzi IOM- SUI2 ULS- NAT- 6 3rd 01951 250cc Moto Guzzi ESP- SUI2 IOM- BEL- NED- FRA1 ULS1 NAT3 22 1st 2 500cc Moto Guzzi ESP- SUI- IOM- BEL- NED- FRA- ULS- NAT5 2 19th 0 1952 250cc Moto Guzzi SUI- IOM6 NED2 GER- ULS- NAT- 7 6th 0