Dario Ambrosini

Dario Ambrosini (7 March 1918 in Cesena - 14 July 1951 in Albi) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed for the Benelli factory racing team. He finished second to Bruno Ruffo in the inaugural FIM 250cc world championship in 1949. He returned in 1950 and claimed the 250cc world championship with three victories including one at the 1950 Isle of Man TT. Ambrosini was killed during official practice for the 1951 French Grand Prix at Albi.

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.

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points Rank Wins 1949 250cc Benelli IOMNC SUI2 ULS- NAT1 19 2nd 1 1950 250cc Benelli IOM1 SUI1 ULS2 NAT1 24 1st 3 1951 250cc Benelli ESP- SUI1 IOM2 BEL- NED-FRA(†) ULS- NAT- 14 3rd 1