Carlo Ubbiali

Carlo Ubbiali (22 September 19292 June 2020) was an Italian professional motorcycle road racer. He competed in the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from to , most prominently as a member of the MV Agusta factory racing team. In the 1950s, he was a dominant force in the smaller classes of Grand Prix motorcycle racing, winning six 125cc and three 250cc world titles. In 2001, the F.I.M. inducted Ubbiali into the MotoGP Hall of Fame.

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 riding an MV Agusta. He rarely made a mistake while competing, as evidenced by the fact that he never suffered a serious crash during his 12-year Grand Prix career.

Ubbiali died on 2 June 2020. By the time of his death, he was the last surviving rider from the first season of Grand Prix motorcycle racing.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results 1949 points 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

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Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Points Rank Wins 1949 125cc MV Agusta SUI4 NED3 NAT- 13 4th 0 1950 125cc Mondial NED- ULS1 NAT2 14 2nd 1 1951 125cc Mondial ESP2 IOM2 NED- ULS- NAT1 20 1st 1 1952 125cc Mondial IOM2 NED2 GER2 ULS- NAT2 ESP- 24 2nd 0 1953 125cc MV Agusta IOMNC NED2 GER1 ULS- NAT3 ESP- 18 3rd 1 1954 125cc MV Agusta IOM2 ULS- NED3 GER3 NAT3 ESP- 18 2nd 0 1955 125cc MV Agusta ESP3 FRA1 IOM1 GER1 NED1 NAT1 32 1st 5 250cc MV Agusta IOM- GER- NED- ULS- NAT1 8 7th 1 1956 125cc MV Agusta IOM1 NED1 BEL1 GER2 ULS1 NAT1 32 1st 5 250cc MV Agusta IOM1 NED1 BEL1 GER1 ULS- NAT1 32 1st 5 1957 125cc MV Agusta GER1 IOM2 NED- BEL- ULS- NAT1 22 3rd 2 250cc MV Agusta GER1 IOMNC NED- BEL- ULS- NAT- 8 5th 1 1958 125cc MV Agusta IOM1 NED1 BEL5 GER1 SWE3 ULS1 NAT- 32 1st 4 250cc MV Agusta IOM2 NED2 BEL- GER- SWE- ULS- NAT3 16 3rd 0 1959 125cc MV Agusta IOM5 GER1 NED1 BEL1 SWE2 ULS- NAT2 30 1st 3 250cc MV Agusta IOM2 GER1 NED2 BEL- SWE2 ULS- NAT1 28 1st 2 1960 125cc MV Agusta IOM1 NED1 BEL3 ULS1 NAT1 24 1st 4 250cc MV Agusta IOM2 NED1 BEL1 GER2 ULS1 NAT1 32 1st 4Sources: